Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Apr. 29, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	DIS
Entity Registrant Name	WALT DISNEY CO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001001039
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-03
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,696,761,250