As Neal Gabler wrote in his book, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, “Mickey Mouse had become the ... His animators were sent to life drawing classes. Props and sets were ...
Mickey Mouse is also a big draw and mainstay at Disney's series ... TV series and resorts are a large component of Mickey Mouse's success, Walt Disney's real genius was marketing.
The loss of Oswald and the artists left the fledgling Walt Disney Company in jeopardy. But it was on that train ride that Mickey Mouse "popped out" of Disney's mind and onto his drawing pad. From ...