How Disney has taken over the world in the past 50 years
Frances Carruthers
15 March 2021
Good news: Disney films are the top three highest-grossing ever
ROBYN BECK / Staff / Getty Images
Good news: Disney+ is set to beat Netflix
Ivan Marc/Shutterstock
Bad news: Disney's parks are still struggling to reopen...
Handout/Getty Images
An early fighting spirit
General Photographic Agency / Getty Images
The most Oscars ever
Boy Scouts of America/Wikimedia Commons
Disneyland shook up the scene
Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty
Visitor numbers went through the roof
magicguides.com/CC-BY-3.0
It offered a new type of resort
Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty
Attention to detail was a cornerstone of the business
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The French said ‘bonjour’ to EuroDisney
Disneyland Paris Alliance/Shutterstock
Touchstone Pictures helped Disney reach new audiences
Courtesy Touchstone Pictures/YouTube
Disney expanded its empire to the small screen
Joe Seer/Shutterstock
…and changed the face of kids TV
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
The Disney Decade that lives on
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Westfield WTC
Bringing animation to the mainstream
Courtesy Disney Facebook
Box office big hits kept the money rolling in
Courtesy Disney Facebook
New technology changed animation forever
Getty Images
People paid a premium for Disney merchandise
Radu Bercan/Shutterstock
Disney’s magic took to the seas
StudioPortoSabbia/Shutterstock
New management shook things up
Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock
One huge purchase changed everything
Pedro Martinez Valera/Shutterstock
The spending spree didn’t end there
Anton Ivanov/Shutterstock
Movies continued to wow audiences
Christian Bertrand/Shutterstock
A former employee shared the company’s inner workings
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Nightclub and Bar Media Group
A third big acquisition was made
Stefano Buttafoco/Shutterstock
Disney expands its media empire with a hefty merger
David McNew/Getty Images
Sequels and prequels are big money-spinners
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
…along with reworked classics
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
A home cinema blockbuster
Rich Fury/Getty Images
A love letter to China?
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Theme parks bringing in the big bucks
ANTHONY WALLACE/Getty Images
Space Age resorts
Courtesy Disney Parks blog
Disney's finances have been hit hard
cjmacer/Shutterstock
A legacy that will prevail
Handout/Getty Images
Comments
Be the first to comment
Do you want to comment on this article? You need to be signed in for this feature