Walt Disney Pictures
American film studio and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios
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| March 20 2025 | James P. Gorman becomes Chairman of the Board, as noted in the current leadership information. |
| March 3 2025 | Announced the shelving of all television series in production and development, pivoting away from longform streaming content to focus on theatrical productions |
| February 19 2025 | Daria Cercek joined the studio as president of theatrical. |
| 2024 | Walt Disney Pictures continued its success with anticipated sequels Inside Out 2 and Moana 2, demonstrating strong box office performance with combined earnings of approximately $2.75 billion |
| 2024 | Premiered Iwájú TV series, a co-production with Kugali Media and Cinesite |
| 2024 | Scheduled to release Iwájú, a TV series co-production with Kugali Media and Cinesite. |
| 2024 | Moana 2 is anticipated, projected to gross $456,118,310 |
| November 27 2024 | Moana 2 is released as the most recent animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios. |
| October 2024 | Disney announces James P. Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025, and a successor to CEO Bob Iger will be named in early 2026. |
| September 2024 | Jennifer Lee announces her departure as Disney Animation's chief creative officer to focus on directing Frozen 3 and writing/executive producing Frozen 4. Jared Bush is named as her successor. |
| February 26 2024 | Disney announced a leadership change, with Sean Bailey stepping down as president and David Greenbaum replacing him to lead Walt Disney Pictures. |
| January 1 2024 | Steamboat Willie entered the public domain, marking a significant moment for the historic animation that serves as the basis for Walt Disney Animation Studios' production logo. |
| 2023 | Disney begins the '100 Years of Wonder' campaign to celebrate the company's centennial anniversary. |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid live-action remake released, earning $296,908,134 worldwide |
| 2023 | Walt Disney Pictures celebrated its centennial and produced Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, marking the studio's first official co-production with Lucasfilm. |
| 2023 | Reiterated openness to hand-drawn animation project proposals. |
| November 2023 | The new logo won Gold in the 'Theatrical | Film: Design' medium at the Clio Entertainment Awards. |
| November 2023 | Wish released as a 2D/CG hybrid musical-fantasy film inspired by Disney's 100th anniversary, receiving mixed reviews and nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| October 2023 | Disney pledged $2 million for humanitarian relief efforts in Israel, allocating half to Magen David Adom and the other half to non-profit organizations supporting children in Israel, a move that sparked significant controversy. |
| October 2023 | Disney enters sports betting by partnering with Penn Entertainment and launching the ESPN Bet app. |
| October 2023 | Disney celebrates its 100th anniversary, marked by the release of the live-action/animated short film Once Upon a Studio. |
| April 2023 | Disney implements the second and largest wave of job cuts across various divisions. |
| January 2023 | Mark Parker replaces Susan Arnold as Disney's chairperson. |
| 2022 | New 100th anniversary vanity card logo was introduced at the D23 Expo, featuring updated animation by Industrial Light & Magic. |
| 2022 | Susan Arnold becomes Chairman of the Board. |
| 2022 | 2,000 workers at Disneyland protested against poor pay, with some workers reporting being evicted from their homes due to low wages. |
| 2022 | Launched Baymax! as a full TV series on Disney+. |
| November 2022 | Strange World released as a CGI action-adventure film, which became a box-office failure despite positive reviews. |
| November 20 2022 | Bob Iger returns as CEO, replacing Bob Chapek, with a two-year mandate to develop a growth strategy and identify a successor. |
| June 28 2022 | Disney's board unanimously agrees to give Bob Chapek a three-year contract extension. |
| April 2022 | Eric Goldberg confirmed internal plans to potentially return to hand-drawn animation. |
| 2021 | Bob Iger concludes his term as Executive Chairman. |
| 2021 | Released How to Stay at Home series. |
| 2021 | Encanto franchise starts, continuing Disney's tradition of diverse storytelling and cultural representation. |
| November 2021 | Encanto released in theaters with a 30-day exclusive run, later released on Disney+ on December 24. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received additional Oscar nominations. |
| August 2021 | Disney Animation opens a new animation studio in Vancouver, with operations starting in 2022 under the leadership of Amir Nasrabadi. |
| April 2021 | Disney closes Blue Sky Studios. Disney and Sony agree to a multi-year licensing deal for film distribution. |
| March 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access, grossing over $130 million and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2020 | Premiered Zenimation series on Disney+. |
| December 2020 | Disney names Alan Bergman as chairman of its Disney Studios Content division. Touchstone Television ceases operations. |
| December 2020 | Disney Animation announces expansion into television series production, primarily for Disney+, including CG series like Baymax!, Zootopia+, and Iwájú. |
| November 2020 | Disney lays off an additional 4,000 employees, bringing the total number of job cuts to 32,000. |
| August 2020 | Approximately two-thirds of Disney's stock was owned by large financial institutions. |
| April 2020 | Iger resumes operational duties as executive chairman to help the company during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney temporarily closes all theme parks, delays movie releases, and stops cruises. |
| March 12 2020 | Vanessa Morrison was named president of live-action development and production of streaming content for Disney and 20th Century Studios. |
| January 2020 | First pack of Short Circuit experimental shorts released on Disney+ streaming service. |
| 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures had a highly successful year with multiple top-grossing films including The Lion King, Frozen II, Toy Story 4, and Aladdin, collectively earning over $4.2 billion |
| 2019 | Aladdin became a billion-dollar worldwide box office film. |
| 2019 | Stated openness to proposals for future hand-drawn feature projects. |
| December 20 2019 | Lucasfilm released 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', concluding the Skywalker saga |
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