Looking for Interesting Disney Facts, Trivia and Stats? Look no further. Here are more than you will ever need to know!

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It all started in 1923, when a bankrupt young animator moved out from Kansas City to Hollywood to join his brother to form a small cartoon studio. For as much of a visionary as he was known to be, never in his wildest dreams, could Walt Disney have imagined his new venture would become the international entertainment and media phenomenon it is today, bringing in tens of billions of dollars in revenue annually.

So just how big has Disney become after all these years? Here are over 500 of the more interesting Disney facts and statistics I was able to dig up recently. As this list has grown significantly in the year or so that I have been publishing it, I have begun to break out separate pages for groups of stats. You can find each of these new Disney facts and stats pages linked below in the table of contents.

There is sure to be more than a few things about Disney here that you didn’t know and even more that your friends won’t know, so consider this your little Disney trivia cheat sheet. As always, I will be adding more and updating these periodically as I find new stuff. Be sure to check back regularly.

Table of Contents:

• Disney Company and Walt Disney Facts and Stats (Below)
• Disney Revenue Statistics
• Disney Interactive Statistics
• Disney TV Statistics
• ESPN Statistics
• Disney World Statistics
• Disneyland Statistics
• Shanghai Disney Statistics
• Disneyland Paris Statistics
• Tokyo Disney Resort Statistics
• Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Statistics
• Disney Movie Statistics
• Star Wars Statistics
• Marvel Statistics
• Disney Park Attendance Statistics
• Disney Vacation Club Statistics
• Disney Cruise Line Statistics
• Aulani Statistics
• Walt Disney Imagineering Statistics
• Important Dates in Disney History
• Facts About Mickey Mouse
• Epcot Fun Facts and Statistics

Please note that some of these Disney facts are easier to find than others, so some of these are based on news reports and not official company tallies. All stats are linked to their source unless it was sent to me directly from the company. No stat listed should be considered in making any type of investment decision. In other words: This is the best I can find, but I don’t guarantee anything.

Disney Facts, Trivia and Stats

How many employees does Disney have?

190,000 cast members (80% full time; 15% part time; 5% seasonal) (FY 2021)

Amount Disney paid for Pixar:

$7.4 billion

Year that Disney purchased Marvel:

2009

Amount Disney paid for Marvel Entertainment:

$4 billion

What year did Disney purchase Star Wars (Lucasfilm)?

2012

How much did Disney pay for Star Wars (Lucasfilm)?

$4 billion

Estimated projected amount Star Wars is worth to Disney:

$10 billion

How many Disney Parks are there in the world?

12

How many Disney resorts are there in the world?

51 (2017)

Amount that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has invested in park expansions over the past 5 years:

$15 billion (2017)

Number of times the Disney Tsum Tsum mobile puzzle game has been downloaded:

60 million downloads (2016)

Amount Disney reportedly purchased a stake in BAMTech for:

$1 billion

Amount of stake in BAMTech that Disney purchased:

33%

Number of Disney stores in North America:

223 stores (2016)

Number of Disney stores in Europe:

78 stores (2016)

Number of Disney stores in Japan:

48 stores (2016)

Number of Disney stores in China:

1 (2016)

List of Disney Presidents:

• 1923–1966: Walt Disney
• 1966–1971: Roy O. Disney
• 1971–1972: Donn Tatum
• 1972–1977: E. Cardon Walker
• 1977–1984: Ron Miller
• 1984–1994: Frank Wells
• 1994–1997: Michael Ovitz
• 1997–2000: Michael Eisner
• 2000–2020: Robert A. Iger
• 2020-2022 Bob Chapek
• 2022-Present: Robert A. Iger

Walt Disney Facts

When was Walt Disney born?

December 5, 1901

Where was Walt Disney Born?

Chicago, Illinois

Where did Walt Disney grow up?

Marceline, Missouri

Who were Walt Disney’s parents?

Elias and Flora Disney

Did Walt Disney have siblings?

Yes, 4 (Herbert, Roy, Raymond and Ruth)

Who did Walt Disney marry?

Lillian Marie Bounds (1899-1997)

Did Walt Disney have kids?

Yes, Diane Disney Miller (1933-2013) and Sharon Mae Disney (adopted) (1936-1993)

What was the name of Walt Disney’s first company?

Laugh-O-Gram Studios

Year that Walt Disney moved to Hollywood:

1923

When was Walt Disney’s first Academy Award?

1932 (Flowers and Trees)

How many Academy Awards did Walt Disney win personally?

32

Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey Mouse until 1947.

Walt Disney was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of fame in 1960.

Last movies Walt Disney was directly involved in production of:

The Jungle Book and The Happiest Millionaire

Number of feature films Walt Disney was directly involved in:

81

When did Walt Disney die?

December 15, 1966

How did Walt Disney die?

Lung Cancer

Two of Walt Disney’s last written words were “Kurt Russell.”

Walt Disney Imagineering Statistics:

Walt Disney Imagineering was actually originally named WED Enterprises

Number of Walt Disney Imagineering employees:

1,700 Imagineers (2017)

Number of Disney Imagineering patents:

more than 100 patents (2017)

Number of original pieces of art that Disney Imagineering maintains:

more than 125,000 (2017)

Number of photographs that Disney Imagineering maintains:

3 million (2017)