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Year Events Notable film releases 1923 In Los Angeles, Walt Disney sells his short live-action cartoon reel titled "Alice's Wonderland", produced by Laugh-O-Gram. [1] Soon after, Walt and his brother Roy sign a contract to make 6 more such films, called Alice Comedies, which New York-based Margaret J. Winkler would distribute at $1,500 per reel.
Beginning on January 1, 2010, Disney Parks hosted the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day volunteer program, in which Disney encouraged people to volunteer with a participating charity and receive a free Disney Day at either a Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World park. On March 9, 2010, Disney announced that it had reached its goal of one million ...
In 1991, Disney announced plans to build WestCOT, a theme park based on Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center, mostly on the site of the 15,167-space 100-acre (40 ha) parking lot. [6] [7] Its estimated cost was US$3 billion, largely due to the cost of land that Disney would need to acquire.
Due to the COVID-19 recession, Touchstone Television ceased operations in December, [401] Disney announced in March 2021 it would be launching a new division called 20th Television Animation to focus on mature audiences, [402] and Disney closed its third animation studio Blue Sky Studios in April 2021. [403]
In 2007, admission fees jumped by another $4, pushing prices over $70 for the first time in Disney history. That year, Disney World paused to recognize the 25th anniversary of the opening of Epcot ...
In celebration of Disney’s centennial, the Mouse House is touring a 20,000-foot exhibition showcasing the company’s history and innovation. “Disney 100: The Exhibition” recently rolled ...
Almost two years ago, Walt Disney World announced it was dedicating nearly 80 acres of land for a new affordable housing project in Orange County, which would include about 1,400 units of mixed ...
Originally, entry into the theme park and travel business was a side project of Walt Disney himself. As the Disneylandia project started to become a reality, Walt Disney Productions at Walt's request set up Disneyland, Inc. (DLI) in 1951 and agreed to a design deal in March 1953 with WED Enterprises (WED), Walt's personal corporation, which then included what would now be called Walt Disney ...