Disney Experiences

Disney Experiences
Formerly	Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation (1980–1989); Walt Disney Attractions (1989–2008); Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide (2008–2018); Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products (2018–2019); Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (2019–2023);
Company type	Division
Founded	April 1, 1971
Headquarters	Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Glendale, California, U.S.
Number of locations	6
Area served	China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, United States
Key people	Josh D'Amaro (chairman)
Parent	The Walt Disney Company
Subsidiaries	Adventures by Disney; Aulani; Disney Consumer Products; Disney Cruise Line; Disney Publishing Worldwide; Disney Store; Disney Vacation Club; Disneyland Paris; Disneyland Resort; Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (48%); Shanghai Disney Resort (43%); The Muppets Studio; Walt Disney Imagineering; Walt Disney World Resort;
Website	Official Website
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Disney Experiences, commonly known as Disney Parks, is one of the three major divisions of the Walt Disney Company. It was founded on April 1, 1971, exactly six months before the opening of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Led by Josh D'Amaro, the company's theme parks hosted over 157.3 million guests, making Disney Parks the world's most visited theme park company worldwide, with United Kingdom-based Merlin Entertainments coming in second at 67 million guests. It is Disney's largest business segment by employee headcount, with approximately 130,000 of the company's 180,000 employees as of 2015. In March 2018, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media was merged into Parks and Resorts and renamed Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. In September 2020, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products laid off 28,000 employees in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.