About The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa
Our Mission
For nearly 100 years, The Walt Disney Company has created exceptional entertainment experiences across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Guided by its mission to entertain, inform and inspire, the company places creativity and innovation at the heart of everything it does, delivering its unique brand of world‑class storytelling to fans and consumers across the region in strategic and locally relevant ways.
Through Disneyland Paris and its portfolio of iconic brands including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios and ESPN, The Walt Disney Company EMEA operates in more than 130 countries, employing thousands of people across the region. Disney+, the company’s direct‑to‑consumer streaming service, is available in 85 markets across EMEA.
Leadership
The senior executives of The Walt Disney Company EMEA bring tremendous experience, clear strategic thinking and a shared commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation to the day-to-day operation of the company in the EMEA region.
EMEA Leadership
Our Businesses
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
Disney Entertainment
Disney Entertainment includes the company’s full portfolio of entertainment media and content businesses globally, including streaming.
ESPN
ESPN is the world’s leading multiplatform sports entertainment brand. Outside the U.S., ESPN reaches sports fans globally across 130 countries and territories and via streaming, where ESPN live events are available on Disney+.
Disney Experiences
Disney Experiences is the global hub that brings Disney’s stories, characters, and franchises to life through theme parks and resorts, cruise and vacation experiences, and consumer products – everything from toys to apparel and books.
Disneyland Paris first opened its doors in April 1992 and has grown with its guests to become Europe’s number one tourist destination with over 375 million visits since its opening. Today, it is a multi-day resort offering two world-class theme parks, seven themed Disney hotels, the Disney Village® entertainment complex, and one of the top integrated corporate events venues in Europe. Disneyland Paris employs 19,000 employees, in more than 500 different jobs, with more than 120 nationalities represented.
Disney Consumer Products
Disney Consumer Products is the division of Disney Experiences that brings beloved brands and franchises into the daily lives of fans through products and experiences that can be found around the world, including on the Disney Store e-commerce platform and at Disney Parks, local and international retailers, as well as Disney Store locations globally. The business is home to world-class teams of product, licensing and retail experts, artists and storytellers, and technologists who inspire imaginations around the world.
