The Walt Disney Company started in 1923 as a small animation studio founded by Walt and Roy Disney in Hollywood. Today it is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world, owning major film studios, television networks, parks and resorts. Disney produces films across many genres but is known for its animated films, live action films, and franchises. Its film production business includes Pixar Animation Studios and other major film studios.

1. Walt Disney

2. About
 The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known
as Disney ) 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
 Today it is one of the largest Hollywood studios and
also owns eleven theme parks , two water parks
and several television networks, including the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Disney's
corporate headquarters and primary production
facilities are located at the Walt Disney Studios in
Burbank , California , USA .

3. more…..
 On June 12, 2006 Disney Mobile phone service is
launched
 On January 23 , Disney announces a deal to
purchase Pixar Animation Studios in an all-stock
transaction worth $7.4bn
 In July 2006, the Disney film Pirates of the
Caribbean 2 is the highest grossing movie in
opening weekend history at $135,000,000 USD
 Employees : 133,000 (2006)

4. even more…..
 "The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be
one of the worlds leading producers and providers
of entertainment and information.Using our portfolio
of brands to differentiate our content, services and
consumer products, we seek to develop the most
creative, innovativeand profitable entertainment
experiences and related products in the world."
 The Walt Disney Company, together with its
subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified
international family entertainment and media
enterprise with five businesssegments: media
networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment,
consumer products and interactive media.

5. Disney business areas
 Disney has interests in
 Media Networks – broadcast, cable, radio,
publishing and internet. Their TV includes ABC,
Disney channel. ESPN, Radio Disney, Walt Disney
Internet Group, Buena Vista
 Parks and Resorts Walt Disney World, Disney Parks
 Consumer products – clothes, food health and
beauty products, stationary ,games, publishing ,toys
 Studio Entertainment- next slide!!

6. Film business
 Walt Disney Pictures – includes Walt Disney
Animation Studios, Pixar
 Disneytoon Studios – Touchstone Pictures Hollywood
Pictures, and Miramax Films
 Walt Disney Motion Pictures International – is the
international distribution
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment – distributes to
home market both sales and rental
 Disney Music- distributes soundtracks under Walt
Disney Records, Hollywood Records and Lyric Street
Records

7. The Brands Disney owns
 Walt Disney Studios • Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Buena
Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. doing business as) • Special Events
Group The Muppets Studio (formerly Muppets Holding Company LLC)
• • Disney Music Group • Walt Disney Records • Hollywood Records •
Disney Music Publishing Agarita Music • Buena Vista Music Co. •
Falferious Music • Fuzzy Muppet Songs/Mad Muppet Melodies • Holpic
Music, Inc. • Hollywood Pictures Music • Seven Peaks Music • Seven
Summits Music • Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc. • Touchstone
Songs] • Walt Disney Music Company • Wonderland Music Company
Motion pictures Walt Disney Pictures. common name for Walt Disney
Studios Motion Pictures Production • Disneynature Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures distribution Touchstone Pictures Lucasfilm Industrial
Light & Magic • Skywalker Sound • Lucasfilm Animation Lucasfilm
Animation Singapore • LucasArts - • Lucas Licensing • Lucas Online •
Disney Studio Services • Studio Production Services • Walt Disney
Studios (Burbank) • Golden Oak Ranch • Prospect Studios • KABC7
Studio B • Bueva Vista Concerts • Disney Theatrical Group[edit] •
Disney Theatrical Productions • Disney Live Family Entertainment Music
Theatre International Disney on Ice - produced by Feld Entertainment
• Disney Live - produced by Feld Entertainment • • Studio Post
Production Disney Digital Studio Services Animation Walt Disney
Animation Studios DisneyToon Studios • Pixar Animation Studios

8.  All Disney films are similar in one way or another,
whether it’s through use o fanimation, special
effects, the storyline about princesses and
princes. Disney films have many features that
make them stand out from other films. Their focus
is generally at children, whereas other film studios
have a wider range. However, Disney are very
successful, and the features of their films make
them very recognisable

9. Film Formula
 FANTASY – all Disney films are make-believe stories, with
elements of fantasy. Many of the original films are based on
fairy-tales, with the more modern films based on modern day
fantasies (girl meets boy/their goal is achieved etc.)
 RELATABLE CHARACTERS - all Disney films seem to have
characters that the audience will be able to relate to. For
example, Mary Poppins has a young girl and a young boy, a
mother and a father. Even if it isn’t a family, there are
characters that the audience can relate to and find
similarities within them and themselves.
 GOOD CHARACTER V BAD CHARACTER – the storyline of all
Disney films are generally about a good character or group
of characters having to defeat a bad character, and
achieve a goal. For example, Cinderella has to defeat her
wicked step mother and step sisters, andmeet her prince
charming.

10. Filmography
 Financing Disney Pictures is owned by The Walt Disney Company, the
largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. This
company owns television channels, publishings, 14 theme parks,
merchandising as well as the Disney Pictures. Therefore, Disney Pictures
is funded by The Walt Disney Company.
 Production In terms of production, Disney Pictures do a lot of this
themselves. The Walt Disney Company own one of the largest and well
known studios in Hollywood, where a huge number of their films are
produced and edited. This was created by Walt Disney himself in 1924
 Walt and his brother Roy formed their own distribution company –
Buena Vista Distribution Company Inc to handle the U.S distribution of
their own productions. Buena Vista International was formed in 1992.
 Disney Studios Motion Picture distributes all features produced by the
following: -• Walt Disney Pictures – Walt Disney Animation Studios –
Pixar Animation Studios – DisneyToon Studios• Disneynature• Marvel
Studios• Touchstone Pictures – Dreamworks Pictures• Hollywood
Pictures• ESPN Films

11. The Lion King
 Greatest film success The Lion King 1994-Tricked
into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion
cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as
the future King. The Lion King had a gross of
$422,783,777 in November 2013. It was Disney's
first original idea, and remains one of the few
Disney animated films to not be fairy tale-
oriented, or based on a fairy tale.