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The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Slow-Moving Cars Disney's latest animated release comes up short, but the race isn't over. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Pixar: From Here to Infinity The animation giant zoomed past Wall Street's expectations of just $0.11 a share on $30.6 million in revenues by posting earnings of $0.22 a share on $45.8 million in revenues.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Defending Pixar's Life Don't kick Pixar just because you don't see its ticker symbol around. Pixar helped salvage Disney's brand in animation overnight. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Steven Mallas	Disney and The Rock: A Great Tag Team The new Disney family film The Game Plan offers further proof that Disney's branding strategy works. Disney wants to focus on family fare and keep its movie slate to a minimum number of releases that yield a maximum return.
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The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Farewell, Pixar Pixar investors are now receiving 2.3 shares of freshly minted Disney stock for each Pixar stub they hold. The deal, which was valued at $7.4 billion when it was first announced, was ultimately worth $8.3 billion, as improving fundamentals at both companies propelled the shares higher.
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The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Steven Mallas	Incredible Marketing Muscle The Incredibles' must perform beyond all expectations. Dreamworks Animation will be going public soon, which can only signal that the competition for audiences of computer animation is going to be stiff (as well as the competition for investment dollars).
The Motley Fool September 16, 2005 Steven Mallas	Disney Studios Need Some Magic The Mouse's studios are set to lose as much as $300 million in the fourth quarter. Disney really is a frustrating stock at times.
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The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Steven Mallas	Disney's Disappointing Dog The disappointing showing for The Shaggy Dog is just how it goes sometimes. But the company still has some aces up its sleeve for its studio division. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Last Dud? Disney's latest -- and maybe last -- hand-drawn feature opens poorly at the box office.
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The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Steven Mallas	Fox's "Robots" in Gear The animated offering has a great opening weekend. What could it mean for Disney and Pixar?
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Disney Bear Just because a stock is priced cheap-er today than it was nearly a decade ago, that doesn't mean it's cheap, period. This mouse's shares may be headed for a trap.
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