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Walt Disney and roy Disney establish the Disney Brothers Animation Company
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A series of Alice Comedies is made in contract with M.J. Winkler
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The name of the company changes from its original name to The Walt Disney Studio
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walt looses the contract for his first extremely successful character Oswald, Later Walt and Roy come up with the idea for Mickey and Minnie
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Walt Disney's first animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released
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The studio begins production on its first all-live action feature, Treasure Island
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"WED Enterprises" is formed to design what would become Disneyland. Now its known as WDI or "Walt Disney Imagineering."
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Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California.
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September: Walt Disney is diagnosed with lung cancer; died on December 15.
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Construction begins on Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida; the underlying governmental structure, called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, is signed into law.
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The Walt Disney World Resort opens
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Roy Oliver Disney dies; Donn Tatum becomes chairman and Card Walker becomes president
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Tokyo Disneyland opens in Japan
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