Dec. 5, 1901: Walter Elias Disney is born in Chicago. Oct. 16, 1923: Walt and his brother Roy, sign an agreement to produce an animated film series called the “Alice Comedies.” They call their ...

This year, Disney is celebrating its 100th anniversary ... Steamboat Willie also made film history as the first animated cartoon created with fully synchronized sound. With the release of Snow ...

Episode three tries to understand how Disney’s beloved animated-feature-film operation ... For each era of the studio’s feature-film history, we picked just two titles that best exhibit ...