The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company
	The corporate variant of the Disney logo
	The Walt Disney Studios corporate headquarters in Burbank, California, 2016
Trade name	Disney
Formerly	Disney Brothers Studio; (1923–1926); Walt Disney Studio; (1926–1929); Walt Disney Productions; (1929–1986);
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: DIS; DJIA component; S&P 100 component; S&P 500 component;
Industry	Media; Entertainment;
Predecessors	Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Founded	October 16, 1923
Founders	Walt Disney; Roy O. Disney;
Headquarters	Team Disney Building, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Susan Arnold; (Chairwoman); Bob Iger; (CEO), John Nallen COO, Viet Dinh CLO, Steve Tomsic CFO, previously 20th Century Fox (now part of Disney) Stacey Snider CEO, John Gelke VP Global Operations, J Young SVP Growth, Gerard Devan Group Executive APAC, Stephanie Gruber Group Executive Television, Christopher Greavu Vice President of Sales.;
Products	Amusement parks; Comic Books; Movies; Music; Television program; Video games; Web portals;
Services	Broadcasting; Licensing; Publishing; Radio; Streaming; Television;
Revenue	US$82.722 billion (2022)
Operating income	US$12.121 billion (2022)
Net income	US$3.145 billion (2022)
Total assets	US$203.631 billion (2022)
Total equity	US$98.879 billion (2022)
Number of employees	c. 220,000 (2022)
Divisions	Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; Walt Disney Studios; Disney General Entertainment Content; Disney International Content and Operations; ESPN and Sports Content;
Subsidiaries	Marvel Entertainment; National Geographic Partners (73%);
Website	thewaltdisneycompany.com
	Footnotes / references;

The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was started on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986.

Disney is known for Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Frozen, Beauty and the Beast and Pinocchio. Pixar famous movies are Toy Story and Cars. Marvel Comics well known famous original comics such as Spider-Man and Hulk. Lucasfilm media franchises such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Jim Henson original franchise like The Muppets.

In its early days the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film Steamboat Willie, which used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon and debuted the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who would go on to become the company's mascot and corporate icon.

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↑ Gibson, Kate (June 24, 2022). "Disney among slew of U.S. companies promising to cover abortion travel costs". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

[Fortune500-1] "Walt Disney". Fortune. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

[2] Gibson, Kate (June 24, 2022). "Disney among slew of U.S. companies promising to cover abortion travel costs". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

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