Song of The Day: Mickey’s Countdown - Artist: Mickey Mouse



Night time shot of castle and statue.

During the 4th week I was fortunate to be able to take a land and sea trip to Walt Disney World and Castaway Cay. Although the park amusements and beach trip were great, and the time with family equally wonderful, I was particularly struck by Walt Disney’s continuing impact and legacy. It really is quite amazing.

In his early twenties he goes to Hollywood with a little money (i.e., supposedly $40 dollars) and a half-completed animation. Ends up having some success just to have it all “owned” by someone else. This leads to the creation of Mickey Mouse; he introduces synchronized sound and Technicolor to cartoons; the rest is pretty much history. However, there were numerous ups and downs along the way.



Walt Disney Theatre on the liner Disney Wonder.

Made me reminisce about the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights, which “Uncle” Walt would host and introduce the night’s movie. I had no idea at the time that he had passed many years previous.

Continues to inspire all these years later.

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