Disney Store, The

Disney Store, The The first Disney Store, selling Disney merchandise exclusively, opened in the Glendale Galleria in California on March 28, 1987. With the exception of a store in the Orlando Airport operated by Walt Disney World, Disney had not tried retail outlets outside the parks. Michael Eisner and Frank Wells decided that Disney was …

Disney Outfitters

Disney Outfitters Shop on Discovery Island at Disney’s Animal Kingdom; opened April 22, 1998. It changed its name to Wonders of the Wild from 1999 to 2001, then reverted to Disney Outfitters.

Disney Regional Entertainment

Disney Regional Entertainment Division of Disney formed in 1996 to create entertainment areas such as sports complexes, interactive entertainment, and family play centers for urban and suburban locations around the world. Their first experiment was Club Disney, which opened in Thousand Oaks, California in February 1997, followed by DisneyQuest, the first of which opened June …

Disney Press

Disney Press Imprint created by Disney in 1991 for Disney-themed children’s books. They published their first book, 101 Dalmatians: A Counting Book, on May 31, 1991.

Disney Sound

Disney Sound Walt Disney Records’ new (2004) imprint designed to create original music for the entire family. Its first release, on February 15, 2005, was Here Come the ABCs from the alternative rock group They Might Be Giants, on DVD and CD.

Disney on Parade

Disney on Parade Arena show which debuted in Chicago on December 25, 1969. The costumed Disney characters put on lavish production numbers. The show was superseded by World on Ice.

Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice See World on Ice.

Disney Online

Disney Online Disney Online was founded as a part of Disney Interactive in 1995 to develop The Walt Disney Company’s presence in the online world. The first offering, Disney.com, a World Wide Web site, went online February 21, 1996. Disney.com (www.disney.com) offers information and entertainment designed to showcase Disney’s products and services, from movies and …

Disney on Parade (television)

Disney on Parade (television) Television show; aired on December 19, 1971. Directed by Stan Harris. A videotaped version of the first tour of the arena show, taped in Adelaide, South Australia.

Disney-MGM Studios

Disney-MGM Studios Park opened at Walt Disney World on May 1, 1989. Originally called Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park. An operating movie studio, the first filming was done there on February 2, 1988 (the television movie Splash Too). Walt Disney had originally envisioned a studio tour as part of the Disney Studio in California, but little …