In 1929, the Disney brothers were broke. Roy made the deal to license Disney merch and stamped it with their approval to cash in on royalties, rather than making the product themselves. In 1941, Walt’s animation studios went on strike…so Walt decided to go on vacation to South America, leaving the mess for his brother Roy to fix. Their father passed away a few weeks later, and Walt didn’t return from South America to see his father and “pressed on.” Roy negotiated with the studios to get the workers back to work. Roy left his retirement to open Disney World, then died shortly after. Roy is uncredited true financial hero and marketing genius that saved the company many times.
@olliemilton67013 жыл бұрын
They’ve come a long way!
@yannick245 Жыл бұрын
Actually, for the most part of the long way, nothing much really changed/happened. They had the comics and cartoon movie business, plus the theme parks. Only in 2009, with the acquisition of Marvel _(buying Pixar before was just natural)_ did Disney started to become that juggernaut that it is today. Who would've thought just about ~12 years ago that Disney would've become what it is today. They're on their way to form a duopoly with Amazon, if it goes on like this. I looked it up and the Disney stock went from $50 in 2011 to $330 in 2021. I guess I should've put all my money in Disney...
@darkspeed623 жыл бұрын
Disney seemed to get a lot of their aquisitions for a steal, but I can't believe they paid $71b for 20th Centuary Fox. The debt they must now have on their balance sheet must be insane, although they could have used stock to fund some of the purchase. Disney+ appears to now be the best online streaming platform in terms of shows available. I wonder what they will purchase next.
@YouScareMe13 жыл бұрын
Disney, if they were to make a big acquisition again, would definitely try to get WarnerMedia.
@YouScareMe13 жыл бұрын
@Emanuel McKenzie Sony is too big. Both in value and size of the company. Sony manufactures Tv's, phones, consoles, and countless other products that Disney has no experience with. If you're talking about Sony Pictures well Disney could buy it but why would they? James Bond is not very marketable in merchandise and they wouldn't have full control of the ip. Disney doesn't like that. Spider-Man's movie rights would be great to have but too expensive considering Disney would get it for free if Sony were to be acquired by another company. The most logical next step is Wanrer Bros with ip's like DC, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, HBO shows and a bunch of other stuff.
@aviaradspider-mandestoyer53643 жыл бұрын
@@YouScareMe1 Sony pictures can be easily swallowed by Disney
@YouScareMe13 жыл бұрын
@@aviaradspider-mandestoyer5364 Agreed but it would be a stupid move IMHO
@zomalfa43632 жыл бұрын
Some big clash with Google and its empire is coming.
@MartinLewison3 жыл бұрын
Quick Comment: At 4:08 you note that Walt's brother Roy took the reins of the company after Walt's death in 1966, but the picture you show there is not of Walt's brother, Roy Oliver Disney. Instead, you've shown Roy O. Disney's son, Roy Edward Disney, Walt's nephew. Roy E. Disney was the last member of the Disney family to be actively involved in the company's management, but he never served as Chief Executive. You got the right Roy Disney at 4:43, however.
@LRAnnabel3 жыл бұрын
So interesting! Had no idea they acquired so many other studios
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
Now you know!
@franklinsalazar84303 жыл бұрын
In the future, you should make more videos about studios such as DreamWorks Animation or Pixar (which is technically owned by Disney, but I digress). Maybe even other streaming services such as Hulu or Peacock. Speaking of Peacock, I guess you could also make videos on Comcast and NBC, especially since both companies merged together in the early 2010s. Verizon and AT&T and T-Mobile compete fiercely with them, so maybe they'd make for good video subjects too. 😅
@artbythealbums293 жыл бұрын
goes on to discuss Dreamworks... leaves out every traditionally animated film (Prince of Egypt specifically comes to mind)
@matthewsoucy90732 жыл бұрын
Road To El Dorado, Spirit and Sinbad: Allow us to introduce ourselves
@carolinereed94273 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, so informative!
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@diyanpatel30513 жыл бұрын
how
@Sephivoiceactor3 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chris!
@Sephivoiceactor3 жыл бұрын
@@HowItHappened You're welcome. You make good content.
@Sephivoiceactor3 жыл бұрын
One thing I will add: Dreamworks was founded after he didn't get a promotion to head of Disney, and someone else got said promotion. He was infuriated and made Dreamworks.
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
@@Sephivoiceactor Great point! We deliberately used the term ‘stewardship’ of Katzenberg to keep the specifics of his role at Disney vague on purpose... very well spotted!
@KarenRiceArt3 жыл бұрын
I found this so interesting! Thank you!
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@TurboPro99522 жыл бұрын
It was 193 *7* Not 1939.
@barkatsingh12362 жыл бұрын
Friends Requests in Walt Disney P I C T U R E S The Jungle book Episodes in Contrasts Requests
@christopherreichart919311 ай бұрын
Disney + is more better sorry
@niceusername80903 ай бұрын
1:58 it's an amazing rise from being independent studios relying to Universal to become Universal's tight competition at the box office
@danimiklova31843 жыл бұрын
My favourite films are all Disney!
@HowItHappened3 жыл бұрын
So many classics :)
@mashrafeealam23873 жыл бұрын
Same
@cgt37042 жыл бұрын
I like the old Disney movies, not these new ones. They are all garbage. (Looking at you Lion King 2019)
@matthewsoucy90732 жыл бұрын
So many favorites, so little time. Except for Encanto and Turning Red