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Founding
Walt Disney and his brother Roy found the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood California -
Name change
The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio moved locations and changed its name tho Walt Disney Studios -
Oswald
Disney would create a new character, “Oswald the lucky Rabbit” only for it to be stolen along with his staff by Charles Mintz. Leading to Disney’s Creation of the Character Mickey Mouse -
Steam Boat Willy
Disney would produce the Cartoon Steam Boat Willy Starring Mickey Mouse! It was one of his first projects with sound and would be a hit in theaters, propelling Mickey Mouse into stardom -
Movies
Disney wanted to make a produce an
Feature film so he did, “Snow White And the 7 Dwarves” it would go on to be a huge success -
WW2
World war II would start around this time, slowing down Disney, production, and income, nevertheless Disney released multiple feature films during this time. -
Big Success
Disney saw multiple bug successes during this year, after finally regaining their footing in the entertainment world, Disney released their first full live action movie Treasure island and a hit success animated movie Cinderella. -
Mickey Mouse Club
Disney released what would become one of the most popular children shows ever, “The Mickey Mouse Club” -
DisneyLand
Disney would want to expand outside of just media and would open a theme park named Disneyland -
Loss of an icon
The 60s would be a great year for Disney with several releases, but it would also be the end of an era with Disney passing December 15th 1966 -
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70s to 2000s
Disney would open several new parks during this time and have major success with movies and the parks eventually collaborating with and purchasing Pixar, they would also release the lion king, which would be one of their highest grossing films of all time -
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Powerhouse of Entertainment
Disney would continue with its success being the highest grossing entertainment company in the world. They acquired several assets, including marvel, Star Wars, and fox, truly propelling them to being 5he leading powerhouse in entertainment, dominating the market