Bob Iger Pays Tribute to Walt Disney on Walt’s 119th Birthday

Bob Iger Pays Tribute to Walt Disney on Walt’s 119th Birthday. On December 5th, Disney Fans around the world shared their love for “Uncle Walt” on what would have been his 119th birthday. One such post came from Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger.

Iger shared to Twitter, “On this day in 1901, #WaltDisney was born. Remembering him today in appreciation for his vision, inspiration, and all of the wonderful seeds he planted for our company to grow from.”

On this day in 1901, #WaltDisney was born. Remembering him today in appreciation for his vision, inspiration, and all of the wonderful seeds he planted for our company to grow from. pic.twitter.com/3Lz2xPWDIC

— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) December 5, 2020

There is no doubting Walt has left a lasting impact on the world over with his innovative projects and knack for storytelling. Check out some of the other posts shared to Twitter celebrating Walt’s legacy and birthday:

It's Walt Disney's birthday! Crowds Artist Yasser Hamed recently created this one-of-a-kind portrait of Walt Disney that uses 12,000 1 1/16 inch pins. The portrait took weeks to construct and was designed using a mix of robotics, image processing & computation, and manual work. pic.twitter.com/0JsEsBzddN

— Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) December 5, 2020

Happy birthday Mr Disney the man who taught world how to imagination turned into realty #Disney #WaltDisney pic.twitter.com/dZnflea8Rh

— kapil bagri (@k_bagri) December 5, 2020

"First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare."

Happy Birthday to the great Walt Disney! (1901 – 1966) pic.twitter.com/RqzX8xDqsf

— Classic Hollywood(GP) (@CHC_1927) December 5, 2020

We're celebrating Walt Disney's birthday with a @OriginalFunko release tomorrow that reminds us that it was all started by a mouse. pic.twitter.com/XxzPxEDGK3

— Disney Store (@shopDisney) December 4, 2020

Happy what would have been 119th birthday to the man behind the mouse: Walt Disney 🎉✨ pic.twitter.com/l6sJ7bKZjL

— The Disney Bubble (@feeling_disney) December 5, 2020

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, on this date in 1901 to parents Elias and Flora. Happy Birthday, Walt! Photo: Walt at the Hyperion Avenue studio, ca. 1931 pic.twitter.com/Ii6lJTvAMQ

— Walt Disney Archives (@TWDCArchives) December 5, 2020

On this day 119 years ago, Walt Disney was born. The man was far from perfect, but there's no denying that he changed not just the world of animation, but of entertainment in general, and for that, he will always be one of my heroes.#WaltDisney pic.twitter.com/3DZbbx8sCb

— JWCartoonist (C0mms OPEN) (@JWCartoonist) December 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/MichelsTristan/status/1335263406572625921?s=20

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” 🎶 ♥️ Happy Birthday to Walt Disney! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/AAnY9ZUy7B

— Disney Music (@DisneyMusic) December 5, 2020

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Featured Photo Credit: Walt Disney Archives

Source: Robert Iger’s Twitter

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