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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company. By Sophia, Chelsea, Myah & Lauren. The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16 th 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney. It is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

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The Walt Disney Company

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  1. The Walt Disney Company By Sophia, Chelsea, Myah & Lauren

  2. The Walt Disney Company • The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16th 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney. • It is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. • It’s owner of 11 theme parks and several television networks, including the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). • It had revenues of $34.3 billion (£17 billion) in 2006.

  3. The Disney Company The Disney Company are involved in and supply a range of media products: • Disney Resorts • Disney Channel • Disney Magazine • Radio Disney • Disney Books • Disney Films • Disney Stores

  4. Walt and Roy Disney • Walter Elias Disney was born in 1901. He was involved in film and animation making, as well as being a philanthropist (someone who devotes a lot of their time and money to charitable causes). • He died in 1966, aged 65, a few years before the Disney World project in Orlando was completed. • After this Roy Disney renamed it Walt Disney World to make sure that no one would forget his brother. • Roy Olive Disney and was born in 1893 and was, with his brother Walt Disney, co-founder of the The Walt Disney Company. • After Walt Disney World opened in 1971 Roy Disney retired. • He died 2 months later, aged 78.

  5. Disney Parks and Resorts • The Walt Disney company owns 11 theme parks and 7 holiday resorts. • The most well-known resorts are Disneyland Paris and Disney World Resort, Orlando. • They also have parks in Hong Kong, California and Tokyo. • There is also a Disney Cruise Line which opened in 1998.

  6. Disney Films • Disney started making films in the 1930’s. • Some of their first films were Snow White, Bambi and Pinocchio. • A lot of their earlier films were animated adaptations of children’s fairytales. • Altogether they’ve made around 300 films.

  7. The Disney Store • The Disney Store is an international chain of specialist stores selling many exclusive Disney-branded items. • The first Disney Store opened in Glendale, California on March 28, 1987. • Most Disney Stores are found in shopping centres in North America, The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Japan.

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