The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa
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| Founded 📆 | 31 December 1932 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE , |
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| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
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| 🌐 Website | thewaltdisneycompany |
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The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa (also know as Disney Co. Ltd.) is the first and largest international division of The Walt Disney Company, serving the EMEA. It's headquarters' located at Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, West London,[1] and have most of its locations, mostly in Europe.
History[edit]
After almost a decade since The Walt Disney Company founded in 16 October 1923, it was firstly created and published comics in European countries.
On 31 December 1932, as a magazine named "Topolino" (Italian name for Mickey Mouse) across Italy. Created and edited by an Italian designer Mario Nerbini, containing Mickey's first Italian story, drawn by a cartoonist Giove Toppi.[2]
On 21 October 1934, "Le Journal de Mickey" (
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) was first published in France, featuring Disney Comics and published by Unique Heritage Media;[3] and on September 1948 "Kalle Anka & C:o" (
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), a Donald Duck magazine was published by Egmont[4] in the Nordic countries,[5] including Sweden as the popular Swedish comic magazine.[6]
On 1951, "Micky Maus", (German for Mickey Mouse), is a magazine that was released in Germany and published by Egmont Ehapa.
On 25 October 1952, "Donald Duck Weekblad" (Donald Duck Weekly) was then released and available in the Netherlands. Originally published from the women's magazine Margriet.[7]
On 5 November 1961, "Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française" (RTF) (Later TF1) make an agreement from "Walt Disney Production", as it launches "L'Ami Public Numéro Un" (Public Friend Number One),[8] hosted by Pierre Tchernia. The show tells about the cinematographic work of Walt Disney,[9][10] 'till was later ended in 1978.[11]
On November 1990, Disney opened the Disney Store in Regent Street, London,[12] market the first in Europe, after it was originally opened in Glendale, California back on 28 March 1987.[13]
On 12 April 1992, Disney has opened Disneyland Paris, located in Chessy, Paris, as Disney first and only theme park in Europe, till it became popular in the continent.[14]
On 1 October 1995, Disney Channel first launched in the U.K. and Ireland as "The Disney Channel" at 6:30 pm (London time), market the first in EMEA; and the second, outside the United States after it first began in Taiwan on 29 March 1995.[15] And on that year, Disney released "Beauty & The Beast the Musical" in Vienna, Austria.
Assets[edit]
Parks & Resorts[5][edit]
Media & Television[5][edit]
- Disney+
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- ABC Studios
- ESPN
- National Geographic
- Nat Geo Wild
- Fox
- FX
- BabyTV
Retail & Licensing[5][edit]
- Disney Store
- Disney Music Group
- Disney Apps
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References[edit]
- ↑ "About Us". The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Italy: Topolino (giornale) # 1 | I.N.D.U.C.K.S." inducks.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ Marshall, Bill; Johnston, Cristina (2005). France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-411-0. Search this book on
- ↑ "Disney Comics and Magazines in Sweden @ Disney Comics Worldwide". www.wolfstad.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "About". The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Kalle Anka - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se (in svenska). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Duckipedia - Weekblad Donald Duck". DonaldDuck.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ 50 ans de télévision. Search this book on
- ↑ Ina.fr, Institut National de l’Audiovisuel- (1961-11-05). "Présentation de l'émission "l'ami public numéro un"". Ina.fr (in français). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "L'Ami Public Numéro 1". Interprétation des films d'animation (in français). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ Alex; Bardyguine, re; Linternaute.com. "Pierre Tchernia L'ami public N°1". www.linternaute.com (in français). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Chronology of the Walt Disney Company (1990)". kpolsson.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Chronology of the Walt Disney Company (1987)". kpolsson.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Disneyland Paris information. Map. Tickets. Metro. Hotels". Paris Digest. 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ The Disney Channel UK Launch (1st October 1995), retrieved 2022-04-24
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