The Walt Disney Company is a US blue-chip media and entertainment company that was founded in 1923 by brothers Walter and Roy O. Disney. The company is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in California. It first gained prominence within the animation industry before expanding into live-action film and television, where it has produced many family-oriented epics. Disney’s flagship mascot is the silhouette of cartoon character Mickey Mouse. The company’s film studio division includes subsidiaries such as Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. Disney offers streaming services through its platform Disney+, as well as operating cable television networks such as ESPN, National Geographic and A+E Networks. It also has theme park resorts around the world in California, Florida, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, to name a few. Disney stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a constituent of major stock indices, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500. Start spread betting or trading CFDs on our Disney share price.