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When they founded Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923, Roy and Walt Disney could never have imagined that their little animation company would endure for more than eighty years and eventually grow into a worldwide entertainment conglomerate. Yet thanks to the ambition of Roy and the creative vision of Walt, the word "Disney" has come to represent more than just a massive corporation--it has come to summarize a style of entertainment that encompasses theme parks, television networks, toys, animated films, and much much more. 

The Disney brand was born in the family entertainment represented by the earliest Disney cartoons, especially the first feature-length productions such as Snow White and Pinocchio. By the mid-1950s, Disney had applied that same standard to television with such series as The Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney Presents. The latter series initially acted as a virtual hour-long weekly commercial for the theme park that originally shared its name, Disneyland. By the 1980s, Disney shows ran across broadcast and cable networks; the theme park empire had expanded across the nation and around the world; and the studio's library of animated and live-action films had grown into the hundreds of productions.

Disney projects are distinguished by their good-natured sense of humor, their appeal to a broad spectrum of age groups, their reliance on "wholesome" values, and their (often sappy) "happy endings." More than a company or a man, the word "Disney" now defines an entire style of entertainment identifiable around the globe. 

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    Everybody loves free stuff... I was a big fan of the Marvel animated series: " Avengers : Earths Mightiest Heroes " before they cancelled it.  I still feel that it was ill conceived to end it just to connect the animated series closer to the "Avengers" film.  That show was on its way to becoming the Marvel ...
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    DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Malin Akerman walks the blue carpet while attending the Disney Media Networks International Upfront on Sunday (May 19) at the Walt Disney Studios Lot in Los Angeles. The 35-year-old actress and new mom will be starring in the upcoming ABC series Trophy ...
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  • Giving Tomorrow A Past...


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    Theres been a great deal of mystery surrounding Brad Bird s next film... It was untitled, then it was called "1954" or "Tesla" depending on who you talked to.  Finally it was announced that it would be known as " Tomorrowland " to the confused looks of film and Disney fans alike. The guys over at Grantland ...
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  • Disney Announces STAR WARS: REBELS, New Animated Series Focusing On Jedi Knight Extermination


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    When Star Wars: The Clone Wars was cancelled fans lost their shit. However, it was just a matter of time until Disney and LucasFilm announced a brand new Star Wars animated series that took place outside of the Star Wars prequels, which – by the way – I believe Disney is trying to distance themselves from in as ...
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  • Disney: Get A FREE Personalized Park Map


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    Just wanted to remind you about this in case you missed it over the weekend. Planning a trip to Disney soon? It’s so hard. There are so many parks, so much to do. What is best for your kids age group? What’s best for your family? It’s all very difficult to plan. So I’m so super excited to have found this ...
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  • Donald Duck Cake Pops and Cupcakes


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    .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Donald Party , originally uploaded by All you need is Cupcakes! . These are super adorable for a party. We see plenty of Minnie and ...
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  • Disney’s Princess Merida Undergoes Troubling Transformation


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  • I Was Educated At Walt Disney World: The Story Of Duffy Bear


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    Disclosure: I visited Walt Disney World as their guest with the Traveling Mom Network. All thoughts, opinions, fan-girl comments and bragging rights belong to me alone (as always!). Last month while... This is a teaser only. Visit Child Mode for the full article, photos and more!
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  • Leagues Lagging...


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    It appears the Nautilus has been delayed from submerging again... David Fincher s remake/reinterpretation of the classic Walt Disney Picture : " 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea " has hit another snag.  The current plan was to start shooting the picture down under late summer/fall of this year, but now the ...
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  • Monsters University Producer Kori Rae…On Pursuing Dreams and Overcoming Failure #MonstersUEvent


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  • Movies: Kori Rae – MONSTERS UNIVERSITY Producer #MonstersUEvent


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    About a month ago I got the rare chance to attend Monsters University at the Pixar Campus in Emeryville, California as a guest of the Disney • Pixar company. While I was there I had the opportunity to speak with Kori Rae, the producer of the film about the process of coming up with the [...] Visit us online at ...
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  • Star Wars: Rebels is a New Animated Series from Lucasfilm


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  • 7 mind-blowing Disney urban legends


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  • Star Wars Rebels cartoon series coming fall 2014


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  • VOTD: Watch an Animated Version of Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars Filibuster


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  • Lucasfilm Announces STAR WARS REBELS Animated Series – See the Featurette and Press Release


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    Today, Lucasfilm formally announced their next animated project, entitled Star Wars Rebels . After reading the press release and watching the featurette, I am SO excited about this new series. The look and style is reportedly going to be based on the original Star Wars concept art by Ralph McQuarrie . SO ...
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  • Avengers Assemble? Groan…


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    I have talked about my issues with the amazing "Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes" being canceled here before . I had resolved not to bitch about the new series "Avengers Assemble" until I actually saw it. Heres thirty-one seconds that have made me nothing but depressed: "Earths Mightiest Heroes" made me ...
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