And you call that a vacation?

From the February 28, 1928 issue of The Film Daily:

On this particular trip, Walt Disney was in New York to meet with Charlie Mintz about negotiating a higher fee per short. Mintz was married to Margaret Winkler, whose company distributed the early Alice Comedies, and then later, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Not only did Mintz rebuff Disney's request, but he demanded Disney take a 20 percent pay cut. When Disney refused, Mintz informed him he had hired away many of his key animators. Disney was also told he retained no rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and in fact, Universal owned the character.

Walt Disney and his wife returned home dejected.

Never one to stay down for the count, Disney and his remaining staff began work on a new cartoon series starring a new creation. His name? None other than Mickey Mouse.