Continuous enlargement: ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Lucas Film
In the 21st century, the film continued to be a major element of Disney, but they were only one of the successful businesses. The new Disney theme park opened in Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and the company conducted an indoor theme park called Disneak Est with interactive virtual reality. In the early 21st century, more than 115 million people around the world visited Disney attractions. Disney Magic, the first ship of the Disney Cruise Line, launched on July 30, 1998, providing a vacation package to the Caribbean islands. In addition to the long -lasting Disney channel cable network, the broadcast interests have been expanded to include ABC networks, ESPN sports cable networks, and radio display. The most notable business in the 1990s was to enter Broadway Musical. It is set on the anime “Beauty and the Beast” “Lion King” was gorgeous, succeeded in long run, and premiered in 1994 and 1997. The company purchased the New Amsterdam Theater in Broadway in 1997, contributing to many social improvements in the Broadway area. Disney’s most ambitious stage work was the contemporary version of Iida, which was first produced in 2000 by Endon John and Tim Rice’s Lion King team.
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on the parade float.
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In the 21st century, the partnership with Disney was Pixar continued to achieve results, and its innovative film has challenged the concept of what can be done with computer animation. Many movies Finding Nemo (2003), Remy’s delicious restaurant (2007), Wally (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Inside head (2015), Coco (2017), “Toy Story 4” (2019) and “Seoul” (2020) won the Academy Awards Best Animation Film Award. Disney’s unique computer animation movies have also gained popularity. Among them, Tangle (2010), “Schlek It Ralph” (2012), Ana and the Snow Queen (2013), Encanted (2021). Disney’s live -action movies have experienced something like resurrection. Pirates of the Caribbean: Black Pearl Curse (2003), which was inspired by the Disney theme park vehicle, recorded a huge box office revenue. The film, played by Johnny Depp’s Pirate Captain Jack Sparrow on the sea, has launched a series of billions of dollars worldwide.
Promotional poster of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Black Pearl Curse” (2003).
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Michael Eizner has finished his 20 -year term as a Disney CEO in 2005, and former ABC chairman was appointed. Robert Eigar. Eiger supervised the dramatic expansion of the Disney brand and led a series of attention. In 2006, Disney acquired Pixar for $ 7.4 billion and The best -known comic publisher Marvel Entertainment was acquired in 2009 for $ 4 billion. At the time of the acquisition, Marvel had just begun to accelerate the film development schedule, produced a series of superheroes, and a shared world known as Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The MCU movie was immediately a series with the highest box office revenue in box office revenue, and the following titles were born. “Avengers” (2012), “Guardians of Galaxy” (2014) and “Black Panther” (2018) have a total of billions of dollars worldwide. Only a part of. Disney continued to produce many live -action movies based on the classic of animation. Among them, “Alice in Wonderland” (2010), Cinderella (2015), Beauty and the beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), Mulan (2020), Cruella (2021), Peter Pan & Wendy (2023).
(From left) Lupita Nyonggo, Chudwick Bosman, Danai Grilla, a steel of Black Panther (2018).
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Disney acquired in 2012 Acquired Lucas Film from George Lucas for about $ 4 billion from the film director George Lucas. What was brought in by the purchase It was a Star Wars Franchise under Disney, and in 2015 the company released the seventh work in the series. J. J. Abrams “Star Wars / Force Awakening”. Furthermore, two more films followed by Ryan Johnson’s “Star Wars Episode VIII Last Jedi” (2017), and Ryan Johnson’s “Star Wars Episode IX Skywalker Dawn” ) Has been released. Abrams -Complete 9 film stories. Disney also produces a solo movie set in the Star Wars world, which is the first work. “Rogue One: Star Wars Story” (2016), several TV series, many others.
Daisy Ridley (left) and John Boyega in JK Abrams “Star Wars Episode 7/Force Awakening” (2015).
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In 2017, Disney agreed to buy most of the Disney shares. 21st century Fox (including movie studio 20th century Fox). The transaction was completed in 2019, and its valuation was about $ 71 billion. Disney also became a majority of streaming services Hulu. In 2019, Disney also entered a crowded streaming market under the unique brand Disney+, a subscription video service that collects the company’s films and television franchises on a single platform. In 2020, Iiger resigned and took over as CEO. Bob Chapek was the company’s park, experience, and the product department. Chapek was dismissed in 2022, and Aiger took office as a successor, and began a reorganization of Disney, including reduced expenditures and employee dismissal.
JE LubelingEditor of Britanica Encyclopedia
References
Many studies on the history and cultural impact of the company established by Walt Disney are: Christopher FinchWalt Disney’s art: From Mickey Mouse to Magic Kingdom (1973). Jack KinneyWalt Disney and Assorted Other Character –an Unauthorized Account of The Early Years at Disney’s (1988). Bob ThomasDisney’s Animation Art: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and Beast (1991). Natalia Holt“Queen’s of Animation: Women who have changed the world of Disney and created the history of films” (2019). Jake S. FriedmanDisney’s Rebellion: Animation Great Raver War (2022). Chris ParantDemyStifying Disney: A History of Disney feature -length animation (2011). and Douglas BroadFrom Walt to Woodstock: How did Disney create a counterculture (2004)? DompelliWorking with Walt (2008) is a collection of interviews with animators who worked at Disney. James B. StewartDisneywar (2005) recorded Michael Eizner’s Disney. Catherine Green and Richard GreenInside the Dream: Walt Disney’s personal story (2001) celebrates Disney and its company published in Disney Edition imprints.
JE LubelingEditor of Britanica Encyclopedia
