The Walt डिज़्नी Company started in 1923 in the rear of a small office occupied द्वारा Holly-Vermont Realty in Los Angeles. It was there that Walt Disney, and his brother Roy, produced a series of short live-action/animated films collectively called the ALICE COMEDIES. The rent was a mere $10 a month. Within four months, the ever-growing staff moved अगला door to larger facilities, where the sign on the window read "Disney Bros. Studio." A साल later, in 1925, the Disneys made a deposit on a Hyperion Avenue lot in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. Construction began on the new studio shortly thereafter. During the अगला 14 years, many changes took place at the डिज़्नी studio: Mickey माउस was "born" in 1928, followed द्वारा Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, and the rest of the डिज़्नी gang.

In 1937, Disney's innovative first full length animated feature, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, was released to critical acclaim and worldwide success. In order to expand and meet the expectations of his audience, Walt saw a need to increase the size of his studio. With profits from SNOW WHITE, he made a deposit on 51 acres of land in Burbank and began designing a modern studio specifically for the purpose of making animated films.

Walt was personally involved with all aspects of designing the studio. From the layout of the buildings to डिज़ाइन of the animators' chairs, nothing was left to chance. His main concern was to produce a self-sufficient, state-of-the-art production factory that provided all the essential facilities for the entire production process.

Employees in front of the एनीमेशन Building.    The एनीमेशन Building, housing the डिज़्नी Artists and animators, was planned in the center of the lot. Across a small सड़क, स्ट्रीट were built the Inking and Painting and the Camera buildings, where the artwork was completed and photographed.

अगला to Camera, in the Cutting building, the post production process occurred. Sound facilities included dubbing, scoring, effects, and voice recording studios. Many of the buildings were linked together द्वारा an underground tunnel, so even in bad weather, the process of making animated films was not disrupted. To enhance the campus-like setting, all of the utilities were placed underground which was an innovation for 1940.

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

Beginning in the late 1940s, डिज़्नी launched into the production of live-action features and टेलीविज़न programs. The Studio lot was subsequently expanded during the 1950s, to include sound stages and production craft facilities.