This week we’ve been reminded about the formidable financial power of the empire founded on Donald Duck. But when Walt Disney had the idea for Disneyland, he had to dig deep into his own pocket to get the idea going. You see, his brother Roy started out by thinking it was a crazy idea, and he got the board of The Disney Company to oppose the idea. In the end, Disneyland was the creation of just one person, not of a giant corporation; and it was a really risky bet.
