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=== The Walt Disney Company ===
The name of "[[The Walt Disney Company]]" has changed several times, and so has the logo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2014|title=How Disney's Iconic Look Has Changed From 1923 to the Present Day|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-productions-logos-through-the-years/|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501133049/https://d23.com/walt-disney-productions-logos-through-the-years/ |archive-date=May 1, 2015 }}</ref>
=== Walt Disney Productions ===
 
In the international trailers of the co-produced 1980 film [[Popeye (film)|Popeye]], there was a dark blue [[Mickey Mouse|Mickey head]] with waves in sky blue and in blue background, the words "Walt Disney" in the original signature script are on the top and the word "PRODUCTIONS" is on the bottom.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=HzujVRruhHHYF-_8&v=RdjGdyIYQ-4&feature=youtu.be | title=Donald Duck Goes West Greek VHS Opening (Disney) 1989 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=30 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=J7vmScHg5kNjIJtI&v=3cI402HPuqg&feature=youtu.be | title=Summer Magic Australian VHS Closing (Disney) 1984 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=30 September 2023 }}</ref>
 
The trailer was considered lost media until when the trailer and the logo were rediscovered on the Greek VHS release of Donald Duck Goes West. Also, the Popeye trailer that had this logo was rediscovered again on the Australian VHS release of Summer Magic.
 
On July 21, 2024, the logo along with the Popeye trailer were officialy once again found in the Australian VHS copy print of Pollyanna.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=MWOcujzg0ihkkXp2&v=IhvMF54utwM&feature=youtu.be | title=Pollyanna Australian VHS Closing (Disney) 1984 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=30 September 2023 }}</ref>
 
=== Walt Disney Pictures ===
{{See also|Walt Disney Pictures}}
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[[File:Sir William D'Isney - geograph.org.uk - 1395506.jpg|thumb|Effigy of Sir William D'Isney in the parish church
of [[Norton Disney]], Lincolnshire. The three lions family crest can be seen flying on the flag at the top of Sleeping Beauty's castle at the beginning of a Disney film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67102341 |title=The Lincolnshire village honoured in every Disney film since 2006|website=BBC News|date=16 October 2023}}</ref>]]
In 2006, the studio's vanity card logo was updated with the release of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' at the behest of then-Walt Disney Studios chairman [[Dick Cook]] and studio marketing president Oren Aviv.<ref name="DisneyLogo" /> Designed by Disney animation director [[Mike Gabriel]] and producer Baker Bloodworth, the modernized logo was created completely in [[computer animation]] by [[Wētā FX]] and yU+co and featured a 3D [[Waltograph|New Waltograph]] typography. The final rendering of the logo was done by Cameron Smith and Cyrese Parrish.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Behance|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/4054269/Walt-Disney-Pictures-Logo-(2006)-Compositing-Lead|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125053044/https://www.behance.net/gallery/4054269/Walt-Disney-Pictures-Logo-(2006)-Compositing-Lead|archive-date=January 25, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2016|website=[[Behance]]|date=May 2012 }}</ref> In addition, the revamped logo includes visual references to ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' and ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'', and its redesigned castle incorporates elements from both the [[Cinderella Castle]] and the Sleeping Beauty Castle, as well as [[fireworks]] and [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Crest (heraldry)|family crest]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael|date=July 10, 2014|title=Eat Your Heart Out, MGM Kitty|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/movies/movie-studios-strive-for-ever-more-inventive-logos.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923195002/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/movies/movie-studios-strive-for-ever-more-inventive-logos.html|archive-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> [[Mark Mancina]] wrote a new composition and arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" to accompany the 2006 logo.<ref name="DisneyLogo" /> It was co-arranged and orchestrated by [[David Metzger]]. In 2011, starting with ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'', the sequence was modified to truncate the "Walt Disney Pictures" branding to "Disney", which has mainly been used originally in home media releases since 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=RV|date=March 28, 2015|title=The Disney Logo: A Brief History of its Evolution and Variations|work=[[Nerdist Industries]]|url=https://nerdist.com/article/the-disney-logo-a-brief-history-of-its-evolution-and-variations/|url-status=live|access-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727162913/https://nerdist.com/article/the-disney-logo-a-brief-history-of-its-evolution-and-variations/|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> The new logo sequence has been consistently modified for high-profile releases including ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'', ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'', ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'', ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'', ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]'', ''[[Hocus Pocus 2]]'', and ''[[Disenchanted (film)|Disenchanted]]''.
 
In 2022, a new production logo was introduced for the studio's [[Centennial|100th anniversary]] in 2023, which premiered at the 2022 [[D23 Expo]]. The new castle logo features an updated opening sequence in [[computer animation]] at sunrise created by Disney Studios Content and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] and an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star", composed by [[Christophe Beck]] and conducted by [[Tim Davies (musician)|Tim Davies]]. The magical arc that usually flies from right to left above the castle now flies from left to right, a subtle reference to several arc appearances since 2005, including the 2005 [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] logo, drawing the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures print logo and most recently, the animated [[Disney+]] logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parlevliet |first=Mirko |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Disney Live Action, Pixar and Animation Studios Present Upcoming Slate at D23 Expo |url=https://www.vitalthrills.com/disney-live-action/ |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=vitalthrills.com}}</ref> A bylinetagline appears below the Disney100 logo during the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, reading "100 Years of Wonder", which was later removed starting with ''[[Chang Can Dunk]]'' but returned with select prints (including the world premiere and international prints) of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]''. While containing the same visual references as the previous logo, new references added to it include ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Tangled]]'', ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' and ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', with the addition of the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds|Matterhorn]] from ''[[Third Man on the Mountain]]'' and its Disneyland attraction and Pride Rock from ''[[The Lion King]]'' in the background beyond the castle. Its first film appearance was with the release of ''[[Strange World (film)|Strange World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2022 |title=New details about Disney 100 Years of Wonder revealed to fans during D23 Expo |url=https://abc7chicago.com/disney-100-years-of-wonder-d23-expo-announcements-wish/12227329/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=abc7chicago.com}}</ref> The logo received widespread praise from critics and audiences and won Gold in the "Theatrical | Film: Design" medium at the 2023 [[Clio Entertainment Awards]] in November 2023. AThe standard version without the "100 Years" branding was unveiled on the "Disney" hub of the Disney+ app on December 23, 2023, and is expected to makemade its official debut in 2024 on the second trailer for ''[[Inside Out 2]]'', with the full version premiering on the documentary film ''[[The Beach Boys (film)|The Beach Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://clios.com/entertainment/winner/theatrical-film-design/disney-100/disney-100-castle-147202 | title=Disney 100 - Disney 100 Castle }}</ref>
 
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