The Disney logo is the corporate logo of

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

since 1956. It is based on a stylized

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Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

. Aside from being used by

, various Disney divisions and products use the same style/font in their logos, although with some differences depending on the company. The signature of Walt Disney has been considered the most recognized. The D in the Disney logo makes use of the

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three times.

Variations

The Walt Disney Company

The name of

has changed several times, and so has the logo.

The Walt Disney Studios

The Walt Disney Studios logo have the words "Walt Disney" wordmark, and the font "The" and "Studios" is Benton Sans.

Walt Disney Television

250px, right The "

Walt Disney Television Disney General Entertainment Content, doing business as Walt Disney Television, is an American entertainment company that oversees television content and assets owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Forming the company's General Enter ...

" name was reinstated in March 2019 after Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox was completed.

Disney Television Studios

250px, right The

Disney Television Studios Disney Television Studios is the television studio arm of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company established on May 15, 2019 to succeed Walt Disney Television following Disney's acquisition of 21st Centur ...

logo showing the black Disney wordmark and the font "Television Studios" is Benton Sans.

Disney Branded Television

250px, right The

Disney Branded Television Disney Branded Television is a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development and production of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit al ...

logo showing the black Disney wordmark and the font "Branded Television" is Benton Sans.

Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution

250px, right The

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logo showing the black Disney wordmark and the font "Media and Entertainment Distribution" is Benton Sans.

Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution

250px, right The

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showing the black Disney wordmark and the

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2013 logo and the font "Home Entertainment and Television Distribution" is Benton Sans.

Disney Star

On April 14, 2022, Star India officially rebranded as Disney Star, three years after its acquisition by Disney. The orange Star logo from 2016 has been placed next to the iconic Disney logo.

Walt Disney Pictures

Until 1985, instead of a traditional

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, the opening credits of Disney films used to feature a title card that read "Walt Disney Presents", and later, "Walt Disney Productions Presents". In '' Never Cry Wolf'', and the pre-release versions of ''

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'', it showed a light blue rectangle with the name "Walt Disney Pictures" and featured a white outline rectangle framing on a black screen. Beginning with the release of ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is ...

'' in 1985, Walt Disney Pictures introduced its fantasy castle logo. The version with its accompanying music premiered with '' The Black Cauldron''. The logo was created by

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and featured a white silhouette of

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against a blue background, with the studio's name in Walt Disney text and underscored by " When You Wish Upon a Star", in arrangement composed by

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. A short rendition of the logo was used as a closing logo as well as in the movie ''

'', although the film was released months before '' The Black Cauldron'' was released. A computer-animated

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variant appeared before every

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film from ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

'' until ''

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'', featuring an original fanfare composed by

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, based on the opening score cue from ''

''. Beginning with ''

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'' (2000), an alternative logo featuring an orange castle and logo against a black background, was occasionally presented with darker tone and live-action films, though a few animated films such as ''

Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert ...

'', the 2003 re-release of ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance ...

'' and ''

The Wild ''The Wild'' is a 2006 American computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by animator Steve "Spaz" Williams and written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin. It features the voices of Eddie Izzard, Kiefer Sutherl ...

'' (the final film to use this logo) used this logo. The original incarnation of this logo resurfaced in 2021 for a merchandising line by ShopDisney, based on its original incarnation. In 2006, the studio's vanity card logo was updated with the release of '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' at the behest of then-Walt Disney Studios chairman

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and studio marketing president Oren Aviv. Designed by Disney animation director

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and producer Baker Bloodworth, the modernized logo was created completely in

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by Wētā FX and yU+co and featured a 3D New Waltograph typography. The final rendering of the logo was done by Cameron Smith and Cyrese Parrish. In addition, the revamped logo includes visual references to ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...

'', ''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'' and ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

'', and its redesigned castle incorporates elements from both the

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and the Sleeping Beauty Castle, as well as

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and

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wrote a new composition and arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" to accompany the 2006 logo. It was co-arranged and orchestrated by

David Metzger David "Dave" Metzger (born December 12, 1960) is an American orchestrator and composer who has orchestrated many Disney feature animation films, including '' Frozen'', '' Moana'', '' Planes'', ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Tarzan'', ''Haunted Mansion'', a ...

. In 2011, starting with ''

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'', the sequence was modified to truncate the "Walt Disney Pictures" branding to "Disney", which has mainly been used originally in home media releases in 2007. The new logo sequence has been consistently modified for high-profile releases including '' Tron: Legacy'', ''

Maleficent Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Productions' 16th animated feature film, ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). She is represented as an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed " Mistress of All Evil ...

'', ''

Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions t ...

'', ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

'', ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Hocus Pocus 2 ''Hocus Pocus 2'' is a 2022 American fantasy comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. A sequel to the 1993 film '' Hocus Pocus'', it stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Naji ...

'', and '' Disenchanted''. In 2022, a new production logo was introduced for the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, which premiered at the 2022

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. The new castle logo features an updated opening sequence in

created by Disney Studios Content and

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and an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" by

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. The magical arc that usually flies from right to left above the castle now flies from left to right, a subtle reference to several arc appearances since 2005, including the 2005

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logo, the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures print logo and most recently, the animated

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logo. A byline appears below the Disney100 logo during the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, reading "100 Years of Wonder". While containing the same visual references as the previous logo, new references added to it include ''

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'', '' Up'', ''

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'', ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'', ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...

'', ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'', ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the Grimms' Fairy Tales, German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' ...

'', '' Brave'' and ''

'', with the addition of the

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from ''

Third Man on the Mountain ''Third Man on the Mountain'' is a 1959 American family adventure film by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ken Annakin and starring Michael Rennie, James MacArthur and Janet Munro. Set during the golden age of alpinism, its plot concerns a y ...

'' and its Disneyland attraction and Pride Rock from ''

'' in the background beyond the castle. It made its on-screen public premiere on limited time D23 Expo Day 1 recap livestream on Disney+ and made its official debut with the release of '' Strange World''. File:Walt Disney Pictures 1985 logo (1990 version).png, The 1985 traditional logo; shown here is the 2002 version. File:Walt Disney Pictures 1995 logo.png, The 1995 logo, created by

and was used at the opening of Pixar films from ''

'' to ''

''. File:Walt Disney Pictures 2000 (Flashlight) logo.jpg, The 2000 logo, primarily used for darker-tone and live-action films. File:Walt Disney Pictures 2006 logo.jpg, The 2006 computer-generated logo, created by Wētā FX and yU+co; "Walt Disney Pictures" was later shortened to simply "Disney" in 2011 (originally used in home media releases in 2007) from ''

'' to '' Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again''. File:Disney_logo_Lion_King_2019.jpg, A traditional animated variant of the 2006 CGI logo used in the 2016 live-action/CGI remake of ''The Jungle Book'' and the 2019 remake of ''The Lion King''. The photo shown is taken from the latter film. File:Disneylogo2022.jpg, The 2022 computer-generated centennial logo, created by Disney Studios Content and

to commemorate the 100th anniversary of

in 2023.

Walt Disney Pictures presents

From 1985 to 2007, Walt Disney Pictures marketed their films, regardless if they were

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animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...

(except for

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...

films), with the tagline "Walt Disney Pictures presents". File:Walt Disney Pictures Presents (1986-1998).png, 1995–1998 File:Walt Disney Pictures Presents (1998-2007).png, 1998–2007

Walt Disney Animation Studios

The logo of

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was changed several times since its inception as a spin off from Walt Disney Pictures. Starting in 2007, it uses a more sketchier version of the signature corporate font accompanied with "ANIMATION STUDIOS" in reddish-orange, underneath.

DisneyToon Studios

150px, right In 2011, the logo was updated. DisneyToon Studios closed its doors on June 28, 2018, resulting in a layoff of 75 animators and staff. As a result, the studio's third Planes film about the future of aviation in outer space was removed from both

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's film release date schedule and from development.

Disney Channel

The original

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

logo was featured a rounded TV screen with horizontal lines and a Mickey Mouse silhouette. The lettering below the logo was changed in May 1986 to resemble the wordmark of the newly-renamed The Walt Disney Company. The wordmark was sometimes seen without the TV screen with the silhouette of Mickey Mouse's head or vice versa. The modern Disney Channel logo has evolved starting from 2002. From 2002 to 2010, it used a outline of Mickey Mouse's head with "Disney Channel" in it, called "the Mickey head". From 2010 to 2014, a variant of the Mickey head was used, in which the head was partially enclosed in a rounded box. Starting in 2014, the Mickey head was dropped altogether in favor of a new 3D logo, in which the "i" in "Disney" had mouse ears. From 2017 to 2019, the logo became 2D, and since 2019, gradient variations have been in full use. File:The Disney Channel logo.svg, 1986-1997 File:Disney Channel UK 1997 logo.jpg, Disney Channel EMEA logo 1999-2003 File:Disney Channel logo.svg, 2002-2010 File:2010 Disney Channel logo.svg, 2010-2014 File:2014 Disney Channel logo.svg, 2014-2017 File:Disney Channel logo (2014).svg, 2017-2019 File:2019 Disney Channel logo.svg, 2019-present File:DisneyChannelEMEA.svg, Disney Channel EMEA logo since 2022 File:Disney Channel Original Movie.png, Disney Channel Original Movie

Playhouse Disney

After The

premiered three new original preschool series in 1998 (

PB&J Otter ''PB&J Otter'' is an American animated musical television series. It premiered on Disney Channel's preschool block (Playhouse Disney) on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three-season run, with the fina ...

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

, and Out of the Box), the block became

Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televi ...

on February 1, 1999. In Spring 2001, Playhouse Disney was renamed to Playhouse Disney Channel (although the channel was still using its previous name in advertising) and was given a new look. Even though the Mickey TV set version of this logo was phased out in 2002, the version without it continued to be used until 2011. Alongside Disney Channel, on September 30, 2002, the network got a rebrand and the word "CHANNEL" was dropped from its name again, thus the original name was reinstated. On May 10, 2010, Playhouse Disney updated its on-air look and began using a logo similar to the Disney Channel logo from that same year. In November 2010, it announced that Disney would replace Playhouse Disney with a new children's programming brand under the name of

Disney Junior Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven y ...

Disney XD

The merger of Toon Disney and Jetix created a new channel called

Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...

on February 13, 2009. According to Disney, there is no particular reason why the phrase "XD" was chosen. On June 1, 2015, Disney XD revealed a new updated logo, restyled in Argentina by 2veinte as part of the channel's worldwide rebranding. file:Logo Disney XD.svg, 2009-2015 file:Disney XD - 2015.svg, 2015-present

Disney Junior

November 2010, it was announced that Disney would replace

with a new children's programming brand under the name of

, bringing to an end of the "Playhouse" era after 12 years of its existence. The network didn't launch until February 14, 2011. It would later be transferred into a TV channel replacing Soapnet on some providers on March 23, 2012. In 2020, the Mickey Mouse head as the dot in "i" was slightly changed to more closely resemble the character model as seen in

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' is an American interactive computer-animated children's television series which aired from May 5, 2006, to November 6, 2016 on the Disney Channel. Produced by Disney Television Animation, it is the first computer-a ...

, Mickey Mouse Roadster Racers,

Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'' is an American CGI-animated preschool television series that was broadcast on Disney Junior. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series is the successor to ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''. Originally air ...

and

Mickey Mouse Funhouse ''Mickey Mouse Funhouse'' is an American CGI-animated children's television series created by Phil Weinstein and Thomas Hart and is the successor to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures. The series debuted with a special on ...

. Moreover, a shadow was added beneath the letters "Junior". However, the previous logo is still used in international markets, in several bumpers, and generally as a secondary variant.

Disney Cinemagic

150px, right When

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was launched back in 2006, the logo was considerably different from logos of other Disney channels at the time. On September 3, 2007, Disney Cinemagic received a new logo which was more in line with the other Disney Channel logos. On March 28, 2013 in the UK & Ireland, the channel was shut down and replaced by Sky Cinema Disney. In France the channel was renamed Disney Cinema in 2015. The final channel in Germany was shut down on September 30, 2019, bringing the "Cinemagic" brand to an end after 12 years of its existence.

Disney Cinema

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changed its name to Disney Cinema. Disney Cinema and

were closed on April 7, 2020, after the launch of

in France.

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Inc.

The "

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" logo showing the black Disney wordmark and the font "Parks, Experiences and Products" is Benton Sans. The "Disney Parks" logo incorporates the Disney wordmark, with "Parks" in a matching script.

Walt Disney World

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logo switched over to the famous "Walt Disney" wordmark for the first two words, with "World" set in

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. One of the earliest instances of the usage of this logo would have to be the 1996 Windows and Macintosh computer software application ''

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'' and early merchandising for the resort's 25th-anniversary celebrations.

Disneyland Paris

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logo showing the Disney wordmark, with "Land" in a matching script is blue, the word "Paris" is also in blue, used in 2015-present.

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

150px, right The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort logo showing the "Disney" wordmark, with "Land" in a matching script is red, the word "Hong Kong" is in black, similar with the Disneyland Paris logo.

Disney Institute

150px, right The

Disney Institute Disney Institute is the professional development and external training arm of The Walt Disney Company. The company showcases 'the business behind the magic' through seminars, workshops and presentations, as well as programs for professionals fro ...

logo showing the red Disney wordmark and inside the letter "D" have a letter "I" and the word "Institute" is black.

Disney+

The

logo consists of Disney next to a stylized plus sign below a light-blue/white (or light-blue/dark blue) gradient arc.

Disney DELUXE

The
Disney DELUXE
(ディズニーデラックス) logo showing the black Disney Wordmark, the big word "DELUXE" is black and the letter "X" is black and white. This streaming service is only release in Japan until in June 11, 2020 Has been replaced by

DisneyNow

The

DisneyNow DisneyNow (stylized as DisneyNOW) is an online TV Everywhere app and website/URL for Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. It launched on September 29, 2017, replacing the individual "Watch" apps that originally launched for these networ ...

logo showing the Disney wordmark with color blue (which also varies in every color), the word "NOW" is also in blue and the letter "O" showing with the play button.

Disney Princess

150px, right The Disney Princess logo showing the pink Disney wordmark, and the word "Princess" is also pink, and inside the letter "P" have a crown.

Disneynature

150px, right The

Disneynature Disneynature is an independent film studio that specializes in the production of nature documentary films for The Walt Disney Studios. The production company was founded on April 21, 2008, and is headquartered in Paris, France. The company's n ...

logo showing the green Disney wordmark, and the word "Nature" is also green, The label's event films are released on Earth Day and have a conservation campaign based on the feature of the film with an appropriate conservation charity receiving donations based on tickets sold, at a pace of one per year.

Disney Mobile

150px, right The Disney Mobile logo showing the black Disney wordmark, and the word "Mobile" is also black, The service started on March 1, 2008, acceptance of new contracts and model changes for existing users ended on September 30, 2015, and the provision of all services ended on November 30, 2017 (prior to this, For some terminals, the maximum communication speed on the 3G network will be lowered from April of the same year due to the termination of the DC-HSDPA service that uses the 1.5GHz band). Disney uses a method called

MVNO A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers. An MVNO enters into a business agreement with a mobile ...

(Virtual Mobile Network Operator) in which Disney rents a communication network (3G network. Later, 3.9G network is also used) from other mobile phone operators to provide services. As such, Disney and

Softbank is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management. The Group primarily invests in companies operating in technology, energy, and financial sectors. It also runs the ...

will be separate telecommunications carriers. The two companies claim that the service is a comprehensive collaboration between the two companies and is different from a mere MVNO. This will be the first Asian entry into the 3G voice service MVNO mobile phone business. After the end of service in 2017, mobile phones such as voice calls and data communication will not be available. At this point, no measures or measures have been clarified for winding up Softbank contracts, etc. On February 1, 2012, an outline of Disney Mobile on DoCoMo was announced. Unlike Softbank, it will be a form of providing terminals and services bearing the Disney name as one of Docomo's brands, so if existing Docomo customers switch, they will be treated as contract changes and terminal additions. The actual service started on February 22, when sales of the terminal started and ended on August 22, 2021.

Disney Theatrical Productions

The

Disney Theatrical Productions Disney Theatrical Productions Limited (DTP), also known as Disney on Broadway, is the flagship stageplay and musical production company of the Disney Theatrical Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a major business unit of The Walt Di ...

logo showing the blue Disney wordmark, and the word "Theatrical Productions Ltd." is also blue. was formed on February 8, 1993 with

Ron Logan Ronald Logan (February 9, 1938 – August 30, 2022) was an American businessman who served as executive vice president of Walt Disney Entertainment (now Walt Disney Creative Entertainment). After retiring from the company in 2001, he was formal ...

, Disney Park's live production head, as president to produce

. Beauty and the Beast opened on

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at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994. Disney Theatrical signed a 49-year revenue based lease for

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in May 1995. The building was renovated by

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. With

under consideration for the next Broadway adaption, Eisner ceded DTP to theatre-rooted Disney Animation president Peter Schneider and

Thomas Schumacher Thomas Schumacher (born December 5, 1957) is a theatrical producer, currently president of Disney Theatrical Group, the theatrical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. Life and career Schumacher studied theatre at UCLA. In 1987 he was ass ...

, at their request, making them president and executive vice president of DTP respectively. In 1997, DTP re-opened the New Amsterdam Theatre with King David followed by

musical.

Walt Disney Records

Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label releases soundtrack albums from The Walt Disney Company's motion picture studios, television series, theme parks, and traditional studio albums produced by its ...

was known as "Disneyland Records" from 1956 to 1988. It was Disney records for the remainder of 1988 and was used for early CDs and was used for ''

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'' and ''Silly Songs''. It was named "Walt Disney Records" in 1989, starting with ''

''. There were two variants for the logo; just the words "Walt Disney Records" for one, and one with the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey Mouse in another. The 1995 film ''

'', meanwhile, didn't utilize any of those logos. Instead, the logo was in the font Pixar chose for the credit titles of ''Toy Story''; this logo was used until 2005. In 1996, animated movies used the logo with Mickey Mouse conducting either a band, orchestra, or choir in a circle. This was used for animated Disney films and live-action films since 1998. Pixar used this logo from 1998 with ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stant ...

'' until 2007 with ''

''. In 2008, the logo had the words "Walt Disney" on the top and "Records" on the bottom. This logo is still used today. In 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios reverted back to the 1996-2007 logo starting with ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

''.

Disney 100 Years of Wonder

Disney 100 Years of Wonder is a special logo created for the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company in 2023. There also a foreign-language versions of the anniversary logo.

Lawsuit

In 1999, '' GoTo.com'' sued

Go.com Go.com (also known as The Go Network) is a portal for Disney content that was created after The Walt Disney Company acquired the search engine Infoseek. Go.com is operated by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, one of four divisions of the ...

, owned by Disney, for alleged similar look of their logo.

References

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