Walt Disney

Type:Public
Founded: Burbank, California, USA (1911)
Headquarters: Burbank, California, USA
Key people: John E. Pepper, Jr., Chairman, Robert Iger, President/CEOFounder Walt and Roy Disney
Industry:Media and Entertainment
Products:ABC, ABC Family, ABC Kids, Walt Disney Studios Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, Disney Channel, Disney Channel Original, ESPN,ESPN2, Jetix, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Pictures, Playhouse Disney, Disney Consumer Products, Pixar, Soapnet, Disney Interactive Studios, Disney Store Toon Disney
Website: http://corporate.disney.go.com/

General Information

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers, Walt and Roy Disney as a small animation studio, it has become one of the biggest Hollywood studios, and owner of eleven theme parks and several television networks, including the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities is located in California at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank).

The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had revenues of $34.3 billion in 2006.

Studio Entertainment

Disney's original and, until 1955, only business, was motion picture production company. Disney Studio Entertainment, also known as the Walt Disney Studios, includes Disney's movie and animation studios that make 3D films, record labels, and Broadway-style stage shows.

Since 2002, it has been headed by chairman Dick Cook.

Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group (or Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Inc.): Disney's movie studio, which includes the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and Miramax labels

Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios: Disney's animation studios, which operate independently of each other

Walt Disney Studios Pictures Distribution: distributes and markets company's motion pictures in the United States

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International: distributes company's motion pictures internationally

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment: distributes company's motion pictures to rental and retail markets

Disney Music Group: releases original music and movie soundtracks under four labels

Buena Vista Theatrical Group: produces Broadway-style shows

Disney Live Family Entertainment: produces Disney on Ice