![]() ![]() “Actually, if you could see close in my eyes, the American flag is waving in both of them and up my spine is glowing this red, white, and blue stripe.”.“I’ve been selfishly indulging myself as an American… as a United States citizen… enjoying all privileges that one has as a citizen, and it’s only times like this that you sort of wake up to … what it really means to be a citizen.”.“Disneyland would be a world of Americans, past and present, seen through the eyes of my imagination–a place of warmth and nostalgia, of illusion and color and delight.”. ![]() He passionately and optimistically believed in the American way of life, and so on this Independence Day, I want to share with you the Top 10 Walt Disney Quotes on America: He believed in this nation, its people and its future. He and the studio went on to produce live-action films which also told classic American stories, such as “Johnny Tremain” and “Westward Ho! the Wagons.” On TV, he celebrated the American folk hero with stories of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone.īut most importantly, America was important to Walt himself. As he grew, his passion for American continued not just in his personal life, but professional one as well.ĭuring World War II, Disney produced nearly 68 hours of training, propaganda and documentary films for the US armed forces. From growing up in a small, Midwest American town, to drawing patriotic cartoons for his school newspaper focusing on World War I, to trying to join the Army at age 16 (having been rejected due to his young age, but eventually drove an ambulance in France shortly after World War I). ![]() Walt Disney’s life and legacy is one that represents the fulfillment of the American Dream. ![]() Why? Because today is July 4th, and much like Walt Disney, I love America and all that it stands for and represents. I would never be so bold as to compare myself to Walt Disney in any way and at any other time… other than today. ![]()
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