Private company

Disney Live Entertainment

Logo: https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/live-entertainment/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia³

American theatrical entertainment company

Disney Live Entertainment is the theatrical live entertainment production division of Walt Disney Imagineering, the design and development arm of Disney Experiences, a division and business segment of The Walt Disney Company.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded¹

HeadquartersGlendale¹

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Corporate structure

Disney Live Entertainment is part of a group headed by The Walt Disney Company. 350 entities, 33 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

The Walt Disney Company Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Disney Experiences Lake Buena Vista
  - Walt Disney Imagineering Glendale
    - Disney Live Entertainment Glendale
  - Anaheim Sports Subsidiary · Anaheim
  - Club 33 Subsidiary
  - Disney Regional Entertainment Subsidiary
    - 1 more
  - Reedy Creek Energy Services Subsidiary
  - runDisney Subsidiary · Kissimmee
  - Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel Subsidiary · California, United States
  - Epcot Owned · Bay Lake, United States
- Disney Streaming Subsidiary · 100% · New York City
- Jetix Europe Subsidiary · 99.8%
- National Geographic Partners Subsidiary · 73% · New York City
  - 1 more
- 20th Century Animation Subsidiary · Century City
- 20th Century Fox Television Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - 20th Television Animation Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- 20th Century Studios Subsidiary · Los Angeles, California, United States
  - 20th Digital Studio Subsidiary · Century City
  - Fox 21 Subsidiary
  - Fox Animation Studios Subsidiary · Phoenix
  - 20th Century Fox Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Netherlands FOX Film Corporation Subsidiary
  - Spotlight Animation Studios Subsidiary · United States
  - Twentieth Century-Fox Korea Subsidiary · South Korea
- 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- 20th Television Subsidiary · Walt Disney Studios
  - 20th Century Fox International Television Subsidiary
  - Fox Lab Subsidiary
- A+E Global Media Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - Lifetime Entertainment Services Subsidiary · New York City
- ABC Entertainment Subsidiary · New York City
  - Greengrass Productions Subsidiary
  - Localish Subsidiary · United States
- ABC Family Worldwide Subsidiary · Burbank
  - Fox Kids Subsidiary · United States
- ABC Signature Subsidiary · Burbank
  - ABC Signature Studios Subsidiary · United States
- American Broadcasting Company Subsidiary · New York City
  - ABC Circle Films Subsidiary
  - ABC Pictures Subsidiary
  - ABC Scenic and Wildlife Attractions Subsidiary
  - ABC Audio Subsidiary · United States
  - ABC Kids Subsidiary
  - ABC Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
- Baby Einstein Subsidiary · Atlanta
- Banijay Iberia Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Diagonal TV Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
  - Endemol Portugal Subsidiary
  - Gestmusic Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
  - Zeppelin TV Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- Banijay UK Subsidiary · London
  - Company Pictures Subsidiary · London
  - Dragonfly Subsidiary
  - Kudos Subsidiary · London
  - Lion Television Subsidiary
  - Little Dot Studios Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Maverick Television Subsidiary
  - Neal Street Productions Subsidiary
  - North One Television Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Objective Media Group Subsidiary · London
  - Princess Productions Subsidiary · London
  - Raw TV Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - RDF Television Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Remarkable Entertainment Subsidiary · London
  - Shine TV Subsidiary · London
  - Studio Lambert Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - The Comedy Unit Subsidiary · Glasgow
  - The Forge Subsidiary
  - Two Brothers Pictures Subsidiary · London
  - Zeppotron Subsidiary · England
- Black Rock Studio Subsidiary · Brighton
- Blip Subsidiary · New York City
- Blue Sky Studios Subsidiary · Greenwich
- Bossa Studios Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Buena Vista Subsidiary · Glendale
- Buena Vista International Television Subsidiary · Burbank
- BVS Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Créativité et Développement Subsidiary · France
  - SIP Animation Subsidiary · La Garenne-Colombes
- Caravan Pictures Subsidiary · Santa Monica
- and 261 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Disney Entertainment

Formerly founded as Walt Disney Entertainment as a wing of the Walt Disney Company, it produced all shows and parades for Disney worldwide, including everything from the Disney-created Super Bowl Half-time shows to theme parks. The division was altered on January 31, 2001, at the retirement of Executive Vice President, Ron Logan, who was the head of the division.

Disney Creative Entertainment

Disney Creative Entertainment was founded in 2000 with the arrival of Executive Vice President Anne Hamburger.

From Wikipedia’s article on Disney Live Entertainment, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Walt Disney Imagineering

Owners

Walt Disney Imagineering

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2001Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataDisney Live Entertainment on Wikidata
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WikipediaDisney Live Entertainment on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsDisney Live Entertainment logo by https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/live-entertainment/, Non-free logo
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WikipediaDisney Live Entertainment on Wikipedia (revision used)