TIMELINE OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY




1923 - founded and signed a contract with M.J Winkler
1926 - 'Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio' changed to 'Walt Disney Studios'
1928 - loses the Oswald's series contract
1929 - replaced by "Walt Disney Productions" 
1930 - distribution moved to Columbia Pictures 
1932 - distribution moved to United Artists 
1936 - distribution moved to RKO Radio Pictures 
1938 - "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", and "Liled Realty and Investment Company" and "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd." are merged to form "Walt Disney Productions"
1940 - company goes public
1941 - animators strike 
1949 - begins production on the first live-action feature 
1953 - 'WED Enterprises' is brought in to control Disney's rights
1954 - ends its distribution deal with RKO Radio and founds Buena Vista Film Distribution Company Inc
1961 - buys the rights to Winnie-the-Pooh
1966 - Walt Disney dies from lung cancer 
1967 - construction begins on Disney Land, Florida 
1967 - The Jungle Book
1971 - Roy Oliver Disney dies
1977 - Roy. E Disney resigns 
1983 - Disney channel begins 
1986 - company name changes to the 'Walt Disney Company' 
1987 - first Disney store opens in Florida 
1995 - Disney channel launches in the UK
2005 - Disney Land celebrates it's 50th anniversary
2006 - Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios
2009 - distribution deal with DreamWork's Pictures 
2014 - acquires Marker Studios for $500 million 
2016 - DreamWork's ends its deal with Disney 
2016 - The Jungle Book (version 2)
2017 - ends its future deal with Netflix 

Walt Disney's personal timeline:

https://www.waltdisney.org/sites/default/files/Walt%20Disney%20Timeline_0.pdf


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