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Walter Disney is born
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Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists is formed
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Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists fails after a month
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Laugh-O-Gram Films is formed with 15,000 dollars from backers
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Laugh-O-Gram Films goes bankrupt
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Walt and his brother Roy establish Disney Brother Studios
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Disney Brothers Studios is renamed Walt Disney Studios
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Mickey Mouse merchandising is licensed
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Disney acquires exclusive rights to technicolor
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600,000 shares of Disney stock are issued at 5 dollars a stock
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Fantasia is released
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Dumbo is released
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Buena Vista Film Distribution is formed by Disney
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The Living Desert is Released
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Disney is contracted by ABC to produce a one hour TV Program
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Disney Executives are sent to Florida to purchase land for a 'Community of Tomorrow'
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Walt Disney Dies
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Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
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US copyright laws are changes so that Disney retains rights to Mickey Mouse
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Dumbo becomes the first animated Disney home video release
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The Coca-Cola Company has an unsuccessful buyout attempt for Disney
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Tron is released
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Tokyo Disneyland opens as the first International theme park
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Studio escapes a buyout attempt from Saul Steinberg, resulting in removal and replacement of CEO/president of Disney
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Studio begins producing cartoons for television
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Touchstone Television is founded
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First Disney store opens in California
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Disneyland in Paris, France opens
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Acquires Capital Cities/ABC (ESPN) for $19 billion
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Purchases rights to The Muppets
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Acquires Pixar for $7.4 billion
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Bolt is released
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Acquires Marvel Entertainment for $4.0 billion
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Acquires Lucasfilm for $4.1 billion
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Thor: Ragnarok is released