"Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use."

–Charles Monroe Schultz

Background and Challenges

• Walt Disney was interested in art and drawing at an early age. At the age of 7, he sold small sketches and drawings to nearby neighbors.

• After he had returned from driving ambulances for the Red Cross in France during World War I, he pursued a career in commercial art with the production of short hand-drawn animated films for local businesses.