the films that made him who he is today
Disney animation began reaching even greater audiences, with The
Little Mermaid being topped by Beauty and the Beast which was in turn topped by
Aladdin (1992). Hollywood Records was formed to offer a wide selection of
recordings ranging from rap to movie soundtracks. New television shows, such as
Live With Regis and Kathy Lee, Empty Nest, Dinosaurs and Home Improvement,
expanded Disney’s television base. For the first time, Disney moved into
publishing, forming Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children and Disney
Press, which released books on Disney and non-Disney subjects. In 1991, Disney
purchased Discover magazine, the leading consumer science monthly. As a totally
new venture, Disney was awarded in 1993 the franchise for a National Hockey
League team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
The 1950s saw the release of the classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the first in
a series of wacky comedies The Shaggy Dog and a popular TV series about the
legendary hero Zorro. In the 1960s came Audio-Animatronics®, pioneered with the
Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and then four shows at the 1964 New York
World’s Fair, and Mary Poppins, perhaps the culmination of all Walt Disney had
learned during his long movie-making career. But the ’60s also brought the end
of an era: Walt Disney died December 15, 1966.
Plans that Walt left behind carried the company for a number of
years under the supervision of Roy Disney. The Jungle Book in 1967 and The
Aristocats in 1970 showed that the Company could still make animated classics,
and The Love Bug in 1969 was the highest grossing film of the year. Disney got
into educational films and materials in a big way with the start of an
educational subsidiary in 1969
Filmmaking hit new heights in 1988 as Disney for the first time
led Hollywood studios in box-office gross. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Good
Morning, Vietnam, Three Men and a Baby, and later, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,
Dick Tracy, Pretty Woman and Sister Act, passed the $100 million milestone.
Disney moved into new areas by starting Hollywood Pictures and acquiring the
Wrather Corp. (owner of the Disneyland Hotel) and television station KHJ (Los
Angeles), which was renamed KCAL. In merchandising, Disney purchased Childcraft
and opened numerous highly successful and profitable Disney
Stores.
Little Mermaid being topped by Beauty and the Beast which was in turn topped by
Aladdin (1992). Hollywood Records was formed to offer a wide selection of
recordings ranging from rap to movie soundtracks. New television shows, such as
Live With Regis and Kathy Lee, Empty Nest, Dinosaurs and Home Improvement,
expanded Disney’s television base. For the first time, Disney moved into
publishing, forming Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children and Disney
Press, which released books on Disney and non-Disney subjects. In 1991, Disney
purchased Discover magazine, the leading consumer science monthly. As a totally
new venture, Disney was awarded in 1993 the franchise for a National Hockey
League team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
The 1950s saw the release of the classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the first in
a series of wacky comedies The Shaggy Dog and a popular TV series about the
legendary hero Zorro. In the 1960s came Audio-Animatronics®, pioneered with the
Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and then four shows at the 1964 New York
World’s Fair, and Mary Poppins, perhaps the culmination of all Walt Disney had
learned during his long movie-making career. But the ’60s also brought the end
of an era: Walt Disney died December 15, 1966.
Plans that Walt left behind carried the company for a number of
years under the supervision of Roy Disney. The Jungle Book in 1967 and The
Aristocats in 1970 showed that the Company could still make animated classics,
and The Love Bug in 1969 was the highest grossing film of the year. Disney got
into educational films and materials in a big way with the start of an
educational subsidiary in 1969
Filmmaking hit new heights in 1988 as Disney for the first time
led Hollywood studios in box-office gross. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Good
Morning, Vietnam, Three Men and a Baby, and later, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,
Dick Tracy, Pretty Woman and Sister Act, passed the $100 million milestone.
Disney moved into new areas by starting Hollywood Pictures and acquiring the
Wrather Corp. (owner of the Disneyland Hotel) and television station KHJ (Los
Angeles), which was renamed KCAL. In merchandising, Disney purchased Childcraft
and opened numerous highly successful and profitable Disney
Stores.