c. 1997 Religion News Service
Here’s a partial list of the holdings of the Walt Disney Co., which the Southern Baptist Convention voted to boycott June 18:
Theme parks/Vacation entertainment:
Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif.
Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Vacation
Retail stores:
The Disney Store, more than 535 stores.
Movie Studios, with selected releases:
Walt Disney Pictures: “The Lion King,” “Hercules,” and “101 Dalmatians.”
Touchstone Pictures: “Con Air” and “Phenomenon”
Hollywood Pictures: “The Rock,” and “Evita.”
Caravan Pictures: “Powder”
Miramax: “The English Patient,” “Sling Blade” and “Pulp Fiction.”
Broadcast:
ABC television and radio networks
Individual shows, including “Home Improvement,” “Ellen,” “Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee” and “Siskel & Ebert”
Cable:
The Disney Channel
ESPN Inc., 80 percent
A&E Television Networks, 37.5 percent
Lifetime Television’s parent, 50 percent
Sports:
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, National Hockey League franchise, owner.
Anaheim Angels, American League baseball team, general partner.
Music:
Hollywood Records.
Walt Disney Records.
Print:
Newspapers include The Oakland Press in Pontiac, Mich., and the Albany Democrat-Herald and The Daily Tidings of Ashland, both in Oregon.
Magazines, include Discover and Los Angeles.
Hyperion Press, book publishing.
Plays:
“Beauty and the Beast,” currently on Broadway. “The Lion King,” set to open in the fall.
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