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The Walt Disney Company
TypePublic (NYSE: DIS)
FoundedBurbank, California, USA (1922)
FounderWalt Disney and Roy Disney
HeadquartersBurbank, California, USA
Key peopleJohn E. Pepper, Jr., Chairman
Robert Iger, President/CEO
IndustryMedia and Entertainment
ProductsABC, Buena Vista Distribution, Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, ESPN, Walt Disney Studio Entertainment, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Consumer Products, Pixar
Revenue $34.3 billion USD (2006)
Operating income $6.491 billion USD (2006)
(15.9% operating margin)
Net income $3.374 billion USD (2006)
(10.4% net margin)
Employees133,000 (2006)
Websitewww.disney.com

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney as a small animation studio, it became one of the largest Hollywood studios and owner of eleven theme parks and several television networks, including the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). It is known for its policy for targeting mainly to younger children and their families.

Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located in California at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank).

The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had revenues of $34.3 billion in 2006.