Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018	Jan. 30, 2019
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 29, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
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 Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,490,776,763