Disney's Latest Innovation Is, Quite Literally, Bringing Characters to Life

For nearly a century, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has filled our minds with wonder. The media empire has mastered the use of art and technology to create lifelike characters that tell a story.

Innovation has always been a core part of Disney's movies. Animated films in the 1920s like Steamboat Willy were the first to synchronize sound and pictures. A decade later, Snow White was the first full-length animated film to utilize multiple frames to show scenes with depth perception.

Walt Disney took things a step further in 1955 when he opened the doors of Disneyland to the public. For the first time, kids and parents could experience the magic of Disney's characters in-person at a theme park, which made them even more real than watching on the movie screen.

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