"It may all have started with a mouse....but it really started with a man."
December 14, 1966 - Lilly Disney visits her husband Walt at St. Joseph's Hospital (across from his studio) in Burbank, California. Although Walt is very ill, she is encouraged by the strength he shows. His brother Roy pays him a visit at night and they talk about company matters, EPCOT, and Disney World. Walt looks at the ceiling and points out the design of the new Florida park to a teary-eyed Roy.
December 15, 1966 - When the news of Walt's death reaches Disneyland in Anaheim, consideration is given to closing the park for the day, but instead it is kept open, as Walt would have wanted, but the flags on Main Street USA are lowered to half-mast.
After Roy leaves the Hospital, Walt asked to have his bed raised so he can look toward the nearby Disney Studios. At Roy's orders, every one of the studio's lights is left on to shine through the night. Probably, the last thing Walt saw before passing away was his legacy.
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