started in 1923 small office in Los Angeles. Rent was a $10 a month.

Within 4 months moved to larger facilities, where the sign on the window read "Disney Bros. Studio." 1925, the Disney's made a deposit on a Hyperion Avenue lot in Los Angeles. Construction began on the new studio shortly thereafter. The next 14 years, many changes took place at the Disney studio: Mickey Mouse was "born" in 1928, followed by Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, and the rest of the Disney gang.
Building the new studio

Hyperion Studio

- 1937, Disney's first full length animation snow white and the seven dwarfs was released. - With profits from snow white, he made a deposit on 51 acres of land in Burbank, California. - Walt was personally involved with all aspects of designing the studio. From the layout of the buildings to design of the animators' chairs. His main concern was to produce a factory that provided all the essential facilities for the whole production process.

The Animation Building, housing the Disney Artists and animators, was planned in the centre of the lot. Across a small street were built the Inking and Painting and the Camera buildings, where the artwork was completed and photographed.
Outside the animation building

Next to Camera, in the Cutting building, the post production process occurred. Sound facilities included scoring, effects, and voice recording studios. The buildings were linked together by an underground tunnel. To enhance the campus-like setting, all of the utilities were placed underground which was an innovation for 1940.

Lady and the tramp

During the 1940s and 1950s many prominent animated features were produced in Burbank, including FANTASIA, BAMBI, CINDERELLA, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and PETER PAN.

Many different studios were built for different types of films including different studios needed for that film, with all these different studios Walt was able to create all of his Disney Movies.

 The company has 4 primary divisions: The Walt Disney studios, media networks, Parks and Resorts, and Disney consumer products.

The Walt Disney Studios: The Walt Disney studios are the foundation of the whole Disney
company, and it is the heart of the worlds animated films. Mickey Mouse was one of the first ever full length animations, with snow white, and is now the iconic symbol associated with the company. The company distributes motion pictures from many other subsidiary companies, the main companies are; Walt Disney animation studios and Pixar animation studios.

Media Networks: The Disney media networks comprise of many different broadcasting
companies. Disneys ABC-TV group is the home to all of Disney's international TV broadcasting including the Disney channel. Another branch of the media network is the sports channel ESPN which has recently had contracts with the rugby premiership and various football matches in Britain, it has now got 6 television networks under the name of ESPN.

Disney Parks and Resorts: Disney's biggest resort was opened in 1971 in Orlando Florida, although the
1st park was opened in California in the mid 1950s. The park in Orlando is now the worlds largest and most visited recreational resort. The parks have been marketed ever since they were first opened as the place Where dreams come true creating the idea of a fantasy land. There are now 100,000 employees just under the park and resort part of the company working on 3 different continents.

Disney Consumer Products: Walt Disney products, toys, books, games and many more, can now be
found all over the world but the first merchandising began in 1929. Disney was approached by a business man proposing they put micky mouse on a writing tablet. Disney Publishing Worldwide is the largest publisher of children's books and magazines in the world, receiving around 100 million readers from up to 75 different countries each month. There are also Disney stores, there are 335 official stores around the world and there is now one in Leicester's high cross shopping centre.

Toy story 1, 2 and 3 Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl Dead Man's Chest At World's End On Stranger Tides Cars 1 and 2 The Jungle book 1 and 2 The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 High school musical 1, 2 and 3 Aladin Aladin: the return of jafar Lion King Lion King: Simbas Pride