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Disney history
The Walt Disney Company
As one of America's most iconic companies, the timeline of The Walt Disney Company reflects major shifts in the entertainment industry across the 20th and 21st centuries.
From humble beginnings in animation to a sprawling media empire, this historical timeline charts how Walt Disney built an unrivaled American brand that remains culturally influential globally.
Spanning over a century, the story of Disney involves technological innovations in film along with savvy executive decisions that transformed a Disney Brothers Studio into the multimedia powerhouse valued over $200 billion today.
EARLY YEARS (1923-1966)
1923 — Founding
Disney Brothers Studio is founded in Hollywood by brothers Walt and Roy Disney after they complete their first animated short film called Alice's Wonderland.
Their studio is called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
1928 — Mickey Mouse
A character named Mortimer Mouse is created but his name is soon ch