How Disney Built America
Docuseries covering visionary and innovator Walt Disney from struggling animator in Kansas City to creating a global entertainment and cultural juggernaut.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Douglas Brinkley , Jason Gaignard , Natalia Mehlman Petrzela , Artel Great , Derek Kealy , Dan Becker , Mindy Johnson , Jim Fanning , Greg Jackson , Sarah Nilsen , Jonathan Kuntz , Jeffrey Barnes , Dawn Fratini , Bethanee Bemis , Don Wildman , Demi Chen , Edward T. O'Donnell , Emily Cole
S1.E1 ∙ The Birth of Mickey
A struggling cartoon studio creates one of the most recognizable characters in the world. Mickey Mouse begins as a pencil sketch, and through a long journey becomes an American icon, and the foundation of an iconic media empire.
S1.E2 ∙ Dawn of the Animated Blockbuster
Facing soaring costs, mounting criticism, and a tight deadline, Walt Disney creates the first full-length animated feature film, giving rise to the billion-dollar business of animated films.
S1.E3 ∙ Destination Disneyland
Walt Disney overcomes immense obstacles to create the first Theme Park, where instead of thrill rides, he gives the visitor an immersive journey into a story, like the experience of being inside a movie.
S1.E4 ∙ Now Available in Stores
Disney faces financial struggles, hires a marketing expert who proposes licensing characters for merchandise. Mickey Mouse appears on cereal boxes, sparking a lucrative licensing industry that sets a precedent for multimedia corporations.
S1.E5 ∙ Creating a New World
Disney transforms 27,000 acres of Florida swampland into Walt Disney World, the world's largest theme park, overcoming personal tragedy, construction delays, and secrecy as "Project X" to open a triumph of imagination and technology.
S1.E6 ∙ The Marvelous World of Disney
The story of how Disney's Imagineers have pushed the boundaries of art and science for nearly 70 years, creating thrilling entertainment experiences and changing the world. For nearly 70 years, Disney has pushed the boundaries of art and science through the work of a team of dreamers, designers, and builders known as the Imagineers. This is the story of how, since their earliest days with Walt himself, Imagineers have turned the impossible into reality-creating thrilling mass entertainment experiences and changing the world in the process.
