He married an employee Lillian Bounds in 1925, and, unlike many Hollywood marriages, their marriage lasted for over 40 years.<ref>See [http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GlendaleObituaries/waltdisney.htm Obit]</ref>
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Disney first gained fame with [[Mickey Mouse]] in the 1920s-30s and for creating in 1937 the very first full-length animated feature ever, ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
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After his death, his brother Roy Disney ran the business until his death in 1971.