The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), often simply known as Disney, is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world,[3] known for its family-friendly products. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as an animation studio, it has become one of the biggest Hollywood studios, and owner and licensor of eleven theme parks and several television networks, including ABC and ESPN. Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. Mickey Mouse serves as the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923, and found much success under Walt Disney's leadership through his death in 1966. Walt Disney signed a contract with M.J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies, beginning the Disney company under its original name Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, with brothers Walt and Roy Disney, as equal partners
Divisions of the Walt Disney Company
* The Walt Disney Company
* Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner
* Touchstone Pictures, Disney's film banner for more mature films
* Walt Disney Animation Studios, the main animation studio (formerly known as Walt Disney Feature Animation)
* Disney Channel is a cable TV network
* Walt Disney Theatrical, the stageplay and musical production arm
* Walt Disney Television, a United States-based television production company
* Walt Disney Television Animation, a television studio dedicated to animation
* Walt Disney Parks and Resorts manages and builds the Disney theme parks and vacation resorts
* Disney Interactive Studios publishes Disney video games and interactive entertainment
* Capital Disney, Disney radio station in the United Kingdom
Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney. Mickey was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928 upon the release of Steamboat Willie. The anthropomorphic mouse has evolved from being simply a character in animated cartoons and comic strips to become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. Mickey is currently the main character in the Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney series "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse."Source: Wikipedia
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