The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.ĭisney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. $35 billion.ĭisney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (Decem– December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. It provides the stories behind the songs-how they were selected, what role they played in a film-and a look at the people who created the songs and music. The lively Introduction gives you a glimpse into the world of Disney music. Each of the more than eighty songs has been specially arranged with music and lyrics so that they can be enjoyed by everyone in the family. It's a volume of music and memories that can be shared by the entire family. The Illustrated Disney Song Book is a lavish collection of these songs and much more. Who can forget the joyful seven dwarfs and their "Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho," or Jiminy Cricket singing "When You Wish Upon a Star," or Uncle Remus and the bouncy "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," or the spine-tingling excitement of the "Mickey Mouse March"? Within these pages, you will find more than eighty songs that are guaranteed to evoke fond memories. It's a delightful world of wishes and dreams, a childlike world we all remember. Welcome to the magical world of Disney music and song.
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