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Acquired · Monday, August 10, 2026

Disney's Diverse Holdings Beyond Animation and Parks

Disney's empire extends far beyond its well-known characters and theme parks, encompassing the Simpsons, Avatar, National Geographic, and the entire 20th Century Fox studio. It also owns a broadcast network (ABC), ESPN, and even historical assets like the ocean liner Queen Mary.

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But now it's also the Simpsons, and Avatar, and National Geographic. Plus the entire studio of 20th Century Fox,
Ben Gilbert
one of the four major US broadcast networks, ABC. It is of course ESPN.
Ben Gilbert
And the 1936 British Ocean Liner, the Queen Mary.
Ben Gilbert
Heard on Acquired — “Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire, published Monday, August 10, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Disney's Diverse Holdings Beyond Animation and Parks — Heardvine