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Disney Channel starts the new year with a huge success when "High School Musical" airs in January, and breaks all Disney Channel viewing records. The movie's soundtrack soon goes platinum, and in March, "High School Musical" becomes the first full-length movie to be sold via digital download on Apple's iTunes Music Store.
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Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion.
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After 80 years, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit comes home. Disney reaquires the rights to Oswald, one of Walt Disney's first cartoon characters and the forerunner of Mickey Mouse.
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Expedition Everest opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The attraction features a runaway train ride that travels through jungles of bamboo and freezing cold mountain interiors, where riders encounter a life-size Yeti!
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Disney revolutionizes the home entertainment market by introducing Blu-ray Disc®, a new high-capacity disc format capable of storing and playing high-definition content in your home theater setup.
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"Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" shatters all summer box office records, earning $135.6 million its opening weekend, and breaking records for the highest-grossing opening day.
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