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Website. Official website. Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc., [1] commonly referred to as Imagineering, is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide. The company also operates Disney Live Entertainment ...
Footnotes / references[ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Disney Experiences, [ a ] commonly known as Disney Parks, is one of the three major divisions of The Walt Disney Company. [ 4 ][ 2 ] It was founded on April 1, 1971, exactly six months before the opening of Walt Disney World. Disney Parks brand logo. Led by Josh D'Amaro, the company's theme parks hosted ...
On November 20, 1964, Walt sold most of WED Enterprise to Walt Disney Productions for $3.8 million after being persuaded by Roy, who thought Walt having his own company would cause legal problems. Walt formed a new company called Retlaw to handle his personal business, primarily Disneyland Railroad and Disneyland Monorail. [127]
The Walt Disney Company. This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by The Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated. [1]As of September 2024, Disney is organized into three main segments: Disney Entertainment which includes the company's film and TV assets as well as streaming; ESPN (including ESPN+); and Disney Experiences.
WED Enterprises. WED Enterprises may refer to: Walt Disney Imagineering, a design and architectural group sold by Retlaw Enterprises to Walt Disney Productions. Retlaw Enterprises, a holding company originally called Walt Disney Inc. and renamed WED Enterprises, which transferred the latter name with its sale of the design and architectural group.
Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy ...
Retlaw Enterprises, originally Walt Disney Miniature Railroad, then Walt Disney, Inc. (WDI), and then WED Enterprises (WED), was a privately held company owned by the heirs of entertainment mogul Walt Disney. [3] Disney formed the company to control the rights to his name and to manage two Disneyland attractions that he personally owned.
1994. Frank Wells, president of The Walt Disney Company, dies in a helicopter crash. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as studio chairman to co-found his own studio, DreamWorks SKG. The first Walt Disney Gallery opens at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California on November 4. Disney Interactive is formed on December 5.