Disney and its lead star Mickey Mouse have been around for decades. Walt Disney started off with nothing and in time made an Empire. Now Disney owns multiple theme parks, television stations, movie studios, and merchandise stores all over the world. Disney has become a huge success and is known world-wide for its magic. Disney has been around for quite a while now and is bound to be hanging around for a long time to come.
TIMELINE
1922- Walt Disney begins producing "Laugh-O-gram" animated films
1923- "Laugh-o-gram" works on Alice and Wonderland short films
1920s- Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is put together by Walt and brother Roy
1928- Mickey and Minnie Mouse debut in silent film "Plane Crazy"
1928- "Steamboat Willie" debuts and is the first cartoon with a soundtrack
1929- Walt Disney Productions, Limited is incorporated
1929- Walt Disney Enterprises is formed to handle all the merchandise
1930- The first Mickey comic strip is published
1930- Mickey Mouse dolls are produced
1932- Walt Disney receives an Academy Award for Mickey Mouse creation
1933- "Mickey Mouse Magazine" is first published
1933- Walt Disney Productions is granted a trademark of Mickey for books and comic strips
1936- "Mickey Mouse Weekly" is published in Britain
1937- "Snow White" debuts and is the first full length feature film for Disney
1940s- Walt Disney Studio makes propaganda and training films for the military during World War II
1940- Walt Disney Production offers stock shares in their company
1949- Walt Disney Music Company is formed
1954- "Disneyland" television show premieres (and ran for 29 years)
1955- Theme park Disneyland opens in California
1955- "Mickey Mouse Club" airs for the first time on television
1966- Walt Disney passes away
1971- Theme park Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
1980- Kodak signs a 10 year contract with Disney to sponsor EPCOT
1980- First minor live-action film on videocassette is released
1981- Disney TV shows cancelled
1982- EPCOT Center opens
1983- Tokyo Disneyland Theme Park opens
1983- Disney Channel airs on television
1983- Walt Disney Pictures is formed and Touchstone Pictures is created for older viewers
1984- Touchstone Pictures debuts its first film "Splash"
1985- Movie company Hollywood Pictures is created
1986- Disneyland stays open year round
1987- First Disney Store opens in California
1988- Disney-MGM STudios films first movie
1989- Pleasure Island and Typhoon Lagoon open at Walt Disney World resort
1990- MGM Studios debuts in Paris
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