It isn't owned per say by a single individual/family. It is part of Disney Parks and Resorts which is a branch of the Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company is headed up by the one and only Bob Iger himself, along with Mickey Mouse :)
The Walt Disney Company is a publicly traded company. All the stockholders of the company owns shares of the company. The largest individual shareholder is Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney company, who owns around 1% of the company; the bulk of the shares are held by mutual funds.
ABC News isn't owned by the Walt Disney Company. The news station that The Walt Disney Company owns is NBC. This is what has been televised all over the world.
Walt Disney company.
The Disney Corporation owns the Disney Cruise Line and all of its ships.
The Walt Disney Company.
No single individual owns Disney, but the Walt Disney Company is currently being headed by President & CEO, Bob Iger.
Disney World is run by the Walt Disney Company's parks and resorts division. As part of a corporation, ownership goes to the CEO, the board of directors, and the many shareholders who have a stake in the company.
Disney currently owns the rights to Lilo & Stitch.
It is operated and owned by the Oriental Land Company but they have a license from The Walt Disney Company.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, which is a division of the Walt Disney Company, which is a publicly traded company. The largest individual stockholder is probably Bob Iger, but he only owns a small fraction of Disney stock; the majority is held by various mutual funds.
All of the Disney theme parks, the Disney channel, and the ABC television network are owned by the Disney Corporation, a publicly traded corporation. If you own shares of Disney stock, you might own a tiny fraction of Disney World.
Launched as a commercial-free premium channel (with the exception of advertisements for Disney entertainment products, see Mike's Super Short Show), the Disney Channel began with basic family programming of shows and movies. (It was then co-owned by The Walt Disney Company and Westinghouse through Group W.) The channel received a special citation from U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The main person that created the channel is Walt Disney.