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Logo of The Walt Disney Company
This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by The Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated.[1]
Cinderella Castle, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan.
Copyright holder and trademark owner of Disney-branded intellectual property (IP).[5] Appears in litigation, court documents, and other venues worldwide to defend the rights of its IP against unauthorized use.
Initially formed as a reincorporation in Delaware State of the former Disney Productions on February 11, 1987.[6]
Received its current name, as a State of Delaware corporation,[7] in February 1996 as the result of a completed merger between The Walt Disney Company and Capital Cities/ABC Inc.[8]
Before February 9, 1996, in published SEC filings pertaining to The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Disney Enterprises, Inc. (DIE) appears in the company's stead to avoid confusion, since a holding company (DC Holdco, Inc.) was created to carry the DIS branding after the merger.[8]
Holding company founded to facilitate the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC Inc.
Also a State of Delaware corporation,[10] it was the legal entity using The Walt Disney Company name from 1996 until 2019.
Initially known as DC Holdco, Inc., it adopted its current name on March 20, 2019, upon completion of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox and it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWDC Holdco 613 Corporation, which now carries "The Walt Disney Company" name.[11]
Disneyland International, oversees Disney's interest in Tokyo Disney Resort.[24] The WDC has taken full ownership of Euro Disneyland, opened on April 12, 1992, as the Euro Disney Resort, located in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris, France. Disney owns 48% of Hong Kong International Theme Parks, while the Government of Hong Kong owns 52% of the shares
Disneyland Paris
Euro Disney Investments, Inc.
Asset
Subsidiary
Subdivision
Note
Euro Disney S.A.S.
Euro Disney S.C.A.
100% Disney owned
Euro Disney Associés
EDL Hotels SCA
Euro Disney Investment SAS
Owning 9%, and general partner of Euro Disney Associés
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc.)
20th Century Studios Home Entertainment
Networks Group
ABC Owned Television Stations
Localish
Disney XD
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Asset
Subsidiary
Note
Buena Vista International
Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing joint venture in 15 countries (as of 12/2006), including Mexico, Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, and Russia.[43]
Buena Vista Theatres, Inc.[44] (basically) El Capitan Entertainment Centre
Disney Studio Store
Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store, collocated with a Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop in the El Capitan Building next to the theater
Arvida Real Estate Capital Inc., a commercial real estate investment banking subsidiary to arrange financing for commercial, industrial and retail projects[64]
Venture capital[]
Steamboat Ventures: ownership positions not revealed
ABC Radio Networks, a radio network, along with ABC's non-radio Disney and ESPN stations sold to Citadel Broadcasting with the network renamed as Citadel Media, and later sold to Cumulus Media and renamed as Cumulus Media Networks before being merged into Westwood One.
Anaheim Sports, Inc.: Formerly Disney Sports Enterprises, Inc.
Arena Football League: ESPN bought a minority share of the league in December 2006; the league ceased operations in July 2009. The AFL was revived in 2010, but is a separate legal entity from the original, with no Disney ownership.
Avalanche Software: Closed in May 2016 and re-opened and acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in January 2017.
Blip Networks, Inc.: Acquired by Maker Studios (Now Disney Digital Network) in August 2013,.[80] Shut down in August 2015.[81]
Blue Sky Studios - closed in April 2021.
Bonnie View Productions, Ltd.:[12] Production company for "Crusaders", a syndicated news magazine show
Buena Vista Visual Effects
Cal Publishing: Cal Publishing was a subsidiary created by Disney to acquire the assets of CrossGen. After the acquisition, both companies were folded into Disney Publishing Worldwide. Disney subsidiary Marvel Comics has since announced that it will revive CrossGen as an imprint.
Disney Regional Entertainment: Ran Disney Quest and the ESPN Zone Restaurant/entertainment chains. The division was closed in June 2010. Two ESPN Zones remain operating, but now as local franchises.
DisneyLife, streaming service which offered some Disney branded content to subscriber's outside the US before Disney Plus.[83]
Disney TeleVentures, Inc.: Americast telco venture programming and technical support[12]
Disney Television and Telecommunications, division group (not to be confused with Walt Disney Television production division) eliminated after Disney-CC/ABC merger[84]
Disneytoon Studios
Dream Quest Images: Merged with Disney Features Animation computer group to form The Secret Lab
DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLC, film rights acquired from DreamWorks and Reliance.[85][86]
DreamWorks Television (1994-2002): Joint venture of CC/ABC with DreamWorks which was dissolved at the end of the seven-year agreement[87]
Hollywood Basic: Sub-label of Hollywood Records that released rap music (including music by DJ Shadow and Organized Konfusion). The label was discontinued in the mid-1990s.
Hollywood Pictures: Film label of The Walt Disney Studios created in 1989 and shuttered in 2007.
Hollywood Pictures Music: Label of Disney Music Publishing that distributed songs from Hollywood Pictures' titles.
ImageMovers Digital: Closed in 2011 after the abysmal opening of Mars Needs Moms.
Infoseek Corporation: Acquired by Disney in 1998 and merged into Disney's GO Network. The Infoseek name is no longer in use.
Jumbo Pictures: Acquired by Disney in 1996, Jumbo Pictures produced Doug, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, and PB&J Otter for Disney. The company was folded into Walt Disney Television Animation.
Jetix Europe, N.V., formerly Fox Kids Europe: 73% acquired with FOX/ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. & held by BVS International, N.V.; full owner in 2009, ran 13 Jetix channels
GXT: Italian channel for older teens sold in the management buy out of Jetix Italy. Closed in late 2014
K-2: Syndicated Italian block also sold in the management buy-out of Jetix Italy.
Jetix Consumer Products
Jetix España S.L.: Joint venture with Sogecable S.A. to operate Jetix Spain
Jetix Poland Limited: With minority owner, a subsidiary of United Pan-Europe Communications N.V.
TV10 B.V.: Joint venture with SBS Broadcasting B.V. to services the Dutch channel
Jetix Animation Concepts: Folded into Walt Disney Television Animation in 2009.
Junction Point Studios
Kingdom Comics:[90] The Kingdom Comics unit's creatives/executives moved its deal to an independent Monsterfoot Production.[91]
Mammoth Records: Independent record label acquired by Disney in 1997
MLG Productions 1 – MLG Productions 8: (Marvel's joint venture with Lionsgate) operationally defunct as the agreed-upon number of DTV movies were finished
Pixar Canada: Opened in 2010,[92] Closed in 2013.[93]
Propaganda Games: Shuttered in January 2011 after the development of Tron: Evolution was completed.
Radio Disney Networks
Radio Disney
Radio Disney Country
Radio Disney Junior
Radio Disney Music Awards
Ranch and Grove Holding Corp.: Merged
Revelmode: Sub-network of Maker Studios (Now Disney Digital Network).[94] Shut down after PewDiePie was dropped because of anti-semitic jokes made on his channel.[95][96]
The Secret Lab: Formed from Dream Quest Images & Walt Disney Features Animation computer group, closed in 2002
SIP Animation (Saban International Paris): 49% Minority stake owned by Disney. Separated from BVS Entertainment in 2001, renamed in 2002 and eventually filed for liquidation and closed in 2009. [a]
Skellington Productions, Inc.: Production company formed between Walt Disney Feature Animation and filmmakers Tim Burton and Henry Selick
Soapnet: DATG cable channel that closed on December 31, 2013
Sony ESPN (50%, joint-venture with Sony) - Closed in 2020
Starwave: Starwave was merged with Infoseek and acquired by Disney in 1998 to form GO Network. Starwave no longer operates as a stand-alone business. The label was recently resurrected to form Disney's Starwave Mobile which licenses content from third-party companies for cell phone content.
Walt Disney Television: transferred to ABC Television Network, and later folded into Touchstone Television (then ABC Studios, now known as ABC Signature)
^"Terms of Use". The Walt Disney Family Museum. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018. Disneyland, EPCOT, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, and Fantasia are trademarks and service marks of Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... The Walt Disney Family Museum is not affiliated with Disney Enterprises, Inc.
^ Jump up to: ab"The Walt Disney Company, Form 10-Q, For the Quarter Ended June 30, 1996". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018. The Walt Disney Company ("New Disney 1996") was formerly known as DC Holdco, Inc. New Disney is the parent corporation of Disney Enterprises, Inc. ("Old Disney 1996")(Commission File No.1-4083; I.R.S. Employer Identification No.95-0684440), which was known as "The Walt Disney Company" until February 9, 1996, when it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Disney as a consequence of the acquisition by New Disney of the outstanding capital stock of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., as more fully described herein. References herein to the "Company" refer to Old Disney before February 9, 1996, and New Disney thereafter.
^Ridenour, Al (May 2, 2002). "A Chamber of Secrets". Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^Spangler, Todd (October 10, 2018). "Disney Appoints ESPN's Aaron LaBerge as CTO of Streaming and International Division". Variety. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018. LaBerge and the DTCI Technology team will collaborate closely with Disney Streaming Services, the group previously known as BAMTech, which remains responsible for DTCI’s direct-to-consumer subscription streaming platforms.
^Petrozzello, Donna (November 30, 1998). "The A Team". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
^DICKERSON, MARLA (February 15, 1996). "Seaside Synergy in Surf City". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
^Kunz, William M. (2007). "2". Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50. ISBN9780742540668. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^"Annual Report"(PDF). thewaltdisneycompany.com. The Walt Disney Company. September 28, 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Disney Channels Worldwide includes over 100 channels available in 34 languages and 166 countries/territories. Branded channels include Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Disney Cinemagic, Hungama and DLife.
^McNary, Dave; Dana Harris; Justin Kroll (2009). "Facts on Pacts"(PDF). Variety. Archived(PDF) from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
