#Disney November 10

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Throughout November 2024, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day Dow Jones Coach4aday Challenge. Each day, we explore the history or learn about a company within the DJIA—a key economic and stock market indicator. Today’s post is on Walt DISNEY Company.

In 1923 two brothers Walt and Roy Disney formed the Walt Disney Company. It started out as a studio producing Alice Comedies which were short silent films. The studio created a number of characters for those films and others including in 1928 Mickey Mouse. That mouse set the company on a path to become a leader in the entertainment world. Today the Disney company is involved in theme parks, films, and television.

A fantastic book about Walt Disney, life and achievements, is Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. It is comprehensive and provides a look into his successes and struggles.

The Walt Disney Company was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on May 6, 1991

Dow Jones 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines

  1. Each day in November 2024 write about the history or a company that makes up the Dow Jones.
  2. Share at least one fact about that company.
  3. If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms

November 10th-Disney

When the company started it went by the name of Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, but it didn’t take long to become Walt Disney Studio. Here is a link to a comprehensive timeline of the company.

Disney had an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1957 at the price of $13.88. On November 7, 2024, its price was $98.93. Disney has had six stock splits in recent history.

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