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Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

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us: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution


  • [Buena Vista Pictures Distribution was an American motion picture and television distribution company.] Originally established as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. in 1953, the company changed its name to Buena Vista Distribution Co. around 1960. The name changed once more around 1984 to Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. In 2007 it was renamed once more as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Inc.

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    • found: The wild, 2006 (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, distributor; film not viewed)
    • found: Variety online, viewed Apr. 22, 2009 (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, distributor of The wild)
    • found: Smith, D. Disney A to Z, c1998: p. 80 (Buena Vista Distribution Company; later known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)
    • found: Confessions of a shopaholic, 2009 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, distribution company; film not viewed)
    • found: BusinessWeek WWW site, viewed Oct. 23, 2009: company overview (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Inc. operates as a motion picture and television feature distribution company. The company was formerly known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.[...] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Co.)
    • found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed Oct. 23, 2009 (Disney semi-retired the name Buena Vista in May of 2007, although this name is still used for most home video and DVD distribution)
    • found: Wikipedia, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2012 (Buena Vista; Buena Vista Distribution Co.; Buena Vista Film Distribution; distribution company for motion pictures and television programs; est. by Walt Disney in 1953; wholly owned subsidiary of Disney; also included international division, Buena Vista International; video and DVD distribution division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment; television division, Buena Vista Television, later Disney-ABC Domestic Television; renamed Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in 2002; name removed from divisions in 2007)
    • found: CLG Wiki, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2012 (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution; est. 1953, used in film logos until 1984; renamed and rebranded as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in 2007; logo listed as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc., 1953-1960; logo listed as Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc., 1960-1984; logo used Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc., 1983-2007)

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    • [Buena Vista Pictures Distribution was an American motion picture and television distribution company.] Originally established as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. in 1953, the company changed its name to Buena Vista Distribution Co. around 1960. The name changed once more around 1984 to Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. In 2007 it was renamed once more as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Inc.

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    • [Distributed Disney films from ca. 1989 to ca. 2007.]

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    • 2009-04-22: new
    • 2012-11-02: revised

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