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Walt Disney 's Merger With Capital Cities

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It is nearly impossible to go anywhere these days without seeing an advertisment, or something relating to The Walt Disney Company (Disney). Perhaps you are seeing this advertised using a cable network like ABC or ESPN, or possibly on one of the newspaper companies that used to belong to Capital Cities/ ABC Inc. (ABC). In 1995, it was time for Disney to improve on their media outlook. In 1996 at its New York Shareholder meeting, The Walt Disney Company 's merger with Capital Cities Inc. created one of the biggest and most prominent media empires today. This exchange helped to build the overall value of The Walt Disney Company tremendously, all through a few encounters. Despite growing stronger with the merger, The Walt Disney Company had many previous assets that kept it going strong as a company. The primary asset, Walt Disney Studios, which was supplemented by Touchstone Pictures later, went on to develop various movies, most of which are classics. These movies, both animated and live action, include Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Treasure Island, and many more that are watched by families to this day. The other major asset of The Walt Disney Company at the time was the Parks and Resorts division. This division produced world class theme parks all around the world, from the iconic Disneyland to the Walt Disney World Resort, the Parks and Resorts division has provided countless family memories. At the time, Disney even had a hockey team, The Anaheim Ducks. In

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