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Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions. Another label, Touchstone Pictures, was created in 1984 to enable Disney to release films with a more mature content than what was associated with the Disney name.

Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney Studios, acquires and produces output that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures banners. Their most commercially successful production partners in later years has been Jerry Bruckheimer, Spyglass Entertainment and Walden Media.

Animated features produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios are usually released by Walt Disney Pictures. Exceptions include Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Nightmare Before Christmas which were originally released by Touchstone Pictures.

Logo

One of the most recognized designs featured a castle based on their famous theme park structures in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. With a blue background or a blue/black gradient background, a glowing arch flies over the white castle with the titles on the bottom.

In 2000, Disney introduced a different logo, in which the screen was black and a glowing beam appeared on the screen and shone light on a gold version of Cinderella's castle and the disney logo. The beam then arched over the castle, and faded out. It was seen on live-action movies made by Disney, as well as the animated Disney film, Brother Bear.

And in 2006, on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Disney introduced their latest and current logo, which began with a glowing star shining in the night sky. The view then heads down to what appears to be a town with a sailing ship in the distance and a steam train crossing a bridge over a river. Then, it heads high over the tallest spire of Cinderella's castle, featuring fireworks and a white flag with the Disney family crest on it. Eventually, it settles in front of the castle, in which the glowing arch flies over it, and the title appears at the bottom. The music in this logo is the modified version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio. Dead Man's Chest was the first live action film to receive the new logo, while The Nightmare Before Christmas was the first animated film to receive it.

See also

• List of Disney feature films for both traditional animated features and live-action films released by Walt Disney Pictures
• List of Disney theatrical animated features for the animated Disney films released by Walt Disney Pictures

• Parent company, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group

Film studios also under Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group and released by Walt Disney Pictures

• Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Pixar Animation Studios
• DisneyToon Studios

Alternative film labels also under Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group

• Touchstone Pictures
• Hollywood Pictures
• Miramax Films
• Disneynature

References

External links

• Walt Disney Pictures website
• Walt Disney Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
• Walt Disney Pictures
• Walt Disney Princesses Pictures

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