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Because Disney bought the Pixar company.
Disney/ Pixar is a mixture of two major movie making productions: Disney AND Pixar. Disney/ Pixar have formed together to make such movies as Finding Nemo, etc.
There are no Pixar studios in Australia. Pixar is owned by the Walt Disney Company, which is based in the United States.
Pixar/ Disney.
Pixar/ Disney.
Pixar has been a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company it was acquired by Disney in 2006. The ticker symbol for the Walt Disney Company is DIS and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Walt Disney Company. On January 24, 2006, Pixar entered into an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to merge the two companies. The deal was approved by shareholders of both companies and the merger became effective on May 5, 2006. Pixar is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
Pixar was on the NASDAQ. However, it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company (DIS) in 2008 and is now included in that company's assets.
Disney bought Pixar.
Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion on 24th January, 2006.
On January 24, 2006, Pixar entered into an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to merge the two companies. The deal was approved by shareholders of both companies and the merger became effective on May 5, 2006. Pixar is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
To tell the viewers that this is a movie produced by Pixar, and released by Disney. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar Animation in 2006, so the films produced by Pixar are owned by Disney so a movie says it's a "Disney-Pixar film" because it has the cooperation of both studios.