Until Mickey's Toontown opened its gates to human visitors in January 1993, it had always been the exclusive realm of animated characters. There is one human, though, who has been known and welcomed in Toontown since the early days: Walt Disney.
Of all the details, references and tributes throughout the land, this is the only one which refers to a real person. It's just above the Library and is an homage to one of Walt's earliest cartoon endeavors.
Laugh-O-Gram Films was a short-lived venture of Walt's during his days in Kansas City. From 1922 to 1923, he produced a total of six Laugh-O-Gram shorts telling "modern" versions of classic fairy tales such as Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood. The distributor didn't make his payments, so Walt was forced to declare bankruptcy. And thank goodness he did! It was the push he needed to head west and seek his fortunes in Hollywood.
The rest, as they say, is history...
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