1923-1926
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After his previous firm 'laugh-o-gram films' went bankrupt.Walt developed the company in Hollywood with Roy Disney.Walt and his brother Roy formed Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio that same year. In January 1926 with the completion of the Disney studio, the Disney Brothers Studio's name is changed to the 'Walt Disney Studio'.
1926-1928
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Disney developed an all-cartoon series starring his first original character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit which was distributed by Winkler Pictures through Universal Pictures The distributor had copyright Oswald, so Disney only made a few hundred dollars. Disney only completed 26 Oswald shorts before losing the contract in February 1928. After failing to take over the Disney Studio, Mintz hired away four of Disney's primary animators to start his own company.
1928-1934: mickey mouse and beyond
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In 1928, to recover from the loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Disney came up with idea of a mouse character named Mortimer while on a train headed to California drawing up a few simple drawings. The mouse was later renamed Mickey Mouse and starred in several Disney produced films. Disney's first sound film Steamboat Willie, a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18, 1928.
1934-1954: hollywood time
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Deciding to push the boundaries of animation even further, Disney began production of his first feature-length animated film in 1934. Taking three years to complete, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered in December 1937 and became highest-grossing film of that time by 1939.Using the profits from Snow White, Disney financed the construction of a new 51-acre studio complex in california. The new Walt Disney Studios, in which the company is headquartered to this day, was completed and open for business by the end of 1939. The studio continued releasing animated shorts and features, such as Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942). In December 1950, Walt Disney Productions and 'Coca-cola' teamed up for Disney's first venture into television.
1955-1965: disneyland
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On July 18, 1955, Walt Disney opened Disneyland to the general public.For the new york world fair, Disney prepared four separate attractions for various sponsors, each of which would find its way to Disneyland in one form or another. During this time, Walt Disney was also secretly scouting out new sites for a second Disney theme park. In November 1965, "Disney World" was announced, with plans for theme parks, hotels, and even a model city on thousands of acres of land purchased outside of Orlando, Florida.
Disney's film studios stayed busy as well, averaging five or six releases per year during this period. While the production of shorts slowed significantly during the 1950s and 1960s, the studio released a number of popular animated features, like Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping beauty (1959) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), which introduced a new xerography process to transfer the drawings to film.
Disney's film studios stayed busy as well, averaging five or six releases per year during this period. While the production of shorts slowed significantly during the 1950s and 1960s, the studio released a number of popular animated features, like Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping beauty (1959) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), which introduced a new xerography process to transfer the drawings to film.
1966-1971
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On December 15, 1966, Walt Disney died of complications relating to lung cancer. On December 20, 1971, Roy Disney died of a stroke, leaving the company under control of Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Walt's son-in-law Ron Miller, each trained by Walt and Roy. (Ron Miller -pictured left-)
1972-1984
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While Walt Disney Productions continued releasing family-friendly films throughout the 1970s, such as Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) (later adapted in live action with Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson) and Freaky Friday (1976), the films did not fare as well at the box office as earlier material. However, the animation studio saw success with Robin Hood (1973), the rescuers (1977) and the fox and the hound (1981).
In 1982 'Walt Disney studios' released the sci-fi epic 'Tron', this combined live action with Disneys award winning CGI and animation. In 1983 'Disney channel' was founded.
In 1982 'Walt Disney studios' released the sci-fi epic 'Tron', this combined live action with Disneys award winning CGI and animation. In 1983 'Disney channel' was founded.
1985-2004 : EISNER
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With the Sid
Bass family purchase of 18.7 percent of Disney, Bass and the board brought in Michael Eisner as CEO from Paramount Pictures and Frank Wells from Warner Bros. as president. They had released more films beginning with Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and later, The Little Mermaid (1989). This time also brought a growth in the disney channel. In 1995 disney created a collaboration with upcoming animation studio: 'Pixar'. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction which made Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Disney's largest shareholder and the most powerful board member.
2005+
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On July 8, 2005, Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney returned to The Walt Disney Company as a consultant and with the new title of Non Voting Director, Emeritus. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts celebrated the 50th anniversary of Disneyland Park on July 17, and opened Hong Kong Disneyland on September 12. Walt Disney Feature Animation released Chicken Little, the company's first film using 3-D animation. On October 1, Bob Iger replaced Michael Eisner as CEO. In 2006, Disney acquired Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Disney’s pre-Mickey silent animation star. On August 31, 2009, Disney announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The deal was finalized on December 31, 2009 in which Disney acquired full ownership of the company. On October 30, 2012, Disney announced plans to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion with plans to release Star Wars Episode VII in 2015.