We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin- a little fellow trying to do the best he could. — Walt Disney
Disneyland Paris fetes 20th after rocky childhood BusinessWeek After overcoming a rocky childhood, the "Magic Kingdom" now makes up a chunk of the French economy and of Disney's own revenues. Mexican actress Salma Hayek and retired French soccer great Zinedine Zidane led celebrations at the park featuring a …