Overview of the Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney Company is a diversified and worldwide entertainment company. The areas that it operates are four: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products & Interactive Media. The media networks segment includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, and radio networks and stations. The Company's Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions, as well as resort properties. The studio entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Company also develops and publishes games, primarily for mobile platforms, books, magazines and comic books. The Company owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; the Disneyland Resort in California; Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii; the Disney Vacation Club; the Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney. The Walt Disney World Resort is located 22 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida. The resort includes theme parks, such as the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom; hotels; vacation club properties; a retail, dining and entertainment complex; a sports complex; conference centers; campgrounds; golf courses; water parks, and other recreational facilities.

There are five major shareholders of this company. The largest shareholders at this moment is Bob Iger with 1.06 million shares. Christine McCarthy is the second largest individual shareholder with 127, 453 DIS shares. Alan Braverman holds 107,213 shares of the company. Aylwin B Lewis with 85,606 shares of Disney is the company's fourth-largest individual shareholder. Robert W Matschullat is the fifth-largest shareholder of Disney with 71,360 shares of the company.

I would invest in Disney World Company. Earlier this year, Disney raised the cost of admission to its theme parks for the 30th consecutive year. Even with those price increases, attendance as the company's domestic parks rose 5% in its most recent quarter, while per-capita spending increased 6%. This drove revenue for the segment up 13% year over year, while operating income jumped 27%. Movies are the cornerstone of Disney's business, beginning with the release of its first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. Disney CEO Bob Iger sought to add to the company's filmmaking legacy with the purchase of Pixar in 2006. That was followed with the addition of Marvel in 2009 and Lucas film in 2012.That strategy has been an unqualified success. Of the 34 movies that have grossed more than $1 billion in ticket sales, fully half are from Disney's stable of studios, and the company's productions also claim five of the top 10 spots. Disney is on track for a record year at the box office, largely on the strength of hits such as Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Incredibles 2. As of this writing, Disney has nabbed over 46% of the domestic take so far this year. Disney's success on the big screen has produced tangible financial benefits, as operating income at the segment has quadrupled over the past five years and now accounts for 16% of the company's total operating income.

I learned about the company in the business world that we never stop looking for inspiration and it is very important pay attention to people's need. Also, don't be afraid to take risks and hire the right people, the employees that put their heart and soul in everything relative to a company. Walt Disney Company interest me because is one of the most powerful companies in the most powerful sector of any economy: entertainment.

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