The Ledger

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Assertion Contradicted
Disney merchandise royalties surpassed film rental revenue by 1934
“It wasn't even by the late 19 thirties. It was 1934.”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 1:07:08 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Early Walt Disney Studio was split 60/40 between Walt and Roy
“And worth knowing, the ownership of Walt Disney Studios that would become Walt Disney Productions, that would become the Walt Disney Company, was at this .60% owned by Walt and his wife, and 40% owned by Roy and his wife.”
Ben Gilbert Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 35:11 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Distributor forced Disney to finish Oswald contract while poaching his animators
“He makes Walt and Walt Disney Studios finish out the current Oswald contract, which still had a few cartoons left to animate on it, and pay all of the animators who had all betrayed him, and were all about to defect”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 40:26 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
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