Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Jan. 28, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 27, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DIS
Entity Registrant Name	WALT DISNEY CO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001001039
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,699,563,381