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Walt Disney sold his short live- action reel called Alices Wonderland

Signed a contract with his brother to make 6 more similar films

Established the Disney company on October 16

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·         Walt died and Roy O Disney took over as chairman, CEO and president of the company

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First Alice comedy was released on March

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Released a number of companies in the late 60s

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·         1971- Roy O Disney dies because of a stroke

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Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio produces 15 more Alice comedies

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·         He left the company under the control of Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Walt's son-in-law Ron Miller, each trained by Walt and Roy

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·         Hired producers for film projects

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Moved to LA and named their studio ‘The Walt Disney Studio’

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·         1978- Disney entered a joint venture with Paramount Pictures on the production of the 1980 film adaptation of Popeye and Dragon slayer

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Moved onto an all- cartoon series
Released the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon on September 5

Soon realised Universal retains the copyrights

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·         Walt Disney World received much of the company's attention through the 1970s and into the 1980s

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·         1978- Disney executives announced plans for the second Walt Disney World theme park which would open 1982

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·         In Japan- The Oriental Land Company partnered with Walt Disney Productions to build the first Disney theme park outside of the United States, Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in April 1983

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Loses oswald contract. He thought of mickey mouse

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·         Early 1980s- the parks were generating 70 percent of Disney's income

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·         1984- Disney bought out Reliance's 11.1% stake in the company

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·         Another shareholder filed suit claiming the deal devaluated Disney's stock and for Disney management to retain their positions. The shareholder lawsuit was settled in 1989 for a total of $45 million from Disney and Reliance

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Disney bought Marvel Entertainment on December 31, 2009, 

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Disney bought Marvel Entertainment on December 31, 2009, 

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Disney acquired Lucasfilm on October 30, 2012, for $4.05 billion   

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Disney acquired Lucasfilm on October 30, 2012, for $4.05 billion   

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Disney bought fox for $71.3 billion in cash and stock in 2019

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Disney bought fox for $71.3 billion in cash and stock in 2019

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Disney bough Star Wars in 2012 for 10 billion  

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Disney bough Star Wars in 2012 for 10 billion  

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1985 :  Company starts making cartoons for television , something they hadn’t done for 3 decades because Walt Disney felt it was economically impossible.

The wuzzles and gummi bears were the cartoons released.

Pinocchio becomes a success

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First silly symphony 'The skeleton dance' premires Aug 22
Unhappy with mickey's voice and agrees to voiceover until 1947

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1986: The company’s name is changed from Walt Disney productions to the Walt Disney company.

The tv shows begin to feature and air on September 4th

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1987: the first Disney store opens in California

The star tours attraction opens in Disneyland

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1988: for the first time, Disney leads Hollywood studios in the box office with films passing the 100m milestone.

Resorts such as Floridian beach and Caribbean beach open.

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First mickey mouse comic strip begins - jan 13

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Mickey's dog receives the name Pluto

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Distribution moved from Columbia Pictures to United artists

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1989: The Little Mermaid marks the beginning of an era of wide success for Disney, a period now known as the Disney Renaissance.

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3 Little pigs premires

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Walt begins producing a feature length film

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Lends his voice to mickey but then becomes too busy to continue

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Walt disney music company is formed on oct

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14 of the 15 highest grossing animated films from disney were made after 2005 

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14 of the 15 highest grossing animated films from disney were made after 2005 

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1991:The studio's 30th feature-length animated film, Beauty and the Beast, breaks the record for the most successful opening of an animated film, as well as becoming the highest-grossing picture of its genre.

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Forms a second company to bulid his theme park

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Walt Disney Inc. is renamed WED enterprises

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1991: Disney and Pixar Animation Studios sign their first three-picture deal.

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The studio ends its distribution deal with RKO Radio Pictures and founds Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. to distribute its feature films.