The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney
Premiere	October 27, 1954
Creator	Walt Disney
Network/Provider	ABC (seasons 1-7) NBC (seasons 8-27) CBS (seasons 28-29)
Style	60-minute anthology
Company	Walt Disney Productions
Seasons	29
Episodes	649
Origin	USA

The Wonderful World of Disney is a family anthology that aired on ABC for seven seasons, NBC for twenty seasons and CBS for two seasons.

Over the years, the show went by many names. The show was known as Disneyland for its first four seasons. From season five to season seven, the name was Walt Disney Presents. The show was moved to NBC for the eighth season so it could be broadcast in color. The name was changed to Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. Beginning with season sixteen, and continuing for twelve seasons, the name was The Wonderful World of Disney. The show was aired on CBS for its final two seasons and was renamed simply Walt Disney.

In Canada, the show has also been a staple on CBC Television for decades, running concurrently with the American telecasts and continuing after its original American network run ended. CBC continues to air The Wonderful World of Disney to the present, but now uses the show name as an umbrella title for Disney-produced movies aired on the network on Sunday nights.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ABC - Disneyland
Season One	October 27, 1954	July 13, 1955				21
Season Two	September 14, 1955	May 30, 1956				27
Season Three	September 12, 1956	June 5, 1957				26
Season Four	September 11, 1957	May 14, 1958				26
ABC - Walt Disney Presents
Season Five	October 3, 1958	May 29, 1959				26
Season Six	October 2, 1959	April 1, 1960				26
Season Seven	October 16, 1960	June 11, 1961				31
NBC - Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Season Eight	September 24, 1961	April 15, 1962				26
Season Nine	September 23, 1962	March 24, 1963				25
Season Ten	September 29, 1963	May 17, 1964				27
Season Eleven	September 20, 1964	April 4, 1965				25
Season Twelve	September 19, 1965	April 10, 1966				24
Season Thirteen	September 11, 1966	April 2, 1967				25
Season Fourteen	September 10, 1967	April 28, 1968				27
Season Fifteen	September 15, 1968	March 23, 1969				22
NBC - The Wonderful World of Disney
Season Sixteen	September 14, 1969	March 29, 1970				21
Season Seventeen	September 13, 1970	March 14, 1971				21
Season Eighteen	September 19, 1971	April 9, 1972				19
Season Nineteen	September 17, 1972	April 1, 1973				20
Season Twenty	September 16, 1973	March 31, 1974				21
Season Twenty-One	September 15, 1974	March 23, 1975				17
Season Twenty-Two	September 14, 1975	July 25, 1976				19
Season Twenty-Three	September 26, 1976	May 22, 1977				21
Season Twenty-Four	September 18, 1977	June 4, 1978				18
Season Twenty-Five	September 17, 1978	May 13, 1979				20
NBC - Disney's Wonderful World
Season Twenty-Six	September 9, 1979	July 27, 1980				17
Season Twenty-Seven	September 14, 1980	August 16, 1981				9
CBS - Walt Disney
Season Twenty-Eight	September 26, 1981	July 31, 1982				24
Season Twenty-Nine	August 25, 1982	May 3, 1983				18
ABC - The Disney Sunday Movie
Season Thirty	February 2, 1986	May 25, 1986				15
Season Thirty-One	September 21, 1986	August 30, 1987				29
Season Thirty-Two	October 4, 1987	May 22, 1988				20
NBC- The Magical World of Disney
Season Thirty-Three	October 9, 1988	July 23, 1989				30
Season Thirty-Four	October 1, 1989	August 26, 1990				26
ABC - The Wonderful World of Disney
Season Thirty-Five	September 7, 1990	October 1, 1991				—

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Walt Disney Treasures: Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh			November 11, 2008	purchase		2