Walt Disney Television

For the current television division which was known as Walt Disney Television from 2019 to 2021, see Disney General Entertainment Content.

Walt Disney Television

Formerly	Walt Disney Pictures Television Division (1983–1988)
Company type	Division
Industry	Television production
Founded	April 18, 1983; 42 years ago (1983-04-18)
Defunct	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Fate	Absorbed into the first incarnation of Touchstone Television (which changed name to ABC Studios, then ABC Signature Studios, ABC Signature and now 20th Television), with the animation division (Walt Disney Television Animation (now just Disney Television Animation)) spun-out as a separate standalone subsidiary.
Successors	20th Television Disney Television Studios It's a Laugh Productions The current iteration of Walt Disney Television (currently Disney General Entertainment Content) Disney Television Animation (as a standalone subsidiary)
Headquarters	Burbank, California , USA
Products	Television shows and films
Parent	Walt Disney Productions (1983–1986) Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications (1986–1996) The Walt Disney Studios (1996–1999)

History

It was started in 1983, as the Walt Disney Pictures Television Division, the name was later shortened to Walt Disney Pictures Television and in 1986 was later shortened to Walt Disney Television in 1988. Until 1983, Disney shows were aired under the banner of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions.