Walt Disney Pictures
American film studio and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios
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| September 17 2025 | ABC and The Walt Disney Company suspended production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely following controversial commentary about President Donald Trump and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, sparking widespread backlash and debates about freedom of speech. |
| 2025 | Walt Disney Pictures releases Lilo & Stitch, which grosses $335,796,345, becoming a notable box office success. |
| 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 | The full version of the new Disney logo premiered on the trailer for Inside Out 2 and the documentary film The Beach Boys. |
| 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. |
| July 2024 | Ryan Mitchell Kramer hacks and leaks over a terabyte of Disney's Slack messages, attempting to extort employees. |
| July 21 2024 | The 1980 Popeye trailer with the dark blue Mickey head logo was officially rediscovered in an Australian VHS copy print of Pollyanna. |
| February 2024 | Debra O'Connell appointed president of a new news division including ABC News and local stations. |
| 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. |
| December 23 2023 | The standard version of the new Disney logo was unveiled on the Disney+ app. |
| 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. |
| February 2023 | Disney announces $5.5 billion cost-cutting plan, including eliminating 7,000 jobs. |
| January 2023 | Mark Parker replaces Susan Arnold as Disney's chairperson. |
| 2022 | A new production logo was introduced for Disney's 100th anniversary, premiered at the D23 Expo, featuring an updated computer-animated opening sequence at sunrise. |
| 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 | Introduction of the Encanto franchise, showcasing Disney's ongoing exploration of diverse cultural narratives in 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+. |
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