Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DIS
Entity Registrant Name	WALT DISNEY CO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001001039
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,805,436,313