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The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid?
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Bill Mann	Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Bill Mann	Comcast Shows Discipline Disney shareholders either expected Comcast to raise its bid, or they expected another company to come in and outbid. Disney's board rejected the Comcast offer as being insufficient, and no other suitors have stepped forward.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Phil Wohl	Comcast Is a Cash Machine The big immediate news was Comcast's withdrawal of its $48.4 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire Disney. The other quieter but just as important news from the cable giant was its first-quarter earnings announcement.
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney on Ice Disney and Comcast continue their sad courting rituals.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Grover & Lowry	Get Mickey II: The Plot Thickens Comcast may well make a fresh bid for Walt Disney -- and throw in some cash.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Big Cheese Disney scores a great quarter in a sea of turmoil.
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Ronald Grover	More Malice In Wonderland Can Disney keep the Weinstein brothers from bailing out? The Miramax chiefs are unhappy.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Aaron Byrd	Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman.
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast Drops Designs on Disney The cable and ISP giant withdraws its offer for the Mouse after the entertainment giant's management refuses to negotiate.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Grover & Lowry	Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Give Disney Some Credit It seems only months ago that credit rating agencies were threatening to downgrade Comcast if it went through with its proposed acquisition of Disney. Standard & Poor's is now upgrading Disney's corporate credit rating.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Nibble From The Mouse? Some pros who owned shares of both Walt Disney and Comcast before the latter made its bid for Disney are now buying into InterActiveCorp. Here's why: They figure it's undervalued on assets and fundamentals and also that Disney may end up buying it.
InternetNews February 12, 2004 Colin Haley	Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too.
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Disney's Eisner to Make Exit in 2006 After rebuffing Comcast's hostile takeover attempt, the CEO plans to bid the mouse adieu. Could a tech CEO succeed him?
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Deals and Deals Again Comcast acquired the entertainment giant's 39.5% stake in E! Networks. The deal makes sense. Disney gets $1.23 billion for the stake, and now Comcast will own the entertainment network in its entirety. What will it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Sports Matters The NBA TV channel helps Comcast compete with satellite.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Extreme Makeover Disney is laying down the groundwork for a grand fiscal 2005. Earnings would have come in at just $0.33 a share if it weren't for a favorable charge relating to its sale of Disney Stores to The Children's Place and an extra day in the 2005 fiscal quarter.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Disney Year Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004. January: Who will ink the next wave of animated Disney classics?... February: In another slap to Disney's managerial performance, Comcast made a hostile buyout bid... etc.
InternetNews July 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eisner's Last Stand With Disney in play, the days may be numbered for its CEO.
InternetNews February 11, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Comcast Sees Broadband Dominance in Disney Bid The blockbuster $66 billion takeover bid comes just days after Disney CEO rejects merger talks. Will the House of the Mouse become a new cable ISP gorilla?
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Ronald Grover	Can Michael Eisner Hold The Fort? Having fired the first volley, Disney stockholders are in no mood to back off
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 David Lee Smith	Comcast Visits the Magic Kingdom Comcast and Disney have been unusual among media companies in 2006 -- the year has been good to their shareholders. That shouldn't change now, since it appears that these two revitalized companies have inked a win-win agreement.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Pixar Perfect Pixar scores a record quarter to close out a record year.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's New Circle of Life The family entertainment giant plots four more films for 3-D rerelease.
Knowledge@Wharton	Has the Kingdom of Disney Lost its Magic? Despite the popularity of its megahit movie The Lion King, the Walt Disney Co. these days is hardly king of the jungle. Its revenues are sagging amid declining theme park attendance, a lack of movie hits, and poor ratings for its ABC network. Long-time Disney CEO Michael Eisner on the hot seat.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 D. Gardner & T. Gardner	Disney Disses Shareholders Eisner and Mitchell remain despite significant shareholder dissent.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Ben McClure	Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eyes on Eisner Folks who bought into the company five years ago are sporting a loss on paper. Disney's CEO gets ready to move on.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Pixar's Power Play Pixar is lining up for the last laugh, even if it laughs alone.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Braces for Battle CalPERS takes another California company to task. "We have lost complete confidence in Mr. Eisner's strategic vision and leadership in creating shareholder value in the company," the pension said in a biting press release.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Disney's Dividend Beleaguered Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner hinted that shareholders may hear about an increased dividend before the year is out.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Ronald Grover	Calming The Crowd After Eisner's Thrill Ride On October 1, Robert Iger finally takes over as CEO of the beleaguered Walt Disney Co.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	MGM Readies for Close-Up Pretty first-quarter results have the firm looking good.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kid Flicks, Adult Profits Pixar's films have averaged a whopping $239 million and that's just at the domestic box office. Scoring riches overseas along with the eventual home video releases and lucrative merchandising opportunities, Pixar's a money machine.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Jobs for Disney A look at the possibility of Apple's Steve Jobs taking the helm at Disney. Eisner isn't ready to step out. Jobs isn't ready to step in. That still doesn't detract from the tantalizing possibilities.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Doesn't Hit It Out of the Theme Park The family entertainment giant barely tops Wall Street's quarterly expectations.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Steven Mallas	Disney's Empty Home The recent lackluster response to its new animated offering puts the studio division in the spotlight.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 James Early	Funding Nemo If Pixar doubles its revenues post-Disney, the animation company could be undervalued now. Pixar is the 800-pound gorilla of its industry, with first-rate management and a ton of cash.
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.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Ronald Grover	Payback Time For An Ex-Boy Wonder? Disney's wunderkind, Stephen Burke, created a hugely profitable chain with the Disney stores. Will he return?
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Disney Bear Rebuttal Statistically speaking, Pixar's chances of "delivering value" for Disney shareholders are less than one in five. If you like those odds, buy Disney.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 Steven Mallas	Disney: A Toast to 2006? Can Disney turn it around in 2006? This is one equity that will test the mettle of long-term holders like no other.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fool on the Street: Disney Winning All Three Battles It's shaping up to be another good year for Disney -- and CFO Tom Staggs -- as the company's stock reaches highs last seen six years ago. It's winning in all three areas of focus. In theory, that should be good enough to win the war.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Direct? Now it will have Children's Place's expertise in keeping kids happy at prices that make parents smile too. DisneyDirect.com is more like a double reverse, but, hey, if it works, it works.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer	2006 in Review: Disney It certainly seems like Mickey is looking mighty again, but as the stock's forward P/E pushes higher, investors are beginning to wonder: just how good is this mouse?
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Case for Eisner Disney's annual meeting today will be an eventful one.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Extreme Makeover Disney's quarter isn't as good as its potential. Entertainment giants tend to get these quarterly fluctuations.