The Walt Disney Company

Entertainment empire, Florida

The Walt Disney Company is an American entertainment conglomerate, among the world's largest.

Founded by Walt Disney in 1923, it encompasses film studios, theme parks, television networks, and streaming services.

Disney commonly refers to the company, its properties, or its aesthetic—wholesome, family-friendly entertainment with a touch of magic: That movie is very Disney.

theme-parks

Disneyland

California theme park

rides · Main Street · Cinderella Castle · Fantasyland · Tomorrowland · Audio-Animatronics · monorail · fireworks · parade · resorts

corporation

conglomerate

Corporation spanning many industries

Bob Iger · merger · acquisition · subsidiary · headquarters · Burbank · IPO · stock · revenue · profit

storytelling

fairytales

Magical stories for children

villains · castles · kingdoms · enchanted · adventure · imagination · fables · legends · happily-ever-after · archetypes

animation

Pixar

Digital animation studio

  • animatorSequential image creator
  • storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
  • celTransparent sheet for cartoons

keyframe · rendering · 2D · 3D · computer-generated · rotoscoping · stop-motion · claymation · multiplane · Fantasia

entertainment

blockbuster

Enormously successful entertainment property

premiere · trailer · soundtrack · franchise · screenplay · director · producer · musical · live-action · Star Wars

legacy

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

innovation · founder · archives · memorabilia · Mickey Mouse · Steamboat Willie · landmark · milestones · influence · philanthropy

Opposites
corporate scale and market dominance

The Walt Disney Companyarthouse cinema

Venue for experimental films

Lionsgate · Laika · Studio Ghibli · grassroots media · public access television

brand identity and content philosophy

The Walt Disney Companyadult entertainment

Sexually explicit media

Adult Swim · underground comix · John Waters · grindhouse · South Park

corporate structure and artistic control

The Walt Disney Companyindependent filmmaking

Non-studio movie production

art house · experimental cinema · guerrilla filmmaking · underground film · Werner Herzog

Family

Disney, Company, companies, companionship, companion, companions

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G