Absorbed into the first incarnation of Touchstone Television (which changed name to ABC Studios, then ABC Signature Studios, ABC Signature and now 20th Television), with the animation division (Walt Disney Television Animation (now just Disney Television Animation)) spun-out as a separate standalone subsidiary.
It was started in 1985, as the Walt Disney Pictures Television Division, the name was later shortened to Walt Disney Pictures Television and in 1986 was later shortened to Walt Disney Television in 1988. Until 1985, Disney shows were aired under the banner of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions.
