Since I was young I was told that Walt Disney is buried within a block of ice. Is this true.
I was told that he did this hoping for a cure for what ever he died of, not sure if it was cancer or something else. So really he has preserved himself so his body does not age any further.
Saying that he would need to be brought up to speed mentally, to this generation. Lots of things have changed since then as we all know.
Strange if he did come back to life. I wonder what he would make of the Disney Empire now.
Anyway, how far is any of this true ? ?
:donald:
walt died of lung cancer and was cremated. :(
It's complete rubbish - an urban myth.
if only it were true though!!
Thanks for that, cleared that matter up.
Only now I wonder where the myth came from......seems strange one to invent.
:roll: :?:
I think it originated from the nine old men.
Nine old men :?:
The original Disney animators are referred to as the nine old men.
Oh I see, wonder what made them invent that one. Still animators are storytellers no matter how strange the story might be ! :D
Rumour has it that it originated with one of them - think it might have been Ward Kimball, who was supposed to have been a bit of a prankster.
although it is a story, it's a pretty believable one really!! lol
Who told you about this? :lol: I knew it wasn't true when I started reading it because I watched a documentary about Walt's life once. If only he was still alive :(
Quote from: "RnRCj"Who told you about this? :lol: I knew it wasn't true when I started reading it because I watched a documentary about Walt's life once. If only he was still alive :(
me too! :(
ive never seen a documentary on walt, i bet it was soooo so intresting!
i had a dream i met him once though. i think its the best dream i ever had!! :D
Here's a webpage with a few Disney urban legends, if you're interested in more... :wink:
http://www.magicalmountain.net/DisneyUrbanLegends.asp (http://www.magicalmountain.net/DisneyUrbanLegends.asp)
Excellent, it will be a cool read! thanks Raptor :-)
Thank you raptor1982, very interesting website indeed ! !
Cheers :D
Hi everyone
Just found these links surrounding Walt's Death, it's from a site called
'snopes.com'
History of Walt's frozen in ice rumour
//http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/wd-ice.htm
Location of Walt's burial site
//http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/wd-site.htm
Walt's burial marker
//http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/wdgrave.htm
Walt's Death Certificate
//http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/wd-death.htm
Walt's Will
//http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/wd-will.htm
Quite interesting, though I must admit if you can understand the contents of the Will, you are half way to law school :lol:
Quote from: "javey74"Strange if he did come back to life. I wonder what he would make of the Disney Empire now.
:donald:
i wonder if he ever really knew what he had started :mickey2:
that was just spooky and macabre although gripping reading - apart from the wil which i didnt get at all :D
The Walt in ice story is a myth, that's been alive for a long time