How Disney Built America

Recounts the birth of Mickey Mouse and how he began as a pencil sketch and rocketed to lasting fame. The story starts with Walt in his early days in Hollywood, when he quickly loses his first successful cartoon character to a powerful middleman.

Facing soaring costs, mounting criticism and a tight deadline, Walt Disney creates the first full-length animated feature film, giving rise to the billion-dollar business of animated films.

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

Amid financial troubles, Disney hires an ingenious marketing whizz 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'.