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</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Bob Chapek</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Chapek in 2020</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Robert Alan Chapek</div> 1959 (age 65–66) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace">Chicago, Illinois, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">

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<ul><li><a href="Indiana_University_Bloomington" title="Indiana University Bloomington">Indiana University Bloomington</a> (<a href="Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State University</a> (<a href="Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">MBA</a>)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Title</th><td class="infobox-data title">Former chief executive officer, <a href="The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Term</th><td class="infobox-data">February 25, 2020 – November 20, 2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Bob_Iger" title="Bob Iger">Bob Iger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data">Bob Iger</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Board member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Masimo" title="Masimo">Masimo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1298804929">

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<div class="marriage-display-inline"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Cynthia Ford</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1980)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr></tbody></table>

Robert Alan Chapek (born 1959) is an American businessman and former media executive who was the <a href="Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> (CEO) of <a href="The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">the Walt Disney Company</a> from 2020 to 2022. He joined <a href="Masimo" title="Masimo">Masimo</a>'s board of directors in 2024 and resigned in 2025.

Before becoming CEO, Chapek had a 26-year career with The Walt Disney Company, beginning in the <a href="Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Home Entertainment</a> division, and eventually rising to become Chairman of Parks & Resorts. Chapek, who had a controversial tenure as CEO,<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-IgerChapek-2">[2]</a> was dismissed from the position on November 20, 2022, and succeeded by his predecessor, <a href="Bob_Iger" title="Bob Iger">Bob Iger</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2></div>

Robert Chapek was born in 1959<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> in the suburbs of <a href="Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> to a working mother and father, Marie (Lofay) and Bernard W. Chapek.<a href="#cite_note-Brooksy-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> He grew up in <a href="Hammond%2C_Indiana" title="Hammond, Indiana">Hammond, Indiana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Brooksy-5">[5]</a> His father was a World War II veteran.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> His family went on annual trips to Walt Disney World.<a href="#cite_note-vty-9">[9]</a>

Chapek graduated from <a href="George_Rogers_Clark_Jr./Sr._High_School" title="George Rogers Clark Jr./Sr. High School">George Rogers Clark Jr./Sr. High School</a> in 1977.<a href="#cite_note-:0-10">[10]</a> He has a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from <a href="Indiana_University_Bloomington" title="Indiana University Bloomington">Indiana University Bloomington</a> and a <a href="Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">Master of Business Administration</a> from <a href="Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State University</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div>

Chapek worked for the <a href="Heinz" title="Heinz">H. J. Heinz Company</a> in brand management and in advertising for <a href="J._Walter_Thompson" title="J. Walter Thompson">J. Walter Thompson</a> before joining <a href="The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">the Walt Disney Company</a> in 1993, where he worked until 2022.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> In January 2024 he joined the board of directors of Masimo, a medical technology company.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disney">Disney</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Home_Entertainment">Home Entertainment</h4></div>

Chapek began his Disney career in 1993 as the marketing director for the company's <a href="Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Buena Vista Home Entertainment</a> division, which at that time was focused on VHS tapes. Then-CEO <a href="Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a> described Chapek by saying, "He was always an executive that you knew would be on the rise... He knew how to grow the business while adjusting to the changing marketplace, which was intense." Chapek is credited for bringing Disney's home entertainment division into the digital age, by focusing on releasing properties on DVD and later <a href="Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray discs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> In 2006, he was promoted to become the president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment.<a href="#cite_note-bb-15">[15]</a> In 2009, he became president of distribution for <a href="Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)">Walt Disney Studios</a>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Since Chapek began his ascent to the top of the Walt Disney Company from its home video division, he has been called "the home entertainment industry’s single biggest success story."<a href="#cite_note-Arnold-17">[17]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="President_of_Consumer_Products">President of Consumer Products</h4></div>

Chapek was appointed president of <a href="Disney_Consumer_Products" title="Disney Consumer Products">Disney Consumer Products</a> in September 2011.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> After the acquisition of <a href="Lucasfilm" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a>, Chapek integrated <a href="Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a> merchandise into Disney's licensing program, ensuring that Disney became the world's largest licensor of intellectual property.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> In 2013, Chapek secured a deal with <a href="Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a>, whereby the toy company paid Disney $80 million in royalties to extend the license for Marvel toys and an agreement for Hasbro to pay Disney up to $225 million for the rights to forthcoming Star Wars merchandise.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a>

In 2014, Chapek launched the Disney Imagicademy, which was a suite of numerous tablet and smart-phone apps designed to give children high quality learning games.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> This was Disney's first full foray into the learning-app market. Chapek said he spearheaded this initiative after numerous parents told his department that they found it difficult to find high quality learning apps out of the thousands that were available online.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Parks_and_Resorts">Parks and Resorts</h4></div>

On February 23, 2015, Chapek was named chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts effective that day to replace <a href="Thomas_O._Staggs" title="Thomas O. Staggs">Thomas O. Staggs</a>, who was promoted to Disney <a href="Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">chief operating officer</a> earlier in the month.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> Chapek immediately began working towards the completion and launch of Shanghai Disneyland in 2016, which hosted over 11 million guests in its first year of operation.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> The $5.5 billion theme park opened under Chapek’s leadership after months of delays, establishing Chapek’s strong reputation with Iger and Disney’s board. Throughout this process, Iger accompanied Chapek on more than 10 trips to Shanghai, China, observing how Chapek navigated budget issues and construction hurdles.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a> He also oversaw the completion and launch of <a href="Pandora_%E2%80%93_The_World_of_Avatar" title="Pandora – The World of Avatar">Pandora – The World of Avatar</a> at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2017.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Chapek also directly managed the construction and opening of the new <a href="Star_Wars%3A_Galaxy's_Edge" title="Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge">Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge</a> lands at <a href="Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> and Walt Disney World.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Disney said of Galaxy's Edge, "It's the most immersive land we have ever built," citing the themed restaurants, shops and roaming interactive characters. Disney reportedly spent $1 billion on the sprawling 14-acre land in Disneyland in Anaheim, prompting <a href="CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> to comment that "Disney spared no expense."<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a>

As chairman of Parks and Resorts, Chapek invested over $24 billion into the theme parks, attractions, hotels and cruise ships. <a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> noted that Chapek's spending was more money than Disney spent in acquiring <a href="Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>, <a href="Marvel_Entertainment" title="Marvel Entertainment">Marvel</a> and <a href="Lucasfilm" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a> combined.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a>

In the fall of 2017, after Parks and Resorts recorded at 14% increase in operating income, many in the media began to speculate that Chapek would likely succeed <a href="Bob_Iger" title="Bob Iger">Bob Iger</a> as the next Disney CEO.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a>

In March 2018, after a reorganization of divisions in order to prepare for the launch of <a href="Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>, Chapek was given back the consumer products divisions (including the <a href="Disney_Store" title="Disney Store">Disney Stores</a>), in addition to his responsibilities for all of the parks and resorts and related experiences. Then, CEO Bob Iger said, "Bob [Chapek] comes to this new role with an impressive record of success at both parks and resorts and consumer products, and he is the perfect leader to run these combined teams." This furthered speculation that Chapek would be Iger's successor.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a>

In August 2019, Chapek announced that he had negotiated a retail collaboration to open 25 mini <a href="Disney_Store" title="Disney Store">Disney Store</a> shops within select <a href="Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a> department stores across the United States. Chapek stated that people who purchase Disney products were already likely to shop at Target, and the deal gives Disney the opportunity to expand its own footprint beyond traditional shopping malls.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> The Disney mini-shops will be an average of 750 square feet and be located near Target's kids clothing and toy departments. They'll have more than 450 items, including more than 100 products previously only available at Disney retail locations.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a>

On May 18, 2020, Chapek announced <a href="Josh_D'Amaro" title="Josh D'Amaro">Josh D'Amaro</a> as his successor to the position of chairman of <a href="Disney_Parks%2C_Experiences_and_Products" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Parks, Experiences and Products">Disney Parks, Experiences and Products</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hollywood_reporter-38">[38]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chief_executive_officer">Chief executive officer</h4></div>

In February 2020, <a href="Bob_Iger" title="Bob Iger">Bob Iger</a> named Chapek as his hand-picked successor for the role of chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company. Iger retained creative control and would remain as executive chairman until the end of 2021.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a> This was considered a surprise to many Disney employees, who had seen <a href="Kevin_A._Mayer" title="Kevin A. Mayer">Kevin Mayer</a> as the heir apparent to Iger.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> In April 2020, Chapek was elected to the Walt Disney Company's board of directors.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Iger reportedly resisted relinquishing power to Chapek from the outset, insisting on keeping his office and calling himself "Big Bob" and Chapek "Little Bob".<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a> It was later revealed that while Chapek remained CEO, Iger said he intended to resume control of the company's operational duties for the time being, due to the <a href="COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a>

In numerous interviews with financial news outlets during the pandemic, Chapek said he was focusing on opening Disney's theme parks. In May 2020, <a href="Shanghai_Disneyland" title="Shanghai Disneyland">Shanghai Disneyland</a> opened with limited guest capacity capped at approximately 24,000 visitors per day, pursuant to government regulations. Chapek acknowledged that this was a "baby step", but found the attendance figures encouraging, considering that the limited number of tickets were selling out. Chapek vowed to increase capacity in the weeks to come, albeit in a conservative manner.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a>

Chapek stated that upon the reopening of <a href="Walt_Disney_World" title="Walt Disney World">Walt Disney World</a> in July 2020, both employees and guests would be required to take temperature checks, wear face masks, and observe social distancing guidelines. He said that the company would continue to work with local government and healthcare professionals to open the parks responsibly. He added that when the parks reopened, the first attraction he will ride would be <a href="Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(attraction)" title="Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)">Pirates of the Caribbean</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> In October 2020, Chapek agreed to keep Disney World at only 25% capacity until the <a href="Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention" title="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention">CDC</a> issued new guidance, and also stated that with regards to reopening <a href="Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> in California, "It's not much of a negotiation. It's pretty much a mandate that we stay closed."<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> In March 2021, after California eased COVID-19 restrictions, he then stated, "Here in California, we're encouraged by the positive trends we're seeing and we're hopeful they'll continue to improve and we'll be able to reopen our Parks to guests with limited capacity by late April."<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> By July 2021, Walt Disney World had officially ended their mask mandate (except while on Disney transportation) and temperature checks, and were operating at higher capacity.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> That same month, fireworks shows at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland returned.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> Under Chapek’s leadership, Disney weathered the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue for Disney’s parks, experiences, and products business more than doubled to $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, compared with the prior-year period.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a>

In October 2020, Chapek spoke about the company's decision to begin focusing on <a href="Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">streaming media</a>, including <a href="Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>, and <a href="Direct-to-consumer" title="Direct-to-consumer">direct-to-consumer</a> advertising.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> Multiple films that were originally slated for theatrical releases, including <a href="Mulan_(2020_film)" title="Mulan (2020 film)">Mulan</a> and <a href="Soul_(2020_film)" title="Soul (2020 film)">Soul</a>, did not receive theatrical releases and instead debuted on Disney+. Mulan was offered on Disney+ for a <a href="Video_on_demand#Premium" title="Video on demand">premium fee</a>, while Soul was offered for no additional cost.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a>

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In 2022, as Florida passed its <a href="Florida_House_Bill_1557" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida House Bill 1557">Parental Rights in Education Act</a> (commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay law"), reports arose that Disney funded the legislators who wrote and sponsored the bill; this conflicted with the company's pro-LGBT+ image.<a href="#cite_note-:1-53">[53]</a> In a board-approved memo drafted with <a href="Geoff_Morrell_(spokesperson)" title="Geoff Morrell (spokesperson)">Geoff Morrell</a>, then chief of corporate affairs, Chapek wrote “corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds. Instead, they are often weaponized by one side or the other to further divide and inflame. Simply put, they can be counterproductive and undermine more effective ways to achieve change.”<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Chapek's refusal to pause political contributions to legislators who supported the bill and his failure to take a public stance on the legislation was heavily criticized, including by several members of Disney's creative talent.<a href="#cite_note-saha2022-55">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-variety2022-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Following the criticism, Chapek reversed course, claiming the company was "opposed to the bill from the outset" and would be donating to several LGBT+ organizations.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> One LGBTQ civil rights advocacy group, the <a href="Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a>, refused funds from Disney until "meaningful action" is taken.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> The day after, Chapek formally apologized for his prior statements and announced that the company will be ceasing donations to all political parties in Florida while looking to further improve their support for LGBT+ causes.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> However, this is also considered to be later one of the main reason why the Florida government pushed to repeal the <a href="Reedy_Creek_Improvement_Act" title="Reedy Creek Improvement Act">Reedy Creek Improvement Act</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dismissal_from_Disney">Dismissal from Disney</h4></div>

In June 2022, Chapek signed a three-year contract extension to remain as Walt Disney Company CEO.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> However, on Sunday, November 20, 2022, Iger was reinstated as the CEO. According to Disney insiders through <a href="CNBC" title="CNBC">CNBC</a>, Iger was formally requested to return as CEO on the previous day, and Chapek was notified on Sunday night. CNBC later reported that Iger repeatedly undermined and failed to champion his chosen replacement throughout Chapek's tenure as CEO.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a> At that time the board, through chair <a href="Susan_Arnold" title="Susan Arnold">Susan Arnold</a>, cited Disney's negative earnings report released at the beginning of the month and believed that Iger was "uniquely situated" to lead Disney.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> It was later revealed that then-CFO Christine McCarthy "blindsided" Chapek with the company's financial results for the third quarter of 2022.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a>

<a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> (NYT) further reported that Chapek had a "happy go lucky" demeanor during the conference call held after the November 8 earnings report. Chapek was also criticized by the NYT for emphasizing the success of <a href="Mickey's_Not-So-Scary_Halloween_Party" title="Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party">Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party</a>. Calls for Chapek's removal were emphasized that day by <a href="Mad_Money" title="Mad Money">Mad Money</a> host <a href="Jim_Cramer" title="Jim Cramer">Jim Cramer</a>, who particularly aimed criticism towards Disney's "<a href="Balance_sheet" title="Balance sheet">balance sheet</a> from hell".<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Investor <a href="Nelson_Peltz" title="Nelson Peltz">Nelson Peltz</a> later attributed these losses to Disney’s 2019 acquisition of Fox under Iger.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a>

Chapek's exit package was expected to be worth $23.4 million, including the remainder of his CEO salary at $6.5 million and a pension worth $16.9 million, which was accumulated over his 29-year career at Disney.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a>

In May 2023, Chapek and a group of other Disney executives were sued for alleged <a href="Securities_fraud" title="Securities fraud">securities fraud</a>. The suit alleged that they had misled investors about <a href="Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> subscription numbers to make the service appear more successful than it was.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> The suit was dismissed by the plaintiffs in October 2023.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div>

Chapek has been married to his wife Cynthia since 1980 and together they have three children,<a href="#cite_note-vty-9">[9]</a> including <a href="Marvel_Studios" title="Marvel Studios">Marvel Studios</a> producer <a href="Brian_Chapek" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Chapek">Brian Chapek</a>,<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> and four grandchildren.<a href="#cite_note-vty-9">[9]</a> He resides in <a href="Westlake_Village%2C_California" title="Westlake Village, California">Westlake Village, California</a>.<a href="#cite_note-wildest-26">[26]</a>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/leaders/bob-chapek/">Corporate biography</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210523064154/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/leaders/bob-chapek/">Archived</a> May 23, 2021, at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li>

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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Beyond the parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney_Springs" title="Disney Springs">Disney Springs</a></li>

<li><a href="ESPN_Wide_World_of_Sports_Complex" title="ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex">ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex</a></li>

<li><a href="Fantasia_Gardens" title="Fantasia Gardens">Fantasia Gardens</a></li>

<li><a href="Winter_Summerland" title="Winter Summerland">Winter Summerland</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Resorts and residential areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Golden_Oak_at_Walt_Disney_World_Resort" title="Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort">Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort</a></li>

<li><a href="Flamingo_Crossings" title="Flamingo Crossings">Flamingo Crossings</a>‡</li>

<li><a href="Bonnet_Creek_Resort" title="Bonnet Creek Resort">Bonnet Creek Resort</a>‡</li></ul>

</div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Magic_Kingdom_Resort_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic Kingdom Resort Area">Magic Kingdom</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Contemporary_Resort" title="Disney's Contemporary Resort">Contemporary</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Fort_Wilderness_Resort_%26_Campground" title="Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground">Fort Wilderness</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Grand_Floridian_Resort_%26_Spa" title="Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa">Grand Floridian</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Polynesian_Village_Resort" title="Disney's Polynesian Village Resort">Polynesian Village</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Wilderness_Lodge" title="Disney's Wilderness Lodge">Wilderness Lodge</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_Lakeshore_Lodge" title="Disney Lakeshore Lodge">Lakeshore Lodge</a></li>

<li><a href="Shades_of_Green_(resort)" title="Shades of Green (resort)">Shades of Green</a>†</li>

<li><a href="Four_Seasons_Hotels_and_Resorts" title="Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts">Four Seasons</a>†</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Epcot_Resort_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Epcot Resort Area">Epcot</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Caribbean_Beach_Resort" title="Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort">Caribbean Beach</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Yacht_Club_Resort" title="Disney's Yacht Club Resort">Yacht Club</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Beach_Club_Resort" title="Disney's Beach Club Resort">Beach Club</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_BoardWalk_Resort" title="Disney's BoardWalk Resort">BoardWalk</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Riviera_Resort" title="Disney's Riviera Resort">Riviera</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Dolphin" title="Walt Disney World Dolphin">Dolphin</a>†</li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Swan" title="Walt Disney World Swan">Swan Reserve</a>†</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Disney_Springs_Resort_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Springs Resort Area">Disney Springs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Port_Orleans_Resort" title="Disney's Port Orleans Resort">Port Orleans</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Saratoga_Springs_Resort_%26_Spa" title="Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa">Saratoga Springs</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Animal_Kingdom_Resort_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal Kingdom Resort Area">Animal Kingdom</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>All-Star

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_All-Star_Movies_Resort" title="Disney's All-Star Movies Resort">Movies</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_All-Star_Music_Resort" title="Disney's All-Star Music Resort">Music</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_All-Star_Sports_Resort" title="Disney's All-Star Sports Resort">Sports</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Animal_Kingdom_Lodge" title="Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge">Animal Kingdom Lodge</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Coronado_Springs_Resort" title="Disney's Coronado Springs Resort">Coronado Springs</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="ESPN_Wide_World_of_Sports_Resort_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN Wide World of Sports Resort Area">Wide World of Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Art_of_Animation_Resort" title="Disney's Art of Animation Resort">Art of Animation</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Pop_Century_Resort" title="Disney's Pop Century Resort">Pop Century</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Disney_Transport" title="Disney Transport">Transportation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Transportation_and_Ticket_Center" title="Transportation and Ticket Center">Transportation and Ticket Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Monorail_System" title="Walt Disney World Monorail System">Walt Disney World Monorail System</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_Skyliner" title="Disney Skyliner">Disney Skyliner</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events and festivities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Resort</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Fairy_Tale_Weddings_%26_Honeymoons" title="Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons">Disney Weddings</a>

<ul><li><a href="Disney's_Wedding_Pavilion" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney's Wedding Pavilion">Disney's Wedding Pavilion</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Magic_Music_Days" title="Magic Music Days">Magic Music Days</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Marathon" title="Walt Disney World Marathon">Disney World Marathon Weekend</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Magic Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Mickey's_Not-So-Scary_Halloween_Party" title="Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party">Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Mickey's_Very_Merry_Christmas_Party" title="Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party">Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Epcot#Annual_events" title="Epcot">Epcot</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Epcot_International_Flower_%26_Garden_Festival" title="Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival">Flower & Garden Festival</a></li>

<li>Festival of the Arts</li>

<li><a href="Epcot_International_Food_%26_Wine_Festival" title="Epcot International Food & Wine Festival">Food & Wine Festival</a></li>

<li>Festival of the Holidays</li>

<li><a href="Disney's_Candlelight_Processional" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney's Candlelight Processional">Candlelight Processional</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired events, former attractions, and closed facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="ABC_Super_Soap_Weekend" title="ABC Super Soap Weekend">ABC Super Soap Weekend</a></li>

<li><a href="Discovery_Island_(Bay_Lake)" title="Discovery Island (Bay Lake)">Discovery Island</a></li>

<li><a href="DisneyQuest" title="DisneyQuest">DisneyQuest</a></li>

<li><a href="Epcot_Center_Ultralight_Flightpark" title="Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark">Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark</a></li>

<li><a href="Fort_Wilderness_Railroad" title="Fort Wilderness Railroad">Fort Wilderness Railroad</a></li>

<li><a href="Give_a_Day%2C_Get_a_Disney_Day" title="Give a Day, Get a Disney Day">Give a Day, Get a Disney Day</a></li>

<li><a href="Happiest_Homecoming_on_Earth" title="Happiest Homecoming on Earth">Happiest Celebration on Earth</a></li>

<li><a href="Mickey's_Pirate_and_Princess_Party" title="Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party">Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Millennium_Celebration" title="Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration">Millennium Celebration</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Osborne_Family_Spectacle_of_Dancing_Lights" title="The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights">The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights</a></li>

<li><a href="Pleasure_Island_(Walt_Disney_World)" title="Pleasure Island (Walt Disney World)">Pleasure Island</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney's_River_Country" title="Disney's River Country">River Country</a></li>

<li><a href="Star_Wars%3A_Galactic_Starcruiser" title="Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser">Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser</a></li>

<li><a href="Star_Wars_Weekends" title="Star Wars Weekends">Star Wars Weekends</a></li>

<li><a href="Summer_Nightastic!" title="Summer Nightastic!">Summer Nightastic!</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Airport" title="Walt Disney World Airport">Walt Disney World Airport</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Speedway" title="Walt Disney World Speedway">Walt Disney World Speedway</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Past leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a></li>

<li><a href="Roy_O._Disney" title="Roy O. Disney">Roy O. Disney</a></li>

<li><a href="Ron_Dominguez" title="Ron Dominguez">Ron Dominguez</a></li>

<li><a href="Joe_Fowler" title="Joe Fowler">Joe Fowler</a></li>

<li><a href="Richard_Irvine" title="Richard Irvine">Richard Irvine</a></li>

<li><a href="Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a></li>

<li><a href="Thomas_O._Staggs" title="Thomas O. Staggs">Thomas O. Staggs</a></li>

<li><a href="George_Kalogridis" title="George Kalogridis">George Kalogridis</a></li>

<li><a href="Al_Weiss" title="Al Weiss">Al Weiss</a></li>

</ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Josh_D'Amaro" title="Josh D'Amaro">Josh D'Amaro</a></li>

<li>Jeff Vahle</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Jack_Wagner_(announcer)" title="Jack Wagner (announcer)">Jack Wagner</a></li>

<li><a href="Corey_Burton" title="Corey Burton">Corey Burton</a></li>

<li><a href="Paul_Frees" title="Paul Frees">Paul Frees</a></li>

<li><a href="Herbert_Ryman" title="Herbert Ryman">Herbert Ryman</a></li>

<li><a href="Marc_Davis_(animator)" title="Marc Davis (animator)">Marc Davis</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Casting_Center" title="Walt Disney World Casting Center">Casting Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_Creative_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney Creative Entertainment">Creative Entertainment</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_Dining_Plan" title="Disney Dining Plan">Dining Plan</a></li>

<li>Disney Programs

<ul><li><a href="Disney_College_Program" title="Disney College Program">Disney College Program</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_International_Programs" title="Disney International Programs">Disney International Programs</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Disney_Speedstorm" title="Disney Speedstorm">Disney Speedstorm</a></li>

<li><a href="EPCOT_(concept)" title="EPCOT (concept)">EPCOT Concept</a></li>

<li><a href="Escape_from_Tomorrow" title="Escape from Tomorrow">Escape from Tomorrow</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_Imagineering" title="Walt Disney Imagineering">Imagineering</a></li>

<li><a href="Virtual_queue_systems_at_Disney_Parks#Lightning_Lane" title="Virtual queue systems at Disney Parks">Lightning Lane</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Muppets_at_Walt_Disney_World" title="The Muppets at Walt Disney World">The Muppets at Walt Disney World</a></li>

<li><a href="MyMagic%2B" title="MyMagic+">MyMagic+</a>

<ul><li><a href="MagicBands" class="mw-redirect" title="MagicBands">MagicBands</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Disney_PhotoPass" title="Disney PhotoPass">PhotoPass</a></li>

<li><a href="Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversight_District" title="Central Florida Tourism Oversight District">Central Florida Tourism Oversight District</a>

<ul><li><a href="Lake_Buena_Vista%2C_Florida" title="Lake Buena Vista, Florida">Lake Buena Vista</a></li>

<li><a href="Team_Disney_Orlando" title="Team Disney Orlando">Team Disney Orlando</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_University" title="Disney University">University</a></li>

<li><a href="Disney_utilidor_system" title="Disney utilidor system">Utilidor system</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney World Company">Walt Disney World Company</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Walt_Disney_World_Explorer" title="The Walt Disney World Explorer">The Walt Disney World Explorer</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_incidents_at_Walt_Disney_World" title="List of incidents at Walt Disney World">List of incidents at Walt Disney World</a></li>

<li><a href="Walt_Disney_World_Quest%3A_Magical_Racing_Tour" title="Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour">Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour</a></li>

<li><a href="Wild_About_Safety" title="Wild About Safety">Wild About Safety</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="Disney_Experiences" title="Disney Experiences">Disney Experiences</a> (<a href="The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a>) † located on Disney property, but not operated by Disney ‡ located off Disney property</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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