Disney anthology television series | |
---|---|
![]() Opening title for The Wonderful World of Disney used from 2022 onward (with the "Presented by Disney+" tagline from 2022 to 2023; currently used in promos) | |
Also known as |
|
Genre | Anthology series |
Created by | Walt Disney |
Presented by |
|
Narrated by |
|
Theme music composer | |
Opening theme |
|
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 58 |
No. of episodes | 2207 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera (hosted segments) |
Running time | 156–180 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | October 27, 1954 present | –
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) |
The Walt Disney Company has produced an anthology television series since 1954 under several titles and formats. The program's current title, The Wonderful World of Disney, was used from 1969 to 1979 and again from 1991 onward. The program moved among the Big Three television networks in its first four decades, but has aired on ABC since 1997 and Disney+ from 2020 to 2023, but is still advertised during or after the program.
The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1983. After a two-year hiatus it resumed, running regularly until 1991. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently.
The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's purchase of the network in 1996. From 1997 to 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Since then, ABC has continued the series as an occasional special presentation from 2008 onward, the most recent being a holiday music special in 2019.[1] In 2020, the series returned with movies from the Disney+ library.
The show has had only two hosts, co-founder Walt Disney and former chairman and CEO, Michael Eisner.[2]
The show is the second longest-running prime-time program on U.S. television, behind Hallmark Hall of Fame.