List of acquisitions by Disney

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The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 and since 1996 has acquired many properties to increase its size in the media industry. The table shows the most substantial and important acquisitions that Disney has made over the years.

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Acquisitions

Acquired company 44DateCountryPrice (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)Flag of the United States.svg  USA 7,500,00077,000,000 [2] [3]
2WED Enterprises (park designing and engineering division)1965Flag of the United States.svg  USA
3 Retlaw Enterprises (parks transportation division)1982Flag of the United States.svg  USA 42,600,000134,000,000 [4]
4Wrather Corporation1987 (50% share)Flag of the United States.svg  USA [5]
1988 (remaining 50%)Flag of the United States.svg  USA [6]
5 Miramax Films 1993Flag of the United States.svg  USA 60,000,000 The Walt Disney Studios
6 Capital Cities/ABC Inc. February 9, 1996Flag of the United States.svg  USA 19,000,000,00036,912,000,000 Disney General Entertainment Content [7]
7ToysmartAugust 1996Flag of the United States.svg  USA Disney Interactive [8]
8 Starwave April 30, 1998Flag of the United States.svg  USA 400,000,000748,000,000 Go.com [9]
9 Infoseek July 12, 1999Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1,770,000,0003,237,000,000 [10] [11]
10 Fox Family Worldwide
Saban Entertainment 		October 24, 2001Flag of the United States.svg  USA 2,900,000,0004,990,000,000 ABC Family Worldwide
Buena Vista Studios Entertainment 		[12]
11 The Baby Einstein Company November 6 2001Flag of the United States.svg  USA The Walt Disney Company
12 The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House properties (The Jim Henson Company)February 17, 2004Flag of the United States.svg  USA 75,000,000121,000,000 The Muppets Studio [13]
13 Avalanche Software April 19, 2005Flag of the United States.svg  USA 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 7,400,000,00011,184,000,000 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 350,000,000497,000,000 [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, 2009Flag of the United States.svg  USA Disney Interactive Studios [21]
22 Marvel Entertainment December 31, 2009Flag of the United States.svg  USA 4,400,000,0006,249,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [22]
23 Tapulous July 1, 2010Flag of the United States.svg  USA Disney Mobile [23]
24 Playdom August 27, 2010Flag of the United States.svg  USA 563,000,000747,000,000 Disney Interactive [24]
25 UTV Software Communications January 31, 2012Flag of India.svg  India 450,000,000597,000,000 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 4,050,000,0005,375,000,000 Walt Disney Studios [27] [28]
28 Maker Studios March 24, 2014Flag of the United States.svg  USA 500,000,000644,000,000 Disney Digital Network [29]
29 BAMTech 2016Flag of the United States.svg  USA 2,930,000,0003,720,000,000 Disney Streaming [30] [31] [32] [33]
30 Euro Disney SCA June 19, 2017Flag of France.svg  France 760,000,000945,000,000 Disney Parks, Experiences and Products [34] [35]
31 21st Century Fox March 20, 2019Flag of the United States.svg  USA 71,300,000,00084,970,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [36] [37]
32 Hulu (remaining 43% of shares)April 16, 2019 (WarnerMedia's 10% stake)Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1,430,000,0001,704,000,000 Disney Streaming [38]
December 1, 2023 (Comcast's 33% stake)Flag of the United States.svg  USA 8,610,000,0008,610,000,000 [39]
33 Epic Games February 7, 2024 (9% equity stake)Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1,500,000,000 The Walt Disney Company [40] [41]

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]

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