Walt Disney returned home when he was seventeen and told his parents that he was going to
be an artist. His father didn't tolerate Walt’s decision and discouraged him
greatly from becoming an artist. His father wanted him to join the family
business of making jelly. Walt then applied for the Kansas City Art Institute
and he was accepted. After college he found a job in Kansas city, he landed a job at Gray’s
Advertising Company. After the Christmas rush at Gray’s Advertising Company,
Walt Disney was fired. Walt Disney then met Ub Iwerks who also was fired from
the same company. They worked as a team for the rest of there lives.
Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks decided to team up and make their own advertising studio. Walt and Ub tried to sell their cartoons to theaters but the theater owners didn’t believe they had future potential with their cartoons. Walt was determined to sell his cartoons to a theater. Finally, a theater in New York decided to let them present their cartoons to the public. However, the theater did not pay Walt and Ub for the work they did. A guy named Charles Mintz suggested a change in direction to keep his animated shorts fresh. Universal Studios was looking for a cartoon series featuring a rabbit named Oswald and Mintz suggested Walt Disney. This is when Walt's leadership came out and helped Ub and himself in life to finish pursuing his dream of making a animation studio.
Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks decided to team up and make their own advertising studio. Walt and Ub tried to sell their cartoons to theaters but the theater owners didn’t believe they had future potential with their cartoons. Walt was determined to sell his cartoons to a theater. Finally, a theater in New York decided to let them present their cartoons to the public. However, the theater did not pay Walt and Ub for the work they did. A guy named Charles Mintz suggested a change in direction to keep his animated shorts fresh. Universal Studios was looking for a cartoon series featuring a rabbit named Oswald and Mintz suggested Walt Disney. This is when Walt's leadership came out and helped Ub and himself in life to finish pursuing his dream of making a animation studio.