Introduction to Disney

Disney

Disney’s full name is The Walt Disney Company, named after its founder Walt Disney (the translations in Hong Kong and Taiwan are different, see below). A large multinational company headquartered in the United States, its main businesses include entertainment program production, theme parks, toys, books, electronic games and media networks. Philosopher's Stone Film Company, Miramax Films, Hollywood Film Company (company name), Bowie Audio and Video Products, ESPN Sports, and ABC Television Network are all companies (brands) under its umbrella

Disney, Walter· Elis (usually "Walt") (1901-1966)

American cartoonist, show host and film producer, famous for creating cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He produced the world's first animated talkie, "Steamboat Willie" (1928) and the first animated feature film, "Snow White" (1938*).

It is said that Walter Elis, the founder of this animation kingdom, did not have a happy life in his early years. He once lived in a dilapidated warehouse, and it was there that he discovered a wolf on a cold night. A little mouse, and made a sketch of this mouse.

This is the original form of the famous "Mickey Mouse".

Magic Moment Note: "Snow White" actually premiered on December 21, 1937.

It seems that this word already has a specific meaning. More systematically, the word Disney has the following meanings.

Surname: Disney

It is natural that all the Disney family members in this world have the surname Disney, such as Mr. Roy E. Disney today.

Mr. Walt Disney, specifically refers to the person

Mr. Walt Disney (Walt Disney), full name is Walter Elias Disney (Walter Elias Disney). He is one of the founders of the Walt Disney Company (the other being his brother Roy Oliver Disney - Mr. Roy Disney).

In other words, if we usually talk about Mr. Disney, unless there is a special environment or special explanation in the article, we usually refer to Mr. Walt Disney.

Disney, brand name

An entertainment brand, ranked 7th among the world's top 100 brands (according to brand value) by Interbrand/BusinessWeek in 2005.

In fact, this is the most common.

Disneyland, specifically

Some people will say "Have you been to Disney?", "I want Disney tickets", here Disney means Disney theme park , and among all theme parks, Disneyland in California has been targeted the most. Generally, only China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) will use this specific method.

Disneyland is a theme park. The so-called theme park means that everything in the park, from the environmental layout to the entertainment facilities, focuses on one or several specific themes. There are four Disney parks built around the world, located in Florida and Southern California in the United States, Tokyo in Japan, and Paris in France.

Theme parks can be said to be Disney's cash cow. Last year, the department's revenue alone accounted for 27% of total sales - US$25.4 billion, with a profit of US$3.2 billion, half of the total profit.

Los Angeles Disneyland

Disney combined the color, excitement, magic and other expression techniques used in cartoons with the functions of an amusement park. In 1955, Disney launched the world's first modern amusement park. A theme park in the sense of Los Angeles Disneyland.

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Disney World Orlando

In 1964, people began to plan to build a larger amusement park, which was the "Disney World" in Orlando. After five years of construction, Disney World finally opened to the public in October 1971. It cost $766 million and is located outside Orlando, Florida. It is an amusement center suitable for all ages.

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Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland, known as Asia's No. 1 amusement park, is built according to the American Disneyland and is currently the largest Disneyland in the world. Its theme park covers an area of ??70 to 80 hectares. It is larger than the two Disney parks in the United States. Since its opening on April 15, 1983, this park has become a tourist attraction where men, women, and children of all ages can enjoy themselves.

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Disneyland Paris

The Walt Disney Company spent US$44 billion to build the first Disneyland in Europe. In early 1992, Disneyland opened in the town of Marne Vallée on the outskirts of Paris. Initially it had 6 hotels with 5,200 rooms, more than all the rooms in the city of Kenles.

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2005: Hong Kong Disneyland

On November 2, 1999, the Disney Company and the Hong Kong SAR government reached an agreement on the construction of a Disney theme park in Hong Kong. The first phase of Disneyland's "Magic Kingdom" project will be completed and opened in 2005, covering an area of ??126 hectares. Within about 40 years after completion, it can bring HK$148 billion in revenue to Hong Kong and provide 20,000 job opportunities.

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Magic Park: Eight theme parks

All Disney parks in the United States are almost identical and consist of 8 theme parks: Main Street USA, Adventure Park, New Orleans Square, Home of All Things, Wilderness Zone, Funland, Mickey's Storybook Town, and Epcot.

About Disney’s Chinese name

This is one of the most frequently asked questions. You must have seen “Disney” and “Disney” often. But what exactly is the difference between them?

It turns out that before 1995, the Disney names in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan had different pronunciations and translations based on the local languages. Here is a list

Mainland: Disney - Disney, Walt Disney - Walt Disney

Hong Kong: Disney - Disney, Walt Disney - Helu·Disney

Taiwan: Disney - Disney, Walt Disney - Walt Disney

But in 1995, in order to unify the Chinese market, Disney decided to use the name "Disney" uniformly in China after serious discussions. That is, the following

Unified official Chinese name: Disney - Disney, Walt Disney - Walt Disney

I still remember that it was in the 1995 issue of "Mickey Mouse" magazine (cover In the notification column of "Mickey Mouse" (blue tone, the character is Donald Duck), there is an article called "About the name change of "Disney"", which first announced this news to the majority of Disney fans, and from 1995 Starting from the 6th issue, "Mickey Mouse" fully adopts the name "Disney". (For example, the slogan "Real Original Disney Cartoons" on the cover turns out to be "Disney").

We really applaud this behavior!

But it is a pity that due to various reasons, the name "Disney" has not been promoted as it should be in mainland China like in Taiwan. For example, most media including TV newspapers still use "Disney" a lot. situation, and this entry has not been revised in the authoritative Chinese language dictionary. There are even a few official products using the name "Disney" which is no longer the official translation.

But the fact that Disney is the real official Chinese name cannot be changed. For example, you can see that Disney.com.cn, genuine Disney videos and books all use "Disney".

So as true Disney fans, we will all use the official name "Disney" from now on!

The world's first full-dialogue cartoon

was produced by Walter in 1928. The American cartoon "Steamboat William" drawn by Disney. This cartoon premiered in New York on November 18, 1928, and was the first time to introduce the famous animated character Mickey Mouse to the audience. In fact, Disney completed the entire animated feature "Planet" with sound dialogue first in the same year, but it was released after "Steamboat William".

The first widescreen animated film

was "Lady and the Tramp" produced by Walt Disney in 1956.

The first animated film shot with an animation camera

was Walt Disney's 1940 film "Fantasia".

The first large-scale animated film in the United States

was "Snow White" produced by Walt Disney in 1937.

The first color cartoon by Walt Disney

It was "Flowers and Trees" produced with three primary colors in 1932. It was shown at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles in July 1932. premiere, it is often mistakenly considered the world's first color animated film

The most expensive animated film

The Fox and the Hound produced by Walt Disney Studios "(1982), costing US$10 million

The famous animated character Donald Duck appeared on the screen for the first time

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were drawn by American animation master Walt Disney Two of the most famous animated characters. Donald Duck first appeared in the 1934 cartoon "Three Wise Chicks".

The most popular animated character

is the world-famous Mickey Mouse. He was born on November 18, 1928. That day was also the day when the first sound cartoon "Steamboat William" was produced. On the day of its first release, Mickey Mouse was the protagonist of this cartoon. In fact, it is not Walt Disney but another person named Uba. Created by the animators at Iweeks. But Mickey Mouse's voice was designed by Disney. By 1934, Mickey Mouse had become the Hollywood star who received the most fan mail. There were 11 animated cartoons starring Mickey Mouse, including 87 produced in the 1930s. The last Mickey Mouse cartoon was 1953's "Simple Things."

Disney animated films:

Disney’s animated films can be divided into Disney classic animation (CLASSICS), Disney live-action animation (Live Action with Animation), and Disney computer animation (3D Computer Animation) , Disney model animation (Claymation Animation), Disney movie version cartoon (Movietoons Animation) and Disney Video Premiere (Video Premiere) and other types, among which the classic animation has become the most important symbol of Disney, and the first classic animation that created this situation It is the animated feature film released in 1937, the famous "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". This most classic Disney film has many glory in one. As the world's first full-length animated film with a plot, it is also the world's first full-length animated film with a plot. The world's first film soundtrack was released, the world's first animation filmed using multi-layered cameras, and the world's first animated film to hold a grand premiere and win the Academy Award for Special Achievement. It can be said that from then on animated films not only It is just a form of children's entertainment, but it has also begun to become a mainstream film form.

The Disney Company has since become the leader in animated films, leading the trend of animated films. After decades of development, Disney has rapidly expanded from its original small animation studio to a giant in the international entertainment industry and a multinational company with global popularity. , in addition to movies, its sphere of influence has expanded to industries such as theme parks, toys, clothing, and book publishing.

Disney’s classic animation (CLASSICS) is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney’s most representative company. Especially in recent years, new shows are released almost every year, so it is also It is often called the "annual animated blockbuster" by some movie fans. In fact, one is not necessarily released every year. The vast majority of classic animations are feature films, and of course there are a few short and medium-sized animation collections. Or the nature of musicals and documentaries. Later, many works were adapted into forms such as parade performances in Disney theme parks, Ice World, and musicals. Some of them were later released as TV versions as well as videotapes, DVDs and other audio-visual products. sequel.

In order to help everyone better collect the released Disney classic animations, here is the release catalog of 44 Disney classic animation films as of 2004:

1937/12/21 Snow White and Seven Dwarfs CLASSICS-1

1940/11/13 Fantasia CLASSICS-3

1942/08/13 Bambi (Bambi) CLASSICS-5

1943/02/06 Saludos Amigos (To My Friend) CLASSICS-6

1945/02/03 The Three Caballeros (The Three Caballeros) CLASSICS-7

1946/04/20 Make Mine Music CLASSICS-8

1947/09/27 Fun and Fancy Free (Mickey and the Beanstalk) CLASSICS-9

1948/05/27 Melody Time CLASSIC-10

1949/10/05 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Adventure) CLASSICS-11

1950/02/15 Cinderella (Cinderella) CLASSICS-12

1951/07/28 Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) CLASSICS-13

1953/02/05 Peter Pan CLASSICS-14

1955/06/16 Lady and the Tramp CLASSICS-15< /p>

1959/01/29 Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty) CLASSICS-16

1961/01/25 101 Dalmatians (101 loyal dogs) CLASSICS-17

1963 /12/25 The Sword in the Stone CLASSICS-18

1967/10/18 The Jungle Book CLASSICS-19

1970/12/ 24 The Aristocats CLASSICS-20

1973/11/08 Robin Hood CLASSICS-21

1977/03/11 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh CLASSICS-22

1977/06/22 The Rescuers CLASSICS-23

1981/07/10 The Fox and the Hound (The Fox and the Hound) CLASSICS-24

1985/07/24 The Black Cauldron (黑神cauldron legend) CLASSICS-25

1986/07/02 The Great Mouse Detective CLASSICS-26

1988/11/18 Oliver & Company CLASSICS-27

1989/11/17 The Little Mermaid CLASSICS -28

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90/11/16 The Rescuers Down Under CLASSICS-29

1991/11/22 Beauty and the Beast CLASSICS-30

1994/06/15 The Lion King CLASSICS-32

1995/06/23 Pocahontas (Pocahontas) CLASSICS-33

1996/06/21 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) CLASSICS-34

1997/06/27 Hercules (Hercules) CLASSICS-35

1998/06/19 Mulan CLASSICS-36

1999/06/18 Tarzan CLASSICS-37

2000 /01/01 Fantasia/2000 CLASSICS-38

2000/12/15 The Emperor's New Groove CLASSICS-39

2001/06/ 15 Atlantis: The Lost Empire CLASSICS-40

2002/06/21 Lilo & Stitch CLASSICS-41

2002/11/27 Treasure Planet (Xingyin Island) CLASSICS-42

2003/11/01 Brother Bear (Legend of Bear) CLASSICS-43

2004/04/02 Home on the Range (Herding cattle to eat Grass) CLASSICS-44

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" produced in 1937 "The Princess and the Seven Dwarfs" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) is not only the first full-length animated film in film history, it also has extraordinary significance and special value to film history and Disney itself. It has a huge impact on children and even adults around the world. And far-reaching, it has gone far beyond the scope of literary and artistic works and has developed into a synonym for moral norms of good and evil, beauty and ugliness, which is talked about and widely spread by people. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" has made revolutionary breakthroughs in expanding the capacity of cartoons, the sequence of shooting, the depth of field, perspective and layers of the picture. The first DVD release of this 64-year-old classic animation has once again brought an amazing milestone achievement to the field of digital audio and video.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth, the DVD version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was released simultaneously worldwide in October 2001. This is also the first animated series to be listed among the top ten platinum collector's editions by Disney. This set of DVDs is definitely an animation encyclopedia. In addition to the humorous and cute animated characters, bright and eye-catching pictures and touching music, it also contains all-inclusive behind-the-scenes and special features that can be described as luxurious: it not only includes Snow White’s different version of the story, and includes the film's production process, hand-painted sketches, semi-finished animation, abandoned scenes, character design, interactive games and karaoke, etc., and more creatively uses "Magic Mirror" as the host of the DVD. Lead the audience into the charming world of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

"Mulan"

This animated film based on the famous Chinese folklore is the 36th classic animation launched by Disney. It brings the familiar heroine "Mulan" to Introduced to the world. Hua Mulan's strong and soft character, indomitable courage, and heroic image completely conquered the Western audience. While they lamented Mulan's heroic deeds, they also fell deeply in love with this strong Chinese woman. They even put their own hearts and minds into it. The Asian Person of the Year among them did not hesitate to gift this legendary character to express their respect and love for her. For the production of "Mulan", Disney rebuilt a powerful animation studio and production studio in Florida, and sent expert teams to mainland China many times to conduct investigations and filming, striving to restore the style and trajectory of the ancient Chinese story as much as possible. The soundtrack master Jerry Goldsmith personally provided the original soundtrack for the film. The large number of national musical instruments used in the film are very familiar to the Chinese people. Two Chinese superstars, Jackie Chan and Coco Lee, were hired with huge sums of money to dub and sing Chinese theme songs, which invisibly further strengthened the film's influence in the Chinese region. Through a series of careful arrangements and more than five years of preparation, "Mulan" became an instant hit.

"Mulan"

The backgrounds of many scenes are like Chinese splash-ink landscape paintings. If the characters in the foreground are removed, the background pursues a hazy painting style that is looming. It pursues exquisite realism like Western oil paintings, but creates an elegant and freehand artistic conception, which has never been seen in Disney animated movies. In addition, in the use of lines, "Mulan" also incorporates the rounded brushstrokes of Chinese painting. Whether it is the character shape, background architecture, or the line shape of the smoke, it has a strong Chinese flavor. At the same time, as a cartoon suitable for the whole family, Disney tried its best to blur the background of the era in the description of war scenes, cleverly avoiding the cruel scenes of close combat in the cold weapon era. You can see the Huns of the Han and Jin Dynasties. , the costumes and makeup of ladies in the Tang Dynasty, the gunpowder of the Song Dynasty and the garden style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties can also be seen. At the same time, the Chinese characters that appear in the film also have various styles of seal script, official script and cursive script. Although it is inconsistent with historical facts, this artistic treatment is also worthy of praise.

"The Lion King"

Disney adapted the classic animation of Shakespeare's famous play "Hamlet", but the scene was moved from the palace to the African continent. The film describes the growth of Simba, the little lion king , exploring serious themes such as love, responsibility and the meaning of life. Disney's animation experts used rough ink rendering techniques to fully reveal the majesty and magnificence of the African land. Computer animation presented the scene of galloping antelopes, coupled with Hans Zimmer's surging music, giving people an epic feeling. The adapted film did astonishingly at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films in film history.

Beauty and the Beast

This film adapted from the Grimm fairy tale is the 30th classic work of animation giant Disney and the Oscar-winning soundtrack master. Alan Menken's popular work, "Beauty and the Beast", which brought pop star Celine Dion to instant fame, brought together sexiness and sensibility and swept hundreds of millions of viewers around the world. Another gem that Disney has contributed to the world's film library. Whether it has evolved into an animated work, an IMAX movie, a stage play or even an ice dance production, "Beauty and the Beast" has not only not lost its charm at all, but also exudes a graceful and charming posture that captivates people with its lasting enchantment and beauty. color. In addition to continuing to win the Oscars, Golden Globes and other film awards that year, the movie theme song "Beauty And The Beast" composed by Disney's royal composer and Oscar-winning soundtrack master Alan Menken has swept across the world. Big Music Pop Chart, and was fully recognized by experts at the "Grammy Award", the highest honor in pop music, and won the championship. It was also hailed as "the ultimate work of Disney film music" and "the most magnificent and magnificent". One of the pinnacle masterpieces."