The Two Sides of Walt Disney

Behind his wholesome public persona, Walt Disney had a darker side. This exclusive clip from the PBS special “American Experience: Walt Disney,” airing at 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 14 and 15, takes a look at both sides of the legend. Photo/video: American Experience/WGBH.
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[@likeitsgoldn9200]

He'd probably roll over in his grave if he's seen what the Disney Channel has become.

[@ConfusedDonkey]

He'd come back from the dead if he saw high school musical

[@joemancini327]

Nutella Love Lol your right here

[@hunterslife6163]

Nutella Love yep prably

[@SteveCarras]

Only to praise it. High School Musical is a thing in the tradition of Janet Munro, Annette Funicello, Hayley Mills, Darlene Gillespie, Kevin Corcoran, Tommy Kirk and others from Walt's era.(preteens to early 20s). Just like Lawrence Welk with the "lufly-lufly" Lennon Sisters (Janet, Kathy, Peg and Dee, no relation to John, Yoko, or Julian.)

[@kamdensalinas6473]

if you did research on Walt Disney or into the history of him and the Walt Disney movies you would see this all began with him ,it's not just starting it's been going on since the beginning of the Walt Disney movies ....

[@spicybunzentertainment2426]

That's it? That's his darker side? He's a businessman.

[@AdrianaSanchez-kn3ku]

SpicyBunz Entertainment no he’s racist asf

[@nanoff815]

@@AdrianaSanchez-kn3ku The crows in Dumbo were fine man.

[@AdrianaSanchez-kn3ku]

NANO HUNTER Ff and who said I was talking about the crows I’m talking about other animations that he also made.

[@numa2k147]

Racist, Nazi abiding businessman.

[@TheMrfoxguy]

@@numa2k147 yeah yeah wal was evil we've heard it all before.

[@chloella2786]

Walt does get a lot of hate, but it is nice that he was able to acknowledge his flaws

[@huerta0920]

Positivity for you ! For what ?

[@RayPointerChannel]

Why should Walt be hated? The man has been dead for 52 years. And it seems that the most of the people dragging him through the mud were not even alive when he was active. It's best to know what you are talking about.

[@nightisright1873]

He was a sexist

[@nanoff815]

@@nightisright1873 How excactly?

[@someonedifferent8512]

NightIsRight Everyone was back then.

[@appletile2887]

I am now 66 years old, I have lived longer than Walt Disney did. He made my childhood better and my life to. That you Walt for all those wonderful memories, dreams and feelings. I often wish upon a star cause I know it makes no difference who you are. R.I.P.

[@jhibbitt1]

this pretty much sounds like the typical actions of a boss in charge of one of the worlds wealthiest companies because if they weren't like this then it wouldn't be one of the wealthiest

[@degsbabe]

Walt Disney was a born alive driven man who had a dream. Then he nurturedand encouraged the dream to grow. Grew beyond his dreams. Oh...and then he became 'in charge'.

[@donald_the_savage1234]

RetroGuy76 but he started it and still made magic for millions of people.

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

@@donald_the_savage1234 right that magic was not ment for black people.. because he's a racist..but ok

[@donald_the_savage1234]

Jordan Williams it was the 1940’s. The fact that he may have had racist ideas isn’t something I’m concerned about.

[@DeadmanRedux]

@@JordanWilliams-ix2td He wasn't racist against black people.

[@wishes4ever542]

Wow in seven years He got angry and pissed off twice. Wow. Please. The guy was a genius at imagination and making something a family can share together. Priceless

[@sharkheadism]

That one person saw him angry twice. Others assuredly drew his ire more than that.

[@danielfoster7190]

yea i mean except for the whole...ya know...hating jews thing

[@somethingofascientist58]

Wishes 4 Ever genius?He stole the idea of combining sound and animation from two men.He then bribed the news to not mention the Brothers and used his power of location in Hollywood to bury their business

[@jannl2535]

The whole hating jews thing has no evidence and one of the sherman Brothers said that he was a good Boss

[@kurikuraconkuritas]

except for jews and any other non white race. but other than that, sure

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

My mom worked for him, talked to him weekly for 44 years and said he was a good person. That's all that matters.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

maybe people are giving him a bad rep, cause he was the boss. people forget that he started from nothing.

[@Musiquefleur]

And hes dyslexic

[@-honeytea-409]

Nice

[@javierescuella2917]

Ur mom was lucky 😢😢😢

[@cherryqueen4406]

@@ChickenMcThiccken No one saying that he didn't deserve his wealth he did but you have to take the good with the bad and the good is that he made childhood worth living and the bad was that he was racist we can't forget or forgive that just because he produced good movies

[@JonathanGrahamVideo]

He doesn't sound like a very bad boss. He just had high expectations for his employees. Is that a bad thing?

[@ahmadalhashmi8940]

Yeah you need to be strict so your employees can take their jobs seriously. I don't know why many people can't understand this and bash him for bieng strict.

[@huerta0920]

Jonathan Graham Walt Disney was a good man but the thing was that if your working for him, he expects something out of you as one of his animators. As an animator you have to show you are an animator who can draw & make art, sketch, stories & not some person who makes silly sketches & cartoons on just paper. And just cause he didn’t have many diversity employees, that doesn’t make a racist, he just hired the BEST animators. Tho he did have a couple of Jewish & an African American employee.

[@ImReadyD151]

No it's not a bad thing. It's what made Disney Land succeed, but according to today's society, if someone isn't ok with mediocrity, then they're a bad person

[@Brandi.65]

Jonathan Graham he was a pervert and molested little children!

[@MissJazzDaFunk]

Angel_eyes65 any proof of that sir?

[@jordonveatch2503]

Lol this is considered a "dark side"? Oh, please.

[@ahmadalhashmi8940]

I know right? there are many naive idiots who believe he was bad because he was strict?!? These people

[@vegetamingo1593]

Ahmad Alhashmi ikr thats how u run a company u have to be strict

[@artycharr]

They certainly sugar coated it, I recall hearing he branded his employees communists for wanting more.

[@jakespaceman2135]

Also he was very racist....theres that

[@folyobembay73]

He was also anti Semitic

[@Alicia-K]

I worked for Disneyland years ago. I was told that some of the cast members were acting up and Walt fired their manager instead of them, saying that he was not doing his job to manage them. He was a wonderful businessman! He had a vision and carried it through to completion. He also knew where weaknesses were and dealt with it at the source rather than the surface.

[@whyisblue923taken]

I would fire most of HR if I were to become CEO of a major corporation.

[@mikeclifford8360]

@@whyisblue923taken - which is probably why you're not a CEO of a major corporation.

[@yurichtube1162]

@@mikeclifford8360 why? HR is useless.

[@prayforthellluminatiprayto2614]

LllUMINATI 666 33 Freemasonry

[@ibrahimeljemli3822]

Women stays at home

[@VirtualSpoof]

just makes me respect him even more

[@gustyko8668]

Same!

[@Brandi.65]

VirtualSpoof your sure fooled into thinking he was a good man lol

[@moondustberries8171]

Angel_eyes65 You Are Fake News

[@thefrontyre4821]

You know he was blatant racist

[@dontlookatmyvideoREE]

Austin Klein guys chillax Internet are brainwashing us sometimes..

[@mikeclifford8360]

Why is anyone surprised Walt had a dark side? EVERYONE has a dark side and last I checked, Walt was human.

[@saskoilersfan]

I wasn't ._. I love him and Kennedys os/oz enigma.

[@noisemarine561]

My dark side is how when I create I ruthlessly twist and mutate what it is seen as. So it becomes a monster that scares children into being good, that is my evil side.

[@tinderminder7106]

You can’t say the last bit about Mark Zuckerberg

[@JP-ks7ey]

of course everyone has a dark side as for me i'm adult now so i'm a little more mature and am not this way anymore, but in high school I wasn't the nicest guy I enjoyed being a smartass asshole, but my family only saw the fun loving guy they pictured me being

[@samblackside]

He was also a raging racist and accused his workers of being communists while also not paying his workers for working on dumbo, which lead to a strike from the animators about how unethical he was.

[@robertjromero9488]

What can I say, me and my mom spotted him just a few years before his passing at Disneyland and I asked if he would take a photo with me and my cousin, and he did. He could have said, "No I'm sorry".

[@alanroberts7916]

That picture of you two cousins and Walt must mean a lot and may be worth a lot, too.

[@deanpd3402]

@@alanroberts7916 my son's name is Alan. His second name is Robert.

[@kmart014]

Where’s the pic?

[@UFGator1972]

Walt Disney was a perfectionist who probably expected everyone to be the same way. Most of his employees respected and admired him. There are always some people, in a huge corporation like his, that will have something negative to say about their boss and unfortunately this video only reflects their negative opinions about Walt Disney. For me, all we have to do is watch and admire what he accomplished. Kids around the world love everything that he created and to me that is the bottom line. This man was a creative genius who was way ahead of his time, I doubt there will ever be another one like him.

[@bittu2329]

Its kinda ironic for disney after encanto

[@z.a.y.n-5053]

@@bittu2329 well whoever is in charge has nothing to do with Walt Disney, however if he is like the former Walt Disney then it would be ironic and tragic I guess.

[@bittu2329]

@@z.a.y.n-5053 nah I mean the studio which delivers a movie whose whole premise was that no one is perfect had a founder that was a perfectionist

[@RayPointerChannel]

What you stated is EXACTLY the point. Walt Disney was a perfectionist. He had a realization of what the medium of animation could be beyond what it was. He had a vision and leadership that brought higher standards and a greater realization of what animation could be. Not everyone who worked in the business had a total realization of constructing a film, which requires a special sense. So many artists are focused on what they do that they can sometimes forget the purpose of what they do. Walt sometimes hurt people's feelings when he took out story sketches or sequences because he saw that they were not helping advance the film. As I was told by the late Ford Banes who worked there during the 1930s, Walt had an uncanny talent for reading a storyboard and knowing where the attention needed to be. What people may not know have known was that he had a form of dyslexia. Berny Wolf, who animated some of the scenes of Jiminy Cricket in PINOCCHIO told me a story of his reworking a scene in the Silly Symphony, ELMER THE ELEPHANT. It was the scene after Elmer leaves Tillie Tiger's Birthday Party after being teased about his trunk. He looks up and sees a row of four pelicans with a Jimmy Durante persona. Seeing the first Pencil Test, Walt exclaimed, "Who did THAT?" Berny sunk down into his seat and in a timid voice said, "I did." Walt turned to him with the scowl and raised eyebrow saying, "You know better than that." He reworked it 13 times and finally flopped the drawings, had them reshot and reversed the action. Walt said, "Finally!"

[@PAHADIBOY_69]

Long live Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@katherinesage]

A genuine American Original. Genius on MANY counts. Distinguished. Dedicated. I live down the lane from the House of Mouse and am reminded everyday of his presence.

[@JONNOG88]

To quote Jafar from Aladdin."You've heard of the golden rule haven't you??? Whoever *Has* the Gold. Makes the rules!" *Maniacal wheezing*

[@JP-ks7ey]

well he was at the time CEO of disney

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

he ends up dying living by his own rule

[@leftyfourguns]

He was clearly a perfectionist and had a hard time accepting the fact that not everyone is the same way and you can't always achieve your vision with 100% clarity. But as hard as he was on the artists apparently he regularly awarded them with financial bonuses when they met or exceeded his expectations. Nowadays standing out as an exemplary employee either gets you fired or double the work load with no increased pay.

[@zulalsozer42]

The man worked hard for children, giving them wonderful films made with the imagination. We see only half of this in Turkey. Especially in new productions, such a thing is almost non-existent. Walt, like most businessmen, wanted everything to go perfectly. Walt Disney is a legend in every way and My hero.

[@CalaveraCandy]

He was a perfectionist. I've heard he was hard to work with but he knew what he wanted and, hey, it showed in his work.

[@adikaranuh2799]

Hes running a billion dolar company, of course he has to be like that

[@dedoslongos2878]

Adika Ranuh I agree

[@RetrocadePodcast]

In 1966 the Walt Disney Company would be worth $80m, or $590m adjusted for inflation. So, in todays terms, it'd be a half a billion dollar company. Close enough, IMO.

[@elizabethothart4706]

Adika Ranuh ii

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Dollar

[@blueberrypitbull87]

You idiot Street shitter. He died in the 60s.

[@JeevesReturns]

Brilliant man who created and gave so much to the rest of the world.

[@somethingofascientist58]

JeevesReturns Brilliant?He stole the idea of combining sound and animation from two men.He then bribed the news to not mention the Brothers and used his power of location in Hollywood to bury their business

[@buttermilk.jesus0372]

Braydan Tomlin You mean he used it? He didn’t say he was the first one to do it. According to your logic the two brothers stole the idea of animation.

[@somethingofascientist58]

NotAPerson Yes,he did say he was the first one to use it.

[@buttermilk.jesus0372]

Braydan Tomlin He said it was the first cartoon that was fully sound synchronized cartoon. The ones the brothers came up with was mostly music for tone, while Steamboat Mickey was the first to use it for characters talking and sound effects

[@somethingofascientist58]

NotAPerson Betty Boop search it up

[@senorkaboom]

He had his name on it, his reputation was at stake. He obviously was a hard ass, but you look at his movies from Steamboat Willy to The Jungle Book, the last one he made during his life, you see his influence. He paid the people who created his ideas, he had the right to want it his way.

[@austindreher2791]

They all worked together. And threw ideas around. And the last movie live action movie Walt Disney worked on was The Happies Millionaire and Jungle Book was his last animated movie.

[@mikeclifford8360]

@@dccif2706 - You're right, but ultimately, Walt's decision was final.

[@RayPointerChannel]

@@dccif2706 It was not entirely a one way street. Walt welcomed the input from the people he hired. That's why he hired them. But as the Producer, what he produced was a reflection of his vision, and he guided and inspired his people in reaching that. Frankly, there was some flawed logic in SNOW WHITE and PINOCCHIO that was the result of Walt's "thinking" that no one ever mentions. And those films continue to be regarded as classics. So when you work for someone else, remember you are their to carry out the mission of the company. If you want to promote your own agenda, start your own company.

[@antifagoat6591]

Walt Disney was a man. Humans aren't perfect. In fact we're often quite bad to others and even ourselves. That doesn't mean we can't be a part of making good things. It also doesn't mean we should forget Walt's flaws or how many people held him up on the way to the top. See him as a man, not an idol, and you'll see all the ugliness that makes up a real person - which is kind of beautiful in its own way.

[@saskoilersfan]

He helped Kennedy create the jfk os/oz enigma._.

[@austinklein1172]

Walt Disney What are you talking about? He Di dnt Help with the Deaths of Kennedy or Monroe. They Were NOT hoaxes. He was Didn't start how people view Beauty. We ALL view Beauty differently. Yes even in 2018. Your screen name is WALT DISNEY yet you LIE about him? SHAMEFUL.

[@saskoilersfan]

I don't lie._. Your medias do._. Kennedy , rko , war of the worlds._. Kennedy ,Disney , war of the words._. The Kennedy assassination , The perception of Os/Oz firing magical bullets / bolts in a heart shaped plzza._. The medias tell you its a camelot lies._. When your own medias lie to you , they are your enemies friends._. I found the monroe Disney connection already._. Go back to your society of lies._. I found the Disney and aldous Huxley connections already._. Disney topia ._. Huxley and technodictators ._. Huxley and cs lewis dead on same day as Kennedy Os/Oz enigma._. They hide the truth by altering your perceptions._. I chose Disney to mock your intelligence for not believing in Disney magic._.

[@Jaxboy86]

He was a person. But an extraordinary one. He pushed ppl to be better and he got the best. Thats what leaders do. Everyone has flaws but I wont tolerate ppl calling Walt a bad man. Hes is a great man and definitely deserves all the respect. Honestly America needs more Walts!

[@jimmoriarty4530]

Sounds like he is perfect, if the manager is not strict the company cannot make good results

[@pika-peterchu2281]

Happy 115th Birthday To Walt Disney!

[@godli6063]

Filmon Tewolde proof

[@jackskellington8292]

Ulti Gamer funny how the idiot never responded 😂😂

[@granthartley1627]

@@user-lu6yg3vk9z not sure of how true this is but I heard the same lol. A worker in a documentary said he once fired an Indian man for being too dark

[@user-lu6yg3vk9z]

Look at his ties to the Nazi party.

[@granthartley1627]

@@jackskellington8292 you can search on KZbin for the video but here's what his own granddaughter had to say of him www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/walt-disneys-grandniece-agrees-meryl-670039&ved=2ahUKEwiNgKmW1vbgAhUGVN8KHQvqApwQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw0vSywm1Q6Fbkgd_6GHx7R1

[@caramelunicorn8023]

this is not a dark side, this is human personality.

[@reneeg4817]

They didn't show his dark side . Human trafficking pedos. Under ground shenanigans. He was a Freemason #33. Has a room 33 that is the Cabal number. Not a good man

[@RickSanches96]

Love it he tried to give the best always with hard work and with no mistakes, truly a man who is really dedicadet to his cause. RIP Walt Disney.

[@jadensvideos]

I dont know why a lot of people dont like Walt Disney. He is a good man.

[@helentrove620]

+jadensvideos You have made 2 mistakes, he WAS, ....not IS an ....EVIL man, NOT good. Research enough & you will see that he most definitely was not a good man at all.

[@jadensvideos]

remmie toyne If he wasnt, why would he make a place for people to be happy? To inspire people?

[@homepcmacbook5996]

+jadensvideos google his "happy" racism

[@cocodakilla]

he was very good yet brainwashed sheep believe propaganda. He was not a racist either

[@jhibbitt1]

humans like making messiahs for themselves and then they like making that messiah turn into a devil if you get my metaphor. it happens with every celebrity as first they want to worship a perfect human and then they want to see that perfect human make mistakes and increase their egos and hear the gossip. as powerful as his name was, he was still just a man like everybody else and therefore there are unlikable and bad qualities about him just like every other human being, but when celebrities show they're just human, the public jumps on that with eagerness. then it mainly comes to racism and being anti-semitic. both are judged unfairly. yes he probably was a bit racist as was anybody from his time and generation. it doesn't mean he hated people of other cultures it just meant he was ignorant of their cultures and insensitive as were most people. i don't know of any hard evidence that he was anti-semitic beyond the rumours that spawned because he did business with people that were and supposedly did befriend nazi supporters and friends of nazis. that doesn't mean he shared their views. this was also before the war at least as far as i'm aware. anyway that's my take on it

[@randomized4266]

Smart powerful people want things done their way..

[@staysaltybaby]

Almost as if... he owns the company or something

[@Ok-vr8fu]

@@staysaltybaby ikr shOcKing.... and how successfully it got

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Now Disney has J. J. Abrams-Shekelwitzberg.

[@kaileyllewellyn]

I believe Walt Disney was a good man who only wanted his employees do their best but also expected them to achieve the goals he had set and to succeed. He only wanted nothing but the very best from them. Now whenever I learned that he would cough down the hall I thought it was due to smoking but didn’t know it was to let others know he was there.

[@michaelk9907]

I don't see why people think this video is trying to shame Disney. I don't think any less of him after watching.

[@saskoilersfan]

Neither did i,. I loved Disney and Kennedys os/oz enigma._.

[@UFGator1972]

It is a one sided video but most people do acknowledge the greatness of this wonderful man.

[@sharkheadism]

It seems like a fair assessment of him, he was a taskmaster. Bosses usually are.

[@mpdalyful1]

just like j Edgar Hoover. both men were of thier era.

[@Najwaeth]

I don't think that's a dark side, he was a determined entrepreneur. He teaches his employees strict so that they understand better (that's one of the reasons why he is strict). As an entrepreneur or someone like him, namely as a producer, animator and bussinesman, surely some people are strict with employees and that is a normal thing. I love his nature and he has become himself. I will never forget this legend he has inspired me.

[@adorkypenguiin]

Walt Disney the best movie maker I love Walt Disney

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

Hes not really a bad guy, I mean I would expect something like that from him where he made the Happiest place on earth and bring joy to millions and billions of people

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

I'm in no way related to Walt Disney or the Disney family but being a huge fan I call him " Uncle Walt"

[@all66books]

When I was kid, watching him speak to the viewer on TV before the showing of a Disney presentation, I also thought of him that way. That was the persona he presented. I was very young and impressionable, figured he worked to produce great things for us kids to enjoy, so what else could I think?

[@mateo6116]

He is truly an inspiration

[@bhimsinghsherry]

sarah movie reviewer well he is a human and we are a human lol

[@rappigonen]

i want to give a big kiss to walt diney ! i love him so much !

[@parkercowan8648]

“If you can’t think of a way to improve it or try to, then keep your mouth shut!” This is an example of a good boss, believe me. A good boss cares about his work and saying something like that proves it.

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

They aired BOTH parts early this morning. Uncle Walt was such a fascinating human being !

[@BuckyTheN00b2]

sporttturbo 23 What pedophile symbol?

[@Riz2336]

Genius's dudes aren't always your best friend in most cases, they're on a mission

[@donttouchmysilver8202]

Riz2336 well said

[@somethingofascientist58]

Riz2336 genius?He stole the idea of combining sound and animation from two men.He then bribed the news to not mention the Brothers and used his power of location in Hollywood to bury their business

[@davyroger3773]

@@somethingofascientist58 Good artists borrow, great artists steal

[@INNIT2WINNNIT]

My favourite is Skinless Jim ❤️

[@roberthaughn487]

Look, let's clear some things up. DISCLAIMER: Racism and smoking are not being put into question as they wee common in Walt's time. 1. People have to understand that if you worked for Walt Disney, you're not just some animator. He expects creativity and a great mind out of you if you're working as an animator or story writer. He says "That'll work" in the context that everything can be better than what it is. That was Walt's motto. 2. Walt isn't the only one to do this kind of thing. He of course needs a public persona that's cherry and kind hearted, and a work persona that's stern and serious. Steve Jobs did the exact same thing. And Steve had his employees FIGHTING him. Many people do that. Walt isn't the first, and was far from the last. 3. Honestly, I think it's good in some context that he did this. Nobody is gonna watch the movies or visit the theme parks ran by a typical boss man.

[@cocodakilla]

he was not like steve jobs. He was creative and paid his employees the best AND acknowledged them. The were given more money when they improved abd were well looked after. Women and those who never knew a thing about the industry were allowed to start from the bottom, gain experience and move up. He was the boss and firm when he Had to be. He was a boss in a million actually. That much ia obvious.

[@roberthaughn487]

What I'm saying is Walt WASN'T a typical boss man. I may have made it seem like that in my comment but he wasn't. However he was a bit more stern and serious away from the public eye. Still it was a persona you could learn to love. And yes six flags is ran by typical bossmen. But Disney was more than just an amusement park. It was an entertainment company, a huge one even now. It needed a face and that face was Walt. Six flags doesn't have the heart created in Disney parks. Almost incomparable. And I agree Steve doesn't deserve the comparison. I was saying Steve has done it with WAY WORSE results, including physical encounters.

[@roberthaughn487]

He had those similarities to a boss. He expected the best. However, he made sure they knew what WAS the best. For ever scene of every movie and every building of every park, he have a detailed description of what he personally imagined. He made up the ideas, and made sure people knew what he meant. Hell, he ACTED OUT the entire Snow White story in front of his animating team. He was probably the best boss you could ever have. He knew human limitations, allowed time for relaxation and made the building perfect for the working environment. But he didn't allow slacking, and expected his men to produce. Steve Jobs however was different. He just barked and yelled commands and embarrassed anyone that couldn't go through. Had people working 72 hours straight. Keeping them from family. Risking health. I hate these kinds of videos. People just can't get over the simple fact: Walt is probably the most successful man ever. Not just achievements, but he has an almost squeaky clean background. These conspiracy theorists trying to dig dirt that was never there.

[@roberthaughn487]

The funny thing about Walt is he thought outside the box, but it really only took simple thinking, but his bright imagination and drive really made it work. Up to the point of Mickey, the only real innovations in animating were different complicated styles of animation and drawing. You'd think Walt would create his own complicated system, like Einstein and Jobs have done with their innovations. Nope. Simply just "I want it with sound". "I want it with color". "I want it to be feature length". It's THAT kind of straightforward thinking that got him to the top. He was very insightful, with the small motions of his characters and bits and details of his parks, but he was never one to overcomplicate to an extreme. He made sure Main Street wasn't filled with architectural masterpieces and just simple buildings, because he wanted it to look like a regular street. Walt knew that simplicity was the best form of complication, if that makes any sense.

[@Solonoface42]

Robert Haughn wow forgive racism because of time it's always wrong

[@blech71]

I like the fact he expected from his employees what he expected from himself. He had standards and it was his company. He also was one for rigor of process... using things like military 24hr time format. Some of the best bosses I have had were just like him in regards to this video. The key was taking the best pints from each boss and discarding the bad attributes and collating and using all the best methods in the correct way and to whom.

[@nodivisionjustunity4364]

Having studied this extensively, this is my first comment on this issue and I thought I would place it on this video. Walt Disney was not at all and anti-Semite. Never was.

[@SomeHarbourBastard]

A worthwhile first effort. I salute you.

[@Jaxboy86]

Thank you. Finally someone who knows like I do that Walt was not even close to antisemitic.

[@jongetitdunn]

Why doesn’t your comment get more likes?

[@pedrozaragoza2253]

Extraordinary man with flaws like all of us. God bless him for bringing hope to all of us.

[@misonoresoconto]

As a boy, I saw both Disney brothers together, Walt and Roy, in Burbank at a Disney shareholders meeting my parents took my brothers, sister and me to. They were walking down Mickey Mouse Avenue and Dopey Drive at Disney Studio. Walt was a showman: he didn't attend the meeting itself inside the auditorium (his brother Roy was the one who chaired the meeting inside) but he made sure everyone saw him outside before the meeting started. During the meeting, Walt appeared only on film that was shown in the auditorium. Sort of like the Wizard of Oz: you knew Walt was on the lot because you saw him but you didn't see him in the flesh (only on film) during the actual meeting itself.

[@Donillini]

He was certainly a performer at all times.

[@antimate101boynewyork5]

Now I’m gonna respect him even more

[@austinklein1172]

Walt Disney is my HERO!!

[@bluesnail5042]

I like how all the interview clips they roll are clearly from people who see Walt fondly and respect him but also recognize that he was made of stern stuff, so the editors have to chop up their interviews (Showing the most critical parts) to try and convey the narrative THEY want to portray of Walt Disney rather than the interviewees.

[@chrisc9670]

Walt was a great man. this videos didn't really seem against him. I would love to have him as a boss.

[@EmillioMelendez]

was he apart of the Illuminati that's what I'm hearing

[@Choices2aa]

Well Walt Disney was one of the worst bosses to have he would spy on his workers and he had to have everything his way and Walt Disney created a magical world for children but people who worked with Walt Disney said he was a nightmare to deal with and its sad that Disney world is crappy now! I am sure Walt Disney would roll over in his grave to see what Disney world and Disney Land looks like now!

[@chrisc9670]

Angel Simone and how do you know all this? I think Disney is great. Yes some dumb decisions were made *cough* tower of terror closing *cough* but the parks are great.

[@jtm726]

Angel Simone ok well first of all Walt Disney never spied on anyone. he just wanted to inspect the work that you are working on. and if it was good, he never gave you praise or got angry, He would just try to suggest something else or say "well what if.." And suggest something else but if it was good he would say "that'll work" at the end of the day it was his money on the line most of the time so he didn't want to have mistakes because it could go badly on him and his brother Roy O. Disney.. You just don't understand why he was doing what he was doing.

[@Brandi.65]

Chris C Disney movies are very sexual perversion in their movies. Look up about Disney movies perversion.

[@stephaniegan4349]

Im so proud of Him.. He is a great motivator of success... I just watched As Dreamer Do and Hes an inspiration to evryone

[@waltdisney3937]

Every company needs discipline like mine.

[@williamschlass4598]

"Dark Side" Yeah having standards is evil

[@BigCheech-wy9os]

I really wish I could’ve met this guy

[@V1ralB1ack]

He's a very interesting and imaginative person. He went from delivering news in the snow as a kid to creating Disney Land by refusing to sell mickey mouse.

[@mehulkapoor5358]

Walt no matter which side still my inspiration

[@ItsBiographer]

If Walt has seen what happened to Disney Company, he would had been surprised. By the way, I have full bio of Walt Disney on my chan.nel.

[@tijuanacali5853]

he made the fairytales real...and every person in this world should be grateful for that,he made our childhood look better and more joyful

[@leviticus3000]

Bruh. He literally OWNS disney. Disney is known by so many people. Like really- This is how all good bosses act.

[@jgsmile1331]

In other words Walt was human but over all he was a good person that was driven with a vision or dreams he wanted to create and he did.

[@corsicanlulu]

he's human!!! why are people so judgmental, is any of us perfect?

[@pandebear0]

How is this a bad thing? Walt Disney, without being a fantastic businessman as well as one with a stunning imagination, would not have seen success. He was precise, he had high expectations of his workers. He had a vision and he knew he would make it happen if he had a cooperative team. You have to trust the man behind the mouse... If you did something wrong he would tell you, if you had to get something done he would tell you to get it done without a fuss. Like it or not, that's how you run a business, even if it is one that makes films for children. I admire Walt for being like this with his workers. It shows prestige, dedication, and talent beyond what he could draw and imagine. He was simply a genius in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

[@cj131]

The man that started everything... He made our childhood so much better and... Magical...

[@herbert6655]

This makes me respect Walt Disney more yes he was hard on people but he had to be they were one of the biggest companies at the time and they had to be quick and on the same page

[@rosemarieward1738]

"Genius" comes at a price. A true mover and shaker of the world. The things he could accomplish in 2018 and beyond! The values of the world might not be what they are now; selfishness, demands, disrespectful attitudes and most of all, NO SAGGING in Disney Parks!!!

[@ms.sonshine8878]

Back in high school I had a teacher who had worked with Disney. He said he was a kind man and really cared about people.

[@vishnurk3107]

Alternative title for this video : "Walt Disney was a good businessman/Boss"

[@amandaelizabeth7943]

I totally identify with Walt. We all want people to see us better than we are. There is without a doubt a side the public sees and then their is your private life.

[@angelomaldini3316]

I don't get it: why does everybody slander his legacy? He doesn't seem anything like the evil monster I've been told he was.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Mostly it's jealousy and wanting to judge a man who grew up 100 years ago by today's standards. He was a rich white businessman, naturally the woke 2021 crowd hate him.

[@antimate101boynewyork5]

Now I just wanna give Walt Disney a huge hug now

[@cealdi1516]

I love him.

[@user-ys3hl6xw1w]

He was a boss of a huge company!! He should be tough and alert! What did you expect him to be? Soft and lukewarm? I don't understand what this documentary is all about.

[@justinb954]

Not fully aware that he left the earth in 1966, people hate & link what his company morphed into. The Disney name has become synonymous with tourist based urban renewal (a la eminent domain) that displaces impoverished people who are barely able to survive as it is. (A lot like the colonists did to native American's) Todays biz style was something he had nothing to do with. He left half his wealth to a charitable trust and a lot of land for a school to be built on. Hes a hero.

[@saskoilersfan]

He helped Kennedy create the jfk os/oz enigma.

[@austinklein1172]

REDACTED FREE PRESS He died December 15,1966😢

[@justinb954]

:(

[@saskoilersfan]

DISNEY helped Kennedy create the assassination ._. DISNEY helped create the monroe assassination ._. Kennedy Os/Oz enigma , Monroe doctoring of sleeping beauty.

[@austinklein1172]

Walt Disney you use WALT Disney's name yet you LIE. you should be ASHAMED.

[@MrBarrynicholas]

I was hoping for more than this.

[@MrDeadsurfer]

I loved Walt Disney. I was there on Opening Day in 55. His crew thought he was nuts and about to lose his money. For one thing, he gave Disneyland to me. He said Disneyland is your land as he looked down at me (age 3). I've always thought of Disneyland as mine ever since. I published a book about Disneyland on themepress called "My Disney Side".

[@Geritopia]

I have no respect for the people commenting on Disney's character, other than those who actually worked with him. -Even detractors like animator Bill Melendez, who vented spleen because of how Disney handled the studio strike. But biographers are far from clinically impartial. They are strategists for writing books that sell and to elevate their own profile. Walt was like a symbol of a kind of American politic. You learn more about writers' own axe to grind in biographies about Disney, than the unimpassioned and objective witness. They tend to select material to pin him into a corner that reflects an unsophisticated man, who was insensitive and, to the next level, racist or whatnot. It solidifies a lead character in fiction to do so but such liberties shouldn't happen in biographies. I would say Schickel is the prime example of that kind of author. "The Disney Version" is less a biography than an excuse to proclaim the ascendancy of 60s cultural changes and use Disney as a punch bag of so-called WASP America. But what a great thing it is to have amongst other surviving colleagues, a Black man and a Jewish guy just telling it like it is. A story of Walt Disney, a human being with flaws for sure but without the deliberate insinuating drama that makes books sell.

[@Geritopia]

He did. After he worked at Disney, then Warner Bros. He left Disney during the strike in the 40s.

[@bohemianh]

Disney one of America's greatest sons!

[@nguyenhoanglong420]

It's Russian now >:)

[@jengles2545]

Thank you W. E. D. you made the world a little better.

[@amirhaj7877]

Disney was a genius and nobody can take away that from him.

[@LondonLadsArt]

if he was your next door neighbour or the guy down the street, he'd be a nasty person, a right piece of work, but because he is rich and powerful, people make it sound mysterious and charming...no he sounds like a real bully to me.

[@jeffc1347]

Its funny how they put "producer" under Ron Miller's name (Walt's son in law and future CEO of the company lol).

[@alicethedisneynerd450]

I liked this video it’s perfect for when I make an essay for the history of Disneyland

[@caelin4174]

Walt Disney was a misogynistic eugenecist nazi, write that down

[@l75rd83]

Disney plus has a fantastic documentary on it. This man was fabulous.

[@elysiabarr425]

A lot of people like Walt Disney or Steve Jobs do have two personas, the one the public knows about and behind the scenes. Both were creative geniuses and made revolutionary products when they where alive. Both apple and Disney still do. Both Disney and Jobbs were also very hard to work for and expected the best. Both weren’t not so nice guys when the camera was not around either. I know that Disney or apple would not be where they were in the world today as big companies if the founders were not the way they were.

[@Tyln93]

Walt Disney 33 Degree Freemason!!!

[@stanfordite1]

Liar.

[@RandySpeer]

"Nobody does stuff on the level that he does as a good-natured, sweetheart of a guy." Theres so much truth and profundity there, that it makes me emotional. Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Michael Jordan, etc. You need both sides to achieve the level these men were on. One side is is usually passionate and likeable, and the other is unreasonable and mission-based (unlikeable). That combination, along with a very focused sense of awareness, equals success.

[@willyodi5]

I don’t see why this has to be published. Walt Disney was a man who wanted the world to seem magical and happy. Everyone has a darker side. Why ruin this man’s reputation simply because he was a human being?

[@dedoslongos2878]

I wish I could meet Walter but his no longer alive

[@tmm226]

Walter? That's Mr. Disney to you!

[@Pinvok]

tmm226 Walt preferred people call him by his first name actually.

[@bluetreefiddy]

remember you can always meet him just go to disney world or land or see a disney movie his magic is still around

[@IamBatman981]

All those Disney movies you grew up watching in your childhood it was because of him if he never created the Walt Disney company your childhood would have maybe lost something great

[@datnigrojohnnywhichisafake8990]

Thx Walt we all love u and u will be truly missed thx for Disney world rip 1902-1966

[@hesssabine2704]

Thanks, Merci for the Information over Walt Disney World Studios.März 2021

[@AMagicProduction]

I love how the guy at the end of this video categorizes Walt Disney and thinks he knows how he acted and thought... while the guys who worked with him (Richard Sherman, Rolly Crump) say otherwise. More fake news

[@bwal9374]

AMagicProduction to me, the guy at the end you’re talking about sounded drunk. I hope he was doing okay emotionally, health-wise at the time of the production... lol

[@selfdo]

Nothing but sniping by a couple of ingrates whom had an opportunity to be part of something special, which the Walt Disney Co. once WAS. That they see fit to besmirch a man long dead speaks more of their (lack of) character. Typical of their ilk.

[@jonathanjackson9208]

It’s interesting to me how people call fake news when they don’t like what they hear, every one of those men worked with Walt hands on in every production and creation that was ever made. It’s very easy to narrate a story based upon people’s prospectives and story’s they have had personally with someone like Walt Disney.

[@jonathanjackson9208]

As a mater of fact knowing Floyd Norman personally, he’s worked for the Disney company since Marry Poppins. He has many many stories of hands on experience with a man that had two faces!

[@JP-ks7ey]

jonathan don't tell me you never said that fun line Donald trump has created so we can make fun of him "Fake news"

[@rapunzeldisney6469]

i love disney im crying

[@brianfuller5868]

Walt Disney was an extremely complex character in his life and many really didn't understand him then. But, one thing was always true. Walt was creative. I'm a lifelong Disney fan and Modern Disney is a soulless husk. Walt would be livid if he saw Disney now.

[@jacksonfelner3]

Boycott EVERYTHING Disney!

[@wofi784]

Thought this wold be about the racism, but okay WSJ

[@WombatLoveAffair]

Walt Disney was a great man and a perfect role model.

[@02752226041]

This guy was the greatest animator in the world , wemiss him.rest in peace walter

[@nightisright1873]

Okay he was not animator plus he could barely animate

[@02752226041]

@@nightisright1873 thank you I never knew this , thanks for making me aware , can you please describe him who was he ?

[@MisstyG]

He had one, true side. He was a known Satanist.

[@msmichelle2196]

Preach

[@jefferyluhn9411]

The story of Walt Disney's posthumous messages to his executive staff is true. My photography instructor at Laney College in Oakland,CA was William High. He was a camera man at Disney for many years before and after Walt's passing. He shot the films of Walt addressing his staff. Actually there were 3 sets of films. A master film, which was shown to the entire executive staff immediately after his funeral. YES, THEY HAD ASSIGNED SEATS. Another set of short 5-minute reels shown to each member of his staff after Walt had been gone 6 months. And a final set of reels, also made for each individual exec, shown at the 2 year anniversary of Walt's death. I did not see any of these reels, but if a complete archive of Walt's materials is available I'm pretty sure they will be there. My instructor, William High, had no reason to lie about this point. He was the camera man.

[@patrickmullane30]

I love this man

[@awesomeunicorn3280]

People always try to dig down into famous people and try to find something bad and it's very disrespectful

[@ramonsancheztorello7111]

Only envy. The human being is the most disgusting thing on Earth

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

I don't think very badly of Walt Disney at all. I've learned quite a lot about him, and how he was very hard to please. One of the coolest things I learned about him, was how he was the very first voice actor for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and I think a couple others. Such an amazing man, for sure. He has, literally, a towering reputation, and had jobs both in front of and behind the camera. Walt Disney was really a talented person, in my own opinion.