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Disney can mean either:

In entertainment:

The name also refers to several members of the Disney Family, such as:

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  • Oldanimationbuilding

    The original animation building at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, which they fully moved into in 1940

  • Disney argentina 1941

    Walt (right) dressed as a gaucho next to Donald Duck on the company's goodwill trip to South America in Argentina.

  • WaltDisneyplansDisneylandDec1954

    Walt (center) showing the plans of Disneyland to officials from Orange County in December 1954

  • Waltopening

    Walt Disney at the grand opening of Disneyland on July 17, 1955

  • The Sherman Brothers, 2002

    The Sherman Brothers, who composed many of the Disney songs throughout the 1960s, in 2002

  • Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference

    Walt, then Florida Governor Hayden Burns, and Roy announcing the plans for Disney World

  • MichaelEisnerOct10

    Michael Eisner replaced Ron Miller as CEO and made Disney into a major film studio again.

  • The Great Movie Ride and Chinese Theater at Walt Disney World

    Hollywood Studios' park icon, the Chinese Theatre

  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, World Travel & Tourism Council, Global Summit 2014-1 (cropped)

    Jeffrey Katzenberg was chairman of Disney from 1984 to 1995, before leaving the company to co-create DreamkWorks SKG.

  • Roy E. Disney

    Roy E. Disney, Roy O. Disney's son, became head of the animation department, before leaving the company in 2003, calling on Eisner to retire and starting the "Save Disney" campaign, before joining Disney again as a consultant.

  • The Muppets Studio

    Disney bought The Muppets from The Jim Henson Company in 2004, forming subsidiary The Muppets Studio.

  • Bob Iger crop 2

    Bob Iger became CEO of Disney in 2005, expanding the companies properties

  • Teamdisneyburbankbuilding

    Team Disney building in Burbank, which is the main building at the Walt Disney Studios, houses the offices of Disney's CEO and several other senior corporate officials.

  • Bob Chapek (49607223226) (cropped)

    Bob Chapek became CEO after Bob Iger's retirement and helped lead the company through the COVID-19 pandemic

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