Hvad var den første disney film nogensinde?
Snehvide og de syv dværge
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Andre premierer


1923


Walt Disney underskrev en kontrakt med M.J. Winkler om at producere en serie Alice-komedier, og dermed startede Disney-selskabet under det oprindelige navn "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio" med brødrene Walt og Roy Disney som ligeværdige partnere.


Den første Alice-komedie, Alice's Wonderland, blev udgivet






1926


"Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio" skifter navn til "The Walt Disney Studio" kort efter indflytningen i det nye studie på Hyperion Avenue i Silver Lake-kvarteret.








1927




Oswald the Lucky Rabbit får sin debut.






1928


Walt mister kontrakten om Oswalds serie.
Walt og Roy finder på Mickey og Minnie Mouse.


Mickey Mouse debuterer i "Plane Crazy".
Steamboat Willie (den første synkroniserede lydtegnefilm)






1929


Den 16. december erstattes "The Walt Disney Studio" af "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd". Tre andre selskaber, "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company" og "Liled Realty and Investment Company", bliver også oprettet.


The Skeleton Dance (den første Silly Symphonies-tegnefilm)






1930


Distribution flyttet til Columbia Pictures






Mickey Mouse-tegneserier af Floyd Gottfredson


1931










1932


Distribution flyttes fra Columbia Pictures til United Artists


Flowers and Trees (den første tegnefilm i Technicolor og den første animerede kortfilm, der vandt Academy Award for bedste animerede kortfilm i 1932)
Mickey's Revue (med Goofy's premiere, som oprindeligt hed "Dippy Dawg")






1933




De tre små grise (vinder af Oscar for bedste animerede kortfilm i 1933)






1934




Den kloge lille høne (med premiere på Anders And)
Skildpadden og haren (vinder af Oscar for bedste animerede kortfilm fra 1934)






1936


Distribution flyttede fra United Artists til RKO Radio Pictures.








1937


Walt Disneys første spillefilm Snehvide og de syv dværge blev udgivet


Snehvide og de syv dværge






1938


Den 29. september fusioneres "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", "Liled Realty and Investment Company" og "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd." til "Walt Disney Productions".








1940


Studiet flytter til Burbank, Californien
Selskabet går på børsen


Pinocchio
Fantasia






1941


En bitter animatorstrejke finder sted
Studiet begynder at lave moralopbyggende propagandafilm for USA under Anden Verdenskrig


Dumbo






1942




Bambi




Anders And-tegneserier af Carl Barks


1943




Saludos Amigos






1944


Selskabet mangler penge; en genudgivelse af Snehvide og de syv dværge i biograferne skaber tiltrængte indtægter og indleder et mønster for genudgivelser af animationsfilm.








1945




De tre kabaleros (Den første Disney-film med levende handling/tegnefilm)






1946




Make Mine Music
Sangen fra sydstaterne






1947




Sjov og fri fantasi






1948


Naturfilmserien True-Life Adventures begynder; den varer indtil 1960.


Melodi tid
Seal Island






1949


Studiet påbegynder produktionen af sin første film med levende action, Skatteøen.


Ichabod og hr. tudse - eventyret om Ichabod og hr.


licenseret Ice Capades Disney-segment


1950




Askepot
Skatteøen (Disneys første live-action-film)






1951




Alice i Eventyrland






1952








Onkel Joakim tegneserier af Carl Barks


1953


"WED Enterprises" bliver dannet for at kontrollere rettighederne til "Disney" og for at have Disneylands designteam. Senere vil selskabet eje og drive flere attraktioner i Disneyland, herunder Disneyland Monorail System og Disneyland Railroad.
Disney indgår en aftale om Disneyland-programmering med American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres for at finansiere Disneyland.
Andre Disneyland-investorer var Walt Disney/WED og Western Publishing


Peter Pan






1954


Studiet opsiger sin distributionsaftale med RKO Radio Pictures og stifter Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. til at distribuere sine spillefilm.


20.000 Leagues Under the Sea




Disneyland-antologi-tv-serie på ABC (første Disney-tv-program og Disneyland-finansieringsprogram)


1955




Lady og vagabonden


Disneyland åbner i Anaheim, Californien.


The Mickey Mouse Club (ABC-TV)
Det magiske kongerige (ABC Radio)


1957




Old Yeller




Zorro (ABC)


1959




Tornerose
Den uglede hund
Darby O'Gill og de små mennesker






1960




Pollyanna
Den schweiziske familie Robinson






1961


Studiet køber film- og merchandise-rettighederne til A.A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh-bøger, som den dag i dag er en stor indtægtskilde (og en kilde til tvister).


Hundrede og en hundrede og en dalmatiner
Den fraværende professor
Forældrefælden






1963




Sværdet i stenen


Walt Disneys fortryllede Tiki Room åbner i Disneyland. Dette er den første forlystelse med lydanimatronik.




1964




Mary Poppins (den første Disney-film, der blev nomineret til en Oscar for bedste film)






1965


Disney News begynder at udkomme








1966


september: Walt Disney får konstateret lungekræft; han døde den 15. december.


Winnie the Pooh og honningtræet
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Notable Business Events

Notable Theatrical Releases

Notable Theme Park/destination Openings

Other Premieres


1923


Walt Disney signed a contract with M.J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies, beginning the Disney company under its original name "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio", with brothers Walt and Roy Disney, as equal partners.


First Alice's comedy, Alice's Wonderland, was released






1926


"Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio" changes name to "The Walt Disney Studio" shortly after moving into the new studio on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district.








1927




Oswald the Lucky Rabbit debuts.






1928


Walt loses the Oswald's series contract.
Walt and Roy come up with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.


Mickey Mouse debuts in Plane Crazy
Steamboat Willie (the first synchronized sound cartoon)






1929


On December 16, "The Walt Disney Studio" is replaced by "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd". Three other companies, "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", and "Liled Realty and Investment Company", are also formed.


The Skeleton Dance (the first Silly Symphonies cartoon)






1930


Distribution moved to Columbia Pictures






The Mickey Mouse comic strips by Floyd Gottfredson


1931










1932


Distribution moved from Columbia Pictures to United Artists


Flowers and Trees (the first Technicolor cartoon and first animated short to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1932)
Mickey's Revue (which features the premiere of Goofy, originally called "Dippy Dawg")






1933




Three Little Pigs (winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1933)






1934




The Wise Little Hen (which features the premiere of Donald Duck)
The Tortoise and the Hare (Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1934)






1936


Distribution moved from United Artists to RKO Radio Pictures.








1937


Walt Disney's first feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs






1938


On September 29, "Walt Disney Enterprises", "Disney Film Recording Company", and "Liled Realty and Investment Company" and "Walt Disney Productions, Ltd." are merged to form "Walt Disney Productions".








1940


Studio moves to Burbank, California
Company goes public


Pinocchio
Fantasia






1941


A bitter animators' strike occurs
The studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the United States during World War II


Dumbo






1942




Bambi




Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks


1943




Saludos Amigos






1944


The company is short on money; a theatrical re-release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs generates much-needed revenue and begins a reissue pattern for the animated feature films.








1945




The Three Caballeros (The first live action/cartoons Disney film)






1946




Make Mine Music
Song of the South






1947




Fun and Fancy Free






1948


The True-Life Adventures nature film series begins; it lasts until 1960.


Melody Time
Seal Island






1949


The studio begins production on its first all-live action feature, Treasure Island


The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad


licensed Ice Capades Disney segment


1950




Cinderella
Treasure Island (Disney's first live-action film)






1951




Alice in Wonderland






1952








Uncle Scrooge comics by Carl Barks


1953


"WED Enterprises" is formed to control the rights to "Disney" and hold the Disneyland design team. It will later own and operate several attractions inside Disneyland, including the Disneyland Monorail System and the Disneyland Railroad.
Disney makes the Disneyland programming deal with American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres to fund Disneyland.
Other Disneyland investors were Walt Disney/WED and Western Publishing


Peter Pan






1954


The studio ends its distribution deal with RKO Radio Pictures and founds Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. to distribute its feature films.


20,000 Leagues Under the Sea




Disneyland anthology TV series on ABC (First Disney TV program & Disneyland funding program)


1955




Lady and the Tramp


Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California.


The Mickey Mouse Club (ABC-TV)
Magic Kingdom (ABC Radio)


1957




Old Yeller




Zorro  (ABC)


1959




Sleeping Beauty
The Shaggy Dog
Darby O'Gill and the Little People






1960




Pollyanna
Swiss Family Robinson






1961


The studio purchases the film and merchandise rights to A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books, which are a huge source of revenue (as well as litigation issues) to this day.


One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Parent Trap






1963




The Sword in the Stone


Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland. This is the first attraction to feature audio-animatronics.




1964




Mary Poppins (the first Disney film to receive a Best Picture Academy Award nomination)






1965


Disney News begins publication








1966


September: Walt Disney is diagnosed with lung cancer; died on December 15.


Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Timeline of The Walt Disney Company