(Image credit: TWDC) The History Of Disney World’s Name. When a press conference was first called in November of 1965 and it was confirmed that yes, it was Walt Disney who had been buying up all ...

And now those that have never been able to truly see Walt Disney will have that chance, because Walt is now a hologram that’s part of the new Disney 100 exhibition opening in Philadelphia this week.

In her view, the family’s biggest misstep was selling the rights to Walt Disney’s name, image, and likeness back in 1981 — a $46.2 million stock deal that effectively severed their control.