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                             UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                               FORM 10-K/A

            ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2001     Commission File Number 1-11605

                       [LOGO OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY]

Incorporated in Delaware                      I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521  95-4545390
(818) 560-1000

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


                                                     Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class                                   on Which Registered
Disney Common Stock, $.01 par value                  New York Stock Exchange

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.


Item 14: Exhibits

The registrant is filing this Form 10-K/A to provide financial statements for
the Disney Hourly Savings and Investment Plan, the ABC, Inc. Savings and
Investment Plan, the Disney Salaried Savings and Investment Plan and the Go.com
Savings and Investment Plan in accordance with Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange act of 1934. The fiscal year end of the plans was December 31, 2001
whereas the registrant's fiscal year end was September 30, 2001.



                             The Walt Disney Company

                                Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Number          Description
--------------      -----------------------------------------------------------

 99.1               Financial statements for the Disney Hourly Savings and
                    Investment Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

 99.2               Financial statements for the ABC, Inc. Savings and
                    Investment Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

 99.3               Financial statements for the Disney Salaried Savings and
                    Investment Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

 99.4               Financial statements for the Go.com Savings and
                    Investment Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                   THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY


                                   ------------------------------
                                              (Registrant)
                            By:    /s/ THOMAS O. STAGGS

                                   ------------------------------
                                   (Thomas O. Staggs, Senior
                                    Executive Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer)



June 28, 2002
Burbank, California






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