Disney Family | |
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Current region | Southern California, U.S. |
Etymology | Originally "d'Isigny" (transl. from Isigny) |
Place of origin | Isigny-sur-Mer, France |
Founder | Elias Disney |
Estate(s) | Disney Storybook Mansion[1] |
The Disney Family is an American family that gained prominence when brothers Roy and Walt began creating films through the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, today known as mass media and entertainment conglomerate The Walt Disney Company. The Disney family's influence on American culture grew with successful feature films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and the opening of the Disneyland Amusement park in 1955. Other Disney family members have been involved in the management and administration of the Disney company, filmmaking, and philanthropy.