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EXHIBIT 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated December 9, 2004 relating to the consolidated financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in The Walt Disney Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Los Angeles, California
February 4, 2005

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