Originally posted by Achilles.

Disney is inarguably the biggest company in the world. They own everyone and everything.

Even beyond the fact that they now own Star Wars and Marvel, they also have Pixar, Touchstone, etc. There are so many films made by Disney that people never even realize are Disney films because they use the Touchstone or Lake Buena Vista names instead (ie. Best Picture nominee Bridge of Spies is actually Disney). Not to mention that Disney literally invented the animated full length film.

They've got ABC and ESPN, plus part of the History + Discovery channels. They own Hyperion book publishers (Percy Jackson, etc) and, as we all know, Hollywood Records. Disney is all over Broadway, and obviously has the top tourist destinations in the world with their theme parks.

And then they have partnerships with all of the other big brands; Coke, McDonalds, Starbucks, credit card companies, car companies, etc.