Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	May 01, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
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		1,800,941,486