The first Disney Store was opened in Glendale, California in March 1987, this was the first ever
Disney merchandise shop run by the Walt Disney Company outside its Disney Theme Parks.
The Disney Company has also operated many external  merchandising brands over the years.

 Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1987. Nametag worn at the Disney Catalog call center
by cast members who trained new employees, ca. early 1990's.

 Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1989.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1989.

Nametag worn by cast members working for the Software
division of the Walt Disney Company, ca. 1989.
Nametag worn by cast members working for the Disney Vacation Club, the timeshare division at Walt Disney World, ca. 1989.
Nametag worn by cast members working for the Disney Vacation Club, the timeshare division at Walt Disney World, ca.1989. Nametag worn by cast members working for the Disney Vacation Club, the timeshare division at Walt Disney World, ca.1991.


Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1990. Nametag worn by cast members working at Mickey's Kitchen,
an experimental restaurant opened in connection with
The Disney Store in Montclair, California, in 1990.
Nametag worn by cast members working
for Walt Disney Specialty Products, ca. 1988.
Nametag worn by cast members participating in the
 Disney Seminars, a workshop aimed at improving the
corporate image and customer relations effort.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1995. Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store ca. 1995.
Nametag worn by cast members at the opening of the new World of Disney megastore on 5th Avenue in New York City, in 2004. 
 Note the correctly spelled "opening" on this nametag.
Nametag worn by cast members at the opening of the new World of Disney megastore on 5th Avenue in New York City, in 2004. 
 Note the misspelled word "openning" on this nametag.

Nametag worn by managers at the Disney Store, ca. 2003.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store, ca. 2003.
Nametag used by cast members working at
the Disney Catalog call center, ca. 1997.
Nametag worn by cast members working at the
Disney Catalog call center, ca. 2000.

Nametag worn by managers at the Disney Stores, 2005-2009.
Nametag worn by managers at the Disney Stores, 2005-2009.

Nametag worn by cast members working at Disney Play,
 a Disney Store marketed towards preschool-aged children.
Nametag worn by employees working a  Disney Kids at Home stores. It specialized in domestic items for children.
Disney Regional Entertainment, the subsidiary which developed and operated unique local entertainment concepts, such as Club Disney, DisneyQuest, and ESPN Zone, from 1996-2010. Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Quest at
Walt Disney World and in Chicago, IL, from 1998-2017.

Nametag worn by cast members working at Club Disney,
an experimental children's activity center, ca. 1997.
Nametag worn by cast members working at Club Disney,
an experimental children's activity center, ca. 1997.
Nametag worn by cast and employees at the
ESPN Zone restaurants, from 1998-2018.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Stores
in the United Kingdom in 2010.
Nametag worn by cast members working
at the Disney Store, ca. 1996.
Nametag worn by cast members working
at the Disney Store, ca. 1995.
Nametag worn at the Disney Store in the late 1980's-early 1990's. Nametag worn at the Disney Store in the late 1980's-early 1990's.
Promotional nametag given to travel agents who
sold travel packages for the Walt Disney Travel Company.
Nametag worn by members of the
Once Upon A Classic Collectors Club.


Nametag worn by cast members working at the Walt Disney Gallery store in Santa Clara, CA, in 1995.  This version
has a space at the bottom for a service pin.
Nametag worn by cast members working at the Walt Disney Gallery store in Santa Clara, CA, in 1995.  The store sold high-end Disney artwork and merchandise.  It closed in 1998.
Nametag worn by cast members at The Disney Store in 1997
for the 10th Anniversary of The Disney Stores, the "Decade of Dreams".
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Stores in 2018.

Nametag worn by cast members working at Disney Auctions,
a partnership with eBay to sell Disney memorabilia, 2000-2008.
Nametag worn by cast members working at Disney Auctions,
a partnership with eBay to sell Disney memorabilia, 2000-2008.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Stores
in the United Kingdom.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Stores
in the United Kingdom in 2014.

Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store in 2010,
 in locations that had received the new 'Imagination Park' remodel.
Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store in 2010.
Nametag worn by employees during the "Disney at Asda" promotion at Asda stores in the UK, ca. 2012. Nametag worn by staff and volunteers at the celebration of
 Walt Disney's 100th birthday in Marceline, MO, in 2001.

Nametag worn by cast members at the Disney Store in 2009,
after The Disney Store reverted back to the Walt Disney Company when The Children's Place (who had purchased the Stores from Disney in 2005) filed for bankruptcy.
This nametag is coming soon.  Check back later.

 
Badge given to participants at the Walt Disney
Art Classics convention, April 26, 2001.