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Buena Vista still kept these logos until August 3rd 2007 before being rebranded as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Disney's TV output from 1954 until 1981 (the anthology series, ''Zorro'', ''Mickey Mouse Club'') had no in-credit text for "Walt Disney Productions" at all, only a copyright stamp at the end of the closing credits; also, the company didn't have its own television arm until 1983 as "Walt Disney Pictures Television". The name Disney obviously required no indication, unlike other studios. Syndication of Disney's library was done by [[SFM Entertainment]]. The original ''Mickey Mouse Club'', ''The Mouse Factory'', and the 1970s revival of ''MMC'' were the only programs made available through syndication; in the days before the Disney Channel, the lesser movies and the short cartoons were seen only on the anthology series, while the animated films and first-tier live-action films were, of course, re-issued to theaters. When the anthology series moved to CBS however, this changed. In 2007, the Walt Disney Television Group (now the "Disney-ABC Television Group", later the Walt Disney Television division) in the U.S. was shut down and reincorporated to its [[Disney Television Animation|television animation division]] (currently part of Disney Channel since 2007). The live-action division of the company was already folded into [[Touchstone Television (1985-2007)|Touchstone Television]] (now [[ABC Studios]]) shortly after Disney reincorporated its TV output to its television animation division. Today, WDT is still active as in-name-only by producing programs internationally. | Disney's TV output from 1954 until 1981 (the anthology series, ''Zorro'', ''Mickey Mouse Club'') had no in-credit text for "Walt Disney Productions" at all, only a copyright stamp at the end of the closing credits; also, the company didn't have its own television arm until 1983 as "Walt Disney Pictures Television". The name Disney obviously required no indication, unlike other studios. Syndication of Disney's library was done by [[SFM Entertainment]]. The original ''Mickey Mouse Club'', ''The Mouse Factory'', and the 1970s revival of ''MMC'' were the only programs made available through syndication; in the days before the Disney Channel, the lesser movies and the short cartoons were seen only on the anthology series, while the animated films and first-tier live-action films were, of course, re-issued to theaters. When the anthology series moved to CBS however, this changed. In 2007, the Walt Disney Television Group (now the "Disney-ABC Television Group", later the Walt Disney Television division) in the U.S. was shut down and reincorporated to its [[Disney Television Animation|television animation division]] (currently part of Disney Channel since 2007). In August 3rd 2007, The Buena Vista name retired and was rebranded as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The live-action division of the company was already folded into [[Touchstone Television (1985-2007)|Touchstone Television]] (now [[ABC Studios]]) shortly after Disney reincorporated its TV output to its television animation division. Today, WDT is still active as in-name-only by producing programs internationally. | ||
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=== 2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-August | === 2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-August 3, 2007) === | ||
{{Gallery | {{Gallery | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
*September 14, 1985-1988: A light 6-note synth tune, with the 5th note particularly rolled. This logo was played on the Roland Alpha Juno keyboard (which the patch was Bell-Chimes #1). | *September 14, 1985-1988: A light 6-note synth tune, with the 5th note particularly rolled. This logo was played on the Roland Alpha Juno keyboard (which the patch was Bell-Chimes #1). | ||
*1987- | *1987-2007: A 6-note orchestral fanfare based on "When You Wish Upon a Star". This piece of music was previously used as a bumper for ''The Magical World of Disney''. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very iconic logo and a favorite of many, especially due to the beautiful music used from 1987 onwards. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a very iconic logo and a favorite of many, especially due to the beautiful music used from 1987 onwards. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (Fall 1986- | === 3rd Logo (Fall 1986-2007) === | ||
{{Gallery | {{Gallery | ||