25 moments

1. Birth at the Disney family home

   1901-12-05 · 1249 N Tripp Avenue, Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, United States

   

   Disney was born at the family home in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood. The historic house address was renumbered in 1909; the coordinate represents the documented birth-home site.

2. Family move to Marceline

   1906-01-01 · Marceline, Missouri, United States

   As a child, Disney moved with his family to a farm near Marceline, a formative setting later reflected in his work. The source identifies a farm in the Marceline area but does not give its exact location; coordinate represents Marceline.

3. Schooling in Marceline

   1909-01-01 · Park School, Marceline, Missouri, United States

   Disney attended Park School in Marceline during his childhood there. The date is supported only to late 1909; coordinate represents the historic Park School area.

4. Family move to Kansas City

   1911-01-01 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States

   Disney relocated with his family to Kansas City, where he attended Benton Grammar School and delivered newspapers.

5. Return to Chicago for high school

   1917-01-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

   Disney returned to Chicago with his family, enrolled at McKinley High School, and studied art at night. Coordinate represents Chicago because the cited passage does not give a residential address.

6. Red Cross service in France

   1918-11-01 · France

   Disney arrived in France as a Red Cross ambulance driver after the Armistice, decorating his ambulance and contributing cartoons to Stars and Stripes. The source establishes arrival in France in November but does not identify an arrival port or later station; coordinate represents France.

7. Return to Kansas City

   1919-10-01 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States

   After Red Cross service, Disney returned to Kansas City and began work as an apprentice commercial artist.

8. Laugh-O-Gram Studio work

   1921-05-01 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States

   

   Disney established Laugh-O-Gram Studio after the success of his locally made animated shorts. The surrounding biography places Disney in Kansas City; coordinate represents the historic Laugh-O-Gram Studio building area.

9. Move to Hollywood

   1923-07-01 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

   

   Disney moved to Hollywood, beginning the California phase of his career and soon forming the Disney Brothers Studio with Roy Disney.

10. Marriage to Lillian Bounds

    1925-07-01 · Lewiston, Idaho, United States

    Disney married Lillian Bounds at her brother's house in her hometown of Lewiston. The source does not identify the brother's street address; coordinate represents Lewiston.

11. Oswald negotiation trip

    1928-02-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    

    Disney traveled to New York City to negotiate with Charles Mintz over the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series.

12. Recovery cruise to Panama

    1931-10-01 · Panama

    Disney continued the recovery trip with a cruise to Panama alongside Lillian Disney. The source identifies Panama but not a port, canal location, or itinerary; coordinate represents Panama.

13. Recovery holiday in Cuba

    1931-10-01 · Cuba

    Following a nervous breakdown attributed to overwork and business pressures, Disney and Lillian took an extended holiday in Cuba. The source does not identify a Cuban destination; coordinate represents Cuba.

14. Snow White world premiere

    1937-12-21 · Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States

    

    Disney attended the world premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, his first feature-length animated film. The theater was demolished in 1969; coordinate represents its former site.

15. Snow White Academy Award

    1939-02-23 · Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Disney received the special Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs award from Shirley Temple at the 11th Academy Awards. The Academy identifies the ceremony venue as the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel.

16. Move to the Burbank studio

    1939-12-01 · Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, United States

    Disney relocated with his staff from the Hyperion Avenue studio to the new studio lot in Burbank. The move continued into January 1940.

17. Visit to Buenos Aires

    1941-01-01 · Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Disney was in Buenos Aires during the goodwill tour, where the group received visiting Argentine artists at the Alvear Palace Hotel. The source identifies the visit as part of the 1941 goodwill tour but does not provide a more precise date.

18. Stay at Copacabana Palace

    1941-08-01 · Copacabana Palace Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    During the Rio portion of the goodwill tour, Disney stayed with Lillian Disney and four others at the Copacabana Palace Hotel. The source establishes the stay during the 1941 Rio visit but does not give its precise dates.

19. Goodwill-tour stop in Belem

    1941-08-16 · Belem, Para, Brazil

    Disney's aircraft stopped in Belem, Brazil, for refueling immediately before his arrival in Rio de Janeiro for the South American goodwill tour. The date is calculated directly from the source's August 17 Rio arrival and its statement that the Belem landing was the preceding day.

20. Arrival for South American goodwill tour

    1941-08-17 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Disney arrived in Rio de Janeiro with his party to begin a U.S.-sponsored goodwill and research tour of South America.

21. Move to Holmby Hills

    1949-01-01 · Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Disney and his family moved to a home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills district, where he developed the Carolwood Pacific backyard railroad. Coordinate represents Disney's Carolwood Drive home area in Holmby Hills.

22. Family visit at Schiphol Airport

    1951-01-01 · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

    

    Disney was photographed with his family at Schiphol Airport during a European trip. The evidence is a contemporaneous photograph caption; only the year is supplied.

23. Disneyland opening and dedication

    1955-07-17 · Disneyland, Anaheim, California, United States

    

    Disney personally welcomed attendees and dedicated Disneyland at its invitation-only opening ceremony.

24. Florida Project press conference

    1965-11-15 · Thornton Park District, Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States

    

    Disney joined Roy Disney and Governor Haydon Burns in downtown Orlando to announce the Florida Project, later Walt Disney World. The press conference took place in a building now identified as within the Thornton Park District; coordinate represents that historic downtown area.

25. Death at St. Joseph Hospital

    1966-12-15 · Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, United States

    Disney died at St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank after being hospitalized for complications of lung cancer. The hospital is now Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.