History of Walt Disney

1923 was the year that walt disney was founded and they started making there first disney series of Alice comedies.One of the first things they made

1923-1934 They only made series and sketches including donald duck, mickey mouse and goofy

1937 Disney produces its first ever full length feature film. The film is also the first American animated feature film in history

1938 Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company are merged into Walt Disney Productions

1941 The USA enters World War II the studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the government

1944 Disney were short on cash

1954 The studio founds Buena Vista Distribution to distribute its feature films; beginning of the Disneyland TV program, which runs for decades under several different titles.

1955 Disneyland Resort opens in Anaheim

1967 Construction begins on Walt Disney World Resort

1971 The Walt Disney World Resort opens in Orlando, Florida

1981 Dumbo hits the shelves for video retail, making it the first animated Disney feature available on video

1986 The company's name is changed from Walt Disney Productions to The Walt Disney Company

1992 The controversial Euro Disney Resort opens outside Paris, France

2002 Disney teams up with famous video game company Squaresoft

2005 Disneyland celebrates its 50th anniversary

2006 TheDisney Channel Original Movie High School Musical airs on January 20.Becomes most successful movie at its time with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US

2006 Disney sets record for number of people to visit its parks