Walt Disney Company

Robert Iger is the CEO of Walt Disney Company.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is a publicly owned company that was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy Oliver Disney as the Disney Brother's Cartoon Studio.

The creator of Mickey Mouse, Walter Elias Disney was a pioneer and innovator in the development of motion pictures. David Low, the late British political cartoonist, called Disney "the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo." Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901. He and his staff received honors and citations from nations around the world, including 48 Academy Awards® and seven Emmys® in his lifetime.

Today, The Walt Disney Company is diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment and Consumer Products.

The Media Networks segment consists of television, radio and cable operations. These include the ABC Television Network, Disney Channel, ESPN and Radio Disney. Also included in the Media Networks segment are Buena Vista Television, which produces and distributes syndicated programming; Hyperion Books, Disney's general interest publishing imprint; and Walt Disney Internet Group, which runs many of the company's Internet properties.

The Disney Parks and Resorts segment generates revenues from the sale of admissions to theme parks, hotel reservations and rentals at the resort properties. The segment traces its roots to 1952, when Walt Disney built Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Today, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts operates or licenses 10 theme parks on three continents with an 11th park currently under construction in Hong Kong, along with 35 resort hotels, two luxury cruise ships and other entertainment offerings.

The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida holds a long-standing record as the top vacation destination in the world. Disneyland Resort Paris is the number one tourist destination in Europe, and the Tokyo Disney Resort is the number one tourist destination in Asia.

Parks and Resorts also operates the Disney Cruise Line, DisneyVacation Club (a vacation ownership program), Disney Regional Entertainment, which runs eight ESPN Zone sports dining and entertainment locations, and Anaheim Sports, Inc., which oversees Disney's National Hockey League franchise, The Mighty Ducks.

The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, animated direct-to-video programming, musical recordings and live stage plays. Walt Disney Studios is one of the major Hollywood movie studios, and the company has a number of other motion picture interests.

The Consumer Products segment works with licensees, manufacturers, publishers and retailers throughout the world to design, promote and sell a wide variety of products based on Disney characters and other subjects.

For much of its history the company was known as Walt Disney Productions, Ltd.; it took its current name in 1986. In 2005, Disney had revenues of $31.9 billion.

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duh	Posted at 11:46pm on Monday, April 7th, 2008
Um this isn't ABC or Disney, this is a site that is about the media, not the media itself. Do some thinking, people.
Jesha Miller   Evansville In. 47713	Posted at 1:02pm on Saturday, February 9th, 2008
2-9-2008 Demand Coverage (Press Conference) Attention: Robert Iger I, Jesha Miller, am initiating the Impeachment procedure to Impeach President Bush. This is on Capital hill & the charges will be aiding & Abetting a criminal from justice. The Constitution warrant his Impeachment under Article II, section 3 of the Constitution for refusing to faithfully execute the laws & the crime is against the peace & dignity of the U.S. & is at war with Democracy. If I do not receive coverage I will file suit for media bias & you reusing your responsibility to inform the public of a federal crime, corruption, & the denial of the right to freedom by the U.S. Surpeme Court. The very ones who are to protect that right. Contact me at: Jesha Miller 503 E. Gum St. Evansville In. 47713 (812) 484-9049 yesha750@hotmail.com
Sally Stenchel   Denver	Posted at 10:50pm on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
A whole bunch of you guys need to get a life, preferably one apart from others. That way you won't have to spend so much time worrying about what other people watch on television.
Tiffany Wynn   Baltimore MD 21205	Posted at 9:53am on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
I love Disney World so much i wish i can go again
Quoc Pham   Oakland Ca	Posted at 5:26pm on Saturday, June 9th, 2007
I wanna start a business right where downtown disney is at. is it possible.
llangin@cogeco .ca   canada	Posted at 1:08pm on Thursday, June 7th, 2007
looking for info on donald duck teapot made by WADEHEATH IN ENGLAND permisson of walt disney searching net cant find one like it made of china maybe late forties early fifties help
Sid Farbaro   Toronto, Canada	Posted at 2:17pm on Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Just reviewed the blog details, first thing, In Canada, we enjoy free speach, however we do not want your nut bars. Please keep them. I agree that the family and our religous beliefs are the most important things that we would dear, and we cannot accept any attack of them via smut television. Free the airwaves of hated, pornography and anger.
Emma Marigliano   Manchester, England, Uni	Posted at 8:39am on Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
I am trying to obtain permission to reproduce an image from L'inferno di Topolino (Arnoldo Mondadori publishers, with Walt Disney productions copyright, 1971) for a learned journal. I cannot see anything on the Disney website which can help - can you, please?
bill   new yourk	Posted at 10:33am on Friday, April 20th, 2007
How can a family oriented company allow posts like the "zealots" to remain?
Leesha   Petersburg, USA	Posted at 6:32pm on Thursday, April 19th, 2007
I'm not sure if this is thee appropriate place to place this comment, but I'm not sure who to ask: " WHEN IS BOY MEETS WORLD SEASON 4 COMING OUT ON DVD" Thank you so much for your time!

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