Running Head: The Walt Disney Company FIN534: Financial Analysis Heather Kain Strayer University Dr. John Karaffa November 30‚ 2011 Introduction The Walt Disney Company‚ along with its subsidiaries‚ is a diversified entertainment company. Its animation studio‚ parks‚ resorts‚ consumer products and media networks has allowed the Walt Disney Company to remain a staple in the entertainment industry along with its impeccable ability to market to children and adults. Through analysis of
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Walt Disney Company is the indisputable leader among international entertainment companies. It encompasses an array of cable‚ radio and broadcast. It produces animated films‚ live stage plays and musical recordings. It owns various parks and resorts‚ vacation clubs and cruise lines. Also‚ a great variety of consumer products is provided by the company. Geographically‚ the company operates in Europe‚ Latin America‚ North America and Asia Pacific. This work includes the
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Walt Disney Company is famed for its creativity‚ strong global brand‚ and uncanny ability to take service and experience businesses to higher levels. In the early 1990s‚ then-CEO Michael Eisner looked to the fast-food industry as a way to draw additional attention to the Disney presence outside of its theme parks - its retail chain was highly successful and growing rapidly. A fast-food restaurant made sense from Eisner’s perspective since Disney’s theme parks had already mastered rapid‚ high-volume
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true‚ Walt Disney. Disney made a reputation of brilliance and "[t]he combination of Disney’s desire to try new techniques and his striving to make a better product set him apart from most other animators" (Nardo 25). How could anyone forget classics like Mickey Mouse‚ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs‚ Fox and the Hound‚ the Little Mermaid‚ and many more all created by Disney? "He created a cast of memorable animated and live-action characters that have been forever associated with the Disney name"
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Corporate Social Responsibility for the Walt Disney Company Analysis: Is The Walt Disney Company Socially Responsible? In my studies of The Walt Disney Company‚ I have found them to be a socially responsible company. The definition of corporate social responsibility goes as follows: “Corporate Social Responsibility is seriously considering the impact of the company’s actions on society.” (Carroll & Buchholtz‚ pg 30). According to The Walt Disney Company’s website (WWW.Disney.com/corporate) the
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Disneyland and Walt Disney World are believed to be just two different parks. These two different parks have different locations‚ different sizes‚ and even different prices. But if we were to set all differences aside‚ Disneyland and Walt Disney World share a lot more then just the name "Disney". Disneyland and Walt Disney World share not only the same experience but offer the same fun and safe atmosphere. When comparing the two parks‚ some start to notice that‚ although these two parks are different
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SWOT ANALYSIS WALT DISNEY Ayse Aybike YILMAZ Strategic Management About the Company: The Walt Disney Company was founded in as a cartoon studio in 1923. Walter Elias Disney‚ founder of the Walt Disney Company‚ was a pioneer in the development of animation as an industry. Disney is one of the most famous names in the animation industry‚ known for providing entertainment directed to adults and children alike; with international
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Walt Disney Company – 2009 Background For more than eight decades‚ the name Walt Disney has been at the top in the field of family entertainment. From poor beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to today’s global corporation‚ the Walt Disney Company continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every member of the family‚ across America and around the world. Mr. Walter Disney founded Walt Disney Company in 1923 that later on turned it in to a $27 billion a year global entertainment
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to figure out how it would be without Walt Disney. A world without his magic‚ peculiarity and optimism. Walt Disney converted the entertainment industry‚ into what we know today. “We keep moving forward‚ opening new doors and doing new things‚ because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” quoted by Walt Disney. Avery curious human being that was willing to try new things and think outside the box. Walter Elias Disney known as Walt Disney was an American motion-picture and television
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BACKGROUND: The Walt Disney Company (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16‚ 1923‚ by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio‚ the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production‚ television‚ and travel. Taking
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