
In 2011, the film division's name was abbreviated, now referred to simply as "Disney".ġst Logo (October 7, 1983-December 25, 1998) Disney retired the Buena Vista brand on films in 2007, with "Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures" taking its place. In 1995, Disney began distributing films made by Pixar, buying the company outright by 2006. Disney with their new project, The Little Mermaid, which lead to the "Disney Renaissance" through the 1990s. After the failure of The Black Cauldron, Eisner and Wells revived the struggling animation division, now helmed by Roy E. Disney lead to Michael Eisner and Frank Wells taking over the company. In 1984, a corporate takeover, lead by Walt's nephew Roy E. During his tenure, Miller established Touchstone Pictures and rebranded the live-action film division as "Walt Disney Pictures", while Buena Vista was rebranded to "Buena Vista Pictures Distribution" with its opening card being dropped in favor of an in-credit text. Despite Disney's live action struggles, the animation unit continued to have success with films such as Robin Hood.
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This era of leadership at Disney is widely associated with a series of ambitious live action flops such as The Black Hole and Tron, though most of these films have since gained a cult following. Walt's son in law Ron Miller began running the studio with the help of Walt and Roy's associates Card Walker and Donn Tatum. Roy died from a stroke in 1971, shortly after the opening of Walt Disney World. Disney took over Walt Disney Productions and oversaw the release of films such as The Jungle Book, The Happiest Millionaire and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. When Walt Disney passed away in December 1966, his brother Roy O. Originally reorganized from Walt Disney Productions (now " The Walt Disney Company") as the live-action division of Disney, today it is one of Hollywood's major film studios.

Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under the studio banner. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production studio owned by The Walt Disney Company.
