Walt Disney Entertainment
Walt Disney Entertainment is a former wing of the Walt Disney Company that produced all shows and parades for Disney worldwide, including everything from the Disney-created Super Bowl Half-time shows to theme parks. The division was altered on January 31, 2001, at the retirement of Executive Vice President, Ron Logan, who was the head of the division.
On February 1, 2001, a new branch of the company was created that does almost the same thing, though with a more limited say in what goes on, Walt Disney Creative Entertainment.
Responsibilities
Walt Disney Entertainment was responsible for creating, casting, and producing all live entertainment products for The Walt Disney Company, including the Disneyland Resort, the Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris, The Disney Institute, Disney Business Productions, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Entertainment Productions, and Walt Disney Entertainment Worldwide.
This division of the company was responsible for creating:
- Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage! at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Dinner Show at Disney Village at the Disneyland Resort Paris in France
- Dick Tracy at Disney-MGM Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Fantasmic! at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California
- Fantasmic! at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Laserphonic Fantasy at EPCOT Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- IllumiNations at EPCOT Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- IllumiNations 25 at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Legend of the Lion King at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Light Magic at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California
- The Lion King Parade at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California
- SpectroMagic at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
- Main Street Electrical Parade—New York Route at New York, New York (As part of the opening of Hercules)
- 2000 Super Bowl Half Time Show