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1976 | | |
1977 | | |
1978 | | |
1979 | - The release of The Black Hole marks the first Disney film to be rated PG. Costing $20 million to produce, the film would also be Disney's most expensive film ever up to that point.[15]
- The film would ultimately get lost in the wide success of Star Wars (1977) and its 1979 re-release.[2]
- Don Bluth and 12 fellow animators left Disney to found their own studio.
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1984 | | |
1985 | - In a reversal of a three-decade studio policy, the studio begins making cartoons for television.
- Touchstone Television is established to produce television programs and maintain Disney's strong network presence.[4]
- The home video release of Pinocchio becomes a best-seller.
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1995 | - Disney announces plans to merge with Capital Cities/ABC, whose assets include ABC, Kenworth, McDonald's, and stakes in A&E Television Networks, ESPN, Peterbilt, Carlton Television, Central, Rover Group, MG Cars and DIC Entertainment.
- Blizzard Beach opens at Walt Disney World on April 1.
- Disney Online is founded.
- The Disney Channel begins operation in the UK on October 1.
- Michael Ovitz becomes president on October 2.
- Walt Disney Pictures releases Toy Story, which would be the first feature-length film of Pixar Animation Studios and the first completely computer-animated feature film ever.[20]
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