Quotes from Whitney Stewart

On July 13, 1925, Walt and Lillian were married. They spent their honeymoon at Mount Rainier. On their wedding night, Walt had such a bad toothache that he couldn't sleep. To take his mind off the pain, he left their room and helped a porter shine shoes all night. The next morning he went to a dentist and had his tooth pulled. It certainly wasn't the most fun way to start off a marriage. But Walt had a good story to tell.

Walt had done something new, something big, just as he always hoped he would. And it was just the beginning.

Everyone at Disney worked long hours. But nobody worked harder than Walt. He drove himself to the point of collapse. He was exhausted and more moody than ever.

For later cartoons, Walt recorded himself doing the voices of both Mickey and Minnie.)

Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, in Anaheim, California. Just four days earlier he and Lillian had their thirtieth wedding anniversary.

He did not live to see the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida in 1971.

Mickey Mouse Clubs started to spring up all over America. At their meetings, kids recited the Mickey Mouse Club pledge: "Mickey Mice do not swear, smoke, cheat, or lie." There was also a special club song.