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Walt Disney signs a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies. The year marks the start of The Walt Disney Company, first known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. -
A year later, in 1925, the brothers made a deposit on a Hyperion Avenue lot in the Silver Lake part of Los Angeles. Construction of the new studio began not long after the lot was purchased. -
Mickey Mouse first debuted in "Steamboat Willie" -
In 1932, Disney productions' distribution is moved from Columbia Pictures to United Artists. The same year, Walt Disney wins an Academy Honorary Award for his creation of Mickey Mouse at the 5th Academy Awards. A piece from the "Silly Symphonies" series, "Flowers and Trees," won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It was also the first Technicolor cartoon. "Mickey's Revue" was released that same year as well. -
In 1933, "Three Little Pigs" won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. -
A year later, in 1934, Donald Duck is introduced as a character in the film "The Wise Little Hen." And "The Tortoise and the Hare" wins an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. -
Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," was released in 1937. -
The picture shows one big award and seven little ones for the seven Dwarfs. -
In 1938, Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, Liled Realty and Investment Company and Walt Disney Productions, Ltd., all merge to form Walt Disney Productions. -
In 1955, Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif., "The Lady and the Tramp" is released, and "The Mickey Mouse Club" opens on ABC television, while "Magic Kingdom" premiers on ABC radio. -
In 1961, Disney studio purchases the film and merchandising rights to A.A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" books, which continue being a leading source of revenue for the company to this day. -
n 1964, Disney releases "Mary Poppins," which becomes the first Disney film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The movie won five other Oscars, including Best Actress to Julie Andrews. It received a total of 13 nominations, and also won Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song for "Chim-chim-chiree." -
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Without clear direction, culminating in an unsuccessful greenmail attempt to buy the company from current shareholders. -
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Walt Disney Studios enters a distribution deal with DreamWorks Pictures, where DreamWorks' films will be distributed by Touchstone Pictures; Disney also starts the D23 official fan community, and releases the movie "Up," -
They win two Academy Awards for "Toy Story 3" -
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