Disney

American

[diz-nee] / ˈdɪz ni /

noun

Walt(er E.), 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.

Disney British

/ ˈdɪznɪ /

noun

Walt ( er Elias ). 1901–66, US film producer, who pioneered animated cartoons: noted esp for his creations Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and films such as Fantasia (1940)

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Other Word Forms

Disneyesque adjective

Example Sentences

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Even its recently diminished market cap had Netflix nearly twice as valuable as Disney and far above any other media outlet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he warns that consolidation will likely lead to fewer films getting made, as happened after Disney bought Fox.

From BBC

Discovery count over 210 million streaming subscribers and collectively reach about 19% of the U.S. market, putting them ahead of Disney+, nearly on par with Amazon’s Prime Video and just behind market leader Netflix.

From MarketWatch

“It was such a wonderful experience. I got to discover that I loved singing on stage,” says Moreno, who sang Disney songs as well as her own compositions.

From Los Angeles Times

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