Timeline of The Walt Disney Company

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This is a timeline of The Walt Disney Company, listing notable business events for the organization.

1923–1966

The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923, and found much success under Walt Disney's leadership through his death in 1966.

Year	Notable Business Events	Notable Theatrical Releases	Notable Theme Park/destination Openings	Other Premieres
1923	Walt Disney signed a contract with M.J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies, beginning the Disney company under its original name "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio", with brothers Walt and Roy Disney, as equal partners.	First Alice's comedy, Alice's Wonderland, was released
1926	"Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio" changes name to "The Walt Disney Studio" shortly after moving into the new studio on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district.
1927		Oswald the Lucky Rabbit debuts.
1928	Walt loses the Oswald's series contract to Universal Pictures. Walt and Roy come up with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.	Mickey Mouse debuts in Plane Crazy Steamboat Willie (the first synchronized sound cartoon)
1929	On December 16, "The Walt Disney Studio" is replaced by "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd". Three other companies, "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", and "Liled Realty and Investment Company", are also formed.	The Skeleton Dance (the first Silly Symphonies cartoon)
1930	Distribution moved to Columbia Pictures			The Mickey Mouse comic strips by Floyd Gottfredson
1931
1932	Distribution moved from Columbia Pictures to United Artists Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award for his creation of Mickey Mouse at the 5th Academy Awards	Flowers and Trees (the first Technicolor cartoon and first animated short to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1932) Mickey's Revue (which features the premiere of Goofy, originally called "Dippy Dawg")
1933		Three Little Pigs (winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1933)
1934		The Wise Little Hen (which features the premiere of Donald Duck) The Tortoise and the Hare (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1934)
1936	Distribution moved from United Artists to RKO Radio Pictures.
1937	Walt Disney's first feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (the first full-length Animated Feature and won an Academy Honorary Award of the following year {1938})
1938	On September 29, "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", and "Liled Realty and Investment Company" and "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd." are merged to form "Walt Disney Productions". Flora Call mother of Walt Disney dies
1940	Studio moves to Burbank, California Company goes public	Pinocchio (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score of 1940) Fantasia (Winner of two Academy Honorary Awards of the following {1941})
1941	A bitter animators' strike occurs Elias Disney father of Walt Disney dies The studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the United States during World War II	Dumbo (Winner of Academy Award for Best Scoring in a Musical Picture of 1941)
1942		Bambi		Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks
1943		Saludos Amigos
1944	The company is short on money; a theatrical re-release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs generates much-needed revenue and begins a reissue pattern for the animated feature films.
1945		The Three Caballeros (The first live action/cartoons Disney film)
1946		Make Mine Music Song of the South (Winner of both Academy Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Honorary Award of the following year {1947})
1947		Fun and Fancy Free
1948	The True-Life Adventures nature film series begins; it lasts until 1960.	Melody Time Seal Island (Winner of Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two Reel) of 1948)
1949	The studio begins production on its first all-live action feature, Treasure Island	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	licensed Ice Capades Disney segment
1950		Cinderella Treasure Island (Disney's first live-action film)
1951		Alice in Wonderland
1952				Uncle Scrooge comics by Carl Barks
1953	"WED Enterprises" is formed to control the rights to "Disney" and hold the Disneyland design team. It will later own and operate several attractions inside Disneyland, including the Disneyland Monorail System and the Disneyland Railroad. Disney makes the Disneyland programming deal with American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres to fund Disneyland. Other Disneyland investors were Walt Disney/WED and Western Publishing	Peter Pan
1954	The studio ends its distribution deal with RKO Radio Pictures and founds Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. to distribute its feature films.	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects of 1954 and became the first Disney Film to be distributed by its Buena Vista company)		Disneyland anthology TV series on ABC (First Disney TV program & Disneyland funding program)
1955		Lady and the Tramp	Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California.	Sam and Friends The Mickey Mouse Club (ABC-TV) Magic Kingdom (ABC Radio)
1957		Old Yeller		Zorro (ABC)
1959		Sleeping Beauty The Shaggy Dog Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1960		Pollyanna (Winner of Academy Juvenile Award of 1960) Swiss Family Robinson
1961	The studio purchases the film and merchandise rights to A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books, which are a huge source of revenue (as well as litigation issues) to this day.	One Hundred and One Dalmatians The Absent-Minded Professor The Parent Trap
1963		The Sword in the Stone	Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland. This is the first attraction to feature audio-animatronics.
1964		Mary Poppins (the first Disney film to receive a Best Picture Academy Award nomination. Winning other 5 Oscars including Best Actress of 1964)
1965	Disney News begins publication
1966	September: Walt Disney is diagnosed with lung cancer; died on December 15.	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

1967–1983

After Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company began a slow decline with no clear direction, which culminated in an unsuccessful greenmail attempt to buy the company from current shareholders.

Year	Notable Business Events	Notable Theatrical Releases	Notable Theme Park/destination Openings	Other Premieres
1967	Construction begins on Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida; the underlying governmental structure, called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, is signed into law.	The Jungle Book (Walt Disney's last full-length animated film following his death in the previously year)	Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Disneyland.
1968		Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1968. Last Oscar win for Walt Disney after his death) The Love Bug
1969			The Haunted Mansion opens at Disneyland
1970		The Aristocats		The Mouse Factory
1971	Roy Oliver Disney dies; Donn Tatum becomes chairman and Card Walker becomes president Eastern Airlines is branded as "The Official Airline of Walt Disney World"	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Winner of Academy Award for Best Special Effects of 1971)	The Walt Disney World Resort opens.
1972
1973		Robin Hood		Schoolhouse Rock
1974		Herbie Rides Again Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1975		Escape to Witch Mountain
1976		Freaky Friday		The Muppet Show
1977	Roy E. Disney, Walt's nephew, resigns from the company, citing a decline in overall product quality and issues with manager.	Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope The Rescuers Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Pete's Dragon The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1978		Return from Witch Mountain
1979	Don Bluth and 12 fellow animators leave Disney to found their own studio.	The Muppet Movie The Black Hole (the first PG-rated Disney film, reversing a G-only policy that began with the 1968 introduction of the MPAA ratings system)
1980		Star Wars Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1981	Plans for a cable network are announced. The first Walt Disney's World on Ice show, produced by Feld Entertainment under license by Walt Disney Productions, tours the United States.	The Great Muppet Caper The Fox and the Hound		Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Dumbo is the first animated Disney home video release.
1982	The Coca-Cola Company has an unsuccessful buyout attempt for Disney. Walt's son-in-law Ron W. Miller succeeds Card Walker as CEO.	Tron (Would belatedly be hailed as a bold pioneering work with Computer Generated Imagery)	Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow (EPCOT) Center opens at Walt Disney World Resort
1983	Disney Channel begins, while the anthology series ends. The live action studio is renamed "Walt Disney Pictures".	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Mickey's Christmas Carol, accompanied by a reissue of The Rescuers.	Tokyo Disneyland opens in Japan.	Good Morning, Mickey! Welcome to Pooh Corner

1984–2004

Michael Eisner (from Paramount Pictures) is hired to be the new CEO, along with Frank Wells (from Warner Bros.) as president. They bring leadership vision and place an emphasis on theme park expansion and improving the quality of film and television work.

Year	Notable Business Events	Notable Theatrical Releases	Notable Theme Park/destination Openings	Other Premieres
1984	The Touchstone Films label is created to produce films aimed towards more mature audiences. Edna Disney wife of Roy Oliver Disney dies The studio narrowly escapes a buyout attempt by Saul Steinberg. In its aftermath, Roy Edward Disney and his business partner, Stanley Gold, remove Ron W. Miller as CEO and president, replacing him with Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. The Walt Disney Classics video collection debuts.	Splash (first ever Touchstone film is released on the 9th of March 1984) Tiger Town The Muppets Take Manhattan Country		Muppet Babies
1985	In a reversal of a three-decade studio policy, the studio begins making cartoons for television beginning with Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears and The Wuzzles. Touchstone Television (producer of The Golden Girls, Home Improvement and Boy Meets World) is founded The home video release of Pinocchio becomes a best-seller. Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck for over 50 years, dies; he is succeeded by Tony Anselmo. The animation studio is renamed "Walt Disney Feature Animation".	The Black Cauldron (the first PG-rated Disney animated film) Return to Oz Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend The Journey of Natty Gann My Science Project		Mousercise Dumbo's Circus Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears The Wuzzles Ewoks Droids
1986	February 2: The anthology series is revived on ABC. February 6: The company's name is changed from "Walt Disney Productions" to "The Walt Disney Company". Bankruptcy of Eastern Airlines forces Walt Disney World to re-designate Delta Air Lines as its official airline. Eastern-sponsored "If You Had Wings" in the Magic Kingdom is later revamped and renamed "Delta Dreamflight". Richard Rich leaves Disney to start his own studio. The distribution company's name is changed from "Buena Vista Distribution Company" to "Buena Vista Pictures Distribution". Disney teamed up with Studio Ghibli to distribute anime films internationally.	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (The company's first R-rated film, released under Touchstone Pictures) The Great Mouse Detective The Color of Money (Winner of Academy Award for Best Actor of 1986) Ruthless People
1987	First Disney Store opens in Glendale, California. The company and the French government sign an agreement for the creation of the first Disney Resort in Europe: the Euro Disney project starts. The company opens up a Hall of Fame called Disney Legends with Fred MacMurray as the first induction. Touchstone Films is renamed "Touchstone Pictures".	The Brave Little Toaster Ernest Goes to Camp Good Morning, Vietnam Three Men and a Baby		DuckTales Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck comics by Don Rosa
1988	"Walt Disney Computer Software" founded as a video game division of The Walt Disney Company.	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Winner of four Academy Awards of 1988, including an Special Achievement Academy Award for its animation direction) Oliver & Company Beaches Shoot to Kill Cocktail		The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Mickey's 60th Birthday
1989	Disney and Jim Henson discuss the possible acquisition of Jim Henson Productions, including The Muppets.	The Little Mermaid (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score of 1989) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Dead Poets Society (Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay of 1989) Disorganized Crime Turner & Hooch	Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World.	The Jim Henson Hour Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers The Simpsons
1990	Jim Henson's death extinguishes the deal to buy his holdings. The anthology series is canceled for the second time. The Disney Afternoon television syndication block debuts. "Hollywood Pictures" is created to produce films aimed towards more mature adult audiences. Disney Adventures magazine begins publication.	The Rescuers Down Under Green Card Pretty Woman Dick Tracy (Winner of three Academy Awards for Best Makeup; Best Art Direction and Best Original Song of 1990) Arachnophobia The first film by Hollywood Pictures DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, first full-length film produced by the Walt Disney Television Animation studio.		TaleSpin The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1991	December 20: The first Disney Vacation Club Resorts opened at Walt Disney World.	Beauty and the Beast, (the first animated film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Winning other two Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Original Score of 1991) The Rocketeer Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Father of the Bride White Fang		Darkwing Duck Dinosaurs
1992	The company is granted permission for a National Hockey League expansion franchise. The team is named the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to coincide with the release of The Mighty Ducks. Disney Family Fun Magazine Begins Publication.	The Mighty Ducks Aladdin (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score of 1992) The Muppet Christmas Carol Sister Act Newsies The Hand that Rocks the Cradle	Euro Disney Resort opens outside Paris.	Goof Troop Adventures in Wonderland (quality of the theatrical releases) The Little Mermaid (TV series) Raw Toonage
1993	Sharon Disney daughter of Walt Disney, Lillian Bounds Disney dies Disney acquires independent film distributor Miramax Films. Winnie-the-Pooh merchandise outsells Mickey Mouse merchandise for the first time. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim play their first game at the Anaheim Arena, a brand-new arena located just three miles (5 km) east of Disneyland.	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Cool Runnings Hocus Pocus The Nightmare Before Christmas What's Love Got to Do with It A Far Off Place		Bonkers Marsupilami Boy Meets World Bill Nye the Science Guy
1994	Frank Wells is killed in a helicopter crash. Beauty and the Beast opens on Broadway. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as studio chairman to co-found his own studio, DreamWorks SKG. Plans for Disney's America, a historical theme park in Haymarket, Virginia, are abruptly dropped. Euro Disneyland is renamed Disneyland Paris. The Classics is superseded replaced with the Masterpiece Collection. Disney News changes its name to Disney Magazine.	The Lion King (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score of 1994) The Santa Clause The Jungle Book (1994) Angels in the Outfield Blank Check Quiz Show Ed Wood (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Makeup of 1994)		Aladdin (TV series) Gargoyles
1995	In October, the company hires Hollywood super agent Michael Ovitz to be president. On October 1, Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) launches at 6:30pm DIC Entertainment became part of The Walt Disney Company after the acquirement of Capital Cities/ABC.	Pocahontas (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Musical or Comedy Score of 1995) Crimson Tide Man of the House A Goofy Movie Toy Story (first full-length computer-Animated Feature and won an Special Achievement Academy Award of 1995)		Runaway Brain The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show Timon & Pumbaa
1996	The company takes on the name of "Disney Enterprises, Inc." and acquires the Capital Cities/ABC group renaming it ABC, Inc., both as subsidiaries under a new parent company named "The Walt Disney Company" Disney acquires Jumbo Pictures, producer of the Nickelodeon animated series Doug. To celebrate the pairing, ABC's first Super Soap Weekend is held at Walt Disney World. Disney makes deal with Tokuma Shoten for dubbing and releasing of Studio Ghibli films in the U.S. In December, Michael Ovitz, president of the company, leaves "by mutual consent".	The Hunchback of Notre Dame Muppet Treasure Island The Rock James and the Giant Peach Ransom 101 Dalmatians (1996) Evita (Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1996)		Muppets Tonight Quack Pack Mighty Ducks (TV series) Doug Flash Forward Jungle Cubs
1997	Lillian Bounds Disney wife of Walt Disney dies. September 28: The anthology series is revived for a third time. The home video division releases its first DVDs. Disney takes control of the Major League Baseball franchise the California Angels of the American League, renaming the team the Anaheim Angels in order to coincide with Disney's hockey team the Mighty Ducks and to draw more tourism to Anaheim and nearby Disneyland. The Lion King (musical) opens on Broadway. Disney entered a 10-year distribution partnership with Pixar Animation Studios.	Hercules Flubber Air Bud Con Air George of the Jungle		Recess 101 Dalmatians: The Series Pepper Ann Bear in the Big Blue House
1998	Disney and the Hong Kong Government announced a new resort in Hong Kong. Disney Cruise Line sets sail with its first ship. Toon Disney begins.	Six Days, Seven Nights Mulan Armageddon The Waterboy A Bug's Life Mighty Joe Young The Parent Trap	Disney's Animal Kingdom opens. Disney Magic launched.	PB&J Otter Hercules (1998 TV series) The Famous Jett Jackson Bug Juice Out of the Box Rolie Polie Olie
1999		Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace Doug's 1st Movie Tarzan (Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1999) Muppets From Space Inspector Gadget Toy Story 2 My Favorite Martian Fantasia 2000 The Sixth Sense The Insider	Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Wonder sets sail.	The Weekenders Mickey Mouse Works Family Guy
2000	Robert Iger becomes president. Disney-owned TV channels including, owned-and-operated ABC stations, are pulled from Time Warner Cable briefly during a dispute over carriage fees. Disney begins its Gold Classic Collection DVD line. Disney shuts down Jumbo Pictures Disney sold DiC Entertainment to Andy Heyward, the then-CEO of DiC Entertainment.	Dinosaur Remember the Titans The Emperor's New Groove 102 Dalmatians Unbreakable The Tigger Movie		Even Stevens Teacher's Pet Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2001	Disney buys Fox Family Network including Saban Entertainment, owner of entertainment juggernaut Power Rangers, for $3 billion in July, giving Disney programming and cable network reaching 81 million homes. Disney changes Fox Family Network to ABC Family. Fort Worth billionaire Sid Bass is forced to sell his Disney holdings due to a margin call caused partially by the stock market fall that followed the 9/11 attacks. Disney begins its Platinum Edition DVD line with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as well as the Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set line for the collector's market.	Atlantis: The Lost Empire Monsters, Inc. (Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song of 2001) Pearl Harbor (Winner of Academy Award for Best Sound Editing of 2001) The Princess Diaries Recess: School's Out	Disney California Adventure Park opens on February 8. Tokyo DisneySea opens on September 4.	Lizzie McGuire House of Mouse The Book of Pooh Lloyd in Space The Legend of Tarzan The Proud Family Stanley
2002	Miramax acquires the USA rights to the Pokémon movies starting with the fourth movie. Miramax also acquire the distribution rights of the first three Bionicle movies. Disney teams up with famous video game company Square (later known as Square Enix) to release their first ever role-playing game with various Disney characters, Kingdom Hearts. Disney releases Spirited Away in the United States, which goes on to be the first anime film to win an Oscar for Best Animated Film. Disney begins joint venture business with Sanrio for Sanrio's greeting cards.	Return to Never Land Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones Spider-Man Ice Age Lilo & Stitch Snow Dogs The Country Bears The Santa Clause 2 Tuck Everlasting Reign of Fire Signs Spirited Away (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2002) Treasure Planet	Walt Disney Studios Park opens.	Teamo Supremo Kingdom Hearts Kim Possible Fillmore!
2003	Roy E. Disney resigns as the chairman of Feature Animation and from the board of directors, citing similar reasons to those that drove him off 26 years earlier. Fellow director Stanley Gold resigns with him. They establish a group called "Save Disney" to apply public pressure to oust Michael Eisner. Talks to extend distribution agreement with Pixar break down, and Pixar announces plans to seek a new distribution partner. Disney sells the Angels to billboard magnate Arturo Moreno. Disney released their first (non-Touchstone/non-Miramax/non-Dimension/non-Hollywood) PG-13 rated film under the regular Walt Disney Pictures label was Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Release of Toontown Online	The Jungle Book 2 Finding Nemo (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2003) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Brother Bear Holes Freaky Friday		That's So Raven The Even Stevens Movie The Cheetah Girls Lilo & Stitch: The Series JoJo's Circus Inspector Gadget 2 Bionicle: Mask of Light Power Rangers Ninja Storm Digimon Frontier
2004	Comcast makes an unsuccessful and hostile $54.1-billion bid in stock for the company, plus the assumption of $11.9 billion in Disney debt, $66 billion in total. Eisner is replaced by George J. Mitchell as chairman of the board after a 43% vote of no confidence. Disney turns down distributing controversial documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11. On February 17, Disney buys The Muppets, excluding the Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock characters, from The Jim Henson Company for $75 million. Disney renames overseas Fox Kids channel/blocks to Jetix, with it appearing as a children's block on ABC Family and Toon Disney. Disney Store chain sold and licensed to The Children's Place.	Home on the Range Hidalgo Spider-Man 2 King Arthur The Incredibles (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing of 2004) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement National Treasure		Dave the Barbarian Phil of the Future Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Higglytown Heroes Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Power Rangers Dino Thunder

2005–present

After becoming CEO, Robert Iger begins to rebuild the Disney brand by redirecting focus on core assets, such as feature animation and the theme parks. One early accomplishment was repairing the Disney-Pixar relationship, resulting in Disney's purchase of Pixar for $7 billion.

Year	Notable Business Events	Notable Theatrical Releases	Notable Theme Park/destination Openings	Other Premieres
2005	Disney signs the Cheetah Girls on as a recording act. Disney sells the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Henry Samueli of Broadcom Corporation, who changes the team name to Anaheim Ducks. On July 8, Roy E. Disney rejoins the company as a consultant with the title of Director Emeritus. Disneyland celebrates its 50th anniversary on July 17. Bob Iger replaces Eisner as CEO. Disney Magazine ceases publication.	The Pacifier Robots Star Wars Episode III - Revenger of the Sith Chicken Little Sky High Herbie: Fully Loaded The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Winner of Academy Award for Best Makeup of 2005)	Hong Kong Disneyland opens.	Power Rangers S.P.D. American Dragon: Jake Long The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Club Penguin The Buzz on Maggie Life Is Ruff Kingdom Hearts II Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows Charlie and Lola Little Einsteins The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2006	Disney's most successful tour The Party's Just Begun tour by The Cheetah Girls brings in USD $43 million. The tour was amongst the top 10 tours of 2006 coming in at number 3. Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios. Disney Cinemagic launched on 16 March 2006 in United Kingdom. Disney re-acquires the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from NBCUniversal, in exchange for ABC letting commentator Al Michaels work on NBC Sunday Night Football. Disney introduced its current logo in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.	Eight Below The Wild Ice Age: The Meltdown Cars Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Winner of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects of 2006) The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause		High School Musical The Emperor's New School Yin Yang Yo! Power Rangers Mystic Force Hannah Montana Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Shorty McShorts' Shorts The Cheetah Girls 2 The Replacements Handy Manny Wondertime magazine
2007	Acquires New Horizon Interactive along with Club Penguin. ABC Radio Networks along with 22 non-Radio Disney and ESPN Radio affiliates are sold to Citadel Broadcasting. Disney Adventures magazine ceases publication. The company's flagship animation studio is renamed from Walt Disney Feature Animation to "Walt Disney Animation Studios". The company begins to drop the Buena Vista brand from its division (e.g. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution is renamed "Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures"). Disney shuts down its Hollywood Pictures division.	Meet the Robinsons Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Ratatouille (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2007) The Game Plan Enchanted National Treasure: Book of Secrets		Cory in the House Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Bunnytown My Friends Tigger & Pooh Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories Phineas and Ferb High School Musical 2 Wizards of Waverly Place Digimon Data Squad
2008	The anthology series is canceled for the third time. Disney Store chain is reacquired from The Children's Place. The subscription Disney Family Movies service launches, which streams returns uncut Disney films and shorts to television viewers. Control of The Muppets franchise is transferred from Disney Consumer Products to the Walt Disney Studios. December 23 – Disney declines the option on the next film in The Chronicles of Narnia series with Walden Media.	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian WALL-E (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2008) Beverly Hills Chihuahua High School Musical 3: Senior Year Bolt Bedtime Stories		Camp Rock Power Rangers Jungle Fury The Cheetah Girls: One World Kingdom Hearts Coded Studio DC: Almost Live The Suite Life on Deck Star Wars: The Clone Wars Imagination Movers Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales The Little Mermaid opens on Broadway.
2009	Wayne Allwine, who had voiced Mickey Mouse starting with Mickey's Christmas Carol, dies; he is succeeded by Bret Iwan. Disney XD and DisneyXD.com are launched, replacing Toon Disney and Jetix. Disney announces the formation of D23, an official fan community. Walt Disney Studios enters a distribution deal with DreamWorks Pictures, wherein upon DreamWorks' films will be distributed through Touchstone Pictures. Wondertime magazine ceases publication. December 16 – Director Emeritus Roy E. Disney dies of stomach cancer. December 31 – Disney acquires Marvel Entertainment and its properties.	Race to Witch Mountain Hannah Montana: The Movie Up (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score of 2009) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ponyo Disney's A Christmas Carol The Princess and the Frog		Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Kid vs. Kat Zeke and Luther I'm in the Band Jimmy Two-Shoes Have a Laugh! Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Princess Protection Program Power Rangers RPM Sonny with a Chance Jonas L.A. Special Agent Oso Jungle Junction Disney twenty-three magazine begins publication.
2010	March 12, 2010 – Disney annonuces the closure of ImageMovers Digital for January 2011. Disney sells the Power Rangers franchise to Saban Brands for USD $100 million. Disney lost the rights of Digimon in May 2010. Disney sells Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings for $660 million. Disney Channel ends one of its most successful television series, Hannah Montana.	Alice in Wonderland (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Art Ditection and Best Costume Design of 2010) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Toy Story 3 (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song of 2010) The Sorcerer's Apprentice Tangled Tron: Legacy		Good Luck Charlie Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Pair of Kings Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Shake It Up Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Epic Mickey Fish Hooks The Octonauts
2011	Disney Wonder repositioned to the West Coast. Disney licenses global theme park rights to the Avatar franchise from James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment, and announces the first Avatar-themed project at Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Playhouse Disney on Disney Channel rebrands as Disney Junior.	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rio Cars 2 Winnie the Pooh The Help (Winner of Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 2011) Real Steel The Muppets (Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song of 2011) War Horse	The Disney Dream ship sets sail.	Jake and the Never Land Pirates The Suite Life Movie Lemonade Mouth Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas Minnie's Bow-Toons Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure Once Upon a Time Disney Universe Geek Charming Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game Jessie So Random! Kinect Disneyland Adventures Kickin' It Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge A.N.T. Farm Austin & Ally
2012	March 23: The anthology series is revived for a fourth time. Disney Channel ends Wizards of Waverly Place, now beating That's So Raven as the longest running Disney Channel Original Series to date. Disney Junior launches its own spin-off channel, replacing SoapNet on some providers, but not on all providers. Rich Ross resigns as Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and is replaced by Alan F. Horn. Disney acquires Lucasfilm from George Lucas, including its Star Wars and Indiana Jones properties for approximately $4.06 billion.	John Carter Marvel's The Avengers (First Marvel Studios film distributed by Disney) Ice Age: Continental Drift Brave (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2012) Frankenweenie Wreck-It Ralph Lincoln (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Production Design of 2012)	Disney California Adventure is re-dedicated. The Disney Fantasy ship sets sail	Frenemies Radio Rebel Let It Shine Lab Rats Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Gravity Falls Code: 9 Dog With a Blog Tron: Uprising Crash & Bernstein Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Doc McStuffins Sofia the First Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)
2013	Diane Disney Miller daughter of Walt Disney, and Lillian Bounds Disney dies Disney Cinemagic replaced with Sky Movies Disney at 18:00 on 28 March 2013 in United Kingdom. Disney Interactive Studios shuts down development studio Junction Point Studios following the disappointing sales of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Lucasfilm closes its video game division LucasArts. Frozen became the highest grossing animated feature, passing both The Lion King and Toy Story 3	Oz the Great and Powerful Iron Man 3 Epic Monsters University The Lone Ranger Planes Thor: The Dark World Frozen (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song of 2013) Saving Mr. Banks	Mystic Point opened at Hong Kong Disneyland	Disney Infinity Liv and Maddie Teen Beach Movie DuckTales: Remastered Mickey Mouse (2013 TV series) Henry Hugglemonster Wander Over Yonder Avengers Assemble Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex Mighty Med
2014	Frozen wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards, becoming the first win in the category for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated feature to use the in-credit text that it was created and produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Disney acquired Maker Studios for $500 million.	Muppets Most Wanted Captain America: The Winter Soldier Maleficent Rio 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Big Hero 6 (Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2014) Into the Woods		The 7D Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Fantasia: Music Evolved I Didn't Do It Kirby Buckets Star Wars Rebels Win, Lose or Draw Girl Meets World Sheriff Callie's Wild West Disney Magical World Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes
2015	Big Hero 6 wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards. Disney combines its Consumer Products and Interactive Media divisions into one unified segment, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. Marvel Studios is reorganized under the Walt Disney Studios.	Cinderella Tomorrowland Avengers: Age of Ultron Inside Out (Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2015) The Good Dinosaur Ant-Man Bridge of Spies (Winner of Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor of 2015) The Peanuts Movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens (First Lucasfilm film distributed by Disney)		Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Star vs. the Forces of Evil K.C. Undercover Miles From Tomorrowland Best Friends Whenever Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything BUNK'D Descendants We Love Disney Disney Infinity 3.0 Pickle and Peanut Guardians of the Galaxy The Muppets Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets The Lion Guard Star Wars: Battlefront
2016	January 12: ABC Family changes its name to Freeform. April 14: Construction on a 14-acre Star Wars-themed land begins at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. DreamWorks ends its film distribution deal with Disney. May 10: Disney Interactive Studios exited from publishing its own games in order to focus on third-party development of video game adaptations of its franchises by other developers.	Zootopia (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2016) The Jungle Book (Winner of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects of 2016) Captain America: Civil War Finding Dory Ice Age: Collision Course Doctor Strange Moana Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Shanghai Disneyland opens on June 16	Stuck in the Middle Elena of Avalor Adventures in Babysitting Lab Rats: Elite Force Disney Art Academy Kingdom Hearts χ Disney Magical World 2 Backstage (2016 TV series) Bizaardvark Walk the Prank Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Future-Worm! Milo Murphy's Law Mech-X4
2017	Zootopia wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards. Disney ends its deal with Netflix beginning in 2019. Disney announces that it had exercised an option to increase its stake in BAMTech to 75%, and would launch a subscription video-on-demand service featuring its entertainment content in 2019, which will replace Netflix as the subscription VOD rightsholder of all Disney theatrical film releases. John Lasseter announces that he is taking a six-month leave of absence from the company, after acknowledging "missteps" in his behavior with employees. Media outlets report that Lasseter had a history of alleged sexual misconduct towards employees. Disney announces its acquisition of key assets and businesses of 21st Century Fox from Rupert Murdoch.	Beauty and the Beast Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Cars 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Thor: Ragnarok Coco (Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song of 2017) Ferdinand Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Pandora – The World of Avatar opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom	DuckTales Mickey and the Roadster Racers Big Hero 6: The Series Tangled: The Series Puppy Dog Pals Andi Mack Cars 3: Driven to Win Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer The Disney Afternoon Collection Raven's Home Star Wars Battlefront II
2018	Disney announces that Lasseter would leave the company, and that Pete Docter and Jennifer Lee would assume the roles of chief creative officer for Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, respectively. In June, Comcast announces a $65 billion all cash counter-offer to acquire the Fox assets that Disney was set to purchase. Disney counterbid with a $71.3 billion offer. Comcast drops offer in pursuit of Sky plc and Disney is free to acquire 21st Century Fox and most of their assets. On June 28, Disney shuts down DisneyToon Studios.	Black Panther (the first superhero film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Winning other three Oscars for Best Costume Design; Best Production Design and Best Original Score of 2018) Avengers: Infinity War Solo: A Star Wars Story Ant-Man and the Wasp Incredibles 2 Christopher Robin Ralph Breaks the Internet Mary Poppins Returns	Toy Story Land opens at Shanghai Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios	Big City Greens Muppet Babies Fancy Nancy Star Wars Resistance Bug Juice: My Adventures at Camp Lego The Incredibles Zombies Legend of the Three Caballeros Freaky Friday Coop & Cami Ask the World
2019	Ron W. Miller, former president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, president of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Family Museum and Diane Disney Miller's husband and Walt Disney's son-in-law, dies. At the 91st Academy Awards, Black Panther became the first superhero film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and the first film from Marvel Cinematic Universe to win an Academy Award (Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design). On March 20, 2019, Disney acquired the 21st Century Fox entertainment and cable television groups, with the exception of the broadcast television, news and sports group, which are now owned by Fox Corporation. On April 11, 2019, Disney set the launch date of Disney+ for November 12.	Captain Marvel Dumbo Breakthrough (first 20th Century Fox film to be distributed by Disney) Avengers: Endgame Tolkien (first Fox Searchlight Pictures film to be distributed by Disney) Aladdin Dark Phoenix (first X-Men-based film to be distributed by Disney) Toy Story 4 The Lion King Spies in Disguise (first Blue Sky Studios film to be distributed by Disney) Frozen 2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker		Amphibia Kingdom Hearts III Kim Possible Descendants 3 Sydney to the Max Fast Layne Just Roll with It Disney+ releases Lady and the Tramp The Mandalorian High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Dolphin Reef

Footnotes

• Notable Theatrical Releases are films that were the first to use a particular technology (sound, color, etc.), received major award nominations (Academy Award, Golden Globe, etc.), or are otherwise historically significant to The Walt Disney Company. Not all films released by Disney appear in this list; please see Lists of films released by Disney for a complete company listing.
• Theme Park/destination Openings indicate when Disney theme parks open. The opening of attractions and park name changes will not appear in this list.
• Other Premieres are the premiere dates for other notable Disney products, such as TV franchises (The Cheetah Girls, Hannah Montana, The Jonas Brothers), consumer products, video games (Kingdom Hearts), or home media premieres that were the first to use a particular technology. Other notability requirements include major award nominations (Emmy Award, Grammy Award), or are otherwise historically significant to The Walt Disney Company. Not all Disney products, TV programs, video games, or home media releases appear in this list.

Bibliography

• Lucas, Christopher (2019). Top Disney: 100 Top Ten Lists of the Best of Disney, from the Man to the Mouse and Beyond (1st ed.). Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1493037711.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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Now owned by Fox Networks Group. 3Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%). 4Relauched as Pinoy Box Office. center|200px Radio networks ABC Radio | ABC News Now | ABC News Radio | Radio Disney Junior | Radio Disney | Radio Disney Country Radio stations Radio Disney Country station: KRDC (AM) Radio Disney station: Radio Disney (Perú) | Rádio Disney Brasil9 ESPN Radio/Deportes stations: KESN6 | KSPN | WEEI1 | WEPN | WEPN-FM2 | WMVP Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Walt Disney World | Disneyland Resort | Tokyo Disney Resort | Disneyland Paris | Hong Kong Disneyland Resort | Disney Cruise Line | Disney Vacation Club | Adventures by Disney | Shanghai Disney Resort | Tokyo DisneySea | Disney Publishing Worldwide (Disney English | Disney Press | Disney–Lucasfilm Press) | The Muppets Studio | Disney Interactive | Gamestar | Disney Mobile | Playdom | 20th Century Fox Consumer Products | 20th Century Fox Games | Fox Digital Entertainment Marvel Part of The Walt Disney Company Marvel Entertainment: Marvel Comics | Marvel Animation | Marvel Characters | Marvel Studios | Marvel Toys | CrossGen | Marvel.com Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel Studios Phase One: Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk | Iron Man 2 | Thor | Captain America: The First Avenger | The Avengers Phase Two: Iron Man 3 | Thor: The Dark World | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Guardians of the Galaxy | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ant-Man Phase Three: Captain America: Civil War | Doctor Strange | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Thor: Ragnarok | Black Panther | Avengers: Infinity War | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Captain Marvel Upcoming films: Avengers: Endgame | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Black Widow | Doctor Strange 2 Other Marvel films X-Men X-Men | X2: X-Men United | X-Men: The Last Stand | X-Men: First Class | X-Men: Days of Future Past | X-Men: Apocalypse | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | The Wolverine | Logan | Deadpool Other films Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Fant4stic | Daredevil | Elektra | Spider-Man | Spider-Man 2 | Spider-Man 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Hulk Marvel live action TV Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Daredevil | Marvel's Jessica Jones | Marvel's Luke Cage | Marvel's Iron Fist | Marvel's The Punisher | Marvel's The Defenders | The Amazing Spider-Man | Japanese Spider-Man Marvel animation X-Men | X-Men: Evolution | Wolverine and the X-Men | Spider-Man (1967) | Spider-Man (1981) | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Spider-Man (1994) | Spider-Man Unlimited | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Ultimate Spider-Man | Spider-Woman | The Incredible Hulk (1982) | The Incredible Hulk (1996) | The Marvel Action Hour (Fantastic Four | Iron Man) | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Fantastic Four (1967) | The New Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Avengers: United They Stand | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Avengers Assemble | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel comic books The Amazing Spider-Man | Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk | Spider-Woman | X-Men | Thor Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International Subsidiaries: France | Germany | India | Italy | Latin America Direct-to-consumer services: BAMTECH (75%) | Disney Digital Network | ESPN+ | Hulu (60%) | Movies Anywhere | Disney+ (United States) | Disney Life (UK, Ireland and Philippines) | FX Now Other assets The Walt Disney Studios | A&E Networks (50%)7 | Disney Digital 3D | DGamer | Walt Disney Imagineering | CDVU+ | Disney Research | Disney DVD (Others) | Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix | Disney's Fast Play | Disney Movie Rewards | Disney Blu-ray Disc | Disney Blu-ray 3D | Disney Ultra Blu-ray Disc | Disney Second Screen | Disney's Fastpass | Disneytek | ABCtek | LucasArts | Industrial Light and Magic | Skywalker Sound | Disney Classics | Disney D23 | Vice Media (11%) | Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment14 | Fox Studios Australia | FOX Telecolombia A+E Networks Co-owned by Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company NOTE: Except for European markets which fully owned by Hearst (and its respective partners) since 2019. US networks: A&E (HD) | Crime + Investigation (HD) | FYI (HD) | History (HD) | History en Español | Lifetime (HD) | Lifetime Movies (HD) | LRW (HD) | Military History | Viceland1 Latin America2: A&E (HD) | History (HD) | History 2 (HD) | Lifetime3 (HD) United Kingdom & Ireland:4 Blaze | Crime & Investigation | History | H2 | Lifetime Iberian Peninsula:5 Blaze (HD) | Historia (HD) | Crimen & Investigación/Crime & Investigação India:6 History TV18 (HD) | FYI TV18 (HD) Defunct: The Entertainment Channel | Alpha Repertory Television Service | The History Channel India | The Biography Channel UK and Ireland | The Biography Channel Latin America | Lifetime Moms 1Joint venture with Vice Media. 2Joint venture with Ole Communications. 3Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television. 4Joint venture with Sky Limited. 5Joint venture with AMC Networks International. 6Joint venture with TV18. Sold Miramax | Dimension Films | Dimension Home Entertainment | Dimension Television | Dimension Extreme Films | Miramax Family Films | Miramax Books | Miramax/Dimension Films | Anaheim Ducks | Baby Einstein | Oxygen (TV network) | E! | DIC Entertainment (Others) | Creative Wonders10 | Hyperion Books | GMTV Defunct assets ABC Circle Films | ABC Films | ABC/Kane Productions | ABC Kids | ABC Motion Pictures | ABC News Now | ABC1 | ABC Pictures Corporation | ABC Productions | ABC Video | Avalanche Software | Black Rock Studio | Blip | Buena Vista Games | Boyz/Girlz Channel | Buena Vista International | Buena Vista International Television | Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Buena Vista Productions | Buena Vista Records | Buena Vista Television | Caravan Pictures | Circle 7 Animation | CrossGen | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises | Disney Channel Discovery | Disney Channel (Ukraine) | Disney Consumer Products | Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media | Disney Drive-In | Disney Interactive | Disney Videos | Disneyland Records | DisneyToon Studios (DisneyToon Studios/Other) | DXP | ESPN America | ESPN Classic (UK) | ESPN Full Court | ESPN GamePlan | ESPN 3D | Go.com | Hollywood BASIC | Hollywood Pictures | Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment | Jetix (Other) | Jumbo Pictures | Junction Point Studios | Lucasfilm Television | Lyric Street Records | Malibu Comics | Mammoth Records | Marvel Toys | Palomar Pictures International3 | Paramount Comics5 | Pixar Canada | Propaganda Games | Saban Entertainment4 | Saban Interactive4 | Saban International4 | Satellite News Channel8 | Selmur Pictures | Selmur Productions | Soapnet | Star Comics | Semiorka (49%) | The Disney Afternoon | Toon Disney | Toon Disney's Big Movie Show | Toontown Online | Touchstone Television | UTV World Movies | UTV Ignition Games | Vault Disney | Vista-United Telecommunications | Walt Disney Classics | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Walt Disney Video Premiere | Walt Disney Home Video International | Zoog Disney | 7 dni TV | Fuel TV | Fox Night at the Movies | 20th Century Fox Selections | 20th Century Fox Television Distribution | 20th Century Fox Video (Others) | Fox Video (Others) | Fox Soccer | Fox Reality Channel | Magnetic Video Corporation | Regency Television2 | CBS/Fox Video6 (Others) | Playhouse Video6 | Key Video6 | Foxnet | Fox Kids (Others) | Fox Atomic | MTM Enterprises | MTM Television Distribution | MTM Home Video | MTM Music Group | MTM International | Victory Television | Metromedia Radio & Television | Metromedia Producers | Fox Lab | Four Star International | Four Star-Excelsior Releasing | New World Communications | New World/Genesis Distribution | New World International | New World Pictures International | Foxstar Productions | Fox Family11 | Fox Film Corporation | 20th Century Pictures | 20th Century Fox Records | Fox Records7 | Blair Entertainment | The Cannell Studios | Cannell Distribution | Fox World | Fox Europe | Fox Faith | Fox International Productions | FSN Chicago | Fox Sports Houston | News Corporation (original) | New World Pictures | New World Television | New World Television Distribution | New World Entertainment | Gold Key Entertainment | Gold Key Media | Leap Off Productions | Fox Television Stations Productions | Fox Television Studios | Fox 21 | Fox Next | Sky plc (39.1%) | Speed | Storer Communications | IGN Entertainment | IGN | 1UP.com | TeamXbox | Walt Disney Television (production studio) (Others) | Fox Kids | Fox Kids Worldwide | Das Vierte | Touchstone Pictures (Others | Logo Variations) | Touchstone Home Entertainment (Others) | Fox Entertainment Group | Fox 2000 Pictures | FoxConnect Predecessor companies: 21st Century Fox | Capital Cities/ABC Notes 1 Disney manages and operates this station owned by Entercom Communications. 2 Disney manages and operates this station owned by Emmis Communications. 3 Disney manages film catalog created for ABC; remainder of library controlled by Bristol-Myers Squibb. 4 Disney manages and operates this television and interactive units by Saban Capital Group. 5 Joint venture with Paramount Pictures. 6 Operated by Cumulus Media under an LMA. 7 Joint venture with the Hearst Corporation, which owns 20% of ESPN and 50% of A&E Networks. 8 Co-owned with Westinghouse Broadcasting (aka Group W) 9 Joint verture with Rádio Holding Participações Ltda. 10 Joint venture with Electronic Arts. 11 Joint venture with Sky plc. 12 Joint venture with Telefónica. 13 Owned by Corus Entertainment. 14 Joint venture with Sky Network Television.