Roy O. Disney with Company at Press Conference
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Florida Development Commission
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"Roy O. Disney (1893–1971), the American businessman; partner and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company with his brother Walt Disney. This 1965 photograph shows Roy Disney and his brother with Florida's Governor W. Haydon Burns (1912–87), announcing plans to create a Disney theme park in the state. Walt Disney World opened in 1971. Located just southwest of Orlando, Florida, the attraction grew to become the largest resort in the world, covering 47 square miles (122 square kilometers) and encompassing four theme parks, two water parks, a wilderness preserve, and numerous hotels."
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Public domain
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- State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/80371
- "Walt Disney with company at press conference : Orlando, Florida" via the Florida Photographic Collection, call number C069089CV (Florida Department of Commerce collection)
- "Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference" via the World Digital Library
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Roy O. DisneyRoy Oliver Disney war der ältere Bruder von Walt Disney, mit dem er 1923 die Walt Disney Company als Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio gründete. Während sein Bruder den kreativen Teil des Unternehmens abdeckte, war Roy Oliver Disney für den finanziellen Teil zuständig. Er war Vorstandsvorsitzender (1929–1971) und Präsident (1945–1971) der Walt Disney Company. .. weiterlesen