Walt Disney Family Museum, The Diane Disney Miller has spearheaded the establishment of a museum in a restored building in the Presidio area of San Francisco to honor her father. Opening took place in 2009, with the first preview day on September 19 and official opening on October 1. After closely supervising the operations of …
See moreDisney Gallery, The Display of Disneyland-related artwork, designs, and models, above Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, opened on July 11, 1987, and closed on August 7, 2007. This area had originally been planned as an apartment for Walt and Roy Disney, and in fact if you study the wrought iron railings on the balcony, …
See moreWalt Disney Imagineering New name, as of January 1986, of WED Enterprises. In 1996, Walt Disney Imagineering merged with the Disney Development Company, the Disney company’s real estate development subsidiary.
See moreWalt Disney Motion Pictures Group Division of The Walt Disney Company established in 1994 with Joe Roth as chairman.
See moreWalt Disney Music Company Formed in October 1949, to publish and license Disney songs. It was affiliated with ASCAP, while its sister music publishing arm at Disney, the Wonderland Music Co., formed in 1952, was affiliated with BMI. The first songs published by Walt Disney Music Company were those from Cinderella (1950).
See moreWalt Disney Classics Collection, The Premiered in 1992 as the first line of fine animation art sculptures produced directly by the Walt Disney Studios. Licensees took over in 2001. It uses authentic Disney animation principles and materials to bring to life memorable moments and characters from Disney animated classics. The meticulously crafted figurines, created from …
See moreWalt Disney Collectors Society, The Launched in 1993 to support the Walt Disney Classics Collection, this society was the first official membership organization for Disney fans and enthusiasts sponsored by Disney itself. Headed originally by Paula Sigman, the Society published Sketches as its quarterly magazine and offered member-only Classics Collection pieces. The Society ceased operations …
See moreWalt Disney Company, The Corporate name of the company as of February 6, 1986. It was formerly Walt Disney Productions.
See moreWalt Disney Educational Materials Co. Incorporated on June 25, 1969; later known as Walt Disney Educational Media Co. and Disney Educational Productions.
See moreWalt Disney Enterprises The entity of the Disney company during the 1930s which handled the licensing of character merchandise. It was consolidated to become a part of Walt Disney Productions on September 30, 1938.
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