Making Mary Poppins

Making Mary Poppins

LO:  I can identify how Walt Disney was resilient and persevered to get things done.

Walt Disney's daughter, Diane, loved the Mary Poppins books and he promised her that he would make a film of them.

The author of the books, P L Travers, refused to sell him the right to make a film as she did not like the idea of animation and was worried that Mary Poppins might be changed as a character.

Walt Disney flew over to England to try to persuade her to let him film the stories but she refused.  

He did not give up but kept persevering to try to persuade her to change her mind.

It took Walt Disney 20 years to get Mrs Travers to agree but he got there in the end. 

He did not give up and the film was a huge success winning 5 Academy Awards and an Oscar for best actress.

Mrs Travers agreed in the end because she was struggling for money but she did not like the film at all.

Mary Poppins is the story of a nanny with magical powers who comes to look after two children.

In the film Mary Poppins, Walt Disney mixed actors with cartoon characters.

How many years did Walt Disney take to get Mrs Travers to agree to his making the film of Mary Poppins?

1. 2 years
2. 5 years
3. 10 years
4. 20 years

What does PERSEVERING mean?

1. Keeping on and not giving up
2. GIving up
3. Going home
4. Having a drink

How did Walt Disney show resilience?

1. He gave up
2. He persevered and got there in the end
3. He went to bed
4. He got cross

How can we show perseverance and resilience?

Mary Poppins is on Disney Plus if your class wants to watch some more parts of it.