The Walt Disney Company Disney Media Networks, and Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, A&E Networks, and Freeform; publishing, merchandising, music, and theater divisions; and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a group of 14 theme parks around the world. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1991. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 and is the signature mascot and emblem for Disney and one of the world's most recognizable characters. On December 14, 2017, Disney announced an agreement to acquire 21st Century
Walt Disney Travel Company Land Company, Incorporated, incorporated in or before 1968 to own some of the Walt Disney World Resort, changed its name to Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated on August 16, 1973. All of the land it owns is backstage areas (i.e., areas not normally open to the public). In April 2014, president Randy Garfield retired. Kenneth Svendsen was named president in March 2014. The Walt Disney Travel Company has two main offices, where guests can call-in to get help booking their accommodations, tickets, airfare, and other travel products. The DRTSC is located in Anaheim, California, about a mile from the Disneyland