Walt Disney Pictures
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Owner(s) | The Walt Disney Company |
| Parent | Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group |
| Website | www.disneypictures.com |
Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company:
Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1985, prior to which Disney films since 1954 were released under the name of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions. Another label, Touchstone Pictures, was created in 1984 to enable Disney to release films with a more mature content than those officially associated with the Disney name.
Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney Studios, acquires and produces output that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures banners. Their most commercially successful production partners in later years has been Jerry Bruckheimer, Spyglass Entertainment, Walden Media, Mandeville Films, and Yash Raj Films.
Animated features produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios are usually released by Walt Disney Pictures under the Disney banner. Exceptions include Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Nightmare Before Christmas which were originally released under Disney's Touchstone imprint.
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[edit] 2006 Logo
The begins with a glowing star shining in the night sky. The view then heads down to what appears to be a town with a sailing ship in the distance and a steam train crossing a bridge over a river, before flying high over the tallest spire of Disneyland Paris' version of sleeping beauty castle, which features fireworks and a white flag with the Disney family crest on it. Eventually it settles in front of the castle while the glowing arch flies over it, and the title appears at the bottom. The music in this logo is the modified version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is the first live-action film to use the new 2006 logo, Meet the Robinsons is the first CGI-animated film to use the new 2006 logo and WALL-E is the first PIXAR film to use the new 2006 logo. Mark Mancina composed this music.
[edit] Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures distributes most all of their own films internationally, with a few excepted movies to Canada. Some, though not all, films by Walt Disney Pictures are distributed in Canada by another billion-dollar franchise known as Alliance Films. In Turkey, Walt Disney Pictures films had been distributed by United International Pictures.
[edit] See also
- List of Disney feature films for both traditional animated features and live-action films released by Walt Disney Pictures
- List of Disney theatrical animated features for the animated Disney films released by Walt Disney Pictures
- Parent company, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Film studios also under Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group and released by Walt Disney Pictures
Alternative film labels also under Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Walt Disney Pictures website
- Disney Pictures
- Walt Disney Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
- Walt Disney Pictures website
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