Walt Disney Pictures, also known as Disney Live-Action, is an American-based film studio part of The Walt Disney Studios. The films made by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar are also promoted under Walt Disney Pictures.
Walt Disney Pictures was established as a division of Walt Disney Productions (now The Walt Disney Company) on April 1, 1983, and the first film to bear the "Walt Disney Pictures" banner was Never Cry Wolf. Prior to that, "Walt Disney Productions" was the credit used for the company's live action films, with its first one, Treasure Island, making its theatrical premiere in 1950.