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Walt Disney Ownership
2. The Walt Disney Company owns many mass media and entertainment companies. According to Wikipedia, it owns several television networks including ESPN Inc., Freeform, A+E Networks, and the Disney Channel. It also holds several famous entertainment companies such as The Muppets Studio, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm. Disney owns 14 theme parks including one in Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, and Shanghai (sec. 1).
3. In 1923, The Walt Disney Company (then known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio) got its start when Walt Disney signed a contract with film distributor Margaret J. Winkler to distribute his Alice Comedies series. Later in the decade, Disney developed a new character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which was also distributed
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