Right until the last, albeit in a negative sense, Mr Eisner has dominated Disney.
Comcast has offered Disney shareholders 0.78 Comcast shares for each of theirs.
Lasseter, 52, helped create Pixar, which in recent years has overtaken Disney's internal animation division as the most important animation studio in the country.
Ross was the force behind the High School Musical phenomenon, which has earned Disney billions of dollars between its movies, albums, lunch boxes and ice shows.
Disney has focused on video games and interactivity with its two newest cruise ships, the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
Disney, which has recently announced its own ambitious Disney Infinity video game and toy line, is making a sound business decision to move to a licensing model.
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Disney has an insane number of options to reboot the franchise, including a TV series.
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At the same time, Disney has yet to develop a leading role in computer animation.
So why are expectations so low for a film that Disney has given a major marketing push?
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Disney has been doing it since 1937 when the studio made Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Disney has a high operating leverage and any improvement in content monetization will lead to margin growth.
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News came down this weekend that Disney has halted production on its big-budget adaptation of The Lone Ranger.
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And on his centenary Walt Disney has been credited with defining and inspiring the American genius for animation.
Throughout the last few years, Disney has been working to change how fans of Disneyland view California Adventure.
Then again, Disney has a lot of brand recognition going for it so maybe that will be enough.
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And Disney has only just scratched the surface of how much it can wring out of The Avengers.
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Disney has optioned the rights to "The Queen of Katwe, " and is starting work on a movie, Crothers said.
This isn't the first time Disney has sought to trademark a controversial phrase.
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In the end, though, it is thought Singapore was judged too small for the project Disney has in mind.
Disney has also asked the court to stay all discovery in the case.
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Euro Disney, the Paris theme park in which Disney has a 39% stake, took years to become financially viable.
Disney has high operating leverage as the bulk of its costs are fixed.
Still, Disney has been on a roll financially, beating or matching earnings per share estimates for the last eight quarters.
The faithful might get nervous, but we can look to what Disney has done with the Marvel franchise for instruction.
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Through its Worldwide Conservation Fund, Disney has also supported CI-led species conservation efforts affecting one million hectares in Colombia and Brazil.
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Disney has several highly anticipated movies set for next year, including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Cars 2.
The presence of the D23 official fan club members was a measure of how many strengths Disney has to play to.
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Even Disney has had its share of failures like Super Mario Bros. and Prince of Persia (which cost a lot to make).
But for better or worse Walt Disney has helped shape our world.
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