(Canon to Fox Kids Lives!!! AU) Press space or click the flag. We have finally reached the most iconic family-oriented film studio in the USA, Walt Disney Pictures! Short history: Walt Disney Pictures was formed in 1952 as a label of RKO Pictures to continue distribution of films from animator Walt Disney & his studio Buena Vista Cartoons. Prior to 1952, BVC's titles were distributed by multiple distributors, with RKO & United Artists splitting the distribution rights to its library. While distributing titles from BVC, Walt Disney Pictures also distributed several live-action films & some animated films not produced by BVC. The company operated as a label of RKO Pictures from 1952 to 1972, when Walt Disney and his family sold BVC to RKO General. Disney became chairman of RKO General following the sale, & Walt Disney Pictures was established as an independent film studio within RKO General. In 1983, RKO General would spin-off its film assets including Walt Disney Pictures into a new holding company known as Buena Vista. Walt Disney Pictures' purpose would shift around this time to focus primarily on G-rated titles, as well as lighter PG & PG-13 titles. Buena Vista Cartoons was also cut in half, with the family-friendly side becoming Walt Disney Feature Animation (later Walt Disney Animation Studios). Buena Vista would merge with Capital Cities-ABC to form Capital Cities-ABC in 1992, before reverting back to Buena Vista in 1994. In 2003, Buena Vista renamed themselves to The Walt Disney Company after the company's flagship asset, the Disney brand. BlackRock would acquire 75% majority ownership in The Walt Disney Company in 2010, changing its name to BlackRock Media. At the same time, Walt Disney Pictures began to refer to itself as Disney, as part of an attempt to unite all of Disney's media assets into one branch. BlackRock would sell its stake in BlackRock Media to Netflix in 2015 amid several controversies, resulting its name changing again to Walt Disney Netflix. The company's mascot since 1952 is Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney back in 1928, & for a while also served as the mascot of Buena Vista Cartoons.
