An Alternate History of Disney

[Seriously]

The year is 1933. Flora Call Disney tells her son Walt to quit smoking. When he does, it inadvertently changed the world as we know it forever.

 

[claybaskit]

Walt Disney asks stan lee in 1966 if his studio can adapt spiderman into a film.

 

[Seriously]

Walt Disney asks stan lee in 1966 if his studio can adapt spiderman into a film.

That's a little early, don't you think. Stan Lee is only about 11 at this time.

 

[claybaskit]

I meant that walt would live longer through the 60s and late 70s and gave example of what would happen if he quit smoking in 1933.

 

[Seriously]

Columbia hitting records with Disney shorts, Walt looking for new distributors for more shorts, plus feature film
-Los Angeles Times
Martin Goodman begins to publish Complete Western Book Series
-New York Times
New York developer Fred Trump said to attend party with Scottish nanny for friend
-New York Post

 

[Polyphemus]

That's a little early, don't you think. Stan Lee is only about 11 at this time.

Stan Lee was born in 1922, think your math might be a bit off here.

 

[lerk]

Stan Lee was born in 1922, think your math might be a bit off here.

This TL is set in 1933 as you can tell in the first post, so no, his math isn't off.

 

[Polyphemus]

This TL is set in 1933 as you can tell in the first post, so no, his math isn't off.

The post I quoted specifically referenced 1966?

 

[Gary Oswald]

This TL is set in 1933 as you can tell in the first post, so no, his math isn't off.

Yeah, I think the essential problem is because this thread is in the scenarios forum rather than the writing forum and because the first post is so short, people thought it was asking as a point of discussion. 'Walt stops smoking, what happens next?

But it isn't. it's 'Walt stops smoking, this will happen next'.

 

[Seriously]

Disney is lining up possible distributors for more shorts and a possible feature film. These companies include 20th Century-Fox, UA, and RKO.
-Los Angeles Times
Van Beuren Studios rumored to be near bankruptcy
-New York Times
Fleischer brothers secure release deal with Paramount, license from King Features Syndicate for "Thimble Theater" character "Popeye"
-New York Times

 

[Seriously]

Disney makes distribution deal with RKO
-Los Angeles Times
UA acquires Van Beuren Studios
-New York Times

 

[Seriously]

UA to rename Van Beuren Studios to United Artists Studios, move studio to Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
-Los Angeles Times

 

[Seriously]

UA hires John Stinchcomb* to run United Artists Studios
-Los Angeles Times

* Name I made up.