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Walter Elias Disney/ 65 / Ghost / Walt Disney / RESERVED

Lots of movies and Disneyparks later, Walt was diagnosed with lung cancer, caused by many years of smoking. He preferred to smoke unfiltered Lucky Strikes, but later switched to Gitanes, French cigarettes. 

He was in bad health for a few months, before he finally entered St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank, CA on November 2, 1966, complaining of pain in his neck and back. An X-ray revealed a tumor on his left lung and surgery was advised. Walt, however checked out to finish some studio business and re-entered the hospital on November 6. Surgery was performed the next day and his left lung was found to be cancerous and was removed.

Disney was released from hospital after two weeks. After spending Thanksgiving Day with his family, he collapsed at his home in Palm Springs on November 30 and was driven back to St. Joseph’s Hospital. He would lose consciousness regularly in the days to come. He spent his 65th birthday in the hospital with his wife and children at his bedside.

His wife Lillian spent some time with him on December 14 and he was visited by his brother Roy in the evening, who left the room crying. Roy ordered the lights at the Disney Studio across the street, to stay on at all times, which Walt was in the hospital. Walt would ask the nurses to prop him up so he could see the studios. He died a few hours later, at 9:30 AM on Thursday, December 15, 1966.

A man who needs no introduction, Mister Walter Elias Disney himself. Though he didn’t die in the park, his entire livelihood was dedicated to the Disney Empire, and by some perfected fluke, his soul drifted back to his pride and joy. Since his death, Walt has been able to happily keep his eye on the park and his employees. However, he doesn’t plan on inciting a riot, so he rarely ever appears to the living unless he feels it is absolutely necessary. He acts as a grandfather figure to everyone he meets, wanting to bring a smile to everyone’s faces. He makes a point to take care of the ghosts, feeling guilty their young lives were lost in his amusement park. Though he knows how terribly sad it is to lose a life so young, he doesn’t hesitate to remind them they may as well be in heaven; after all, they get to spend eternity in the Happiest Place on Earth for free.

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