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Stock Symbol: DIS
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: 818-560-1000
Fax: 818-560-1930
Web Site: Disney
Index Membership: Dow Jones Composite; Dow Industrials; S&P 100; S&P 500; S&P 1500 Super Comp
Industry: Entertainment - Diversified
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Walt Disney Description:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products. Walt Disney employs approximately 140,000 people
MEDIA NETWORKS
The Media Networks segment is comprised of a domestic broadcast television network, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, cable/satellite networks, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and internet and mobile operations.
PARKS AND RESORTS
The Company owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort in California, the Disney Vacation Club, the Disney Cruise Line and ESPN Zone facilities in several states. The Company manages and has effective ownership interests of 51% and 43%, respectively, in the Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong
STUDIO ENTERTAINMENT
The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video programming, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Company distributes produced and acquired films (including its film and television library) in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
The Consumer Products segment engages with licensees, manufacturers, publishers and retailers throughout the world to design, develop, publish, promote and sell a wide variety of products based on existing and new Disney characters and other intellectual property. In addition to leveraging the Company’s film and television properties, Consumer Products also develops new intellectual property with the potential of being used in the Company’s other businesses. The Company also engages in retail and online distribution of products based on the Company’s characters and films through The Disney Store and DisneyShopping.com, respectively. The Disney Store is owned and operated in Europe and is franchised in North America and Japan.
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