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2 MERNOUSH BANTON<br />

Disney Consumer<br />

Products<br />

1. Disney Hard_Lines<br />

2. Disney Soft_Lines<br />

3. Disney Toys<br />

4. Disney Publishing<br />

5. Disney Press<br />

6. Disney Editions<br />

Improvement, expanded Disney’s television base. For the first time, Disney moved into<br />

publishing, forming Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children, and Disney Press,<br />

which released books on Disney and non-Disney subjects. In 1991, Disney purchased<br />

Discover magazine, the leading consumer science monthly. As a totally new venture,<br />

Disney was awarded, in 1993, the franchise for a National Hockey League team, the<br />

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.<br />

In 1992, Disneyland Paris opened in France. Disney successfully completed many<br />

projects throughout the 1990s by venturing into Broadway shows, opening up to 725<br />

Disney Stores, acquiring the California Angels baseball team to add to its hockey team,<br />

opening Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Walt Disney World, and acquiring Capital<br />

Cities/ABC. From 2000 to 2007, Disney created new attractions in its theme parks, produced<br />

many successful films, opened new hotels, and built Hong Kong Disneyland.<br />

Internal Issues<br />

EXHIBIT 1 Disney’s Corporate Structure<br />

Organizational Structure and Mission<br />

As indicated in Exhibit 1, Disney operates using a <strong>strategic</strong> business unit (SBU) type organizational<br />

structure. Note that Disney’s four SBUs consist of (1) Disney Consumer<br />

Products, (2) Studio Entertainment, (3) Parks and Resorts, and (4) Media Networks and<br />

Broadcasting.<br />

Disney’s mission statement is “To be one of the world’s leading producers and<br />

providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate<br />

our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative<br />

and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world.” Disney<br />

does not have a vision statement.<br />

Studio Entertainment<br />

1. Walt Disney Pictures<br />

2. Touchstone Pictures<br />

3. Miramax Films<br />

4. Buena Vista Home<br />

Entertainment<br />

5. Buena Vista<br />

Theatrical<br />

Productions<br />

6. Walt Disney Records<br />

7. Buena Vista Records<br />

8. Hollywood Records<br />

9. Lyric Street Records<br />

10. Pixar Studio<br />

Walt Disney<br />

Company<br />

Parks and Resorts<br />

1. Walt Disney World<br />

2. Disneyland<br />

3. Tokyo Disney<br />

4. Disneyland Paris<br />

5. Hong Kong Disneyland<br />

6. Disney Cruise Line<br />

7. Disney Vacation Club<br />

Media Networks<br />

Broadcasting<br />

1. Disney-ABC Television<br />

2. ESPN Inc.<br />

3. Walt Disney<br />

Internet Group<br />

4. ABC-Owned Television<br />

Stations<br />

5. ABC Radio

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