The Walt Disney Company and starred in several Disney produced films. Ub Iwerks refined Disney's initial design of Mickey Mouse. Disney's first sound film "Steamboat Willie", a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18, 1928 through Pat Powers' distribution company. It was the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon released, but the third to be created, behind "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho". "Steamboat Willie" was an immediate smash hit, and its initial success was attributed not just to Mickey's appeal as a character, but to the fact that it was the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Disney used Pat Powers' Cinephone system,
Criticism of The Walt Disney Company It was intended to be an easter egg signature from the animation department, and that the controversy that followed was entirely unintentional. Many have claimed that the above may be linked to pagan ideologies. Walt Disney was confirmed to be a Freemason, and many of the stories that Disney's films are based on are said to closely resemble ideology shared by pagans. Themes and issues such as magic and feminism are frequently represented, as are unexplained sightings of strange symbols. In "Frozen", many people noticed a Square and Compass, a well-known Masonic symbol. In 1938, The Walt Disney Company sent