For more than nine decades, the name Walt Disney has been preeminent in

the field of family entertainment. From humble beginnings as a cartoon

studio in the 1920s to today's global corporation, The Walt Disney

Company continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every

member of the family, across America and around the world.

DISNEY’S HISTORY

October 16, 1923

Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice

Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first

known as The Disney Brothers Studio.

September 5, 1927

Release of the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles.

November 18, 1928

Steamboat Willie is released at the Colony Theatre in New York -- this

marks the release of the very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and the first

appearance by Minnie Mouse.

January 13, 1930

Mickey Mouse comic strip debuts.

July 30, 1932

Flowers and Trees, first full-color cartoon and first Academy Award winner,

is released.

June 9, 1934

The Wise Little Hen, the first appearance of Donald Duck, is released.

February 23, 1935

The Band Concert, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released.

December 21, 1937

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's first feature-length animated film,

premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

December 26, 1939

The Disney Studio begins its move to Burbank, California, from the

Hyperion Studio in Los Angeles.

April 2, 1940

Walt Disney Productions issues its first stock.

November 13, 1940

Disney releases one of its highly regarded classics, Fantasia.

October 1, 1949

Walt Disney Music Company is formed.

July 19, 1950

Treasure Island, Disney's first completely live-action feature, is released.

February 5, 1953

Peter Pan, based on characters created by Scottish playwright J.M.

Barrie, is released.

October 27, 1954

Emmy Award-winning Disneyland television show airs on ABC, starring Walt

Disney.

July 17, 1955

Disneyland, the first Disney park, opened in Anaheim, California, to an

invited audience on this day. The first guests were Kristine Vess and her

cousin Michael Schwartner, ages 5 and 7.

October 3, 1955

Mickey Mouse Club debuts on television.

June 23, 1963

Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, using the first Audio-

Animatronics®.

August 29, 1964

Mary Poppins, the practically perfect tale directed by Robert Stevenson,

about a magical English nanny, is released.

December 15, 1966

Walt Disney, the visionary whose pioneering spirit and inimitable creativity

made the impossible possible, turning dreams into reality and building the

foundation of The Walt Disney Company of today, dies at age 65.

December 25, 1969

The arena show Disney on Parade, in which costumed Disney characters

put on lavish dance numbers, debuts in Chicago.

October 1, 1971

Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom and two hotels

near Orlando, Florida.

December 20, 1971

Roy O. Disney, who, with younger brother Walt Disney, co-founded the

company that is now known as The Walt Disney Company, passes away.

March 22, 1975

Walt Disney World Village, a large outdoor mall with specialty shops all

built by Disney designers, which later became Disney Village Marketplace,

opens.

December 3, 1980

Tokyo Disneyland groundbreaking and site dedication takes place in

Urayasu, just outside of Tokyo.

October 1, 1982

EPCOT Center, a major undertaking for Disney, costing in the

neighborhood of $1 billion, opens at Walt Disney World Resort.

April 15, 1983

Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in

Japan.

April 18, 1983

The Disney Channel begins broadcasting with 18 hours of programming a

day.

September 23, 1984

Michael Eisner and Frank Wells become chairman/CEO and president of

Walt Disney Productions.

March 28, 1987

The first Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California.

May 5, 1987

First Disney Dollars sold at Disneyland.

April 18, 1994

Beauty and the Beast, the first Disney Broadway show, opens in New York.

June 15, 1994

The Lion King opens to a limited audience in Los Angeles and New York

and nationwide on June 24, 1994.

October 1, 1995

The Disney Channel begins operation in the UK.

February 22, 1996

Disney Online launches Disney.com.

November 18, 1996

Radio Disney, a live 24-hour music-intensive radio network, debuts.

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February 8, 2001

Disney California Adventure park opens at the Disneyland Resort, in

Anaheim, California.

October 1, 2005

Robert A. Iger becomes president and chief executive officer of The Walt

Disney Company.

October 12, 2005

Disney is first to license TV episodes, from ABC and Disney Channel series,

for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store.

September 12, 2006

Disney feature films are made available on iTunes.

April 22, 2009

Disneynature label launches with the release of Earth.

December 31, 2009

Marvel Entertainment joins the Disney family.

March 23, 2012

Disney Junior, a 24-hour stand-alone television network, launches in the

U.S.

December 21, 2012

The Walt Disney Company completes its acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC –

the global entertainment company founded by George Lucas and the home

of the legendary Star Wars franchise.

FAMOUS MOVIES PRODUCED OR

DISTRIBUTED BY DISNEY

Pinocchio-1940

Bambi-1942

Cinderella-1950

Alice in the wonderland-1951

Sleeping beauty-1959

The jungle book-1967

The little mermaid-1989

Beauty and the beast-1991

Aladdin-1992

The lion king-1994

Toy story-1995

Monster Inc-2001

Finding Nemo-2003

The incredibles-2004

Ratatoullie-2007

Tinker Bell-2008

Tangled-2010

Brave-2012

Frozen-2013

The reluctant dragon-1941

Victory through air power-1943

Saludos Amigos-1943

The three cabelleros-1945

Song of the south-1946

Fun and the fancy free-1947

Melody time-1948

So dear to my heart-1949

Mary poppins-1964

Bedknobs and broomsticks-1971

Peters Dragon-1977

Who framed roger rabbit-1988

James and the giant peach-1996

Enchanted-2007

G-force-2009

Alice in the wonderland-2010

Maleficent-2014

FAMOUS ACTORS WHO PLAYED DISNEY CHARACTERS

Matthew Broderick in The Lion KingThe actor best known for his role in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", voiced the Older

Simba in "The Lion King". He became quick friends with his co-star, Nathan Lane

(who was Timon the meerkat). Later they starred together in "The Producers" stage

musical.

Eddie Murphy in Mulan!Mushu is a miniature Chinese dragon and a former guardian of the Fa family in

"Mulan". Eddie Murphy voice acted in the first appearance only, but he really set

the sharp tone for this comedic character.

Selena Marie Gomez(born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer and fashion designer seen

on Disney Channel. She first appeared in one episode of The Suite Life of Zack and

Cody as Gwen, and in some episodes of Hannah Montana as Mikayla. She also stars

as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel Original Series Wizard of Waverly Place. She

also appeared in an episode of Sonny with a Chance and its spin-off, So Random! as

herself. She performed the theme song of Shake It Up and made a cameo

appearance as herself in The Muppets. She also guest starred in Episode 1 of the

Disney Channel reality series: PrankStars.

Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus(born November 23, 1992) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, best

known for her breakout role as Miley Stewart in the popular Disney Channel

sitcom, Hannah Montana, and its related films. Before posing for Vanity

Fair, Miley also provided the voice of Penny in Disney's 2008 animated

film, Bolt, and has loaned her voice to several other Disney characters from

various television shows, including Celebrity Starr in The Replacements

and Yatta in The Emperor's New School. She also appeared in several other

Disney Channel sitcoms, including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The

Suite Life on Deck as her alter-ego, Hannah Montana. Miley even made a brief

cameo in High School Musical 2. One of her songs "Fly on the Wall" was heard

playing at the beginning of Disney's 2009 science fiction/thriller movie, Race

to Witch Mountain.

Zachary David Alexander Efron(born October 18, 1987)is an American actor and singer who began acting in the

early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney

Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the

film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. Speaking to Newsweek in June

2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in

America right now." In 2007, right before the release of High School Musical 2,

Rolling Stone declared him the "poster boy for tweenyboppers" and featured him in

their late August issue. He plays Troy Bolton in the movies High School Musical,

High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

FAMOUS DIRECTORS OF MOVIES OF THE DISNEY COMPANY

Hamilton LuskeHamilton Luske (October 16, 1903 - February 19, 1968) was an American animator

and film director. He joined the Disney Studio in 1931 and he was soon trusted

enough by Walt Disney to be made supervising animator of Snow White in Snow

White and the Seven Dwarfs. He directed many Disney films and shorts from 1936

until his death in 1968. He won an Academy Award in 1965. Luske died in Bel Air,

California on February 19, 1968 at age 64.

Jack Ryan KinneyKinney began his long career in cartoons at the Walt Disney Studios in 1931 as

an animator on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (released on

December 10, 1932), The Band Concert (released on February 23, 1935),

and Moose Hunters (released on April 17, 1937). He then became a director of

cartoons at Disney, including as a sequence director for both Pinocchio

and Dumbo. He also started directing Disney cartoon shots then.

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