Disney characters seen from low altitude (4)

I believe the answer is:
walt
'disney' is the definition.
(Walt Disney)
'from low altitude' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'WALT' is hidden within 'low altitude'.
'characters seen' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for walt that I've seen before include "-- Whitman, US poet" , "First name of Disney, cartoon creator" , "-- Whitman; -- Disney" , "-- Disney, cartoon maker" , "- Disney, cartoonist" .)