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Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney is a global family entertainment corporation which is leading, not only in the United States but all over the world. The company has five business segments which include parks and resorts, media networks, studio entertainment, interactive media and consumer products (Cooke 43). The company is involved in a number of different entertainment areas. The company is involved both in the context business and sometimes in the technology business. This paper attempts to investigate the real nature of Walt Disney Company's operations (Cooke 43).

A unique destination was created after the opening Disneyland by Walt Disney in 1955. The destination is built around immersive experiences as well as storytelling superb for leisure family entertainment. The Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (WDP&R) have now developed into one of the world leading destination for leisure experiences as well as family travel. The park provides millions of visitors each year with an opportunity to spend their time with their families and friends making memorable experiences (Cooke 44).

The media network segment of the Walt Disney Company comprises an immeasurable array of broadcast, radio, cable, publishing and also digital business (Cooke 44). All these are distributed across two divisions; the Disney Television Group and the ESPN Inc. Moreover, the segments comprise the supporting headquarters, digital media, communications, marketing, research, distribution and sales group. The Disney Television Group consists of global entertainment of the Walt Disney Company, radio and publishing businesses as well as owned televisions stations group. This includes ABC Television, ABC Owned Television, ABC Entertainment Group, ABC Family, Disney Channels Worldwide and Disney Media Distribution (Cooke 44).

The Walt Disney Studios has for several decades been the foundation on which the Walt Disney Company was started. Currently, the Walt Disney Studio produces quality movie, music and even stage plays to consumers all over the world. Feature films are released by the studio under several banners. These include Disney (including Walt Disney Animation Studios) Disney nature, Touchstone pictures and Marvel Studios (Cooke 44). The Disney Music Group constitutes the Hollywood Records labels and the Walt Disney Records. The Disney Theatrical Group licenses and produces live events such as Disney live, Disney on Ice and Disney Live (Cooke 45).

Disney consumer product, which is the business segment of the Walt Disney Company, extends the Disney brands of products which include toys, books, magazines, apparels, home decor, stationeries, fine art, electronics and food and beverages (Cooke 45). This is achieved through a licensing organization which is focused on brand priorities such as Disney Live Action, Disney Media Network and games and Marvel among others. There are other businesses that are involved in Disney Consumer Products (Cooke 45). An example is the Disney Publishing world wide, which is the world largest publisher as far as children books and magazines, are concerned.