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Walt A. de Heer
Walt A. de Heer, also published as W. A. de Heer, is a Dutch physicist at Georgia Tech known for graphene electronics and carbon nanotube research.
Walt Before Mickey
Walt Before Mickey (2015) is an independent biographical drama directed by Khoa Le, based on Timothy S. Susanin's 2011 book, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas as Walt Disney; released August 14, 2015, not affiliated with the Disney Company.
Walt Bellamy
Walt Bellamy (Walter Jones Bellamy Jr., "Bells"), American basketball center, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, 1961 first overall draft pick, 1962 NBA Rookie of the Year, 20,941 career points, Hall of Fame 1993.
Walt Blackman
Walt Blackman is an American Republican politician and retired Army combat veteran serving in the Arizona House of Representatives from District 7, first elected in 2018.
Walt Disney
Walt Disney (1901–1966), American animator and producer, creator of Mickey Mouse, founder of the Disney company, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World; won 48 Academy Awards.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven American studio, a division of The Walt Disney Company, founded by Walt and Roy Disney and headquartered in Burbank and Vancouver.
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall is Frank Gehry's 2,265-seat stainless-steel concert hall in downtown Los Angeles, opened October 23, 2003. Born from Lillian Disney's 1987 $50 million gift, it houses the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Master Chorale, with Nagata Acoustics' vineyard auditorium and a 6,134-pipe Gehry-designed organ.
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, a Disney satellite animation studio at Disney-MGM Studios, Orlando, operated 1989-2004, produced Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear, and closed as Disney moved to computer animation.
Walt Disney Home Video (VHS)
Walt Disney Home Video was the Walt Disney Company's home video division, releasing its films on VHS from October 1980, and popularized selling family videos at low prices.
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering is the design arm of The Walt Disney Company, founded by Walt and Roy Disney in 1952, that creates Disney's theme parks and attractions.
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is the family film label of The Walt Disney Studios, rooted in the 1923 Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it distributes via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and led global box office nine of the last ten years.
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records, the Disney Music Group label of The Walt Disney Company, began in 1956 as Disneyland Records, was renamed in 1989, and releases Disney film soundtracks and children's music, including Mary Poppins and The Lion King albums.
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) is The Walt Disney Company's headquarters lot at 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, built 1939-40 on 51 acres bought with Snow White profits, replacing the Hyperion Avenue studio; closed to regular public tours.
Walt Disney Studios (division)
The Walt Disney Studios is The Walt Disney Company's film division, combining Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century, and Searchlight labels with theatrical and music units; record $11 billion 2019 box office.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, legally Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., is Disney's home-video division, known for limited releases under the Disney Vault and for outsourcing physical media to Sony in 2024.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is The Walt Disney Company's theatrical film distribution arm, founded in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company after a dispute with RKO; first release The Living Desert; renamed in 2007; distributes Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century, and Searchlight films.
Walt Disney Studios Park
Walt Disney Studios Park, the second theme park at Disneyland Paris, opened March 16, 2002 and was renamed Disney Adventure World on March 29, 2026 with the opening of World of Frozen.
Walt Disney Television
Walt Disney Television: name for Disney's television production, distribution and network businesses, from the 1954 Disneyland series and Walt Disney Television Animation (1984) to today's Disney Entertainment Television under Debra OConnell.
Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World Resort, near Orlando, Florida, opened October 1, 1971 with the Magic Kingdom. It now spans four theme parks, two water parks, and roughly 25,000 acres, governed since 2023 by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Walt Disney World Monorail System
The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a monorail network at Walt Disney World in Florida, opened in 1971 and carrying about 150,000 daily passenger trips.
Walt Disney World Railroad
The Walt Disney World Railroad is a narrow-gauge steam railroad that encircles Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, operating four steam locomotives named for Disney company figures.
Walt Disney World Speedway
Walt Disney World Speedway, nicknamed the Mickyard, was a one-mile tri-oval at Walt Disney World, Florida, built in 1995 for about $6 million; it hosted the first IRL race (1996 Indy 200, won by Buzz Calkins) through 2000, then driving experiences, closing August 9, 2015 and demolished for parking.
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, also known as Progressland, is a rotating-theater Audio-Animatronics show at Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland, built by General Electric for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, moved to Disneyland in 1967 and Walt Disney World in 1975, closed July 6, 2026 for a reimagining reopening late spring 2027.
Walt Flanagan
Walt Flanagan (Walter Flanagan), American comic shop manager of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash since 1997, Comic Book Men cast member, Tell 'Em Steve-Dave podcaster, and artist of Batman: Cacophony and Cryptozoic Man.
Walt Frazier
Walt "Clyde" Frazier (born 1945, Atlanta) is a Hall of Fame point guard who led the New York Knicks to their only two NBA titles (1970, 1973), starred in the 1970 Finals Game 7, and later became their MSG broadcaster.
Walt Harris (fighter)
Walt Harris, "The Big Ticket" (born 1983, Birmingham, Alabama), American UFC heavyweight; 13-10-0 (1 NC), all wins by KO/TKO; basketball player at Jacksonville State; suspended by USADA/CSAC in 2019 and NAC in 2023.
Walt Hazzard
Walt Hazzard, also Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, American point guard; UCLA's first NCAA title captain (1964, 30-0), 1964 Olympic gold medalist, 10-year NBA guard, and UCLA head coach 1984-88.
Walt Longmire
Walt Longmire is the fictional sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, protagonist of Craig Johnson's Longmire mystery novels beginning with The Cold Dish (2004); a Vietnam Marine veteran widower played by Robert Taylor in the six-season TV series Longmire.
Walt Nauta
Walt Nauta is an American political aide and former U.S. Navy petty officer who serves as Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations in the White House.
Walt Rostow
Walt Rostow (Walt Whitman Rostow, 1916–2003) was an American economist who wrote The Stages of Economic Growth and advised Presidents Kennedy and Johnson on national security.