List of acquisitions by Disney

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The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 and since the 1990s has acquired many properties to increase its size in the media industry. The table shows the most substantial and important mergers and acquisitions that Disney has made over the years.

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Acquisitions

Acquired companyDateCountryPrice (US$)Price Adjusted for Inflation (US$)Parent/Merged WithReferences
1 Disneyland, Inc. 1957 (64% controlling stake)Flag of the United States.svg USA 562,5006,000,000 Disney Parks, Experiences and Products [1]
1960 (remaining shares)7,500,00080,000,000 [2] [3]
2WED Enterprises (park designing and engineering division)1965
3 Retlaw Enterprises (parks transportation division)198242,600,000139,000,000 [4]
4Wrather Corporation1987 (50% share) [5]
1988 (remaining 50%) [6]
5 Miramax Films June 30, 199360,000,000 The Walt Disney Studios
6 Capital Cities/ABC Inc. February 9, 199619,000,000,00038,093,000,000 Disney General Entertainment Content [7]
7ToysmartAugust 1996 Disney Interactive [8]
8 Starwave April 30, 1998400,000,000772,000,000 Go.com [9]
9 Infoseek July 12, 19991,770,000,0003,341,000,000 [10] [11]
10 Fox Family Channel October 24, 20012,900,000,0005,150,000,000 ABC Family Worldwide [12]
11 The Baby Einstein Company November 6, 2001 The Walt Disney Company
12 The Muppets February 17, 200475,000,000125,000,000 The Muppets Studio [13]
13 Avalanche Software April 19, 2005 Disney Interactive Studios [14]
14Living MobileOctober 19, 2005Flag of Germany.svg Germany Walt Disney Internet Group [15]
15 Pixar May 5, 2006Flag of the United States.svg USA 7,400,000,00011,542,000,000 Walt Disney Studios [16]
16 Climax Racing September 2006Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK Disney Interactive Studios [17]
17 Junction Point Studios February 8, 2007Flag of the United States.svg USA [18]
18 New Horizon Interactive August 2007Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 350,000,000513,000,000 [19]
19 GameStar February 2009Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [20]
20 Kerpoof February 2009Flag of the United States.svg USA Disney.com
21 Wideload Games September 8, 2009 Disney Interactive Studios [21]
22 Marvel Entertainment December 31, 20094,400,000,0006,449,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [22]
23 Tapulous July 1, 2010 Disney Mobile [23]
24 Playdom August 27, 2010563,000,000771,000,000 Disney Interactive [24]
25 UTV Software Communications January 31, 2012Flag of India.svg India 450,000,000616,000,000 The Walt Disney Company India [25]
26StudioEXDecember 10, 2012Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Disney Interactive [26]
27 Lucasfilm December 21, 2012Flag of the United States.svg USA 4,050,000,0005,547,000,000 Walt Disney Studios [27] [28]
28 Maker Studios March 24, 2014500,000,000664,000,000 Disney Digital Network [29]
29 BAMTech 20162,930,000,0003,839,000,000 Disney Streaming [30] [31] [32] [33]
30 Euro Disney SCA June 19, 2017Flag of France.svg France 760,000,000975,000,000 Disney Parks, Experiences and Products [34] [35]
31 21st Century Fox March 20, 2019Flag of the United States.svg USA 71,300,000,00087,689,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [36] [37]
32 Hulu April 16, 2019 (AT&T's 10% stake)1,430,000,0001,759,000,000 Disney Streaming [38]
December 1, 2023 (Comcast's 33% stake)8,610,000,0008,610,000,000 [39]
33 Epic Games February 7, 2024 (9% equity stake)1,500,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [40] [41]
34 FuboTV January 6, 2025 (proposed acquisition of a 70% stake)220,000,000 Disney Streaming
35 NFL's Media assetsAugust 5, 2025 ESPN Inc.

Divestments

AcquirerTarget companyDate of salePrice of saleReferences
Young Broadcasting KCAL-TV May 14, 1996385,000,000 [42]
Rural Press Farm Progress July 1, 1997 [43]
Advance Publications Fairchild Publications August 20, 1999650,000,000 [44]
Andy Heyward
Bain Capital
Chase Capital Partners 		DIC Entertainment November 25, 2000 [45] [46]
The Weinstein Company Dimension Films 2005 [47]
Citadel Broadcasting ABC Radio Networks June 12, 2007 [48]
Saban Brands Power Rangers and entertainment assetsMay 12, 201043,000,000 [49]
Filmyard Holdings Miramax Films December 3, 2010663,000,000 [50] [51]
Kids II, Inc. The Baby Einstein Company October 14, 2013 [52]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Avalanche Software January 24, 2017 [53]
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Entertainment Studios 		Fox Sports Networks August 22, 201910,600,000,000 [54]
Scopely FoxNext Games January 22, 2020 [55]
Banijay Endemol Shine Group 3 July 20202,200,000,000 [56]
Gimbal, Inc. TrueX September 28, 2020 [57]
ViacomCBS TeleColombia November 23, 2021 [58] [59]
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa KRDC June 13, 20235,000,000 [60]

See also

References

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