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Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of “Alice Comedies” — the date used as the start of the Disney company first known as “The Disney Brothers Studio
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The Disney's move to their new studio at 2719 Hyperion. The name of the company is changed from “The Disney Brothers Studio” to “Walt Disney Studios”
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Release of first “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” cartoon.
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Steamboat Willie is released at the Colony Theater in New York — the first Mickey Mouse cartoon released, also the first appearance of Minnie Mouse.
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The Disney brothers’ partnership is replaced by four companies: Walt Disney Productions, Ltd.; Walt Disney Enterprises; Liled Realty and Investment Company; and the Disney Film Recording Company.
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The Band Concert, first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released
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Magic Kingdom, opened October 1, 1971.
Epcot, opened October 1, 1982.
Disney's Hollywood Studios, opened May 1, 1989.
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High School Musical is the first full-length movie to be sold via digital download, on Apple’s iTunes Music Store, followed by theatrical features in September.
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Disney Animation continues to today, and that is how we get all the cartoons and animations that we love.
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