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Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy.
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Disney movies have been around since 1923 to present day.
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They produced their first animated film, Steamboat Willie, to introduce the character Mickey Mouse.
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In 1930’s, The Mickey Mouse Club became the most popular show after April 15, 1930, they introduced Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto.
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Walt Disney created his first movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and another in 1940 and 1950.
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In 1955, the company opened their first Disneyland Amusement Park, it became the most famous amusement park in California.
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In 1983, Japanese corporation opened Tokyo Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company received royalties ( money received for copyright law)
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The Walt Disney Company returned back to making animated movies, which includes The Little Mermaid(1989), Beauty and the Beast(1991), Aladdin(1992), and The Lion King(1994).
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They continued to make movies. They partnered up with Pixar to make new movies, Finding Nemo(2003), WALL-E(2008), Up(2009), and Toy Story 3(2010); all won an Academy Awards for best animated film.
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Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion.
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Present day movies include Tangled(2010), Wreck-it-Ralph(2012), Frozen(2013), The Good Dinosaur(2015), Zootopia(2016), and Finding Dory(2016)
