The Many Magical Assets of Disney

As I’m sitting at Disney World resort in Orlando, I’m reminded of the breadth and depth of Disney’s influence in today’s world. The company is one of the largest conglomerates in the world with a Wikipedia page listing its assets longer than probably 90% of other pages. Seriously, I was that fascinated. Their attention to detail as well as the size of assets and facilities like Walt Disney World and its many resorts just in Orlando are breath-taking.

Citing Wikipedia’s page of “List of Assets Owned by Disney“, take a look:

The Walt Disney Studios[edit]

Production[edit]

Animation[edit]

Lucasfilm Ltd.[edit]

Marvel Studios[edit]

  • Marvel Music
  • Marvel Film Productions LLC (Delaware)
  • MVL Development LLC (Delaware)
  • MVL Productions LLC: an indirect wholly owned film development subsidiary
  • MVL Film Finance LLC: holder of Marvel’s Movie debt and theatrical film rights to the twelve characters and supporting characters as collateral.
  • MVL Rights, LLC: subsidiary holding movie rights of all Marvel Characters with some on contract with MVL Film Finance
  • Iron Works Productions LLC: subsidiary holding debt to finance the Iron Man films.
  • Incredible Production (Delaware)
  • Asgard Productions LLC (Delaware)

Distribution[edit]

Disney Music Group[edit]

Disney Theatrical Group[edit]

Disney Studio Services[edit]

Sources[11][12]

Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media[edit]

Disney Retail[edit]

  • Disney Store Worldwide, Inc.
    • Disney Store North America
    • Disney Store Europe
    • Disney Store Japan
    • Disney Shopping, Inc. (formerly Disney Direct Marketing Services, Inc.) catalog and direct marketing channels[13]
      • Disneystore.com
      • Disneybaby.com
      • The Walt Disney Catalog
  • Disney Direct Response Publishing, Inc.
  • Integrated Retail, consolidates all other North American retail channels

Disney Games & Apps[edit]

DCPI Content[edit]

  • Disney Digital Network
  • DCPI Content & Media
    • Advanced Media
    • Social Media[18] and Micro Content
    • Disney Co/Op, custom content[18] and all platform ad sales
    • Disney.com
    • Disney Style
    • Oh My Disney[18]
    • Disney LOL[18]
    • Babble.com[18]
    • Disney Family (Family.com)
    • Go.com: formerly GO Network
    • StarWars.com[19]

Disney Publishing Worldwide[edit]

  • Core Publishing[20]
    • Disney Magazine Publishing, Inc.
    • Disney Libri
    • Disney Libros (Spain)
    • Disney Book Group (Disney Book Publishing, Inc.[2])
  • Digital Publishing – Disney Book Apps
  • Disney Learning
  • CrossGen: restarted & discontinued as an imprint by Marvel Comics

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts[edit]

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. owns and operates two resorts in the United States and another three internationally through various joint ventures and licensing agreements.

Disneyland Resort[edit]

Walt Disney World Resort[edit]

Disneyland Paris[edit]

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This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2017)
The WDC has taken full ownership of Euro Disneyland, minority holdings within subsidiary may not be accurate
Opened on 12 April 1992 as the Euro Disney Resort. Located in Marne-la-Vallée, France Euro Disney Investments, Inc.
  • Euro Disney S.A.S.: 100% Disney owned—manages Euro Disney S.C.A., Euro Disney Associés and EDL Hotels SCA
  • Euro Disney Investment SAS: owning 9% and general partner of Euro Disney Associés
  • Centre de Congrès Newport S.A.S
    • Newport Bay Club Convention Centre: leased to EDL Hôtels S.C.A.
  • EDL Holding Co.: 99.9% owned by Disney — holds 82% ownership of Euro Disney S.C.A.
    • EDL Participations S.A.S.: sole general partner of Euro Disney S.C.A.
      • Euro Disney S.C.A.: 2% owned by public shareholders, directly owns 82% of Euro Disney Associés
        • Euro Disney Commandité S.A.S.: a general partner of Euro Disney Associés
          • Euro Disney Associés S.C.A.: operating company of Disney Paris
            • EDL Hôtels S.C.A.: owns the Phase IB land and operates the hotels
            • EDL Services SAS: manages Phase IB Financing Companies, owners of the various hotels and Disney Village
Euro Disneyland Participations S.A.S.: 100% Disney owned and owns 17% of

Hong Kong International Theme Parks[edit]

Disney 48%, Hong Kong Government 52%

Shanghai Disney Resort[edit]

  • Shanghai International Theme Park Company Limited: 43% owned by Disney, 57% owned by Shanghai Shendi Group: owner company for theme parks within the resort
  • Shanghai International Theme Park Associated Facilities Company Limited: 43% owned by Disney, 57% owned by Shanghai Shendi Group—owner company for associated facilities within the resort
  • Shanghai International Theme Park and Resort Management Company Limited: 70% owned by Disney, 30% owned by Shanghai Shendi Group—manages the resort as a whole as well as the project to develop it

New Vacation Operations[edit]

Fully: New Vacation Operations and Disney Cruise Line

Disney Media Networks[edit]

Disney–ABC Television Group[edit]

ABC, Inc. d.b.a. Disney–ABC Television Group[24]

A&E Networks[edit]

Joint venture with Hearst Corporation; 50% equity holding

ABC Entertainment Group[edit]

ABC Family Worldwide[edit]

ABC Owned Television Stations[edit]

Disney Channels Worldwide[edit]

Production

ESPN Inc.[edit]

Disney (80%) [30]

Marvel Entertainment[edit]

  • Cover Concepts, Inc.
  • Marvel Characters, Inc.
  • Marvel Television division
    • Marvel Animation
      • Marvel Animation Studios (2012–present)
        • SH DTV Partners (2012–present)
    • Squad Productions LLC (Delaware)
    • Green Guy Toons LLC (Delaware)
  • MVL Iron Works Productions Canada, Inc. (Province of Ontario)
  • MVL Incredible Productions Canada, Inc. (Province of Ontario)
  • Marvel Entertainment International Limited (United Kingdom)
  • Marvel Internet Productions LLC (Delaware)
  • Marvel Property, Inc. (Delaware)
  • Marvel Toys Limited (Hong Kong)
  • MVL Development LLC (Delaware)
  • Marvel International Character Holdings LLC (Delaware)
  • MRV, Inc. (Delaware)
  • MVL International C.V. (The Netherlands)
  • Marvel Characters B.V. (The Netherlands)
  • Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
  • Marvel Toys
    • Marvel Toys Limited (Hong Kong)

International[edit]

Disney International

Germany[edit]

  • Disney Television (Germany), Inc.[2]
  • RTL Disney TV Limited Partnership (RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG) a 50% joint venture of TWDC with RTL Group
    • [34] Kividoo – kids SVOD service
    • Scoyo learning platform
    • Super RTL network, Germany
    • Toggolino Club
    • Toggo Plus network (June 4, 2016)
  • Tele-Munich Television Media Participation Limited Partnership (Tele-Müchen Fernseh-GMBH & Co. Medienbeteiligung KG)[35] joint venture
    • ATV Private Limited Partnership (ATV PrivatFernseh-GMBH)
      • ATV2 channel, Austria
    • RTL 2 Limited Partnership (RTL 2 FERNSEHEN GMBH & CO. kg)
      • RTL II channel, Germany
      • RTL II HD channel, Germany
    • RTL 2 Austria
    • TM-TV GMBH
      • Tele 5 (Germany)
      • Tele 5 HD (Germany)
      • Tele 5 (Austria)

Walt Disney Co., Ltd. Japan[edit]

Disney India Inc.[edit]

  • UTV Software Communications (100% stake since 2/2012)
    • UTV Communications (USA) LLC
    • IG Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    • UTV Global Broadcasting Ltd.
    • UTV TV Content Ltd.
    • UTV Games Ltd.
    • First Future Agri & Developers Ltd.
    • UTV Motion Pictures PLC
      • UTV Toons
    • UTV New Media Ltd
    • Indiagames Ltd
    • group’s stepdown subsidiaries
      • UTV Ignition Entertainment Ltd.
      • True Games Interactive
      • Genx Entertainment Ltd.
      • UTV Entertainment Television Ltd.
      • UTV Tele-Talkies Ltd.
      • RB Entertainment Ltd.
      • Vikatan UTV Content Ltd.
    • Screenshot Television Ltd.[38]

The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.[edit]

Sociedad Gestora de Television NET TV SA, joint venture with Vocento SA, Intereconomía Corporation SA[39]

Other[edit]

Catalogs and libraries[edit]

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

Property holding companies[edit]

  • Carousel Holdings EAT LLC, Carousel Inn & Suites, Anaheim, California[55]
  • Axman Realty Corp.
  • Boss Realty, Inc.
  • Commercial Apartment Properties, Inc.
  • The Celebration Co.
  • Disney Keystone Properties, Inc.
  • Disney Realty, Inc.
  • Dutchman Realty, Inc.
  • The Dolphin Hotel, Inc.
  • Homestead Homes, Inc.
  • The Little Lake Bryan Co.
  • Maple Leaf Commercial Properties, Inc.
  • The Swan Hotel, Inc.
  • Walt Disney Properties Corp.[2]
  • Buena Vista Street, Burbank CA
    • Pine Woods Properties, Inc.
    • Holmes Houses, Inc.
    • Key Bridge Properties, Inc.
  • Florida properties
    • Lake Bryan, Inc.
    • Madeira Land Co., Inc.
    • Magnolia Creek Development Co.[2]

Financial[edit]

  • Arvida Disney Financial Services Inc.
    • Arvida Real Estate Capital Inc., a commercial real estate investment banking subsidiary to arrange financing for commercial, industrial and retail projects[56]

Venture capital[edit]

Steamboat Ventures: ownership positions not revealed
  • Baynote
  • EdgeCast
  • Elemental Technologies
  • EMN8
  • Fanzter, Inc.
  • Fastclick
  • FreeWheel
  • GameSalad
  • GoPro
  • Greystripe
  • Kapow Software
  • MediaBank
  • MerchantCircle
  • Passenger
  • Photobucket
  • RazorGator
  • Vobile
  • VoodooVox
  • Zettics[57]

Chinese holdings[edit]

  • 51Fanli
  • Bokecc
  • Cocoa China
  • Gridsum Technology
  • Netmovie
  • Shangpin
  • Troodon
  • UUSee
  • Yoyi Media
  • YY[58]

Unsorted[edit]

  • 2139 Empire Avenue Corp.
  • Alameda Payroll, Inc.
  • Andes Productions, Inc.
  • Animation Collectors, Inc.
  • BVHV Services
  • Before & After Productions, Inc.
  • Berl Holding Co.
  • Billy B. Productions, Inc.
  • Bird-In-Hand Woodworks, Inc.
  • Blue Note Management Corp.
  • Buena Vista Catalog Co.
  • Buena Vista Laboratories, Inc.
  • Buena Vista Trading Co.
  • C.A. Productions, Inc.
  • DCSR, Inc.
  • Devonson Corp.
  • Disney Art Editions, Inc.
  • Disney Computer Magazine Group, Inc.
  • Disney Interfinance Corp.
  • Disney International Employment Services, Inc.
  • Disney Media Ventures, Inc.
  • Disney Special Programs, Inc.
  • Disney, Inc.
  • ERS Investment Ltd.
  • Entertainment Development, Inc.
  • Film Brothers Property Corp.
  • From Time to Time Inc.
  • Hardware Distribution, Inc.
  • Heavy Weight, Inc.
  • Hodi Investments, Inc.
  • Hughes Flying Boat Corp.
  • IJR, Inc.(inactive)
  • Indian Warrior Productions, Inc.
  • J.B. Productions, Inc.
  • Kelly Management, Inc.
  • LBV Services, Inc.
  • Merriweather Productions, Inc. (inactive)
  • Montrose Corp.
  • One For All Productions, Inc.
  • PNLH Payroll Inc.
  • Palm Hospitality Co.
  • Plymouth Productions
  • RCE Services, Inc.
  • Stakeout Two Productions, Inc.
  • Supercomm International, Inc.
  • Swing Kids Productions, Inc.
  • The Inn Corp.
  • The Quiz Show Co.[2]
  • Theme Park Productions, Inc.
  • Toon Town, Inc.
  • Voice Quality Coordination, Inc.
  • WCO Leisure, Inc.
  • WCO Parent Corp.
  • WCO Port Management Corp.
  • WCO Port Properties, Ltd.
  • WCO Vacationland, Inc.
  • WDT Services, Inc.
  • WDW Services, Inc.
  • Wanderlust Productions, Inc.
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Living the Boy Scout Motto of “Be Prepared” as an Entrepreneur

Ever since I was young, I was a huge proponent of “being prepared’. I think it was especially hammered home as an Eagle Scout — “Be prepared” is the Boy Scout Motto after all. And in Entrepreneurship, I think being prepared can be a game-changer — one that separates the good from the greats.

I learned the importance of being prepared while preparing for and running my Eagle Scout Project — a food and clothing drive with North Fulton Charities. Coordinating with the North Fulton organization, the local Kroger, the many neighborhoods in the Alpharetta area, and of course, with my hardworking Scout volunteers… it was all a pain. No doubt about it.  However, the drive ran so well, we received donations that overflowed one of those trailers you see being towed by monster SUVs.  It was really was, I believe, a rousing success, and it ran so well because of preparation and planning.

As I’m heading into our second year (since launch) of Body Boss, the notion and importance of “being prepared” has never rang more true.  In my effort to keep my blogs going with bullet points, here are a few “be prepared” moments that come to mind…

  • Conferences. Conferences are especially great places to market and sell many products and services.  However, preparation can really set yourself apart and really be a great marketing and sales diving board if done well.  Be prepared to standout from the sea of vendors.

  • Get in the mind of your customers.  Sales is all about understanding needs, right? Well, being prepared in this case means knowing who the buyer is, what’s he/ she looking for, and being prepared to answer the hard questions. Think of it like an interview. Be prepared so the interviewer asks you a question you’re ready for, or to show that you’ve done your own homework.
  • Be ready to pitch at a moment’s notice.  At any given time, there’s a 50-50 chance I have my computer with me, or at least a pen and paper. I also carry a deck of business cards and Body Boss one-pagers. Like the little robot kids at Disney say, “it’s a small world”.  At any moment, you can run into a prospective customer or a valuable partner. I remember once in Denver at a Starbucks (of course), I saw two big guys in athletic apparel walk up and sit down. I casually laid out some Body Boss collateral on the table nearby acting like I was looking at them. It eventually led them to ask about Body Boss. They were entrepreneurs who were former college football players, and one was a coach at a nearby high school. We talked about sales opportunities and other licensing deals.
  • Be prepared for the fight. Being an entrepreneur is tough. I think I’ve mentioned the toll it takes on you physically, mentally, and emotionally. Going full-time on one also demands a level of financial preparedness, too. Be ready so when it comes down to do or die time, you’re ready to go full steam ahead and you’ve got the conditioning to push through the ebbs. Entrepreneurship isn’t a sprint… it’s a marathon… made up of sprints. Really.

You can’t prepare for everything. However, if you prepare right, you’re likely able to mitigate the impact should something go wrong. Or, you’ve prepared yourself to seize the moment. One of my favorite quotes to live by is from Roman philosopher Seneca: “Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity”.

What are your thoughts about “being prepared”? How has “being prepared” helped your cause either in a startup or otherwise?

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