The Walt Disney Company
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| + | "There is one basic product which is never stocked in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] store: [[parents]]. Disney’s is a universe of uncles and grand-uncles, nephews and cousins; the male-female relationship is that of eternal fiancés. Scrooge McDuck is Donald’s uncle, Grandma Duck is Donald’s aunt (but not Scrooge’s wife), and Donald is the uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Cousin Gladstone Gander is a “distant nephew” of Scrooge; he has a nephew of his own called Shamrock, who has two female cousins (DA 649, 1955)." --''[[How to Read Donald Duck]]'' (1971) by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart | ||
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| + | '''The Walt Disney Company''', commonly known as '''Disney''', is an American diversified [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[mass media]] corporation headquartered in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[California]]. It is the world's second largest [[broadcasting]] and [[cable]] company in terms of revenue, after [[Comcast]]. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by [[Walt Disney|Walt]] and [[Roy O. Disney|Roy Disney]] as the '''Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio''', and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater, radio, music, publishing, and [[online media]]. In addition, Disney has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands. | ||
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| :''[[Disneyfication]]'' | :''[[Disneyfication]]'' | ||
| - | '''Walter Elias Disney''' ([[December 5]] [[1901]] – [[December 15]] [[1966]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[film producer]], [[film director|director]], [[screenwriter]], [[voice actor]], [[animator]], [[entrepreneur]], and [[philanthropist]]. | + | * ''[[Exit Through the Gift Shop]]'' |
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| - | Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in [[animation]] and [[theme park]] design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including [[Mickey Mouse]], a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary [[Academy Award]]s and has won twenty-two competitive [[Academy Award]]s out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven [[Emmy Award]]s. He is the namesake for [[Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World Resort]] theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts [[Tokyo Disney]], [[Disneyland Paris]], and [[Disneyland Hong Kong]]. | + | * [[Disney castle]] |
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| + | * [[Eisenstein on Disney ]] | ||
| + | *''[[Disney Songs the Satchmo Way]]'' (1968) by Louis Armstrong | ||
| + | *[[Disney and LGBT representation in animation]] | ||
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"There is one basic product which is never stocked in the Disney store: parents. Disney’s is a universe of uncles and grand-uncles, nephews and cousins; the male-female relationship is that of eternal fiancés. Scrooge McDuck is Donald’s uncle, Grandma Duck is Donald’s aunt (but not Scrooge’s wife), and Donald is the uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Cousin Gladstone Gander is a “distant nephew” of Scrooge; he has a nephew of his own called Shamrock, who has two female cousins (DA 649, 1955)." --How to Read Donald Duck (1971) by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart |
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The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation headquartered in Burbank, California. It is the world's second largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue, after Comcast. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater, radio, music, publishing, and online media. In addition, Disney has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
See also
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Walt Disney
- Disney castle
- Disneyfication
- Eisenstein on Disney
- Disney Songs the Satchmo Way (1968) by Louis Armstrong
- Disney and LGBT representation in animation
