One of my favorite film studio of all time, The Walt Disney Studios. I love motion pictures, television, music, video games, books, and more. It was founded on October 16, 1923 by the Disney brothers, Walt and Roy O. Disney. In May 6, 1940, the studio moved from Silver Lake, Los Angeles to Burbank, California.
Formerly
- Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923–26)
- Walt Disney Studio (1926–29)
- Walt Disney Productions (1929–83)
Founded: October 16, 1923; 101 years ago
Founders: Walt and Roy O. Disney
Location: 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521No. of Stages: 7
Website: disneystudios.com
Member of Motion Picture Association (MPA) since 1979
Major film studios since 1984
Timeline
1940s
- May 6, 1940: Move of the Disney studio to Burbank completed.
- October 1949: Walt Disney Music Company formed.
1950s
- June 23, 1953: Walt Disney formed his own distribution company, Buena Vista Film Distribution Company.
- June 22, 1955: Lady and the Tramp is released.
1960s
- December 15, 1966: Walt Disney died.
1970s
- December 20, 1971: Roy O. Disney died.
1980s
- October 1980: First Home Video titles released.
- April 18, 1983: The Disney Channel begins broadcasting.
- March 9, 1984: Release of first Touchstone Films film, Splash.
- June 9, 1984: Donald Duck celebrates 50th birthday.
- September 23, 1984: Michael Eisner and Frank Wells become Chairman and President of Walt Disney Productions.
- February 6, 1986: Walt Disney Productions name changed to The Walt Disney Company.
- June 21, 1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is released.
- February 1, 1989: Hollywood Pictures begins operations.
1990s
- January 1, 1990: Hollywood Records begins operation.
- July 18, 1990: Release of Hollywood Pictures’ first film, Arachnophobia.
- September 26, 1991: Hyperion Books publishes its first book (New York City).
- June 30, 1993: The Walt Disney Company acquires Miramax Film Corporation (New York City).
- June 24, 1994: The Lion King is released.
- December 5, 1994: Disney Interactive is formed.
- April 1995: A Goofy Movie is released.
- June 1, 1997: Lyric Street Records founded as a country music label (Nashville, Tennessee).
- June 6, 1997: Con Air is released.
- November 13, 1997: The Lion King stage production opens on Broadway (New York City).
- June 18, 1999: Tarzan is released.
2000s
- November 1, 2003: Brother Bear is released.
- February 14, 2004: Power Rangers Dino Thunder (Season 12) debuts on Jetix (ABC Family).
- March 5, 2004: Hidalgo is released.
- February 9, 2009: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures agrees to distribute live-action films produced by DreamWorks Pictures.
- February 13, 2009: Disney XD launches.
- March 10, 2009: D23: The Official Disney Fan Club launches.
- December 31, 2009: Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment is completed.
2010s
- February 18, 2011: The first DreamWorks motion picture is released under the Touchstone Pictures banner (I Am Number Four).
- January 12, 2016: ABC Family becomes Freeform.
- March 4, 2016: Zootopia is released.
- November 23, 2016: Moana is released.
2020s
- October 16, 2023: The Walt Disney Company celebrates 100th anniversary.
- November 27, 2024: Moana 2 is released.
- December 20, 2024: Mufasa: The Lion King is released.
Studio units (My List)
Music
- Walt Disney Records
- Disney Music Publishing (DMP)
- Buena Vista Records
Television
- Disney Television Animation (1984–2003; separate)
- Disney • ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution (1985–?)
- ABC (TV production; 2300 W. Riverside Dr.)
More
- Walt Disney Archives
- Disney Character Voices International, Inc.
Outside of Burbank
- Disneytoon Studios (1990–2018; Glendale, CA)
- Disney Theatrical Productions (New York City)
- Pixar Animation Studios (Emeryville, CA)
- Disneynature (Paris, France)
- Lucasfilm Ltd. (San Francisco, CA)
- DMG Nashville
- RMI Recordings (Los Angeles, CA)
- 20th Century Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
- Disney+ (Los Angeles, CA)
Former units
- Walt Disney Television (1983–2003)
- Buena Vista International, Inc. (1961–2022)
- ABC Signature (1985–2024)
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