How Disney Built America

A struggling cartoon studio creates one of the most recognizable characters in the world.

Facing soaring costs, mounting criticism and a tight deadline, Walt Disney pushes the limits of technology to create the first full-length animated feature film.

Walt Disney overcomes immense obstacles to create the first theme park, where instead of thrill rides, he gives the visitor an immersive journey into a story, like the experience of being inside a movie.

Amidst financial troubles, Disney hires an ingenious marketing whiz who helps them figure out how to bring their beloved characters off the screen and into the hands of millions.

Against all odds, Disney turns 27,000 acres of muddy Florida swampland into the world's largest and most visited theme park.

For nearly 70 years, Disney has pushed the boundaries of art and science through the work of a team of dreamers, designers and builders known as the Imagineers.