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.

Contact Information

Web Site:	corporate.disney.go.com/
Telephone:	818.560.1000
Address:	500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank CA 91521 USA

Media Subsidiaries

ABC Television Network

Disney Publishing

ESPN Inc.

National Media Properties

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ABC Television Network

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Other Walt Disney Company Properties

Studio Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Theatrical Productions
Buena Vista Records
Disney Records
Hollywood Records
Lifetime Entertainment Services (50% ownership)
Lyric Street Records
Miramax Films
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures

Parks and Resorts
Anaheim Sports, Inc. (Mighty Ducks)
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Vacation Club
Disneyland
Disneyland Resort Paris
ESPN Zones
Mighty Ducks Hocky League franchise
Tokyo Disney Resort
Walt Disney World Resort

Consumer Products
Buena Vista Games
Disney Toys
DisneyStore.com
Hyperion Books
The Baby Einstein Company

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candace pauline trinnidad and tobago	Posted at 4:39pm on Saturday, March 21st, 2009
i as a writter and creator of childrens books i would like 2 work for disney productions if they would have me i know that i would be of an extreamly progressive asset to there company if you read this disney publishers you can contact me at 294-6214 or e mail me at xandysweet@yahoo.com


nikki-twilight lover marrero, la	Posted at 7:28am on Thursday, March 12th, 2009
eek!! people i love disney and ABC kids has like hannah montana on it and stuff like that its terrible but i like disney channel. Oh disney should be on mtv


Mike Laman Houston, TX	Posted at 2:46pm on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
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Joanie Foster Acworth, Ga.	Posted at 9:35pm on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
ABC & Disney does not go hand and hand! You've become "D" Rated (for Democrats only! We'd really like conservatives on ABC, too!!!


wayne parker lancaster, s.c.	Posted at 12:51pm on Sunday, August 10th, 2008
its amazing that a company of your vast holdings maintains the near perfect reputation you do,thats refreshing thease days thank you


lord rev dyjuan d barnes fort wayne	Posted at 6:14pm on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
we must stop the draconian reptilians and their illuminati friends from destroying the usa and even the planet earth / tiamet we must stop them now


Stan Lewis Simsboro, LA	Posted at 12:50pm on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
I live in a rural area and cannot get a signal for ABC. I cannot get cable and DirectTV does not offer local stations in my area. DirectTV requested a waiver from you local stations so that I could at least get ABC through east or west coast affiliates but was boldly denied. I feel like I'm living in a foreign country. Are the executives and advertisers aware that ABC is not available to all Americans. I really feel cheated out of programming. I paying over a hundred dollars for satellite and can't get network TV. You guys should be ashamed! How dare you cheat us!!!!!!!


Callistus Uche Nwanyanwu 474123 Umuaka,Njaba L.G.	Posted at 5:14am on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
I need the Address of the Architect of Walt Disney , to Designer Hotel resort for my Company.


Alicia Orlando,FL	Posted at 7:35pm on Sunday, June 15th, 2008
hey i want to be a huge singer and i live in florida is walt disney also in florida?


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