The Walt Disney Company
Industry
Travel
Size
1,000+ employees
Revenue
£1 million+
Overview
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, also known as Disney Parks, is one of The Walt Disney Company’s five major business segments. Originally known as Walt Disney Attractions, it is responsible for the conception, building, and managing of the company’s theme parks and vacation resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. It was founded in 1971 after the opening of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, joining the original Disneyland in California. In 2013, the company’s theme parks hosted approximately 132.5 million guests, making Disney Parks the world’s most visited theme park company, ahead of the second-most visited rival Merlin Entertainments.
Walt Disney Companies House Information
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Location
London W6 9PE
T: 020 8222 1000
Recent News
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