Several people have attempted to point out that the phrase used at 7:25, "If you can dream it, you can do it," is not a quote from Walt Disney. Instead of answering for it every time it is brought up, we will put our response here for all to see: In a 1979 interview conducted by Arn Saba, Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson recounted an exchange that occurred at Imagineering during a meeting about the new audioanamatronics technology. Someone said that what Walt wanted could not be achieved, and Gottfredson described Walt's response as, "God Damn it, if you can visualize it, if you can dream it, then there's some way to do it! Now keep after it until we get it!" The words are not the same but the sentiment is, and this conversation is most likely the genesis of that phrase. Though Gottfredson did not work in Imagineering it's reasonable to believe that as a member of the Disney Organization from 1929 to 1975 he is a reliable source and was up to date on the various goings on within the organization. We hope you will now understand why the phrase was included and attributed to Walt. Thank you for watching!
I suppose I see what you mean, but it still doesn't make the attribution correct. One issue is that the actual author of the phrase, Tom Fitzgerald, does not credit Walt as the source or inspiration for those words. Though he mentioned the idea that people think it was Walt as flattering. Furthermore, a quote should not be attributed based upon sentiment. Quotes (good or bad) are about the actual distillation of idea into specific words. For example, Edward Butler-Lytton was undoubtedly not the only person to ever consider describing a night that was black and fraught with bad weather. However, to attribute "It was a dark and stormy night" to anyone of those other people would be wrong. "The words are not the same but the sentiment is" trivializes the value of the words. It wasn't just the sentiment, but the words themselves that have been implanted into the memories and minds of many people.
the story of how Walt was lying in the hospital bed looking up at the ceiling and describing to Roy the details of his plans for Epcot really got me. Especially the part where he said, "And that's where we'll put the bench where me and Lily can sit" He was a man that truly had a passion for what he did. He kept making plans for the future even though his end was near. He knew that if there was the slightest chance that he could recover, he prepared so that he could get up and get back to what he loved right away. No words to describe how that makes me feel other than inspiring .
Did any of you Work For Walt? HE WAS A RAPIST Find someone who Worked making Disney's Signature for him, Disney could not Write his Signature and Could not Draw. He Abused his workers anid I mention my Grandmother and Her Husband worked as Cartoonsts and Inkers? Yeah, I am 73 Years old and Met Disney when he came to Hot Springs National Park to scout out his next Disney Land, in Arkansas. Hey, Disney told my Grandmother "I will not build anything in Arkansas, these are crooked people worse than My Hollywood Greed Masters, People like think Disney was a Nice Guy? You are fools. He was a pedophile from the "get-go." I am so disgusted that the "Real Horror that was Disney and his Children Show, in 1950's, showed Muskateers etc? Do you remember Walt's Kids? Were you alive in 1949? Well, I was.
Thanks for this informative and engaging documentary. I was 9 y/o when Walt died. I remember when he passed, a cartoon of Mickey Mouse crying appeared in the newspapers of the time. My family used to watch his tv show every Sunday night. Walt was a kindly man on that show, full of enthusiasm and zeal about any subject. R.I.P. Walt. Miss you always.
We're thrilled at the positive response the film has been receiving! We're glad you all seem to enjoy it, especially since we had such a great time making it! The world today needs Walt Disney's ideals more than ever!
+Clovis Ramsay Precisely, sir. Walt Disney totally RULES! I'll never forget my first visit to Disneyland in 1968 when I was 8... I REFUSED to leave at closing time! LOL!
As a Disney enthusiast and specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I can say with confidence that this is the best documentary of Walt I have ever seen, hands down... Thank you for creating this for those of us who are inspired every day by this man and his legacy
thanks for saying "specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I hate hearing about Disney world, it's WALT Disney World, thanks in advance to all those who'll make the change in the future
He may have had his faults, but the world is much better off because of him. While the current company, hiding behind his name, continues to try and destroy everything that was good and wholesome in the name of "WOKE".
This POS was used as a stool pigeon for McCarthy during the big red scare in the 50s to spy on his colleagues. Also was very vocal about joining the axis powers during the second world war early on, one of many who wanted to do so. Yeah such a wonderful man, he's a fascist ethno nationalist that wanted a "cleansed society" in his cult in Florida. You wanna talk about "woke?" This guy wouldn't even let you have facial hair if you worked for him. Lol keep living in a fantasy world.
I don't understand why the Disney company doesn't make some sort of effort to get rid of the tabloid lies that everyone spreads. A 5-second fact check will tell anyone he was a totally decent person. Not perfect, lol, he was like a regular, nice, decent person though. Kinda weird but very entertaining and brilliant. I love him.
This is what the purpose of a documentary is: To tell an amazing real-life story that the public would otherwise not be aware of. Fantastic, top-tier work, and criminally underappreciated.
Fabulous documentary!! I agree, we need more positive and imaginative people like Walt Disney. It is so sad that he died too soon to finish his dreams. He was such an inspiration. I am thankful for him and for all the great people that helped him accomplish all that the Disney company did.
_"What would you think if..."_ Oh, man, did I wish my art teachers were like that. It's probably the best thing anyone overseeing creative work could possibly say.
Art teacher oversees understanding of basic concepts, not a creative process. And as an artist who worked in creative collectives I would also add that artists should learn how to swallow the bitter pill of critique as soon as possible. But generally, as a communication tool, I approve of it.
+Dylan McDonald I agree. I didn't know that no one told Walt that he didn't have much time left to live. I think that would have gave him time to at least leave a detailed layout of what needed to be done. As Rolly said, if Walt would have known, a restructuring would have been done as quickly as possible. A plan like that can't be left to bankers/accountants. I also didn't know that Disney stock soared right after Walt died due to the fact that investors thought that Walt would not be there to impede the cash flow anymore with grander projects. I think that's really telling of where the company stands today.
WDW Kingdomcast I wonder if Roy withheld the information so there wouldn't be a restructure? I'm sure that's very unlikely but maybe he did and he felt guilty about that so he ended up coming back to work on Walt Disney World.
One of the things this film brings out is why it couldn't continue without Walt. The way he ran the "company" was not something that could be continued without him. That is brought out so well in this movie, a point largely overlooked in anything else I have seen. In effect, every person in the company was simply an operating arm of Walt. When the "head" was cut off, the limbs were left without the animating impulse. Much more the way an artist works than a business. The drawback being, it is not transferable. Once Walt was gone, "common sense" took over and his "ridiculous" ideas, such as EPCOT, were seen to be quite unworkable.
I’m 47 minutes into this and the most important thing I’ve learned so far is that everyone thought Walt Disney was crazy or that what he wanted to do couldn’t be done… he just kept proving them wrong! This has is very important for those who want to follow their dreams!
I’ve always considered it a tragedy that the Disney company abandoned Walt’s dream of Epcot, and turned it into another amusement park. How the world today might be different if they had had the courage to stay on track!
Sadly, the experience with the "Celebration" community is an example of why it would not work in a democratic form. The citizens who bought into the town because they liked the Disney "touch" and clean facilities, also voted to disassociate with the Disney corporation and run their own town, as I understand. It would be interesting to see what that looks like today.
@@phljn1978 Celebration seems to be thriving. Unlike Disney, which keeps raising prices sky high, and releasing movies that push far left social engineering agendas, and try to co-opt small children into gender dysphoria, hormones, and surgery. Quite evil.
@@phljn1978 "Celebration" disassociating from the post-Walt corporation is totally expected. It became a totally different company after he died (run by his incompetent son-in-law, Ron Miller, and the corporate "suits"). Note: the "death" of the EPCOT dream from Walt's TV show about it, and what the company did with it. I wanted to live in the EPCOT that I saw on TV as a kid, not the corporate theme park that I visited the year that it opened.
I had a conversation today about Walt Disney the man. I met a Dad who's son draws and does amazing paintings. Came home and was searching for additionally Documentaries about Walt Disney so I can send it to him so he can view it with his son. I stumble with this Channel and really, enjoy this GEM of a DOCUMENTARY. I will probably be watching this more then once. EXCEPTIONAL LABOR OF LOVE & PASSION and recommend this family and friends.
Having been a cast member of WALT DISNEY WORLD for 10 years back in the 90’s, at the early start to my career, I can tell you that the spirit of this amazing man (not perfect man ) was very present….. in everything the team did. In every meeting, in every experience we tried to create, the magic, the guest experience, the innovation…. that Walt showed us was possible. Thank you so much for this wonderful look back, and reminders of the MAN behind the name… I’m headed back to WDW in November, and although the impacts from the biz side are there, the core spirit and joy and magic are still around every corner of this place!
Watching on Walt's 122 birthday. This man has made my life so much better than it would have been. Music.. television.. movies.. vacations.. and even the clothes I wear and the things that I choose to display and decorate my home with, have all been influenced by this man and his dream. Thank you, Walter Elias Disney. Thank you for the laughs. Thank you for the memories. 💖
This is one of the absolutely finest video documentaries, of Walt Disney, I have ever seen. I remember seeing Walt on TV as a young child. He connected with people, and especially children. So much was lost with Walt's, and then Roy Disney's passing. After which, Disney as a company, has in my opinion, largely lost its way. It increasingly, became something soulless, and lacking the family centered ideology of, Walt Disney! Yes, the centers are for families, but there are many areas of business, and ways of doing business, that I am more than confident, Walt, nor Roy Disney, would have approved off, nor done. Walt was a true, and I dare say, altruistic, visionary. We were so much the poorer when Walt passed away. He impacted people, for the good. We need more Walt Disney's. And there are so very few of them, today. Yes, they are visionaries, but not visionaries who saw, such as in EPCOT, a vision to benefit every aspect and member, of the family. Wonderful video!!!
If the _only_ thing you can use to blast current Disney is that it's too 'woke', you've already lost; LGBT people are just as much a part of the world as straight people are, and Disney's still future looking (as shown by the movies _Tomorrowland_ and _Lightyear_ .)
Hey Sean! Remember me? I was the "give 50:01 a second go guy". I hope you are in good health and happy. I decided to watch this video again and remembered you in the comments. Have a great day! Bob.
Amazing documentary! Truly a shame that this isn't available on DVD. It shows this innovative spirit that was Walt Disney and is a stark contrast to what the Disney Company has become in recent years without this kind of leadership.
What a wonderful documentary! That's the Walt that I love, the optimist and dreamer that didn't just dream, he built his dreams with hard work. One walk through his parks shows his attention to detail, his respect of people and his amazing creativity. I wish everyone could see this documentary and see that he was so much more than the guy who made Mickey Mouse cartoons. He was the man who helped end World War 2, the man who helped man get to the moon, and the man who brought technology to the fore again and again. He's the man kids should be studying in school to see what can be done with just ingenuity and hard work. Thanks again for such a great documentary!
Dutton Entertainment just cause they make stuff for a broad audience doesn’t mean they’re pedophilic .. also monsters inc came out in 2001 (17 years ago) and was made by pixar, before disney bought them. how is that modern disney?? it seems like maybe you just hate cgi
@@omi_god i mean everything looks the same now Moster Inc looks like Frozen Toy story looks like monster inc bambi looks nothing like dumbo dumbo looks nothing like Mary popping and so on now every cartoon animation looks the same.
Rachel Williams I have to agree. They only care for the money. Walt had no intent for these 1,000 dollar and over prices. Happiness should be at no cost.
Saw how long this was when it queued and thought “I’m not watching 2 hours of this” but after 30 seconds I was glued!! Awesome and very enjoyable!! Thanks for the great film 🥳
This is the latest in a series of really high-quality documentaries I have been lucky enough to stumble across on TH-cam in the past couple of weeks, the kind of thing that makes you realize why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences got in the habit of awarding an Oscar for these things. Today's documentary genre industry is so utterly tin-plated by comparison. It also reminded me of when anything with the word "Disney" conveyed a sense of the magical in the best sense of the expression. When you heard it, you knew you were in for something not just out of the ordinary, but visionary and always benevolent. There is nothing like that today.
This has just become one of my favorite documentaries, and honestly I wouldn't doubt that it is the best documentary on Walt Disney's ideas of the future. It's hard to believe this film was made by such a small team.
I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. The people you interviewed were perfect. Rolly Crump and Bob Gurr are two of my favorite people. Great editing as well. Most documentaries couldnt tell this story under 3 hours.
I just want to thank you guys for this documentary! I think I have watched it at least 12 times now and it always makes my heart sing :-) I don’t know what Walt would think of what they have done to his parks and his company, but nothing can erase who he was and everything he gave to our nation and this world :-) In many ways his death and then the total departure of the Disney’s from the company the company died :-( but thanks to technology we have so much of him, his character and his dreams to look back upon! :-)
The more I learn about all this, the more I realize that Disney’s involvement in Worlds Fairs towards the last decade of his life, motivated him to the next level. Through sponsorships that were mutually beneficial at Disneyland also, he could basically make Disneyworld a place of applying permanent residence of new technologies. It was a very radical thing (creating a living prototype city) that hinged on his optimism of technology. There’s no way that anyone else could have brought this to fruition at the critical stage when we lost Walt.
When all is said and done, had Disney been able to build his original vision of EPCOT, he would have Discovered A Discovery: in the end, a Company Town is a Company Town, and, human nature (DAMN that Pesky Human Nature!!) being what it is, it would have become a dystopia. The two strained compromises they DID manage to build, EPCOT (1982) and Celebration, Florida (1994) are falling apart. Walt's permanent World's Fair has closed most of its early exhibits and is looking very tired (I know, I was there last month), and is using Unpaid Phony Bull-Shit Degree College Interns From Different Countries to staff its exhibits. As for Celebration, this gentrified Leave It To Beaver Potemkin Village, it is peeling paint and decaying, and Disney has given up and sold it to private investors, and all of its residents are complaining . . . DAMN that Capitalism! Happens every time!
@@cealdi1516 So do I, half the year. And not only that, I watched them build it all from the beginning. EPCOT bears NO resemblance to Walt's "vision", the vultures turned it into a permanent World's Fair, which even you KNOW was NOT Walt's vision.
I like how much actual footage of Walt you crammed into this. While I know it's not the case, it almost feels like everything he said was made with this documentary in mind. Fantastic interviews and writing, this is a must-see for anyone touched by Disney and his work. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this. Thank you!
So much better than the BBC documentary... which seemed to film Gabler's book. Walt deserves to be remembered for his best work and not his human frailties. Very inspiring and sincere Thank you.
I finished watching this documentary last night, and I found it so incredibly informative and entertaining. Thank you for finding the perfect balance of old historic clips and interviews. Walt would applaud your genius!
This was so phenomenally done! I love all the actual Walt monologue footage you included too! It’s not as included in most of the other Disney Docs I’ve found. Thank you so much for this! 🙏💖💫
This is one of my favorite documentaries of all times bar none. I think I've watched this in its entirety almost 6 times. Maybe more. I wish you would do more documentaries about Walt Disney especially if there was another follow up you could do that would go further into his futurism
This is such a great film on Walt Disney! I've been a huge fan of Walt and Disneyland my whole life. I was fortunate to have grown up in Southern California; going to Disneyland every year from 1969 to 2006 (with a couple of years there during the 1990s where I was going every weekend because I had a year-round pass!) This film reminds me how much I miss California and Disneyland...
Coming from one of the biggest Disney fans out there, this was the greatest Documentary I have seen pertaining to the Great Walt Disney. From start to finish you had my attention and interest. Though a lot of the things I have heard before or know, the way it was presented had me feel this was all brand new material. In a sense, this film had a "Magical Feel" to it, just like Walt would've had in his film.
Last week I had the honor of going to Epcot with a man named Gene Morgan, he was the landscaper for Roy Disney. He worked with him for 35 years, and he responsible for literally every single plant that went into the park and around it. He gave me the behind the scenes stories on many places there, and it was the best day of my life!
Wonderful documentary, every aspect of Walt's life was covered, you show the hard times ,the bad times ,and good times. I always had respect for Walt Disney, even more now after watching this video. I can't even count the amount of times I've enjoyed Disneyland, and all of the Disney movies. Of course on Sunday night glued to the TV watching Disney's wonderful world of color. A great man, I think there will never be anyone like him again, Walt was a special person.
Wow - what an awesome presentation! To quote a saying from Walt Disney: “I hope we never lose sight of one thing-that it was all started by a mouse.” , - I say, "it was all started by a Great Man - Walt Disney!"!
Mickey was his alter-ego, with Minnie being like his own wife, Lillian (or Lilly, for short). Being voiced later on by marrieds Wayne Allwine (who was told by his predecessor Jimmy MacDonald, "Remember kid, you're just filling in for the boss", further reaffirming that Mickey was an extension of Walt) & Russi Taylor was an added bonus. Likewise, Oswald & Ortensia, became Roy & Edna's equivalency when Disney bought back Oswald & his girlfriend in exchange for sportscaster Al Michaels (who moved onto competitor NBC) & the Epic Mickey videogames presented "The Lucky Rabbit" as the older brother of "The Leader of the Club".
The most impressively extensive Walt Disney documentary I've seen yet! Thank you for making this. I've always been a fan of the idea behind EPCOT. I can only imagine what kind of a world we'd be living in had Walt Disney lived longer, maybe into his mid 70's. I'd like to think there's a parallel universe out there somewhere where Walt might still be alive thanks to the technology that came from a lab in his version of EPCOT. We would all be living better, longer lives, thanks to innovations created in such a place.
The best documentary on Walt and Disneyland I've seen in terms of information and pure inspiration. If there's anyone who hates on Disneyland or Walt, I feel like if they could pay attention to this entire documentary, they would surely change their mind. I tear up at many parts of this documentary from the magnitude of what that man has done for our world
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL way to spend my afternoon just getting off work and listening to this video and his accomplishments and of course his legacy I Marvel at people like mr. Walt Disney he did indeed make this world richer and those who are inspired by him are amazing people as well. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF CURRENT RELEVANCY . . . I appreciate it
Amazing documentary! It really captures an unbiased opinion of who Walt Disney truly was. He was a man that knew any dream was possible if you had the right people and worked hard enough. He's an inspiration!
This gave me a much deeper look into Walt's creative leadership. I mean I knew how "go get 'em" he was about a lot of the projects he was involved in but dayum, this guy knew what to do and how to do it and who to do it with!
Hands down the best documentary about Walt Disney's career. Great job. The design and editing are wonderful. Those title cards look terrific. Also, kudos for using the Smoke Tree Ranch tie tack!
I've seen..read everything on Walt and this is by far the best!! It really captures what is inspirational about walt's life!! Bravo!! They need to give you a series on Disney+
Growing up in Delaware during the sixties I watched Davy Crockett and other adventurous programs on the Wonderful World of Disney. Then, in the seventies I was in the navy training for duty aboard submarines when I along with a couple of classmates drove to Anaheim to see Disneyland. It was my first time in California and it was surreal to see the wonders that Walt spoke of when I was a child. Even so, until viewing this film I never realized the influence that Walt Disney had during the air campaign of World War II and the space program. I believe Mr. Disney's visionary mind was only eclipsed by his innate sense of decency. Well done to the producers of this film and in closing, may God Bless America...the Green Bay Packers...and the Spirit of Walt Disney.
Someone in the comments mentioned the terrible American Experience piece on Walt. It was crap. What makes this movie so good is that the filmmaker gets it. Well done, sir.
This is the best documentary on Walt Disney ever. i have seen many of them over the years and nothing compares. Disney released one a while back that is also good and features many imaginers and is very in depth about the Disney family years. That being said, this is still my favorite for teaching my film students about Walt. This is informative and includes straight facts about the stages in his life and career . The filmmaker really produced a fine production for all of us that is just incredible. The quality of the "B" roll stills and film footage is outstanding! As a high school film teacher this is my go to film when teaching the kid's about Walt and the Disney legacy. Thank you, thank you thank you for sharing this with us all!
I have seen many documentaries on Disney and this was the best one so far! The commentary, footage used and interviews were all top! Good job Christian, well done!
What a fantastic film. Having just watched the generationally biased American Experience on Walt, I found this to dwarf the PBS doc both in content and ambition. In fact, this is one of the finest Disney docs I have seen. Thanks, Mr. Moran.
This is one of the best documentaries on Walt's life I have ever seen. Truly incredible look at the life of a man who innovated and inspired through Storytelling. Clips that I've never seen before from the archives and best of all it stamps on horrible myths that were spread after Walt's death. Incredible!!!
this is perhaps the best film i have seen on Disney in years. this film gives insights that no other film has given. Stories told with extra details not previously heard on other documentaries.
Every little part of this is ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!! Wonderful documentary regarding the truly legendary and innovative, not to mention wildly creative man in Walt Disney. Just incredibly fantastic, yet inspiring toward new realities. Thanks so much for this production, and may the stories and inventions of Walt Disney continue to inspire us all!
I've been to WDW many times. But on one particular trip, I went to the exhibit "One Man's Dream", and that's where I first learned about Walt's idea for E.P.C.O.T. - the actual city; not the theme park. I became obsessed with the idea for a time afterwards, reading any material that I could get my hands on in regards to the idea, and watching that whole video of Walt introduce the Florida Project. I've since returned to Disney a few times since, but honestly haven't given any thought to the actual city for some time until I stumbled upon this wonderful documentary. This had more information from first-hand sources than I had previously found on the subject and it's likely reinvigorated at the very least my entertaining of that idea once again. Thanks for this film; well done.
Even though this comment is pretty old, I'll answer it anyway. The game Final Fantasy 7 has somewhat inspired their city Midgar after the original E.P.O.C.T plans. The city is separated by 8 sectors powered by 8 nuclear reactor-like energy sources. The city was built 300 meters off the ground (or about 18 miles up) and harbors mostly the rich and people who worked for the central corporate business in the middle. Unfortunately (spoilers!) It get decently destroy by a powerful meteor and deemed uninhabitable after leakage from the energy sources they used.
I have love walt Disney since I was a child 34 now, i hate hearing the things said about him because i knew they were not true. My father was born in 42 and would talk about this great man and how he chanced movie making, how we thought about technology, space and so many different ideas. As a kid I watched many of his films from 40s and 50s and technology and the future so I have always been difficult to hear that bs so thank u for cutting though that.
H.O.T.S. (higher order thinking skills). This just blew my puny mind to Bermuda. The quality of your insights, interviews, and intellect, all wrapped in a top-notch editing tortilla equals the best damn WED documentary burrito I've ever sunk my teeth into. The segment on WWII describes what is only touched on at the Family Museum in SF. Saying 'Thank You' seems trivial at best, but as I am left without words, Thank You for this.
+TheCptCoy So much more detail into the general timeline I already had a vague detail of. I was aware of a lot of the milestones and technologies, but not much about how the worked specifically or how they were developed.
Very gripping documentary and life story of Walt. A man that had inspiration that was off the scale. The fact that this documentary spanned Walt's entire career is a lot to take in, but also demonstrates how there was no end to his imagination and motivation, ....that we all envy. Everyone should watch this video.....
Walt Disney the man is amazing. His ingenuity, intuition, his innovations, his ability to lead with purpose. He was a genius way before his time. I learned many new things in this film that just make me love the man Walt Disney even more - if that is possible. I cannot help but cry when I think of losing this dear, wonderful person. He started something that will keep going on and on. I too wish we could have seen the real Epcot. I have heard that the somewhat answer to Epcot is Celebration with it's business, hotels, housing, green spaces with recreation and so forth. It's gorgeous in there, but did not really become the reality Walt wanted. Thank you for making this amazing film - I agree, it so far surpasses the PBS/American Experience documentary!
Gina, so many idolise this man, and hold him up as a false idol. Nowhere does this film even hint at his paedophilia! Or cover the importance to Walt of his being a 33° Freemason... Just so much gloss. Lies by omission.
@@TapManDancer You're the liar. Walt was not a pedophile, nor Freemason. People like you who believe that are detrimental to the idealistic future the likes of Walt envisioned.
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@@TapManDancer there is no evidence he was a pedo lol. such stupid myths.
Great doc, and a beautiful tribute to Walt and one of his favorite passions, the future. I only hope today's Disney finds a way to keep things fresh while respecting the legacy.
I was skeptical at first as to whether I'd want to watch this entire film, but I thoroughly enjoyed all of the details. You put a lot of hard work to cover a lot of ground. Thank you for this. I definitely learned somethings about Walt and the Disney cooperation that I'd never known before. He was quite the visionary and incredibly inspirational.
I appreciate this, Christian Moran and team. Films like this are the service talked about in one of my favorite quotes specifically about music, but can be applied to all humanities: "If we were a medical school, and you were here as a med student practicing appendectomies, you'd take your work very seriously because you would imagine that some night at 2 AM someone is going to waltz [whoa] into your emergency room and you're going to have to save their life. Well, my friends, someday at 8 PM someone is going to walk into your concert hall and bring you a mind that is confused, a heart that is overwhelmed, a soul that is weary. Whether they go out whole again will depend partly on how well you do your craft..." Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much! What an amazing inspiration Walt Disney is! I, like most fans, consider myself the biggest fan. I'm obsessed. I'll never learn enough about him. If I could choose one person from history to meet, it would be Walt Disney.
Several people have attempted to point out that the phrase used at 7:25, "If you can dream it, you can do it," is not a quote from Walt Disney. Instead of answering for it every time it is brought up, we will put our response here for all to see:
In a 1979 interview conducted by Arn Saba, Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson recounted an exchange that occurred at Imagineering during a meeting about the new audioanamatronics technology. Someone said that what Walt wanted could not be achieved, and Gottfredson described Walt's response as, "God Damn it, if you can visualize it, if you can dream it, then there's some way to do it! Now keep after it until we get it!" The words are not the same but the sentiment is, and this conversation is most likely the genesis of that phrase. Though Gottfredson did not work in Imagineering it's reasonable to believe that as a member of the Disney Organization from 1929 to 1975 he is a reliable source and was up to date on the various goings on within the organization. We hope you will now understand why the phrase was included and attributed to Walt. Thank you for watching!
I suppose I see what you mean, but it still doesn't make the attribution correct. One issue is that the actual author of the phrase, Tom Fitzgerald, does not credit Walt as the source or inspiration for those words. Though he mentioned the idea that people think it was Walt as flattering.
Furthermore, a quote should not be attributed based upon sentiment. Quotes (good or bad) are about the actual distillation of idea into specific words. For example, Edward Butler-Lytton was undoubtedly not the only person to ever consider describing a night that was black and fraught with bad weather. However, to attribute "It was a dark and stormy night" to anyone of those other people would be wrong. "The words are not the same but the sentiment is" trivializes the value of the words. It wasn't just the sentiment, but the words themselves that have been implanted into the memories and minds of many people.
And YOUR credentials on this subject are.....?
Sir, i salute you for this classy reply. And for spotting the gesture in the first place.
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Basically, the exact words were said by someone else, but the sentiment of the phrase was said by Walt in a different way.
the story of how Walt was lying in the hospital bed looking up at the ceiling and describing to Roy the details of his plans for Epcot really got me. Especially the part where he said, "And that's where we'll put the bench where me and Lily can sit" He was a man that truly had a passion for what he did. He kept making plans for the future even though his end was near. He knew that if there was the slightest chance that he could recover, he prepared so that he could get up and get back to what he loved right away. No words to describe how that makes me feel other than inspiring .
I'm 70 YEARS OLD AND i WENT TO Disney WORLD 30 YEARS AGO AND it WAS SO big THAT it TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO SEE it ALL BUT it WAS GREAT TO SEE it 😁
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5 years later and this still one of the best if not the best documentaries I have ever had the pleasure of watching
Did any of you Work For Walt? HE WAS A RAPIST Find someone who Worked making Disney's Signature for him, Disney could not Write his Signature and Could not Draw. He Abused his workers anid I mention my Grandmother and Her Husband worked as Cartoonsts and Inkers? Yeah, I am 73 Years old and Met Disney when he came to Hot Springs National Park to scout out his next Disney Land, in Arkansas. Hey, Disney told my Grandmother "I will not build anything in Arkansas, these are crooked people worse than My Hollywood Greed Masters, People like think Disney was a Nice Guy? You are fools. He was a pedophile from the "get-go."
I am so disgusted that the "Real Horror that was Disney and his Children Show, in 1950's, showed Muskateers etc? Do you remember Walt's Kids? Were you alive in 1949? Well, I was.
It really is. This is probably my 10th time watching it
Thanks for this informative and engaging documentary. I was 9 y/o when Walt died. I remember when he passed, a cartoon of Mickey Mouse crying appeared in the newspapers of the time. My family used to watch his tv show every Sunday night. Walt was a kindly man on that show, full of enthusiasm and zeal about any subject. R.I.P. Walt. Miss you always.
We're thrilled at the positive response the film has been receiving! We're glad you all seem to enjoy it, especially since we had such a great time making it! The world today needs Walt Disney's ideals more than ever!
+CM Films I've watched it 4 times since it came out
+CM Films Certainly better than what PBS tried to do.
+CM Films THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! OMG- this is HEAVEN! :)
+Clovis Ramsay Precisely, sir. Walt Disney totally RULES! I'll never forget my first visit to Disneyland in 1968 when I was 8... I REFUSED to leave at closing time! LOL!
This is absolutely fantastic!
As a Disney enthusiast and specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I can say with confidence that this is the best documentary of Walt I have ever seen, hands down... Thank you for creating this for those of us who are inspired every day by this man and his legacy
i agree!
WTF kind of strange and disturbing life does one have to live for them to actually become a "Walt Disney enthusiast"? Get a real hobby
thanks for saying "specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I hate hearing about Disney world, it's WALT Disney World, thanks in advance to all those who'll make the change in the future
@@mikaelgaiason688 he is the best thing ever. Why do other people's harmless interests make you feel insecure?
@@mikaelgaiason688people are allowed to have heroes, aren’t they?
A beautiful documentary. There’s so many nasty lies about the man to tear his legacy apart is so gross.
He may have had his faults, but the world is much better off because of him. While the current company, hiding behind his name, continues to try and destroy everything that was good and wholesome in the name of "WOKE".
This POS was used as a stool pigeon for McCarthy during the big red scare in the 50s to spy on his colleagues. Also was very vocal about joining the axis powers during the second world war early on, one of many who wanted to do so. Yeah such a wonderful man, he's a fascist ethno nationalist that wanted a "cleansed society" in his cult in Florida. You wanna talk about "woke?" This guy wouldn't even let you have facial hair if you worked for him. Lol keep living in a fantasy world.
I don't understand why the Disney company doesn't make some sort of effort to get rid of the tabloid lies that everyone spreads. A 5-second fact check will tell anyone he was a totally decent person. Not perfect, lol, he was like a regular, nice, decent person though. Kinda weird but very entertaining and brilliant. I love him.
This is what the purpose of a documentary is: To tell an amazing real-life story that the public would otherwise not be aware of. Fantastic, top-tier work, and criminally underappreciated.
Fabulous documentary!! I agree, we need more positive and imaginative people like Walt Disney. It is so sad that he died too soon to finish his dreams. He was such an inspiration. I am thankful for him and for all the great people that helped him accomplish all that the Disney company did.
_"What would you think if..."_ Oh, man, did I wish my art teachers were like that. It's probably the best thing anyone overseeing creative work could possibly say.
Art teacher oversees understanding of basic concepts, not a creative process. And as an artist who worked in creative collectives I would also add that artists should learn how to swallow the bitter pill of critique as soon as possible. But generally, as a communication tool, I approve of it.
I've always been so upset that they "gave up" on Walt's EPCOT, if he had even five more years there's no telling how different today would be.
+Dylan McDonald I agree. I didn't know that no one told Walt that he didn't have much time left to live. I think that would have gave him time to at least leave a detailed layout of what needed to be done. As Rolly said, if Walt would have known, a restructuring would have been done as quickly as possible. A plan like that can't be left to bankers/accountants. I also didn't know that Disney stock soared right after Walt died due to the fact that investors thought that Walt would not be there to impede the cash flow anymore with grander projects. I think that's really telling of where the company stands today.
WDW Kingdomcast I wonder if Roy withheld the information so there wouldn't be a restructure? I'm sure that's very unlikely but maybe he did and he felt guilty about that so he ended up coming back to work on Walt Disney World.
One of the things this film brings out is why it couldn't continue without Walt. The way he ran the "company" was not something that could be continued without him. That is brought out so well in this movie, a point largely overlooked in anything else I have seen. In effect, every person in the company was simply an operating arm of Walt. When the "head" was cut off, the limbs were left without the animating impulse. Much more the way an artist works than a business. The drawback being, it is not transferable. Once Walt was gone, "common sense" took over and his "ridiculous" ideas, such as EPCOT, were seen to be quite unworkable.
Dylan McDonald can you imagine living in a world with out wars and violence, everyone gets along...
Celebration, FL was basically TWDC's way of realizing Walt's vision for EPCOT.
The production value, editing, and interviews were all amazing. Congratulations on such a fine piece of work.
I’m 47 minutes into this and the most important thing I’ve learned so far is that everyone thought Walt Disney was crazy or that what he wanted to do couldn’t be done… he just kept proving them wrong! This has is very important for those who want to follow their dreams!
I’ve always considered it a tragedy that the Disney company abandoned Walt’s dream of Epcot, and turned it into another amusement park. How the world today might be different if they had had the courage to stay on track!
Sadly, the experience with the "Celebration" community is an example of why it would not work in a democratic form. The citizens who bought into the town because they liked the Disney "touch" and clean facilities, also voted to disassociate with the Disney corporation and run their own town, as I understand.
It would be interesting to see what that looks like today.
@@phljn1978 Celebration seems to be thriving. Unlike Disney, which keeps raising prices sky high, and releasing movies that push far left social engineering agendas, and try to co-opt small children into gender dysphoria, hormones, and surgery. Quite evil.
Only communism doesn’t work.
A sick fascist wet dream
@@phljn1978 "Celebration" disassociating from the post-Walt corporation is totally expected. It became a totally different company after he died (run by his incompetent son-in-law, Ron Miller, and the corporate "suits"). Note: the "death" of the EPCOT dream from Walt's TV show about it, and what the company did with it. I wanted to live in the EPCOT that I saw on TV as a kid, not the corporate theme park that I visited the year that it opened.
I had a conversation today about Walt Disney the man. I met a Dad who's son draws and does amazing paintings. Came home and was searching for additionally Documentaries about Walt Disney so I can send it to him so he can view it with his son. I stumble with this Channel and really, enjoy this GEM of a DOCUMENTARY. I will probably be watching this more then once. EXCEPTIONAL LABOR OF LOVE & PASSION and recommend this family and friends.
Having been a cast member of WALT DISNEY WORLD for 10 years back in the 90’s, at the early start to my career, I can tell you that the spirit of this amazing man (not perfect man ) was very present….. in everything the team did. In every meeting, in every experience we tried to create, the magic, the guest experience, the innovation…. that Walt showed us was possible. Thank you so much for this wonderful look back, and reminders of the MAN behind the name… I’m headed back to WDW in November, and although the impacts from the biz side are there, the core spirit and joy and magic are still around every corner of this place!
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And I wanted to express how much I appreciate independent documentary makers. This is great, thank you
Watching on Walt's 122 birthday. This man has made my life so much better than it would have been.
Music.. television.. movies.. vacations.. and even the clothes I wear and the things that I choose to display and decorate my home with, have all been influenced by this man and his dream.
Thank you, Walter Elias Disney. Thank you for the laughs. Thank you for the memories. 💖
This is one of the absolutely finest video documentaries, of Walt Disney, I have ever seen. I remember seeing Walt on TV as a young child. He connected with people, and especially children. So much was lost with Walt's, and then Roy Disney's passing. After which, Disney as a company, has in my opinion, largely lost its way. It increasingly, became something soulless, and lacking the family centered ideology of, Walt Disney! Yes, the centers are for families, but there are many areas of business, and ways of doing business, that I am more than confident, Walt, nor Roy Disney, would have approved off, nor done. Walt was a true, and I dare say, altruistic, visionary. We were so much the poorer when Walt passed away. He impacted people, for the good. We need more Walt Disney's. And there are so very few of them, today. Yes, they are visionaries, but not visionaries who saw, such as in EPCOT, a vision to benefit every aspect and member, of the family. Wonderful video!!!
They should build the original EPCOT...
@@bachbuixuan401, on a distant planet as a future space colony, yes.
@@Neville60001 New Atlantis?
If the _only_ thing you can use to blast current Disney is that it's too 'woke', you've already lost; LGBT people are just as much a part of the world as straight people are, and Disney's still future looking (as shown by the movies _Tomorrowland_ and _Lightyear_ .)
@@cealdi1516, maybe.
I loved this, watched the whole thing and came back for a second go
Hey Sean! Remember me? I was the "give 50:01 a second go guy". I hope you are in good health and happy. I decided to watch this video again and remembered you in the comments. Have a great day! Bob.
I’ve watched it twice too and sent it to a few Disney lovers. Incredible documentary
Amazing documentary! Truly a shame that this isn't available on DVD. It shows this innovative spirit that was Walt Disney and is a stark contrast to what the Disney Company has become in recent years without this kind of leadership.
What a wonderful documentary! That's the Walt that I love, the optimist and dreamer that didn't just dream, he built his dreams with hard work. One walk through his parks shows his attention to detail, his respect of people and his amazing creativity. I wish everyone could see this documentary and see that he was so much more than the guy who made Mickey Mouse cartoons. He was the man who helped end World War 2, the man who helped man get to the moon, and the man who brought technology to the fore again and again. He's the man kids should be studying in school to see what can be done with just ingenuity and hard work. Thanks again for such a great documentary!
+Jeremy Jones Thank you for the kind words! We're glad the film resonated with you!
this was awesome. Disney should endorse this film. It might remind Disney Corp what type of good people use to work at Disney Studios.
I like Cars, but I agree.
No money it for them so they won't. Disney is about money that's all.
Dutton Entertainment just cause they make stuff for a broad audience doesn’t mean they’re pedophilic .. also monsters inc came out in 2001 (17 years ago) and was made by pixar, before disney bought them. how is that modern disney?? it seems like maybe you just hate cgi
@@omi_god i mean everything looks the same now Moster Inc looks like Frozen Toy story looks like monster inc bambi looks nothing like dumbo dumbo looks nothing like Mary popping and so on now every cartoon animation looks the same.
Rachel Williams I have to agree. They only care for the money. Walt had no intent for these 1,000 dollar and over prices. Happiness should be at no cost.
This is a beautiful testament to a great American legend. Thank you!
Saw how long this was when it queued and thought “I’m not watching 2 hours of this” but after 30 seconds I was glued!! Awesome and very enjoyable!! Thanks for the great film 🥳
Haha same here...it started playing and I was like I'll watch it in full one dag...but couldn't shut it off.
Jose Tirado same lol 😂
This is the latest in a series of really high-quality documentaries I have been lucky enough to stumble across on TH-cam in the past couple of weeks, the kind of thing that makes you realize why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences got in the habit of awarding an Oscar for these things. Today's documentary genre industry is so utterly tin-plated by comparison. It also reminded me of when anything with the word "Disney" conveyed a sense of the magical in the best sense of the expression. When you heard it, you knew you were in for something not just out of the ordinary, but visionary and always benevolent. There is nothing like that today.
This has just become one of my favorite documentaries, and honestly I wouldn't doubt that it is the best documentary on Walt Disney's ideas of the future. It's hard to believe this film was made by such a small team.
I keep coming back to watch this. Simply one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
Fabulous. I love Walt and Roy and the Disney company. I wish he hadn't died so young. I am grateful Roy took on the challenge of building WDW...
This is one of the best documentaries I've seen.
I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. The people you interviewed were perfect. Rolly Crump and Bob Gurr are two of my favorite people. Great editing as well. Most documentaries couldnt tell this story under 3 hours.
Can you imagine the things Walt would be inventing or creating if he were still with us today? Brilliant man!
Beautiful documentary
I just want to thank you guys for this documentary! I think I have watched it at least 12 times now and it always makes my heart sing :-)
I don’t know what Walt would think of what they have done to his parks and his company, but nothing can erase who he was and everything he gave to our nation and this world :-)
In many ways his death and then the total departure of the Disney’s from the company the company died :-( but thanks to technology we have so much of him, his character and his dreams to look back upon! :-)
The more I learn about all this, the more I realize that Disney’s involvement in Worlds Fairs towards the last decade of his life, motivated him to the next level. Through sponsorships that were mutually beneficial at Disneyland also, he could basically make Disneyworld a place of applying permanent residence of new technologies. It was a very radical thing (creating a living prototype city) that hinged on his optimism of technology. There’s no way that anyone else could have brought this to fruition at the critical stage when we lost Walt.
When all is said and done, had Disney been able to build his original vision of EPCOT, he would have Discovered A Discovery: in the end, a Company Town is a Company Town, and, human nature (DAMN that Pesky Human Nature!!) being what it is, it would have become a dystopia. The two strained compromises they DID manage to build, EPCOT (1982) and Celebration, Florida (1994) are falling apart. Walt's permanent World's Fair has closed most of its early exhibits and is looking very tired (I know, I was there last month), and is using Unpaid Phony Bull-Shit Degree College Interns From Different Countries to staff its exhibits. As for Celebration, this gentrified Leave It To Beaver Potemkin Village, it is peeling paint and decaying, and Disney has given up and sold it to private investors, and all of its residents are complaining . . . DAMN that Capitalism! Happens every time!
@@misterwhipple2870 WHAT? Lol did you just make all that up or what
@@cealdi1516 No, I meant every single word and I stand by it. What's the problem?
@@misterwhipple2870 ...it's not true....? Lol I live near WDW/Celebration.
@@cealdi1516 So do I, half the year. And not only that, I watched them build it all from the beginning. EPCOT bears NO resemblance to Walt's "vision", the vultures turned it into a permanent World's Fair, which even you KNOW was NOT Walt's vision.
I like how much actual footage of Walt you crammed into this. While I know it's not the case, it almost feels like everything he said was made with this documentary in mind. Fantastic interviews and writing, this is a must-see for anyone touched by Disney and his work. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this. Thank you!
He was a great artist, animator, collaborator, filmmaker, innovator, inventer, trend setter, & visionary.
This made me tear up at the end. What a truly amazing documentary.
So much better than the BBC documentary... which seemed to film Gabler's book.
Walt deserves to be remembered for his best work and not his human frailties.
Very inspiring and sincere
Thank you.
I finished watching this documentary last night, and I found it so incredibly informative and entertaining. Thank you for finding the perfect balance of old historic clips and interviews. Walt would applaud your genius!
This was so phenomenally done! I love all the actual Walt monologue footage you included too! It’s not as included in most of the other Disney Docs I’ve found. Thank you so much for this! 🙏💖💫
This is one of my favorite documentaries of all times bar none. I think I've watched this in its entirety almost 6 times. Maybe more. I wish you would do more documentaries about Walt Disney especially if there was another follow up you could do that would go further into his futurism
This is such a great film on Walt Disney! I've been a huge fan of Walt and Disneyland my whole life. I was fortunate to have grown up in Southern California; going to Disneyland every year from 1969 to 2006 (with a couple of years there during the 1990s where I was going every weekend because I had a year-round pass!) This film reminds me how much I miss California and Disneyland...
This is probably one of the coolest things I have ever watched. Thank you.
Coming from one of the biggest Disney fans out there, this was the greatest Documentary I have seen pertaining to the Great Walt Disney. From start to finish you had my attention and interest. Though a lot of the things I have heard before or know, the way it was presented had me feel this was all brand new material. In a sense, this film had a "Magical Feel" to it, just like Walt would've had in his film.
I love Walt Disney too
Last week I had the honor of going to Epcot with a man named Gene Morgan, he was the landscaper for Roy Disney. He worked with him for 35 years, and he responsible for literally every single plant that went into the park and around it. He gave me the behind the scenes stories on many places there, and it was the best day of my life!
A beautiful tribute to a beautiful man. Love you Walt.
Best movie on Walt I have seen.
+ejud2001 Thank you!
I Totally Agree.
This is fantastic and has enough production value to be run on TV, you did a really good job with this.
Wonderful documentary, every aspect of Walt's life was covered, you show the hard times ,the bad times ,and good times. I always had respect for Walt Disney, even more now after watching this video. I can't even count the amount of times I've enjoyed Disneyland, and all of the Disney movies. Of course on Sunday night glued to the TV watching Disney's wonderful world of color. A great man, I think there will never be anyone like him again, Walt was a special person.
Please make more of these Walt Disney documentaries. I watch this so often that I remember most of the words
Wow - what an awesome presentation! To quote a saying from Walt Disney: “I hope we never lose sight of one thing-that it was all started by a mouse.” , - I say, "it was all started by a Great Man - Walt Disney!"!
Mickey was his alter-ego, with Minnie being like his own wife, Lillian (or Lilly, for short). Being voiced later on by marrieds Wayne Allwine (who was told by his predecessor Jimmy MacDonald, "Remember kid, you're just filling in for the boss", further reaffirming that Mickey was an extension of Walt) & Russi Taylor was an added bonus. Likewise, Oswald & Ortensia, became Roy & Edna's equivalency when Disney bought back Oswald & his girlfriend in exchange for sportscaster Al Michaels (who moved onto competitor NBC) & the Epic Mickey videogames presented "The Lucky Rabbit" as the older brother of "The Leader of the Club".
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched on Walt Disney. I love how you went with the technology direction. Keep up the good work!
+blackeyejim Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it!
The most impressively extensive Walt Disney documentary I've seen yet! Thank you for making this. I've always been a fan of the idea behind EPCOT. I can only imagine what kind of a world we'd be living in had Walt Disney lived longer, maybe into his mid 70's. I'd like to think there's a parallel universe out there somewhere where Walt might still be alive thanks to the technology that came from a lab in his version of EPCOT. We would all be living better, longer lives, thanks to innovations created in such a place.
The best documentary on Walt and Disneyland I've seen in terms of information and pure inspiration. If there's anyone who hates on Disneyland or Walt, I feel like if they could pay attention to this entire documentary, they would surely change their mind. I tear up at many parts of this documentary from the magnitude of what that man has done for our world
best documentary on Walt Disney, I watched, ,love his ideas
This is hands down the best Disney documentary I've seen.
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL way to spend my afternoon just getting off work and listening to this video and his accomplishments and of course his legacy I Marvel at people like mr. Walt Disney he did indeed make this world richer and those who are inspired by him are amazing people as well. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF CURRENT RELEVANCY . . . I appreciate it
Amazing documentary! It really captures an unbiased opinion of who Walt Disney truly was. He was a man that knew any dream was possible if you had the right people and worked hard enough. He's an inspiration!
+Dylan McDonald Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it!
This gave me a much deeper look into Walt's creative leadership. I mean I knew how "go get 'em" he was about a lot of the projects he was involved in but dayum, this guy knew what to do and how to do it and who to do it with!
It’s odd how I’m just finding this now. I never considered how disney studios was one mans dream
Hands down the best documentary about Walt Disney's career. Great job. The design and editing are wonderful. Those title cards look terrific. Also, kudos for using the Smoke Tree Ranch tie tack!
+maritimeseven Thank you very much!
He spread more joy to humanity than anyone else I can think of.
I've seen..read everything on Walt and this is by far the best!! It really captures what is inspirational about walt's life!! Bravo!! They need to give you a series on Disney+
Growing up in Delaware during the sixties I watched Davy Crockett and other adventurous programs on the Wonderful World of Disney. Then, in the seventies I was in the navy training for duty aboard submarines when I along with a couple of classmates drove to Anaheim to see Disneyland. It was my first time in California and it was surreal to see the wonders that Walt spoke of when I was a child.
Even so, until viewing this film I never realized the influence that Walt Disney had during the air campaign of World War II and the space program. I believe Mr. Disney's visionary mind was only eclipsed by his innate sense of decency. Well done to the producers of this film and in closing, may God Bless America...the Green Bay Packers...and the Spirit of Walt Disney.
Great, well paced, documentary with some new info, stories and shots. Most important, it is very inspiring.
This was incredible. I spent four days watching it in between my schoolwork.
Someone in the comments mentioned the terrible American Experience piece on Walt. It was crap. What makes this movie so good is that the filmmaker gets it. Well done, sir.
ejud200 And he got it done while the old timers were still around to interview. Superbly well done.
This is the best documentary on Walt Disney ever. i have seen many of them over the years and nothing compares. Disney released one a while back that is also good and features many imaginers and is very in depth about the Disney family years. That being said, this is still my favorite for teaching my film students about Walt. This is informative and includes straight facts about the stages in his life and career . The filmmaker really produced a fine production for all of us that is just incredible. The quality of the "B" roll stills and film footage is outstanding! As a high school film teacher this is my go to film when teaching the kid's about Walt and the Disney legacy. Thank you, thank you thank you for sharing this with us all!
50:00 bottom guy flipping us off!! Lmao XD
Loved this film and would love my kids to see it too. Lovely kind uncle Remus is a huge comfort to lots of kids. Please re-release it soon .
I have seen many documentaries on Disney and this was the best one so far! The commentary, footage used and interviews were all top! Good job Christian, well done!
A masterpiece documentary, even 7 years on! Done in true Walt Disney style! Bravo 👏🏼
What a fantastic film. Having just watched the generationally biased American Experience on Walt, I found this to dwarf the PBS doc both in content and ambition. In fact, this is one of the finest Disney docs I have seen. Thanks, Mr. Moran.
Top drawer! Really entertaining, this made for a terrific Sunday morning coffee watch, thank you.
This is one of the best documentaries on Walt's life I have ever seen. Truly incredible look at the life of a man who innovated and inspired through Storytelling. Clips that I've never seen before from the archives and best of all it stamps on horrible myths that were spread after Walt's death. Incredible!!!
Stamps, as in glorifies said myths or more like stomps, as in grounds the horrible rumors into paste?
this is perhaps the best film i have seen on Disney in years. this film gives insights that no other film has given. Stories told with extra details not previously heard on other documentaries.
You have no idea how happy this makes me! You did your research and all of the work put into this is incredible!!
Every little part of this is ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!! Wonderful documentary regarding the truly legendary and innovative, not to mention wildly creative man in Walt Disney. Just incredibly fantastic, yet inspiring toward new realities. Thanks so much for this production, and may the stories and inventions of Walt Disney continue to inspire us all!
Very well done. I actually watched from beginning to end and found this interesting and obviously well researched.
I cried. This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making it.
I've been to WDW many times. But on one particular trip, I went to the exhibit "One Man's Dream", and that's where I first learned about Walt's idea for E.P.C.O.T. - the actual city; not the theme park. I became obsessed with the idea for a time afterwards, reading any material that I could get my hands on in regards to the idea, and watching that whole video of Walt introduce the Florida Project.
I've since returned to Disney a few times since, but honestly haven't given any thought to the actual city for some time until I stumbled upon this wonderful documentary. This had more information from first-hand sources than I had previously found on the subject and it's likely reinvigorated at the very least my entertaining of that idea once again. Thanks for this film; well done.
Even though this comment is pretty old, I'll answer it anyway.
The game Final Fantasy 7 has somewhat inspired their city Midgar after the original E.P.O.C.T plans. The city is separated by 8 sectors powered by 8 nuclear reactor-like energy sources. The city was built 300 meters off the ground (or about 18 miles up) and harbors mostly the rich and people who worked for the central corporate business in the middle.
Unfortunately (spoilers!) It get decently destroy by a powerful meteor and deemed uninhabitable after leakage from the energy sources they used.
Massive fan of Walt. Thank you so much for this documentary. Best one I’ve ever seen
I have love walt Disney since I was a child 34 now, i hate hearing the things said about him because i knew they were not true. My father was born in 42 and would talk about this great man and how he chanced movie making, how we thought about technology, space and so many different ideas. As a kid I watched many of his films from 40s and 50s and technology and the future so I have always been difficult to hear that bs so thank u for cutting though that.
Im back watching this documentary for a second time. The documentary itself is so well done and Walt Disney's story is wonderful!
H.O.T.S. (higher order thinking skills). This just blew my puny mind to Bermuda. The quality of your insights, interviews, and intellect, all wrapped in a top-notch editing tortilla equals the best damn WED documentary burrito I've ever sunk my teeth into. The segment on WWII describes what is only touched on at the Family Museum in SF. Saying 'Thank You' seems trivial at best, but as I am left without words, Thank You for this.
bermuda? don't get stuck in the triangle, you couldnt go to disneyland anymore
This is amazing thank you. What a wonderful new Walt Disney documentary.
+TheCptCoy So much more detail into the general timeline I already had a vague detail of. I was aware of a lot of the milestones and technologies, but not much about how the worked specifically or how they were developed.
Very gripping documentary and life story of Walt. A man that had inspiration that was off the scale. The fact that this documentary spanned Walt's entire career is a lot to take in, but also demonstrates how there was no end to his imagination and motivation, ....that we all envy. Everyone should watch this video.....
Walt Disney the man is amazing. His ingenuity, intuition, his innovations, his ability to lead with purpose. He was a genius way before his time. I learned many new things in this film that just make me love the man Walt Disney even more - if that is possible. I cannot help but cry when I think of losing this dear, wonderful person. He started something that will keep going on and on. I too wish we could have seen the real Epcot. I have heard that the somewhat answer to Epcot is Celebration with it's business, hotels, housing, green spaces with recreation and so forth. It's gorgeous in there, but did not really become the reality Walt wanted. Thank you for making this amazing film - I agree, it so far surpasses the PBS/American Experience documentary!
Gina, so many idolise this man, and hold him up as a false idol. Nowhere does this film even hint at his paedophilia! Or cover the importance to Walt of his being a 33° Freemason... Just so much gloss. Lies by omission.
@@TapManDancer Why talk about LIES. Walt Disney WAS NOT a pedophile or a Freemason. Just B.S. LIES BY HATEFUL people.
@@TapManDancer You're the liar. Walt was not a pedophile, nor Freemason. People like you who believe that are detrimental to the idealistic future the likes of Walt envisioned.
@@TapManDancer there is no evidence he was a pedo lol. such stupid myths.
Great doc, and a beautiful tribute to Walt and one of his favorite passions, the future. I only hope today's Disney finds a way to keep things fresh while respecting the legacy.
I was skeptical at first as to whether I'd want to watch this entire film, but I thoroughly enjoyed all of the details. You put a lot of hard work to cover a lot of ground. Thank you for this. I definitely learned somethings about Walt and the Disney cooperation that I'd never known before. He was quite the visionary and incredibly inspirational.
This was fantastic, thank you. My neighbor worked directly with Roy Disney for 30 years building the park.
Great and wonderful documentary!
+lladdak Thank you!
I appreciate this, Christian Moran and team. Films like this are the service talked about in one of my favorite quotes specifically about music, but can be applied to all humanities:
"If we were a medical school, and you were here as a med student practicing appendectomies, you'd take your work very seriously because you would imagine that some night at 2 AM someone is going to waltz [whoa] into your emergency room and you're going to have to save their life. Well, my friends, someday at 8 PM someone is going to walk into your concert hall and bring you a mind that is confused, a heart that is overwhelmed, a soul that is weary. Whether they go out whole again will depend partly on how well you do your craft..."
Thank you for the inspiration.
Learned much more from this than anything I’ve ever seen from Disney - thank you for making this gem!
Happy Anniversary Walt Disney World!
Thank you for this fantastic film.
Walt Disney was a visionary genius, combined with determination and a huge talent .
Thank you so much! What an amazing inspiration Walt Disney is! I, like most fans, consider myself the biggest fan. I'm obsessed. I'll never learn enough about him. If I could choose one person from history to meet, it would be Walt Disney.
love the smoketree ranch tie the narrator is wearing at the beginning....