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Walt Disney Company
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A distributor named M. J. Winkler made a contract with Mr. Walt Disney and his brother Roy to distribute the Alice Comedies on October 16, 1923, and the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded.
The creator of Mickey Mouse and founder of Disneyland and Walt Disney World was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901. His father, Elias Disney, was an Irish-Canadian. His mother, Flora Call Disney, was of German-American descent. Walt was one of five children, four boys and a girl.
Raised on a farm near Marceline, Missouri, Walt became interested in drawing at an early age, selling his first sketches to neighbors when he was only seven years old. At McKinley High School in Chicago, Disney divided his attention between drawing and photography, contributing both to the school paper. At night he attended the Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1950, Disney completed its first live action film, Treasure Island, and in 1954, the company began television with Disneyland anthology series. In 1955, Disney’s most successful series, The Mickey Mouse Club, began. Also in 1955, the new Disneyland Park in California was opened. Disney created a series of releases from 1950s through 1970s, including The Shaggy Dog, Zorro, Mary Poppins, and The Love Bug. Mr. Walt Disney died in 1966. In 1969, the Disney started its educational films and materials. Another important time of Disney’s history was opening the Walt Disney World project in Orlando, Florida, on October 1, 1971. In 1982, the Epcot Center was opened as part of Walt Disney World. And, on April 15, 1983, Tokyo Disneyland opened.
After leaving the network television in 1983, the company was ready to get into its cable network, The Disney Channel. This are successful films after leaving network television like, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Good Morning Vietnam, Three Men and a Baby, and later, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Dick Tracy, Pretty Woman, and Sister Act. Disney moved into new areas by starting Hollywood Pictures and

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