Elfega Baca episode 5 of the 10-part miniseries. Walt Disney began hosting his own television show for ABC in 1954 in an unusual contract: Disney provided ABC with a weekly hour-long television program in exchange for funding for the construction of Disneyland. As a result, the television show was also originally named Disneyland. The anthology series has since gone through a number of name changes over the years: Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, The Wonderful World of Disney, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, and The Magical World of Disney. The series spanned an incredible 54 years—13 seasons of which were hosted by Walt Disney, himself. Aired on Friday, February 6th, 1959 on ABC at 8:00pm (under the heading of Walt Disney Presents) Aired on Friday, May 15th, 1959 on ABC at 8:00pm (under the heading of Walt Disney Presents)