Source: Good News Network

95 years ago today, the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded by brothers Roy and Walt Disney. Its name was soon changed to The Walt Disney Studio, named for the Missouri animator who five years later came up with the idea of a mouse character that would become the Mickey Mouse cartoon, the company’s signature mascot, and one of the world’s most recognizable characters.
The studio grew to establish itself as a leader in the American animation industry with hits like Bambi and Snow White before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks. ‘Disney’ is now the world’s largest independent media conglomerate in terms of revenue. (1923)
(Image above: Walt Disney’s self-portrait business logo, 1921)
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