Disney Organizational Structure & Org Chart

The Walt Disney Company organizational chart

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The Walt Disney Company's reporting structure as of 2026-09. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom — or open it in QueryChart and edit it as your own.

About the company

The Walt Disney Company combines filmed entertainment, television, streaming, sports and physical experiences. Its published overview identifies three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN and Disney Experiences. The categories are more useful in a chart than an unstructured list of famous characters and franchises.

This chart reflects Disney's March 2026 leadership transition. Josh D'Amaro succeeded Bob Iger as chief executive, Dana Walden became president and chief creative officer, Thomas Mazloum took over Experiences, and James Pitaro continued to lead ESPN. The branches below these leaders group publicly described activities, not every subsidiary or employee reporting line.

Entertainment, ESPN and Experiences under the 2026 leadership team

Dana Walden's expanded Disney Entertainment remit brings together streaming, film, television, games and digital entertainment. Disney's March 2026 announcement describes these as an integrated creative and distribution portfolio. Studio labels and individual franchises are not shown as if each were a top-level corporate division.

ESPN remains a separate core segment led by James Pitaro. Its sports networks and direct-to-consumer products are shown as activities within ESPN; the ESPN brand does not imply one single legal entity containing every rights agreement and product.

Disney Experiences is led by Thomas Mazloum and spans parks and resorts, Disney Signature Experiences, consumer products and Imagineering. The 2025 annual report's segment presentation and Disney's 2026 leadership pages provide complementary views: one is financial reporting, the other is current operating leadership. Dotted branches on this diagram mark portfolio groupings rather than verified direct reports.

Key leadership roles

1. Josh D'Amaro

   Chief Executive Officer — Succeeded Bob Iger in March 2026.

2. Dana Walden

   President and Chief Creative Officer — Leads the expanded Disney Entertainment organization.

3. James Pitaro

   Chairman, ESPN

4. Thomas Mazloum

   Chairman, Disney Experiences — Succeeded D'Amaro as Experiences chair in March 2026.

How this structure supports the business

The three-segment arrangement distinguishes making and distributing stories, serving sports fans, and bringing intellectual property into physical and consumer experiences. It gives a reader a useful first answer to where a Disney business belongs.

The structure also supports cross-company storytelling: a studio property may appear in streaming, merchandise and a park. Those relationships cross segment boundaries, so they should be described as collaborations or licenses rather than drawn as duplicate ownership lines.

Advantages and disadvantages

Three core segments make Disney's broad portfolio easy to scan.

A character or franchise can span all three, which a single-parent tree cannot show by itself.

Current leaders help readers connect the published businesses to accountable executives.

Financial segment labels and operating portfolios do not prove the legal structure of every brand or property.

Interesting facts

• Josh D'Amaro became chief executive in March 2026 after leading Disney Experiences.
• Disney names Entertainment, ESPN and Experiences as its three core business segments.
• The March 2026 Entertainment reorganization grouped streaming, film, television, games and digital entertainment under Dana Walden's expanded remit.
• Thomas Mazloum became chairman of Disney Experiences in March 2026.
• Disney reported approximately 231,000 employees and $94.4 billion of revenue for fiscal 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Disney's three main business segments?

Disney identifies Disney Entertainment, ESPN and Disney Experiences as its three core segments.

Who is Disney's CEO in 2026?

Josh D'Amaro became chief executive in March 2026, succeeding Bob Iger.

Does Disney own every brand shown in its business portfolio?

A portfolio or franchise label does not establish the legal ownership of every property. This chart groups published activities and does not serve as a subsidiary register.

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