Disney family

"Disney Brothers" redirects here. For the animation studio formerly with this name, see Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Disney Family
Walt Disney
Roy E. Disney
Abigail Disney
Current regionSouthern California, U.S.
EtymologyOriginally "d'Isigny" (transl. from Isigny)
Place of originIsigny-sur-Mer, France
FounderElias Disney
EstateDisney Storybook Mansion

The Disney family is an American family that gained prominence when brothers Roy and Walt began creating films through the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, today known as mass media and entertainment conglomerate The Walt Disney Company. The Disney family's influence on American culture grew with successful feature films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and the opening of the Disneyland Amusement park in 1955. Other Disney family members have been involved in the management and administration of the Disney company, filmmaking, and philanthropy.

The Disney family is of primarily Anglo-Irish, English and German descent. The Disneys trace its European origin to the 19th century, with Kepple Disney (grandfather of Walt) who left County Kilkenny, Ireland for Liverpool in 1834, settling in the Province of Upper Canada. Walt’s father Elias Disney was the first Canadian-born ancestor, in 1859. The first American-born was Herbert Disney in 1888, Walt’s older brother.

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