Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company
that conceives, builds, and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. It is one of four major business segments of the company, the other three being Consumer Products, Media Networks, and Studio Entertainment.
The Parks and Resorts division was founded in 1971 as Walt Disney Attractions when Disney's second theme park, the Magic Kingdom
at the Walt Disney World Resort
in Florida
, opened, joining the original Disneyland in California
. The chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is Thomas O. Staggs
, formerly the Senior Executive Vice President and CFO. Staggs reports to Disney CEO Robert Iger
.
In 2009, the company's theme parks hosted approximately 119.1 million guests, making Disney Parks the world's most visited theme park company, ahead of the second most visited, Merlin Entertainments
.
Disneyland was dedicated as a single park by Walt Disney
on July 17, 1955, and opened to the public on July 18, 1955 in Anaheim, California
.
In 2001 the site expanded significantly and was renamed the Disneyland Resort with the opening of Disney's California Adventure Park (now Disney California Adventure Park); two hotels, one new and one rethemed; and the Downtown Disney retail, dining and entertainment district. The resort occupies 500 acres (2 km²), and consists of:
Theme parks:
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
Lodging:
Theme parks:
Water parks:
Other parks:
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
Lodging:
, Japan
, opened April 15, 1983. On September 4, 2001, the resort expanded with Tokyo DisneySea. There are several resort hotels on site, but only three are actually owned by the resort, which boasts the largest parking structure in the world. Tokyo Disney Resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company
and is licensed by the Walt Disney Company. The resort was built by Walt Disney Imagineering
, and Disney maintains a degree of control; Nick Franklin leads the Walt Disney Attractions Japan team at the Walt Disney Company, which communicates with the Oriental Land Company over all aspects of the Resort, and assigns Imagineers to the Resort. Its properties, listed below, are divided into parks, shopping centers, and lodging.
Parks:
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
Lodging:
, opened on April 12, 1992, as the Euro Disney Resort. Located in Marne-la-Vallée
in the suburbs of Paris
, France
, it features two theme parks, a golf course, an entertainment complex and six Disney resort hotels. It is maintained and managed by Euro Disney S.C.A., a company partially owned by the Walt Disney Company whose stock is traded on Euronext
. Its properties sit on 4940 acres (20 km²), listed below, and are divided into parks, shopping centers, and lodging:
Parks:
Other parks:
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
Lodging:
, Lantau Island
, Hong Kong
. Currently, the resort consists of one theme park and two hotels, with land reserved for future expansion. It is owned and operated by Hong Kong International Theme Parks
, an incorporated company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company
and the Government of Hong Kong
. The first phase of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort occupies 320 acres (1.3 km²).
Park:
Other park:
Lodging:
district of Shanghai
. "China is one of the most dynamic, exciting and important countries in the world and this approval marks a very significant milestone for Walt Disney Co in mainland China," said Robert Iger, president and CEO of Disney. The resort is expected to open in 2014. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 7, 2011.
Park:
Disney Cruise Line was formed in 1995. Its fleet is currently composed of three ships, with another coming soon. The Disney Magic began operation in 1998, the Disney Wonder in 1999, and the Disney Dream in 2011. An additional ship, the Disney Fantasy, will begin operation in March 2012. Each of the ships were designed in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering
.
Disney Cruise Line offers three, four and five-night cruises in the Bahamas; seven-night Alaskan cruises; seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises; and seven-night Caribbean cruises. The Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries include a stop at Disney's private island in the Bahamas, Castaway Cay
. In 2012, Disney Cruises will depart from Port Canaveral, Los Angeles, Seattle, Galveston and New York.
Fleet:
Properties:
Disney Regional Entertainment was the division of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts which developed and operated unique concepts. It previously operated the Club Disney, DisneyQuest and ESPN Zone concepts. The only remaining DisneyQuest in Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort is now operated directly by the resort. The only two remaining ESPN Zone restaurants in Los Angeles and Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort are operated by third parties.
Projects:
. The park was to have been located in Haymarket, Virginia
, but local opposition to the idea persuaded Disney to abandon the idea in 1994.
Before Disney's California Adventure, Disney originally had announced plans for a West Coast version of Epcot, WestCOT
, which was deemed too ambitious after the rocky financial performance of Euro Disney in France as well as protests by residents of Anaheim.
Another concept for a Disney park in California was Port Disney
, to be built in Long Beach
next to the RMS Queen Mary
which Disney owned at the time. The park was to have led to a permanent West Coast ship in the Disney Cruise Line, which would dock at the park. The concept, although quickly scrapped, inspired the Imagineers to create Tokyo DisneySea
.
In November 2009, Disney received approval from the Chinese government to build a Disneyland resort in the Pudong
district of Shanghai
. The resort is expected to open in 2014.
In early January 2011, conflicting reports emerged regarding Disney's involvement in a proposed entertainment complex in Haifa, Israel
, whose plans include a small (30,000 square meter) amusement park scheduled to open in 2013. The project will be partially funded by Shamrock Holdings
, a Disney-affiliated investment firm. In the wake of reports from Israeli business newspaper Globes
and industry newswire Amusement Management that Disney itself would be involved in the project's development, a spokesperson for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts clarified to Fast Company
that Disney did not have any plans to involve itself in the building of the park.
, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
for Hong Kong, announced that the expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland had been approved by the Executive Council
on June 30, 2009, and also approved by the Legislative Council
of Hong Kong on July 10, 2009. The park will receive three new lands; Grizzly Trail, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land
. Construction began in late 2009 and will take 5 years to complete. The park will feature a total of seven themed lands after the completion of all the new additions.
frequently has cited international expansion as one of the company's three strategic priorities.
The only site that is extremely short on land is Disneyland Resort in California. Although the company has acquired enough real estate to build a potential third theme park on a former strawberry farm near the existing resort, Robert Iger has stated that the company's focus in Anaheim is to improve its second park, Disney's California Adventure, before building a third. The strawberry fields were purchased in 2004 for $99.9 million with a requirement to harvest them until 2009. The remainder of the original Disneyland parking lot, southeast of Disney's California Adventure, was designated as a future growth space for the park. Since the park's opening in 2001, three small projects have been built into that space (A Bug's Land
, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
, and a backstage warehouse) while a third, much larger project known as Cars Land is currently being built.
In October 2007, Disney announced plans to build a resort at Ko Olina Resort & Marina in Kapolei, Hawaii
, featuring both a hotel and Disney Vacation Club timeshare units. Scheduled to open in 2011, the 800-unit property to be named Aulani
will join the other resorts not associated with a theme park, such as Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort
in South Carolina.
In September 2011, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced plans to partner with filmmaker James Cameron
and his Lightstorm Entertainment
production company, along with 20th Century Fox
, to develop theme park attractions based on Cameron's Avatar film franchise, with the first installation planned for Disney's Animal Kingdom
at Walt Disney World, in the form of an Avatar-based section of the park. While no specific plans or attractions were announced, construction on the new area is expected to begin by 2013. Disney also secured exclusive global theme parks rights to the Avatar franchise.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
that conceives, builds, and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. It is one of four major business segments of the company, the other three being Consumer Products, Media Networks, and Studio Entertainment.
The Parks and Resorts division was founded in 1971 as Walt Disney Attractions when Disney's second theme park, the Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, opened, joining the original Disneyland in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is Thomas O. Staggs
Thomas O. Staggs
Thomas O. Staggs is the chairman of the Walt Disney Company's Parks and Resorts division.-Career:Joining Disney in 1990, Staggs rose from his role as a manager of strategic planning to senior vice president of strategic planning and development in 1995...
, formerly the Senior Executive Vice President and CFO. Staggs reports to Disney CEO Robert Iger
Robert Iger
Robert A. "Bob" Iger is the president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. He was named president of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as chief executive in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney to shake-up the management of the company...
.
In 2009, the company's theme parks hosted approximately 119.1 million guests, making Disney Parks the world's most visited theme park company, ahead of the second most visited, Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd is a British operator of amusement parks and other attractions. It is the largest such company in Europe, and globally the second largest after Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....
.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland was dedicated as a single park by Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
on July 17, 1955, and opened to the public on July 18, 1955 in Anaheim, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
In 2001 the site expanded significantly and was renamed the Disneyland Resort with the opening of Disney's California Adventure Park (now Disney California Adventure Park); two hotels, one new and one rethemed; and the Downtown Disney retail, dining and entertainment district. The resort occupies 500 acres (2 km²), and consists of:
Theme parks:
- Disneyland Park
- Disney California Adventure Park
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
- Downtown Disney
Lodging:
- Disneyland HotelDisneyland Hotel (California)The Disneyland Hotel is a resort hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, owned by the Walt Disney Company and operated through its Parks and Resorts division. Opened in October 1955 as a motor inn owned and operated by Jack Wrather under an agreement with Walt Disney, the...
- Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & SpaDisney's Grand Californian Hotel & SpaDisney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is a AAA Four Diamond Hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Added as part of a major expansion of the Disneyland Resort in 2001, it is the resort's flagship hotel and is the first and only hotel there to have been originally built and...
- Disney's Paradise Pier HotelDisney's Paradise Pier HotelDisney's Paradise Pier Hotel is a resort hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, owned by The Walt Disney Company and operated through its Parks and Resorts division. The hotel was originally built and owned by Japan-based Tokyu Group, and opened in 1984 as the Emerald of...
Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort opened Oct. 1, 1971, with the Magic Kingdom theme park and three resort hotels. Today it is the largest (by area) and most-visited vacation resort in the world, with four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, 23 resort hotels, eight golf courses and several additional recreational activities.Theme parks:
- Magic KingdomMagic KingdomMagic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
- EpcotEpcotEpcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
- Disney's Hollywood StudiosDisney's Hollywood StudiosDisney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
- Disney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal Kingdom is an animal theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme park in the world, covering more than . It is also the first Disney theme park to be themed entirely...
Water parks:
- Disney's Blizzard BeachDisney's Blizzard BeachBlizzard Beach is a water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort.The park opened on April 1, 1995 and was the third Walt Disney World water park. The theme of the park is the "Disney legend" of a freak snowstorm in the area, leading to the construction of Florida's first ski resort...
- Disney's Typhoon LagoonDisney's Typhoon LagoonTyphoon Lagoon is a water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States.The park, which opened on June 1, 1989, is home to the world's largest outdoor wave pool. The theme of the park is the "Disney legend" of a typhoon that wreaked havoc upon a formerly...
Other parks:
- ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
- Disney Quest
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
- Downtown Disney
Lodging:
- Disney's Animal Kingdom LodgeDisney's Animal Kingdom LodgeDisney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is an African-themed deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on April 16, 2001. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....
- Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & SpaDisney's Grand Floridian Resort & SpaDisney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a AAA Four Diamond Award–winning, Victorian themed luxury hotel and spa located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The property opened on June 28, 1988 as the Grand Floridian Beach Resort. The name changed to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa...
- Disney's Contemporary ResortDisney's Contemporary ResortDisney's Contemporary Resort is a deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on October 1, 1971...
(Includes Disney's Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary) - Disney's Polynesian ResortDisney's Polynesian ResortDisney's Polynesian Resort is a Disney owned and operated AAA Four-Diamond Award–winning resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It began operation on October 1, 1971 as one of Walt Disney World Resort's first two on-site hotels. The resort has a South Seas theme, and originally opened...
- Disney's Port Orleans ResortDisney's Port Orleans ResortDisney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter and Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside are a pair of resort hotels located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The two hotels are themed to look like New Orleans and the Old South...
- Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & SpaDisney's Saratoga Springs Resort & SpaDisney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is a Disney Vacation Club resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. The resort is the seventh Disney Vacation Club resort and is situated on the former site of the Disney Institute. It first opened May 17, 2004 and was built in three phases. It is now the...
- Disney's Old Key West ResortDisney's Old Key West ResortDisney's Old Key West Resort is a Disney Vacation Club resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on December 20, 1991 and was formerly known as Disney's Vacation Club Resort up until January 1996 when it was renamed. It was the first Disney Vacation Club Timeshare Resort, and has the...
- Disney's Caribbean Beach ResortDisney's Caribbean Beach ResortDisney's Caribbean Beach Resort is a resort which is located in the Walt Disney World Resort. It is located in the Epcot area of Walt Disney World, close to the waterpark Typhoon Lagoon and is classified as a moderately priced resort. The resort started operating on October 1, 1988 and is owned and...
- Disney's BoardWalk ResortDisney's BoardWalk ResortDisney's BoardWalk Resort is a hotel and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. First opened in 1996, the BoardWalk Resort lies alongside Crescent Lake and is situated between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts...
- Disney's Beach Club ResortDisney's Beach Club ResortDisney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on November 19, 1990. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....
- Disney's Yacht Club ResortDisney's Yacht Club ResortDisney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England nautical-themed resort, at Walt Disney World. First opened on November 5, 1990, it is one of several Epcot Area Resorts. Disney's Yacht Club is located next to a sister resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort, and across Crescent Lake from Disney's BoardWalk...
- Disney's Coronado Springs ResortDisney's Coronado Springs ResortDisney's Coronado Springs Resort is a resort hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort that opened on August 1, 1997. Inspired by the explorers who searched for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold, the resort features a Southwestern U.S./Mexican theme in elements, such as a tiled stucco lobby and a pyramid...
- Disney's Pop Century ResortDisney's Pop Century ResortDisney's Pop Century Resort is a resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of four hotels that make up the "value resort" group, along with the Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, and Disney's All-Star Music Resort. The hotel is themed around different decades...
- Disney's All-Star Movies ResortDisney's All-Star Movies ResortDisney's All-Star Movies Resort is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of four Disney Resorts in the "Value" category along with Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort, and Disney's Pop Century Resort. The resort is located on the southern...
- Disney's All-Star Music ResortDisney's All-Star Music ResortDisney's All-Star Music Resort is a resort that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of four resorts in the Value Resort category, along with Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, and Disney's Pop Century Resort. The resort is located on the southern...
- Disney's All-Star Sports ResortDisney's All-Star Sports ResortDisney's All-Star Sports Resort is a resort that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of four Resorts in the Value Resort category, along with Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, and Disney's Pop Century Resort. The resort is located on the southern...
- Disney's Art of Animation ResortDisney's Art of Animation ResortDisney's Art of Animation Resort is a future resort within Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is located where construction on the unfinished half of Disney's Pop Century Resort was started but later abandoned after the September 11 attacks.The resort is the first to be built...
(2012) - Disney's Wilderness LodgeDisney's Wilderness LodgeDisney's Wilderness Lodge is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on May 28, 1994. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....
- Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & CampgroundDisney's Fort Wilderness Resort & CampgroundDisney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground is a themed camping resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It officially opened on November 19, 1971....
- Walt Disney World SwanWalt Disney World SwanThe Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin...
- Operated By Westin Hotels - Walt Disney World DolphinWalt Disney World DolphinThe Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, next to Disney's BoardWalk Resort area...
- Operated By SheratonSheraton Hotels and ResortsSheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's largest and second oldest brand . Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.-Sheraton history:...
Hotels
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort, located in Urayasu, ChibaUrayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, opened April 15, 1983. On September 4, 2001, the resort expanded with Tokyo DisneySea. There are several resort hotels on site, but only three are actually owned by the resort, which boasts the largest parking structure in the world. Tokyo Disney Resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company
The Oriental Land Company
is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The company owns the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu. The main shareholders of the company are Keisei Electric Railway and Mitsui Fudosan...
and is licensed by the Walt Disney Company. The resort was built by Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering is the design and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation and construction of Disney theme parks worldwide...
, and Disney maintains a degree of control; Nick Franklin leads the Walt Disney Attractions Japan team at the Walt Disney Company, which communicates with the Oriental Land Company over all aspects of the Resort, and assigns Imagineers to the Resort. Its properties, listed below, are divided into parks, shopping centers, and lodging.
Parks:
- Tokyo DisneylandTokyo Disneylandis a 115 acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and opened on April 15, 1983...
- Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo DisneySeais a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. It opened on September 4, 2001. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo DisneySea attracted an estimated 12 million visitors in...
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
- IkspiariIkspiariis a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company, it is the Japanese equivalent of the Downtown Disney complexes at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts in the USA, and Disney Village at...
Lodging:
- Disney's Ambassador HotelDisney's Ambassador HotelDisney's Ambassador Hotel was the first hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. It opened on July 20, 2000 and was constructed under a license by The Walt Disney Company. The hotel is managed by The Oriental Land Company.- History :...
- Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCostaTokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCostaThe Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta was the second hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. It opened on September 4, 2001 alongside the opening of the Tokyo DisneySea theme park. It was constructed under a license by The Walt Disney Company...
- Tokyo Disneyland HotelTokyo Disneyland HotelThe Tokyo Disneyland Hotel is the third Disney-brand hotel of the Tokyo Disney Resort. Also, it is the fourth Disneyland Hotel. It is located directly in front of the Tokyo Disneyland park with the Tokyo Disneyland station of the Disney Resort Line monorail system in between...
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris, Disney's second resort complex outside the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, opened on April 12, 1992, as the Euro Disney Resort. Located in Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France.Disneyland Paris, Val d'Europe,Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée,and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée.-Status:...
in the suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, it features two theme parks, a golf course, an entertainment complex and six Disney resort hotels. It is maintained and managed by Euro Disney S.C.A., a company partially owned by the Walt Disney Company whose stock is traded on Euronext
Euronext
Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Amsterdam and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In addition to equities and derivatives markets, the Euronext group provides clearing and information services...
. Its properties sit on 4940 acres (20 km²), listed below, and are divided into parks, shopping centers, and lodging:
Parks:
- Disneyland ParkDisneyland Park (Paris)Disneyland Park is a theme park at Disneyland Paris, a resort complex just outside of Paris, in the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, France. The first of two parks built at the resort, it opened as Euro Disneyland on 12 April, 1992...
- Walt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park to open at Disneyland Paris, owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A.. It is located to the west of the hub, next door to Disneyland Park at the heart of the resort in Marne-la-Vallée....
Other parks:
- Golf DisneylandGolf DisneylandGolf Disneyland is a golf complex located at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The complex includes a Disney-themed golf course. Popular with adult visitors, it also has a children's section...
Shopping, dining and entertainment complex:
- Disney VillageDisney VillageDisney Village is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex in Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France. Originally named Festival Disney, it opened April 12, 1992 with what was then the Euro Disney Resort and originally covered an area of approximately 18,000 m².Based on Walt Disney World's...
Lodging:
- Disneyland HotelDisneyland Hotel (Paris)The Disneyland Hotel is a hotel at Disneyland Paris, by which it is marketed as its most prestigious and priced accordingly. With its clapboard and trim styled in a palette of creams and pinks, octagonal and Mansard roofs with dormera, a Mickey Mouse clock tower, wraparound porches and goldleaf...
- Disney's Hotel New YorkDisney's Hotel New YorkDisney's Hotel New York is a hotel situated in Disneyland Paris designed by postmodern architect Michael Graves. Citing early 20th century Art Deco it was designed to echo the essence and feel of New York City. The exterior of the hotel itself is a stylised skyscraper-filled skyline...
- Disney's Newport Bay ClubDisney's Newport Bay ClubDisney's Newport Bay Club is a hotel situated at the Disneyland Paris. It was designed by architect Robert A.M. Stern and styled after archetypal New England architecture with its white clapboard exterior, porches, woodwork and nautical memorabilia. Its name was derived from the town of Newport,...
- Disney's Sequoia LodgeDisney's Sequoia LodgeDisney's Sequoia Lodge is a hotel situated at Disneyland Paris. It was designed by French architect Antoine Grumbach to evoke the atmosphere of the American National Park lodges built around the beginning of the 20th century, such as the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park and others in...
- Disney's Hotel CheyenneDisney's Hotel CheyenneDisney's Hotel Cheyenne is a hotel located at Disneyland Paris. Designed by architect Robert A.M. Stern , it is devised to create the illusion that it is a Western town in the archetypal Hollywood style rather than a single hotel complex...
- Disney's Hotel Santa FeDisney's Hotel Santa FeDisney's Hotel Santa Fe is a hotel at Disneyland Paris. It is designed by Albuquerque- based architect Antoine Predock, whose other work stands mainly in the American Southwest, to evoke the atmosphere of a motel in Santa Fe, New Mexico with its typical Pueblo Revival architecture...
- Disney's Davy Crockett RanchDisney's Davy Crockett RanchDisney's Davy Crockett Ranch is a campground at Disneyland Paris which consists of 595 cabins in a quiet, wooded area located outside the perimeters of the main resort. The ranch is about a 15 minute drive from the theme parks. The Cabins include a TV, double bed, a bunk bed and convertible sofa bed...
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Disney's fifth resort and its second in Asia, opened September 12, 2005. The resort is located in Penny's BayPenny's Bay
Penny's Bay or Chok Ko Wan is a bay in north-eastern Lantau Island, and is the site of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which consists of the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park, Disneyland Hotel, and Disney's Hollywood Hotel, and the Inspiration Lake. It is connected by a highway and a rail...
, Lantau Island
Lantau Island
Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Currently, the resort consists of one theme park and two hotels, with land reserved for future expansion. It is owned and operated by Hong Kong International Theme Parks
Hong Kong International Theme Parks
Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd. is an incorporated company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and the Government of Hong Kong), founded in 1999. It owns and operates the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong....
, an incorporated company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
and the Government of Hong Kong
Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...
. The first phase of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort occupies 320 acres (1.3 km²).
Park:
- Hong Kong DisneylandHong Kong DisneylandHong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks. The park opened to visitors on 12 September 2005...
Other park:
- Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre
Lodging:
- Hong Kong Disneyland HotelHong Kong Disneyland HotelHong Kong Disneyland Hotel is the second Disney hotel in the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The theme of the hotel is of a Victorian style, and is located near Disneyland Harbour...
- Disney's Hollywood HotelDisney's Hollywood HotelDisney's Hollywood Hotel is one of two hotels at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It opened in 2005 along with the resort. It is themed to 1930s Hollywood...
Shanghai Disney Resort
In November 2009, Disney received approval from the central government of China to build a Disney theme park in the PudongPudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
district of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. "China is one of the most dynamic, exciting and important countries in the world and this approval marks a very significant milestone for Walt Disney Co in mainland China," said Robert Iger, president and CEO of Disney. The resort is expected to open in 2014. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 7, 2011.
Park:
- Shanghai Disneyland ParkShanghai Disneyland ParkShanghai Disneyland is an upcoming theme park which is to be built as part of the Shanghai Disney Resort. It is expected to open in 2016 and will be owned and operated through a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and the Shanghai Shendi Group...
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line was formed in 1995. Its fleet is currently composed of three ships, with another coming soon. The Disney Magic began operation in 1998, the Disney Wonder in 1999, and the Disney Dream in 2011. An additional ship, the Disney Fantasy, will begin operation in March 2012. Each of the ships were designed in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering is the design and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation and construction of Disney theme parks worldwide...
.
Disney Cruise Line offers three, four and five-night cruises in the Bahamas; seven-night Alaskan cruises; seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises; and seven-night Caribbean cruises. The Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries include a stop at Disney's private island in the Bahamas, Castaway Cay
Castaway Cay
'Castaway Cay' is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships Disney Wonder, Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. It is located near Great Abaco Island, and was formerly known as Gorda Cay...
. In 2012, Disney Cruises will depart from Port Canaveral, Los Angeles, Seattle, Galveston and New York.
Fleet:
- Disney MagicDisney MagicThe Disney Magic is a cruise ship operated by the Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its sister, the Disney Wonder, was launched in 1999....
- Disney WonderDisney WonderDisney Wonder is the second cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line; it was launched in 1999. It is nearly identical in construction to its sister ship, Disney Magic. Both ships have 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,400 passengers in 875 staterooms, and have a crew of approximately 950. ...
- Disney DreamDisney DreamDisney Dream is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2011. The Disney Dream currently sails 3-, 4-, and 5-day itineraries to The Bahamas. The Captain of Disney Dream is Tom Forberg...
- Disney FantasyDisney FantasyThe Disney Fantasy is an upcoming cruise ship for the Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Fantasy will be the fourth ship in the cruise line when it enters service in 2012.-History:...
(2012)
Properties:
- Castaway CayCastaway Cay'Castaway Cay' is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships Disney Wonder, Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. It is located near Great Abaco Island, and was formerly known as Gorda Cay...
Disney Regional Entertainment
Projects:
- ESPN ZoneESPN ZoneESPN Zone is a Southern California-based chain of two sports-themed restaurants that include arcades, TV studios, and radio studios that are currently franchised, but formally owned by the American cable network ESPN. The first ESPN Zone opened in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 11, 1998, in the Power...
, a chain of sports-themed restaurants. - Club DisneyClub DisneyClub Disney was a regional children's play center concept operated by Disney Regional Entertainment. Club Disney was billed as "imagination-powered playsite". The first Club Disney opened in Thousand Oaks, California. In February 1998, another club was built at the Eastland Shopping Center in...
, a now-closed chain of children's entertainment centers. - DisneyQuestDisneyQuestDisneyQuest is an "indoor interactive theme park" located in Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It is housed in a five-story, windowless building...
, an indoor arcade with traditional and virtual reality experiences.
Other ventures
- Three World of DisneyWorld of DisneyWorld of Disney is a chain of specialty retail stores owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company....
retail stores managed by the Parks and Resorts merchandise division. - Disney Vacation ClubDisney Vacation ClubDisney Vacation Club is a vacation timeshare division owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. It allows buying real estate interest in a DVC resort. Disney Vacation Club's President is Claire Bilby....
, a timeshareTimeshareA timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property, or the term used to describe such properties. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each sharer is allotted a period of time in which they may use...
program that includes several themed resorts within Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort plus Disney's Aulani ResortAulaniAulani, a Disney Resort & Spa is a beachside hotel, resort and vacation destination at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina in Kapolei on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Part of the Disney Vacation Club, it is the third Disney Vacation Club Resort located outside of a Disney theme park property...
, Disney's Hilton Head Island ResortDisney's Hilton Head Island ResortDisney's Hilton Head Island Resort is a Disney Vacation Club Resort located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Designed by Cooper, Robertson & Partners, it opened on March 1, 1996....
and Disney's Vero Beach ResortDisney's Vero Beach ResortDisney's Vero Beach Resort is a Disney Vacation Club resort located in Vero Beach, Florida. The resort was the first Disney Vacation Club resort to be constructed outside of the Walt Disney World Resort area.- Accommodations :...
. - Adventures by DisneyAdventures by DisneyAdventures by Disney provides planned and guided family vacations to various domestic and international destinations. It is jointly managed between Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and the Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated...
, a program of all-inclusive, guided vacation tour packages offered at predominantly non-Disney sites around the world.
Abandoned concepts
Disney reportedly had plans to build a park named Disney's AmericaDisney's America
Disney's America was a planned theme park that was to have been built by The Walt Disney Company in Haymarket, Virginia in the early 1990s. The park was to have been dedicated to the history of the United States; however, amid opposition from citizen's groups, the project was canceled in 1994.The...
. The park was to have been located in Haymarket, Virginia
Haymarket, Virginia
Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census, but the 2009 is 1,252. Haymarket is home to the Haymarket Senators of the Valley Baseball League...
, but local opposition to the idea persuaded Disney to abandon the idea in 1994.
Before Disney's California Adventure, Disney originally had announced plans for a West Coast version of Epcot, WestCOT
WestCOT
WestCOT was a planned theme park that was to have been built by The Walt Disney Company in Anaheim, California, United States. The park was intended to be a west coast version of EPCOT Center, a park devoted to international science and knowledge at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and was to...
, which was deemed too ambitious after the rocky financial performance of Euro Disney in France as well as protests by residents of Anaheim.
Another concept for a Disney park in California was Port Disney
Port Disney
Port Disney was a planned property of The Walt Disney Company that was to have been built in Long Beach, California, United States. The property was to have featured a marine-themed theme park, a marina, a cruise ship port, a specialty retail and entertainment area, and hotel accommodations...
, to be built in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
next to the RMS Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...
which Disney owned at the time. The park was to have led to a permanent West Coast ship in the Disney Cruise Line, which would dock at the park. The concept, although quickly scrapped, inspired the Imagineers to create Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea
is a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. It opened on September 4, 2001. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo DisneySea attracted an estimated 12 million visitors in...
.
Asian and European projects
Both Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris have room for future expansion.In November 2009, Disney received approval from the Chinese government to build a Disneyland resort in the Pudong
Pudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
district of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. The resort is expected to open in 2014.
In early January 2011, conflicting reports emerged regarding Disney's involvement in a proposed entertainment complex in Haifa, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, whose plans include a small (30,000 square meter) amusement park scheduled to open in 2013. The project will be partially funded by Shamrock Holdings
Shamrock Holdings
Shamrock Holdings is the firm founded as the Roy E. Disney family investment firm and the Disney family remains a key investor. Roy was its chairman, and Stanley Gold its President/CEO. Shamrock owns a number of assets including hotels and radio and television stations. Shamrock often takes an...
, a Disney-affiliated investment firm. In the wake of reports from Israeli business newspaper Globes
Globes
Globes is a Hebrew language daily evening financial newspaper, published in Israel. According to TGI 2009 media survey Globes' market share rose 15% over the year to 4.4%. Its main competitors in printed media are TheMarker of Haaretz group and Calcalist published by Yedioth Ahronoth Group...
and industry newswire Amusement Management that Disney itself would be involved in the project's development, a spokesperson for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts clarified to Fast Company
Fast Company (magazine)
Fast Company is a full-color business magazine that releases 10 issues per year and reports on topics including innovation, digital media, technology, change management, leadership, design, and social responsibility...
that Disney did not have any plans to involve itself in the building of the park.
Hong Kong Disneyland expansion
Rita LauRita Lau
Rita Lau Ng Wai Lan or Rita Ng Wai Lan, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong Government senior civil servant. She was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in July 2008 after her predecessor Frederick Ma resigned due to health reasons...
, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development , head of Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for promoting the commerce and economic development in Hong Kong...
for Hong Kong, announced that the expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland had been approved by the Executive Council
Executive Council of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong is a core policy-making organ in the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong.. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong serves as its President.The Executive Council normally meets once a week...
on June 30, 2009, and also approved by the Legislative Council
Legislative Council
A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A Member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC.- Unicameral legislatures :...
of Hong Kong on July 10, 2009. The park will receive three new lands; Grizzly Trail, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land
Toy Story Playland
Toy Story Playland is a new area at Walt Disney Studios Park and Hong Kong Disneyland. The area is based on the Disney·Pixar film series Toy Story. In France, it is part of Toon Studio and opened on the August 17, 2010...
. Construction began in late 2009 and will take 5 years to complete. The park will feature a total of seven themed lands after the completion of all the new additions.
American projects
Disney has made no announcements regarding plans for another American theme park and CEO Robert IgerRobert Iger
Robert A. "Bob" Iger is the president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. He was named president of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as chief executive in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney to shake-up the management of the company...
frequently has cited international expansion as one of the company's three strategic priorities.
The only site that is extremely short on land is Disneyland Resort in California. Although the company has acquired enough real estate to build a potential third theme park on a former strawberry farm near the existing resort, Robert Iger has stated that the company's focus in Anaheim is to improve its second park, Disney's California Adventure, before building a third. The strawberry fields were purchased in 2004 for $99.9 million with a requirement to harvest them until 2009. The remainder of the original Disneyland parking lot, southeast of Disney's California Adventure, was designated as a future growth space for the park. Since the park's opening in 2001, three small projects have been built into that space (A Bug's Land
A bug's land
"A Bug's Land" is a section of Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The area is based on the Disney·Pixar film "A Bug's Life"...
, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, more commonly known as Tower of Terror, is a drop tower thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios , Disney California Adventure Park, Tokyo DisneySea and Walt Disney Studios Park . It is based upon the television show The Twilight Zone...
, and a backstage warehouse) while a third, much larger project known as Cars Land is currently being built.
In October 2007, Disney announced plans to build a resort at Ko Olina Resort & Marina in Kapolei, Hawaii
Kapolei, Hawaii
Kapolei is an unincorporated community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States on the island of Oahu and is colloquially known as the "second city". Second to Honolulu in size, it is not a legal municipal corporation and thus not properly a city....
, featuring both a hotel and Disney Vacation Club timeshare units. Scheduled to open in 2011, the 800-unit property to be named Aulani
Aulani
Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa is a beachside hotel, resort and vacation destination at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina in Kapolei on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Part of the Disney Vacation Club, it is the third Disney Vacation Club Resort located outside of a Disney theme park property...
will join the other resorts not associated with a theme park, such as Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort
Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort
Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort is a Disney Vacation Club Resort located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Designed by Cooper, Robertson & Partners, it opened on March 1, 1996....
in South Carolina.
In September 2011, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced plans to partner with filmmaker James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
and his Lightstorm Entertainment
Lightstorm Entertainment
Lightstorm Entertainment is an American film production company. The company was founded by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron and film producer Larry Kasanoff in 1990 and is best known for producing the films Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic and Cameron's latest film Avatar...
production company, along with 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
, to develop theme park attractions based on Cameron's Avatar film franchise, with the first installation planned for Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom is an animal theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme park in the world, covering more than . It is also the first Disney theme park to be themed entirely...
at Walt Disney World, in the form of an Avatar-based section of the park. While no specific plans or attractions were announced, construction on the new area is expected to begin by 2013. Disney also secured exclusive global theme parks rights to the Avatar franchise.
1950s and 1960s
- 1954 - Plans for the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, are released to the public. - 1955 - Disneyland is dedicated by company founder and namesake Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
on July 17. - 1959 - First major expansion of Disneyland with the opening of the Matterhorn BobsledsMatterhorn BobsledsThe Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction composed of two intertwining steel roller coasters, which opened in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps...
, Submarine VoyageSubmarine VoyageThe Submarine Voyage thru liquid space was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.The attraction, which featured ride vehicles designed to look like Navy nuclear submarines, opened on June 14, 1959...
and the Disneyland Monorail. - 1965 - Plans for the Florida Project (what would become Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
) are released to the public in November. - 1966 - Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
dies on December 15. - 1967 - Construction on Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
begins.
1970s and 1980s
- 1971 - The Magic KingdomMagic KingdomMagic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
opens on October 1 and is dedicated soon after by Roy O. DisneyRoy O. DisneyRoy Oliver Disney was, with his younger brother, Walt Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company.-Early life:...
; Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
begins operation with two resort hotels and a campground. - 1972 - Plans to build a theme park in Europe are released to the public.
- 1978 - Plans for a second theme park in Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
(EpcotEpcotEpcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
) are released to the public. - 1979 - Construction begins on Epcot Center. The Main Street Electrical ParadeMain Street Electrical ParadeThe Main Street Electrical Parade is a regularly scheduled parade, created by Bob Jani and project director Ron Miziker, famous for its long run at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort most summers between 1972–1974, 1977–1982, and 1985-1996...
opens at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
. - 1982 - The second Walt Disney World theme park, Epcot CenterEpcotEpcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
opens on October 1. - 1983 - The first international Disney theme park, Tokyo DisneylandTokyo Disneylandis a 115 acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and opened on April 15, 1983...
, opens in UrayasuUrayasu, Chibais a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. - 1984 - Michael EisnerMichael EisnerMichael Dammann Eisner is an American businessman. He was the chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until 2005.-Early life:...
is named Disney's CEO and soon begins an aggressive expansion of Disney's theme parks division. - 1985 - Disney begins a licensing agreement with MGM, giving Disney the right to use the MGM name and logo for the third park at Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
. - 1988 - Construction on Euro Disney Resort begins.
- 1989 - The third theme park at Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
, Disney-MGM StudiosDisney's Hollywood StudiosDisney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
, opens on May 1.
1990s
- 1990 - Espace Euro Disney opens to show the public a preview of Euro Disney.
- 1992 - The second international Disney theme park, Euro DisneylandDisneyland Park (Paris)Disneyland Park is a theme park at Disneyland Paris, a resort complex just outside of Paris, in the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, France. The first of two parks built at the resort, it opened as Euro Disneyland on 12 April, 1992...
, opens as part of Euro Disney Resort in Marne-la-ValléeMarne-la-ValléeMarne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France.Disneyland Paris, Val d'Europe,Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée,and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée.-Status:...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on April 12. Fantasmic!Fantasmic!Fantasmic! is a Disney nighttime show at Disneyland in the Disneyland Resort, Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Tokyo DisneySea in Tokyo Disney Resort. The show features fireworks, live actors, water effects, fire, music, several boats, decorated rafts and projections onto large...
opens at Disneyland. - 1994 - Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, are both renamed Euro Disneyland Paris in June, and then Disneyland Paris in October, elimintating the word Euro.
- 1995 - Disney announces plans for Disney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal Kingdom is an animal theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme park in the world, covering more than . It is also the first Disney theme park to be themed entirely...
, the fourth Walt Disney World theme park. - 1997 - Disney announces Disney's California AdventureDisney's California AdventureDisney California Adventure, or simply California Adventure, is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001 as Disney's California Adventure Park. The park is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and...
and Downtown DisneyDowntown Disney (California)Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area, also known as a "shoppertainment center", located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States...
at Disneyland ResortDisneyland ResortThe Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
. - 1997 - Festival Disney, the Shopping, Dining and Entertainment complex at Disneyland Paris, is renamed Disney VillageDisney VillageDisney Village is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex in Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France. Originally named Festival Disney, it opened April 12, 1992 with what was then the Euro Disney Resort and originally covered an area of approximately 18,000 m².Based on Walt Disney World's...
. - 1998 - Disney announces a five-year plan to open a new theme park at each of its resorts across the globe, beginning with the opening of Disney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal KingdomDisney's Animal Kingdom is an animal theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme park in the world, covering more than . It is also the first Disney theme park to be themed entirely...
on April 22. The Disney MagicDisney MagicThe Disney Magic is a cruise ship operated by the Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its sister, the Disney Wonder, was launched in 1999....
begins operation on July 8. - 1999 - Plans are announced for a new resort in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The Disney WonderDisney WonderDisney Wonder is the second cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line; it was launched in 1999. It is nearly identical in construction to its sister ship, Disney Magic. Both ships have 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,400 passengers in 875 staterooms, and have a crew of approximately 950. ...
cruise ship begins operation on August 15.
2000s and 2010s
- 2001 - Disney's California AdventureDisney's California AdventureDisney California Adventure, or simply California Adventure, is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001 as Disney's California Adventure Park. The park is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and...
and Downtown DisneyDowntown Disney (California)Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area, also known as a "shoppertainment center", located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States...
open at Disneyland ResortDisneyland ResortThe Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
; Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo DisneySeais a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. It opened on September 4, 2001. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo DisneySea attracted an estimated 12 million visitors in...
opens at Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo Disney Resortis a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. It is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company with a license from The Walt Disney Company. The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park , but developed into a resort with two theme...
. "100 Years of Magic" Celebration begins to commemorate Walt Disney's 100th Birthday. - 2002 - Walt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park to open at Disneyland Paris, owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A.. It is located to the west of the hub, next door to Disneyland Park at the heart of the resort in Marne-la-Vallée....
opens as the second theme park at the newley renamed Disneyland Resort Paris. The first park is renamed Disneyland ParkDisneyland Park (Paris)Disneyland Park is a theme park at Disneyland Paris, a resort complex just outside of Paris, in the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, France. The first of two parks built at the resort, it opened as Euro Disneyland on 12 April, 1992...
. - 2003 - Construction on Hong Kong DisneylandHong Kong DisneylandHong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks. The park opened to visitors on 12 September 2005...
begins. "100 Years of Magic" Celebration ends and "Where Magic Lives" campaign begins. - 2005 - "Where Magic Lives" campaign ends; Disneyland celebrates its 50th anniversaryHappiest Homecoming on EarthThe Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which officially opened on July 17, 1955...
as part of a worldwide jubilee among all Disney's theme parks worldwide; Hong Kong Disneyland ResortHong Kong Disneyland ResortThe Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is a resort built by the Government of Hong Kong and The Walt Disney Company in Hong Kong on reclaimed land beside Penny's Bay, at the northeastern tip of Lantau Island, approximately two kilometres from Discovery Bay...
opens September 12 on Lantau Island, Hong Kong; Walt Disney World announces that River Country will remain closed permanently. - 2006 - The Happiest Homecoming on EarthHappiest Homecoming on EarthThe Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which officially opened on July 17, 1955...
ends, and immediately the Year of a Million Dreams promotional period at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts begins. - 2007 - The Year of a Million Dreams promotion is extended another year. A one billion dollar expansion/renovation of Disney's California AdventureDisney's California AdventureDisney California Adventure, or simply California Adventure, is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001 as Disney's California Adventure Park. The park is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and...
is announced to be completed by 2012. Disneyland Resort Paris celebrates its 15th anniversaryDisneyland Resort Paris 15th AnniversaryThe Disneyland Resort Paris 15th Anniversary Celebration was a year-long celebration event at the Disney holiday resort in Marne-la-Vallée near Paris, France to mark fifteen years of operation....
. - 2008 - Disneyland Resort Paris' 15th Birthday is extended and Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo Disney Resortis a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. It is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company with a license from The Walt Disney Company. The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park , but developed into a resort with two theme...
celebrates its 25th anniversary. Disney-MGM StudiosDisney-MGM StudiosDisney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
at Walt Disney World is renamed Disney's Hollywood StudiosDisney's Hollywood StudiosDisney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
. Two new cruise ships are announced for the Disney Cruise LineDisney Cruise LineDisney Cruise Line is an American cruise line company owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Karl Holz. Disney Cruise Line operates the Disney Cruise Line Terminal,...
. - 2009 - Year of a Million Dreams ends and What Will You Celebrate? promotion begins at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Disney announces a new resort, Shanghai Disneyland, expected to open in 2014 on the Chinese mainland, and announces that the Disney Cruise LineDisney Cruise LineDisney Cruise Line is an American cruise line company owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Karl Holz. Disney Cruise Line operates the Disney Cruise Line Terminal,...
's new ships will be called Disney DreamDisney DreamDisney Dream is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2011. The Disney Dream currently sails 3-, 4-, and 5-day itineraries to The Bahamas. The Captain of Disney Dream is Tom Forberg...
and Disney FantasyDisney FantasyThe Disney Fantasy is an upcoming cruise ship for the Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Fantasy will be the fourth ship in the cruise line when it enters service in 2012.-History:...
. Disney lays off 1,500 cast members. Disney announces plans for a Fantasyland expansion for Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park to begin construction January 2010 and finish in phases. Phase 1 is to be completed in 2012, while Phase 2 is to be completed in 2013. - 2010 - Give a Day, Get a Disney DayGive a Day, Get a Disney DayGive a Day, Get a Disney Day was a promotion created by The Walt Disney Company to increase attendance at its theme parks and promote volunteerism across the United States of America...
campaign promotes volunteerism in the US. Disneyland ResortDisneyland ResortThe Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
celebrates its 55th anniversary. Walt Disney World introduces its Summer Magic campaign, and the Main Street Electrical ParadeMain Street Electrical ParadeThe Main Street Electrical Parade is a regularly scheduled parade, created by Bob Jani and project director Ron Miziker, famous for its long run at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort most summers between 1972–1974, 1977–1982, and 1985-1996...
reappears at the Magic KingdomMagic KingdomMagic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
. Disneyland Resort Paris changes its name back to Disneyland Paris and begins construction of a new land in Walt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios ParkWalt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park to open at Disneyland Paris, owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A.. It is located to the west of the hub, next door to Disneyland Park at the heart of the resort in Marne-la-Vallée....
: Toy Story PlaylandToy Story PlaylandToy Story Playland is a new area at Walt Disney Studios Park and Hong Kong Disneyland. The area is based on the Disney·Pixar film series Toy Story. In France, it is part of Toon Studio and opened on the August 17, 2010...
, which opened in August 2010. The Disney DreamDisney DreamDisney Dream is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2011. The Disney Dream currently sails 3-, 4-, and 5-day itineraries to The Bahamas. The Captain of Disney Dream is Tom Forberg...
cruise ship finishes construction ahead of its maiden voyage on January 26, 2011. - 2011 - What Will You Celebrate? Promotion ends. Let the Memories Begin marketing campaign begins, using new enhanced video projection technology to project images of park guests on Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, and on It's a Small World at Disneyland. The Disney Dream begins service in late January and Disney Cruise LineDisney Cruise LineDisney Cruise Line is an American cruise line company owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Karl Holz. Disney Cruise Line operates the Disney Cruise Line Terminal,...
announces the maiden voyage of the Disney FantasyDisney FantasyThe Disney Fantasy is an upcoming cruise ship for the Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Fantasy will be the fourth ship in the cruise line when it enters service in 2012.-History:...
to be March 31, 2012. Groundbreaking for Shanghai Disneyland takes place on April 8.
Executive management
- Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Thomas O. StaggsThomas O. StaggsThomas O. Staggs is the chairman of the Walt Disney Company's Parks and Resorts division.-Career:Joining Disney in 1990, Staggs rose from his role as a manager of strategic planning to senior vice president of strategic planning and development in 1995...
- President of Worldwide Operations, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Al Weiss
- President, Disneyland Resort - George Kalogridis
- Senior Vice President of Operations, Disneyland Resort - Michael O'Grattan
- Vice President, Disneyland Park - Jon Storbeck
- Vice President, Disney California Adventure Park - Mary Niven
- Vice President, Downtown Disney and Disneyland Resort Hotels - Tony Bruno
- Senior Vice President of Operations, Disneyland Resort - Michael O'Grattan
- President, Walt Disney World Resort - Meg CroftonMeg CroftonMeg Gilbert Crofton is an American businesswoman, currently serving as president of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida...
- Senior Vice President of Operations and Next Generation Experiences, Walt Disney World Resort - Jim MacPhee
- Senior Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney World Resort - George Aguel
- Vice President, Magic Kingdom - Phil Holmes'
- Vice President, Epcot - Dan Cockerell
- Vice President, Disney's Hollywood Studios - Rilous CarterRilous CarterRilous Carter is the Vice President of Disney's Epcot. He was previously was the VP of Disney's Hollywood Studios before switching positions with Dan Cockerell.- References :...
- Vice President, Disney's Animal Kingdom - Michael Colglazier
- Vice President, Downtown Disney - Keith Bradford
- Vice President, Resort Operations - Kevin Myers
- Vice President, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and Disney Water Parks - Ken Potrock
- Vice President, Transportation Operations and Maintenance - Jim Vendur
- Vice President, Global Promotions, Disney Destinations LLC.– Greg Albrecht
- Chairman and CEO, Disneyland Paris (Euro Disney SCA) - Philippe GasPhilippe GasPhilippe Gas is the president of Euro Disney S.A.S., the management company of Euro Disney S.C.A. and Euro Disney Associés S.C.A., the operator of Disneyland Paris. He has been CEO of Euro Disney SAS since September 2008, replacing Karl Holz. He is married with an american woman born in 1961...
- Senior Vice President of Operations, Disneyland Paris - Joe Schott
- President and Managing Director, Asia, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts - Bill ErnestBill ErnestBill Ernest is the President and Managing Director, Asia, for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. He assumed this new role in April 2008. Ernest was formally the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Ernest was named to the position in January 2006, replacing...
- Managing Director, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort - Andrew KamAndrew KamAndrew Kam is the Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland. He went to primary and secondary school in Hong Kong before graduating with a business degree at Dalhousie University in Canada in 1984 and a masters in business management in 1986....
- Vice President, Park Operations - Noble Coker
- Vice President, Hotel Operations - Peter Lowe
- Vice President, Marketing - Maple Lee
- Vice President, Sales and Travel Trade Marketing - Aliana Ho
- Chairman and CEO, Tokyo Disney Resort (Oriental Land Company) - Toshio KagamiToshio Kagamiis the Secretary General of The Oriental Land Company.Kagami is also a ceremonial, non-payroll employee of The Walt Disney Company as president of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan...
- President and Chief Operations Officer, Tokyo Disney Resort (Oriental Land Company) - Kyoichiro Uenishi
- President of Walt Disney Attractions Japan - Nick FranklinNick FranklinThis article is about the business executive. For the baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization, see Nick Franklin .Nick Franklin is currently President of Walt Disney Attractions Japan and Executive Vice President, New Business Development. he is also famous for his Grandson Nic...
- Vice President and Executive Managing Director, Walt Disney Attractions Japan - Dave Vermeulen
- Managing Director, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort - Andrew Kam
- President, Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations - Karl HolzKarl HolzKarl L. Holz is the current President for Disney Cruise Line as of February 14, 2009. Holz was moved back to his former role as part of the corporate merger of Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations...
- Senior Vice President of Operations, Disney Cruise Line - Tom Wolber
- President, Disney Vacation Club - Claire Bilby
- Senior Vice President, Adventures by Disney - Ed Baklor
- President, Disneyland Resort - George Kalogridis
- Chief Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering - Bruce Vaughn
- Chief Design and Project Delivery Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering - Craig Russell
- Senior Vice President of Operations Integration/line of Business - Erin WallaceErin WallaceErin J. Wallace is the Senior Vice President of Operations, Integration/line of business, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. She was Promoted to this new role in February 2009. Prior to being Senior Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney World Resort, she was the Vice President of the Magic Kingdom...
- Senior Vice President, Conservation & Environmental Sustainability - Jerry Montgomery
- Senior Vice President of Global Sports Enterprises - Ken Potrock
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility - Kerry Chandler
- Senior Vice President of Worldwide Travel Operations - Kevin Lansberry
- Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion - Jayne Parker
- Executive Vice President, Public Affairs - Kristin Nolt Wingard
- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer - Jim Hunt
- Executive Vice President, Global Marketing - Leslie Ferraro
- Executive Vice President, International Development - Mike Crawford
- Executive Vice President, New Business Development and Next Generation Experiences - Nick FranklinNick FranklinThis article is about the business executive. For the baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization, see Nick Franklin .Nick Franklin is currently President of Walt Disney Attractions Japan and Executive Vice President, New Business Development. he is also famous for his Grandson Nic...
- President of Worldwide Operations, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Al Weiss