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 WORLD-INFOSTRUCTURE > STRUCTURES OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM
  1. Economic structure; introduction
  2. Economic structure; transparent customers
  3. Economic structure; digital euphoria
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Disney
American corporation that became the best-known purveyor of child and adult entertainment in the 20th century. Its headquarters are in Burbank, Calif. The company was founded in 1929 and produced animated motion-picture cartoons.
In 1955 the company opened the Disneyland amusement park, one of the world's most famous. Under a new management, in the 1980s, Disney's motion-picture and animated-film production units became among the most successful in the United States. In 1996 the Disney corporation acquired Capital Cities/ABC Inc., which owned the ABC television network. The Disney Company also operates the Disney Channel, a pay television programming service.