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History of Walt Disney Movies

  • Disney Was Founded

    Disney Was Founded
    Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy.
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    History of Disney

    Disney movies have been around since 1923 to present day.
  • First Film

    First Film
    They produced their first animated film, Steamboat Willie, to introduce the character Mickey Mouse.
  • The Mickey Mouse Club

    The Mickey Mouse Club
    In 1930’s, The Mickey Mouse Club became the most popular show after April 15, 1930, they introduced Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto.
  • First Animated Movie

    First Animated Movie
    Walt Disney created his first movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and another in 1940 and 1950.
  • Disneyland Amusement Park

    Disneyland Amusement Park
    In 1955, the company opened their first Disneyland Amusement Park, it became the most famous amusement park in California.
  • Tokyo Disneyland

    Tokyo Disneyland
    In 1983, Japanese corporation opened Tokyo Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company received royalties ( money received for copyright law)
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    Returning Back To Movies

    The Walt Disney Company returned back to making animated movies, which includes The Little Mermaid(1989), Beauty and the Beast(1991), Aladdin(1992), and The Lion King(1994).
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    Disney Partnered With Pixar

    They continued to make movies. They partnered up with Pixar to make new movies, Finding Nemo(2003), WALL-E(2008), Up(2009), and Toy Story 3(2010); all won an Academy Awards for best animated film.
  • Disney Bought Pixar

    Disney Bought Pixar
    Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion.
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    Present Day Movies

    Present day movies include Tangled(2010), Wreck-it-Ralph(2012), Frozen(2013), The Good Dinosaur(2015), Zootopia(2016), and Finding Dory(2016)