1. Disney Background -Walt Disney Pictures is a United States-based movie studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. It is the main motion picture producing studio of The Walt Disney Company, the media conglomerate based in Burbank, California. United Statesmovie studioJapanThe Walt Disney CompanyBurbank, CaliforniaUnited Statesmovie studioJapanThe Walt Disney CompanyBurbank, California -Walt Disney Pictures is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios sector of the company. In keeping with Disney's family-friendly image, it only releases G- and PG- rated films (excepting 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which received a PG-13 rating). Walt Disney StudiosG- and PG- rated2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPG-13Walt Disney StudiosG- and PG- rated2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPG-13 -Walt Disney Pictures also includes Walt Disney Feature Animation which in turn includes the DisneyToon Studios and most recently the Pixar Animation Studios, and is a part of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. Walt Disney Feature AnimationDisneyToon StudiosPixar Animation StudiosBuena Vista Motion Pictures GroupWalt Disney Feature AnimationDisneyToon StudiosPixar Animation StudiosBuena Vista Motion Pictures Group

2. The Disney Empire  Employees129,000 Employees  Websitedisney.go.com Websitedisney.go.com Websitedisney.go.com  The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney as a small independent animation studio, today it is one of the largest motion picture studios and also owns nine theme parks and several television networks, including ABC. October 161923WaltRoy Disney ABC October 161923WaltRoy Disney ABC  Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had revenues of $31.9 billion in 2005. Walt Disney StudiosBurbankCaliforniaDow Jones Industrial Average$31.9 billionWalt Disney StudiosBurbankCaliforniaDow Jones Industrial Average$31.9 billion

3. Disney’s Media Networks Its Media Networks unit is centered around the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network, which it acquired through a merger with Capital Cities/ABC in 1996. American Broadcasting CompanyCapital Cities/ABC1996American Broadcasting CompanyCapital Cities/ABC1996  Disney also owns a group of cable networks including: The Disney Channel, ABC Family, Toon Disney, the ESPN group, and SOAPnet. Disney also holds substantial interest in Lifetime (50%), A&E (37.5%), and E! (40%). The Disney ChannelABC FamilyToon DisneyESPNSOAPnetLifetimeA&EE!The Disney ChannelABC FamilyToon DisneyESPNSOAPnetLifetimeA&EE!  Through ABC, Disney also owns 10 local television stations, ESPN Radio, and Radio Disney. Buena Vista Television, which also is a part of the Media Networks unit. ESPN Radio DisneyBuena Vista TelevisionESPN Radio DisneyBuena Vista Television  Pending FCC approval, 26 terrestrial radio stations and the ABC Radio Networks, which distributes news bulletins by ABC News, will be merged with Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and leave the Disney family as part of a deal announced in February 2006. FCCABC RadioABC NewsCitadel Broadcasting CorporationFCCABC RadioABC NewsCitadel Broadcasting Corporation  Disney also operates its Hyperion publishing company and Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) through Media Networks. WDIG includes the Go.com web portal, based on the old Infoseek search engine which it purchased in 1998, and leading websites such as Disney.com, ESPN.com, and ABCNews.com. HyperionWalt Disney Internet Group Go.comInfoseekHyperionWalt Disney Internet Group Go.comInfoseek

4. Disney’s Media Networks  Record labels  The Buena Vista Music Group is the collective company formed by Disney's main record labels; Buena Vista Music GroupBuena Vista Music Group  Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records  Mammoth Records Mammoth Records Mammoth Records  Lyric Street Records Lyric Street Records Lyric Street Records  Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records  Wonderland Music, formerly known as Disneyland Records Wonderland Music Wonderland Music  Consumer Products  Its Consumer Products unit includes Disney's merchandising and licensing business and its Disney Publishing Worldwide group, whose imprints include Disney Editions, Hyperion Books for Children, Disney Press. It also published the Disney Adventures children's magazine. Disney Publishing WorldwideDisney Publishing Worldwide