8/16/2023 0 Comments Disney quotes about memories![]() To understand the origins of this quote, you will first have to learn about corporate sponsorships that helped propel the attractions and exhibits over the years at the Disney Parks. Nor had any Disney family member or colleague ever recall Walt Disney saying, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”Īnd yet, this quote had to come from somewhere, and why are people attributing this quote to something Walt Disney said? There are no recordings of Walt saying this quote in publication, radio, or film. Some quotes Walt did in fact say, while many other supposed credited quotes, Walt did not.Īs a Cast Member working for the Walt Disney Company for more than 20 years, and a self-proclaimed Disney history enthusiast, I knew this quote was proven to be something Walt neither said, nor wrote down in any journal he had ever kept. You type in the following words… “Walt Disney Quotes” and up on your computer or mobile device’s screen pops countless quotes and memes. Perhaps, it was on a search engine, like Google for example. Well, then, did you read this quote inside some secret diary of Walt’s? NO? Maybe you saw Walt Disney on television during a “Wonderful World of Color” segment and heard him speak these words directly into camera? NO? Perhaps you heard a recording of a radio broadcast of Walt Disney saying these words? NO? Have you ever seen this quote printed from an interview Walt did in publication, such as an article in a newspaper or magazine? NO? What’s the Source?ĭo you still believe Walt Disney spoke these words? Then what is its source? I knew third party companies like Hallmark and Etsy small shop designers were falsely claiming this quote as Walt’s, but now it is being taught in a school? How could this be? Even the Anaheim Police Department shares this quote in their training manuals. When I saw my child’s homework assignment, I was livid. One such example given on the worksheet he brought home was the “If you can dream it, you can do it” quote wrongly giving credit to Walter Elias Disney, the famous pioneer of animated films, audio-animatronics, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company, and creator of Disneyland, to name a few of his many accomplishments. When my oldest child was in the 3 rd grade, he was given a homework assignment to come up with a family motto or saying. Have you ever read this famous quote before? Perhaps you saw it written on an inspirational poster or a meme made on the internet? Have you seen it printed on a souvenir coin or on countless shirts and plaques sold by creatives on their do-it-yourself ETSY sites? Do you, like many others, incorrectly attribute this quote to something Walt Disney said? ![]() By: Catherine Ramirez “If you can dream it, you can do it” ![]()
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