Walt Disney often worked late in his (1)______. One night, he caught some mice. One little mouse became his (2)______ friend, which gave him the idea for Mickey Mouse. The cartoon character first (3)______ in 1928. When sound was introduced to movies, Disney quickly made Mickey talk, which was a great (4)____.
Disney's characters, like Donald Duck and Snow White, brought great (5)______ and laughter to everyone. He built his (6)______ on these popular characters.One of his favorite dreams was to create a new kind of (7)______ park for families. The first one, Disneyland, opened in California in 1955.
After his death in 1966, his empire (8)______ to other countries. Disneyland was built in Hong Kong, China in 2005, and another was (9)______ in Shanghai in 2016. Now, it is much (10)______ for Chinese people to meet these cartoon characters in real life.