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    <periodOfReport>2009-10-02</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001001039</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WALT DISNEY CO/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DIS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001473846</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Parker Mary Jayne</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BURBANK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>91521</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>EVP and Chief HR Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Disney Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k)</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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            <securityTitle>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>7579</value>
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            <securityTitle>
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                    <value>Disney Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>10000</value>
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                <value>34.265</value>
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                    <value>Disney Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares held in The Walt Disney Stock Fund as of October 2, 2009.  The Fund is one investment option in the 401(k) Plan and contains Company matching contributions.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This Stock Unit Award was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The award is scheduled to vest as to its remaining 1,824 stock units on January 9, 2010, subject to certain vesting conditions and subject to acceleration in certain instances.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Converts at 1-for-1.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This Stock Unit Award was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The award is scheduled to vest as to its remaining 1,350 stock units on January 10, 2011, subject to certain vesting conditions and subject to acceleration in certain instances.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This Stock Unit Award was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The award is scheduled to vest as to 859 stock units on January 9, 2010 and as to 860 stock units on January 9, 2012, subject to certain vesting conditions and subject to acceleration in certain instances.  In connection with this stock unit award, the reporting person also was awarded 1,719 restricted stock units whose vesting is subject to performance criteria.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This Stock Unit Award was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The award is scheduled to vest as to 877 stock units on each January 14 of 2010 and 2012, and as to 878 stock units on each January 14 of 2011 and 2013, subject to certain vesting conditions and subject to acceleration in certain instances.  In connection with this stock unit award, the reporting person also was awarded 3,510 restricted stock units whose vesting is subject to performance criteria.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Option was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The option vests as to 4,285 shares on January 14, 2010, and as to 4,286 shares on each January 14 of 2011, 2012, and 2013.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Option was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The option is fully vested.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Option was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The remaining unvested portion of the option vests in a single installment of 1,600 shares on January 9, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Option was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The remaining unvested portion of the option vests in three installments of 1,895 shares on each January 9 of 2010, 2011, and 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Option was granted under The Walt Disney Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  The remaining unvested portion of the option vests in two installments of 1,500 shares on each January 10 of 2010 and 2011.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Joseph M. Santaniello (POA on file)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
