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Disney celebrates 100 years

There can't be many people who don't have a favourite Disney film.

It's a brand we've all grown up with - thanks to iconic characters like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse and classic films like The Lion King and The Jungle Book - as well as its theme parks, theatre shows, computer games and streaming services.

The company was founded a hundred years ago today when a young illustrator called Walt Disney and his brother Roy created the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, California.

Film expert Matt Rule-Jones told us the secret behind the magic.

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