headquartered burbank california american animation studio creates animated feature films short films television specials founded october division studio produced feature films originally founded cartoon studio incorporated studio exclusively dedicated producing short films expanded feature production named live action film studio corporate restructuring renamed animation division renamed subsidiary film division took current acquired disney year existence studio recognized premier american animation studio developed techniques concepts principles standard practices traditional animation studio pioneered art standard technique animated live action filmmaking studio catalog animated features disney notable assets stars animated shorts goofy recognizable figures popular culture today managed manage continues produce films traditional animation computer generated imagery cgi history cartoon studio kansas_city missouri natives founded disney brothers cartoon studio los_angeles got start producing series silent short films featuring live action child actress animated world alice comedies distributed later distributed second disney short subject series animated lucky rabbit starting relocating california disney brothers initially started working uncle garage avenue neighborhood los_angeles october formally launched studio small office rear real estate agency office february studio moved door office space avenue disney deposit new location avenue nearby neighborhood came known distinguish studio locations january studio moved took year worth attempted renew contract taken business marrying wanted force disney accept lower advance payment short disney refused universal owned rights disney set animation studio produce cartoons disney staff hired away disney contract working secret rest staff finished remaining contract disney head animator led small handful loyal producing cartoons starring new character named cartoons previewed limited engagements summer cartoon disney produced soundtrack collaborating musician businessman provided disney sound film process subsequently cartoon disney cartoon synchronized sound major success november debut west 57th theatre new_york_city series sound cartoons distributed quickly popular cartoon series united_states second disney series sound cartoons debuted silly seven disputes finances disney powers led disney studio december signing new distribution contract powers return signed away began producing cartoons studio columbia distributed disney shorts years disney studio entered new distribution deal year disney signed year exclusive deal utilize new strip color film process allowed fuller color reproduction previous color film result silly symphony flowers trees film commercially released flowers trees major success silly subsequently produced early 1930s realized success animated films depended telling emotionally gripping stories grab audience let realization led create separate story department storyboard artists dedicated story development developed characters interesting story silly symphony little pigs major box office pop culture success theme song afraid popular chart hit gathered key staff members announced plans feature animated film despite film industry dubbed production disney disney proceeded production seven animated feature english considerable training development went production seven studio greatly expanded established animators artists fields recent college graduates joining studio work film training classes supervised head animators taught art teacher nearby begun studio greatly expanded orientation training continuing education classes course teaching classes graham animators created techniques processes key principles traditional animation silly goddess spring served experimentation grounds new techniques animation realistic human figures special effects animation use camera invention split animation artwork layers planes allowing camera appear animated scene seven cost disney expensive sum million complete including story development unprecedented success released february assumed distribution disney product seven briefly highest grossing film time success gone wind years later grossing million initial release equivalent dollars production seven work continued series shorts switched time series added major supporting characters dog friends goofy appearing series cartoons eclipsed series popularity garnered seven academy_awards ended new features strike world war success allowed disney build new larger studio burbank remains headquartered day initial public offering april president chairman ceo studio launched production new animated features released february initially box office success box office returns film initial release unprecedented success studio expectations film million cost twice disney million late studio reports film final original box office varying million million critical success winning making film studio win oscar time experimental film produced accompanying orchestral arrangement conducted released november disney series limited seating engagements film cost million produce film earned million engagements high cost theater installing placed greater loss assumed distribution later severely edited versions years despite financial failure subject academy honorary awards february development innovative system create film soundtrack contributions film character animation productions subsequent features late 1970s supervised brain trust animators dubbed old men served directors later producers disney features head animators disney period included development feature animation department created system disney studio lesser animators feature animators assignments assigned work short subjects animators higher status worked features concern accepting credit artists work debates compensation led newer lower ranked animators seeking disney studio bitter union strike began resolved angered involvement july august year set union shop studio employees sent government good neighbor policy trip disney strike aftermath led exodus animation professionals studio level animators artists better known work outside disney studio disney went found studio disney key animation rival 1950s production midst animators strike premiered october proved financial success simple film cost produce half cost seven cost cost eventually grossed million original release august released perform box office million budget grossed million production length animated features temporarily suspended release given financial failures recent features world war cutting overseas cinema market studio loan studio working capital temporarily restricted shorts production production features alice wonderland lady hold war issues affecting studio time included drafting disney animators fight world war necessity studio focus producing wartime content particularly military training civilian propaganda films percent studio animation output military war disney produced live action animated military propaganda feature victory series latin culture themed shorts resulting good neighbor trip compiled features set template 1940s disney releases package films low films composed animated short subjects animated live action material films music fun fancy free studio produced features song south dear heart expansive live action stories included animated sequences sequences combining live action animated characters shorts production continued period goofy cartoons main output accompanied cartoons starring 1950s chip addition disney began previous features beginning releases led tradition disney films seven years lasted 1990s translated studio handling home video releases return features end shorts disney returned production length features length film based fairy tale cost nearly future studio depended success film release proved box office success profits film release allowing disney carry producing animated features 1950s following success production features alice wonderland lady resumed addition ambitious new project adaptation fairy tale sleeping beauty set classic score begun took rest decade complete alice wonderland released met lukewarm response box office sharp critical disappointment initial release released hand commercial success highest grossing film year lady released higher box office success disney feature studio seven earning estimated million north american box office lady significant disney animated feature produced process disney animated feature released disney distribution company mid-1950s attention primarily set new live action films television theme park production animated films left primarily hands old men trust head animators directors led delays production disney sleeping beauty finally released million disney expensive film date produced heavily stylized art style devised artist presented large format super track sound film large production costs box office resulted studio posting annual loss decade fiscal year leading massive studio end decade disney short subjects longer produced regular basis shorts divisions personnel leaving company begin reassigned work disney television programs disney shorts dominated 1930s reign award ended mgm tom jerry cartoons works flat art style stylized animation techniques lauded modern alternatives older disney style 1950s disney short stylized whistle boom won best short subject cartoons oscar goofy shorts ceased regular production continuing converting shorts division shut future shorts produced feature films division disney short golden age animation tough bird disney shorts produced sporadic basis point notable later shorts including starring reduced feature animation final years despite competition attention company grown live action film theme park departments production continued feature animation productions reduced level studio released animated feature popularized use process painting traditional animation animation drawings photo transferred traced paper drawings clear sheets final animation production resulting art style line revealed construction lines animators drawings disney films 1980s film success tenth highest grossing film million disney animation training program started studio development eventually led helping found university formed merger included disney developed animation program study degree offerings alma mater animators work disney animation studios 1970s present sword stone released sixth highest grossing film year north_america estimated million adaptation stories released followed years length compilation feature released died december months studio film jungle book completed released film success finishing fourth highest grossing movie year decline popularity entrance departure rock following disney passing continued producer director features studio began 1970s release film project approved studio founder died left hands alternated chairman ceo overlapping terms rest decade feature produced significantly reduced budget animation previous features minor box office critical successes released success exceeding achievements previous disney features receiving broad critical acclaim commercial returns academy_award nomination ended highest grossing film successful acclaimed disney animated film jungle book film reissued accompanied new disney christmas carol production signaled beginning changing guard process personnel disney animation studio veterans retired gradually replaced new talents new animators animation program trained got chances prove group animated sequences disney live action animated hybrid feature pete dragon animation directed september dissatisfied felt development art animation disney new guard animators quit start studio disney chief competitor animation field 1980s delayed half year group fox released years production film considered financial success studio development continued long adaptation chronicles series novels produced super intended expand appeal disney animated films older audiences showcase talents new generation disney animators new group artists included promising animators fired disney pushing studio explore computer animation production went creative head pioneering computer animation studio begin close association disney late 1980s similarly burton fired producing live action short shelved studio went high profile producer director live action stop motion animated features disney studios burton high profile projects disney include stop motion nightmare christmas live action adaptation alice wonderland stop motion feature remake takeover restructuring return prominence son law president ceo year expanded company film television production divisions creating banner future films feature animation department released series corporate takeover attempts son nephew resigned company board directors launched campaign called successfully convincing board fire miller brought disney new ceo president turn named chairman film division near completion regime took disney come represent later referred rock point disney animation studio expensive feature point million critical commercial failure film million box office gross led loss studio putting future animation division jeopardy 1950s 1980s significance animation disney line significantly reduced company expanded live action production television theme parks new ceo strongly considered feature animation studio future animation intervened offering head feature animation division turn fortunes established produce lower cost animation television named chairman feature animation appointed president animation run day day operations february disney executives moved animation division disney studio lot burbank variety warehouses trailers located miles east kilometers nearby california animation division feature animation new location begun left production critical commercial success executive confidence animation studio later year steven_spielberg released american tail box office highest grossing issue animated film point set changing culture studio increasing production new animated feature released year instead releases accelerated production schedule featured star cast including emphasis modern pop soundtrack opened theaters day universal animated film land time oliver time went successful animated feature date time disney started entering australia long standing animation industry purchasing australian studio start feature animation little production disney collaborated steven_spielberg master animator produce framed groundbreaking live action animation hybrid directed featured licensed animated characters animation studios disney set new animation studio williams supervision london create cartoon characters artists california studio traveling england work film significant critical commercial success won academy_awards technical achievements key mainstream interest american animation film studio produced shorts late 1980s early 1990s beginning successful releases impact animation industry second satellite studio florida opened employees offices located disney theme park florida visitors allowed tour studio observe animators work year studio released little achievement disney history largest critical commercial success decades directed directors little earned million north american box office record studio film built score broadway songwriters producer story consultant film won academy_awards best original song best original score little vigorously profound new interest animation musical film genres feature use developed disney grown commercial computer animation technology development company caps significant allowing future disney films seamlessly integrate computer generated imagery achieve higher production values digital ink paint techniques little series released decade period later designated term accompanied theaters prince disney animated feature sequel studio film fully colored computer caps system film duplicate success little disney animated feature beauty beast begun production london moved burbank disney decided london satellite office beauty musical comedy format similar retained write song score died production completed debuting work progress version new york film festival november wide release beauty directed unprecedented critical commercial success later seen studio best films film earned academy_award nominations including animated work winning best song best original score million box office gross set new records merchandising film including toys cross promotions soundtrack sales lucrative successes beauty established template future disney releases 1990s musical comedy format broadway styled songs action sequences cross promotional marketing merchandising carefully designed pull audiences ages types theatres addition new guard disney artists creating films included story artists directors lead animators finn released november continued upward trend disney animation success earning million worldwide box office best song best score featuring songs replaced passing starring voice established trend hiring celebrity actors actresses provide voices disney characters explored degree jungle book oliver company standard practice june disney released directed animal adventure set africa featured star voice cast included songs written pop star elton_john lion king earned million worldwide box office date record traditionally animated film earning millions merchandising promotions record sales soundtrack highest grossing films worldwide respective release years animation increasingly important lucrative disney business company began expand operations flagship california studio split units expanded ground broken new building adjacent main disney lot burbank dedicated florida satellite officially incorporated expanded disney television animation studios paris france suburb studio significant parts later disney films produced disney began producing lower cost direct video sequels successful animated films services television animation studios return sequel pilot television spin productions heavily involved adaptations beauty beast broadway musicals disney story team heavily involved development production fully computer animated feature produced produced disney directed disney animator unsuccessfully tried hire success shorts released opened critical acclaim commercial success leading signing film deal disney bore critically financially successful computer animated films toy story monsters inc addition successes lion king spurred significant increase number american produced animated features rest decade major film studios establishing new animation divisions formed produce films disney esque musical comedy format swan princess dance quest king respectively end declining returns concerns arose internally disney particularly studio chief taking credit success disney early 1990s releases disney president killed helicopter accident lobbied ceo vacant president position instead tensions disney resulted forced resign company october taking place went founders animation division disney key rival feature animation computer animated films traditionally animated films contrast early 1990s productions mid-1990s disney animated features presented trend diminishing returns released summer critical commercial disappointment compared predecessors earning million worldwide winning academy_awards music film notre dame partially produced paris studio performed better critically grossed million worldwide following summer hercules grossed million worldwide received positive reviews responsible beginning decline traditional animated films declining box office success concerning inside studio wage competition significantly increased studio overhead production costs increasing million total costs production marketing overhead million hercules years later disney depended popularity new features order develop merchandising theme park attractions direct video sequels television programming divisions production schedule scaled larger number creative executives hired closely supervise production popular animation staff film produced primarily florida studio earned million worldwide box office summer directed high production cost million earned million box office song score pop star resulted significant record sales october special effects studio previously purchased april replace merged computer graphics operation form division called secret lab secret lab produced feature film dinosaur featured cgi prehistoric creatures filmed live action backgrounds million production earned million worldwide studio expectations secret lab closed slump conversion computer animation corporate issues sequel film pet project released january produced pieces artists available productions animated feature produced released format standard theatrical release followed june film million worldwide box office total million production cost resulted losing million studio left post president president vice president animation years new president time competition studios driven animators time highs making traditionally animated features costly produce tasked cutting costs massive began cut salaries bring studio staff peaked people approximately employees december saw release emperor originally musical epic called kingdom sun revised mid production smaller comedy earned million worldwide released december reviewed performed better video atlantis attempt break disney formula moving action adventure received mixed reviews earned million worldwide production costs million notable successes computer animated films respectively disney lesser returns emperor atlantis led growing perception hand drawn animation outdated falling fashion march successful release computer animated feature ice age disney laid employees studio burbank unit beginning plans fully computer animated films handful employees offered positions computer animation morale low seen start studio year exile paris studio closed burbank studio remaining hand drawn productions treasure planet home range continued production treasure planet retelling space pet project writer directors received generally positive reviews release financially unsuccessful release resulting million fiscal year burbank studio departments closed end following completion home range long production feature originally known hand drawn feature animation production continued feature animation florida studio films produced lower costs comedy written directed studio hit summer release earning million worldwide million production budget 1990s disney features spun direct video sequels television series produced unit beginning return land sequel disney began releasing lower sequels earlier films originally intended video theaters process derided disney animation staff fans disney films appointed president disney musical theater arm president appointed replacement continued oversee disney direct video division television animation department transferred time management florida studio completed brother bear perform critically financially disney announced closing florida studio january progress feature peoples left unfinished studio closed months later unsuccessful april release disney led executive officially announced conversion fully cgi studio process begun years prior staff people began selling traditional animation equipment brother bear november release chairman resigned launching business partner second external campaign similar forced time force arguing points included handling studio relationship talks ceo renewal terms highly lucrative disney distribution deal broke january jobs particular disagreed insistence sequels development toy story count number films required studio new deal end disney announced launching division produce sequels films began shopping new distribution deal disney released fully computer animated feature film moderate success box office earning million worldwide received critically later year years campaign announced resign named president successor chairman ceo rebound disney acquisition renaming place new ceo disney resumed negotiations disney january disney announced acquire billion deal closing acquisition executives assumed control president chief creative officer respectively circle studio launched produce toy story shut employees returning returning control disney executives originally discussed closing redundant refused instead resolved try turn things studio set rebuilding morale staff number 1980s new guard generation star animators left studio including maintain separation disney despite common ownership management drew hard line studio solely responsible projects allowed borrow personnel lend tasks brought disney model filmmaker driven studio opposed executive driven studio abolished disney prior system requiring directors respond mandatory notes development executives ranking producers favor system roughly analogous peer review non mandatory notes come primarily fellow producers directors writers layers executives stripped away established routine personally meeting weekly filmmakers projects year production delivering feedback spot renamed disney animation studios positioned studio animation house produced traditional computer animated projects order costs hand drawn productions animation design layout house disney clean animation digital ink paint farmed vendors studio released meet second cgi film earning million worldwide year began operate separate unit control direct intervention studio film american dog resulted departure director went director film new directors bolt best critical reception disney animated feature moderate financial success princess frog directed studio hand drawn animated film years return musical comedy format 1990s songs film released positive reception nominated academy_awards including best song box office performance princess frog total million earned worldwide million production budget seen competition avatar addition princess aspect title blamed resulting future disney films production given neutral symbolic titles snow queen frozen disney animator compared film box office performance step theatrical run film black studio produced computer animated holiday special disney owned abc television network present continued resurgence princess frog studio released musical cgi adaptation tale songs active development directed released november significant critical commercial success nominated accolades film earned million worldwide box office revenue studio successful release date hand drawn feature new feature film based characters followed positive reviews performed box office remains date studio recent hand drawn feature directed released critical acclaim commercial success comedy adventure video game villain hero won numerous awards including received academy award nominations film earned million worldwide box office revenue addition studio won academy award short film years directed utilized new software developed house studio called merges hand drawn computer animation techniques character create unique hybrid according producer studio continuing develop technique future projects including animated feature studio laid hand drawn animators including leading speculation animation studio abandoning traditional animation idea studio dismissed year frozen cgi musical film inspired snow queen released widespread acclaim blockbuster hit directed songs broadway team disney animated film earn billion worldwide box office revenue currently highest grossing animated film time surpassing toy story frozen film win academy award best animated feature category started feature length motion picture studio win academy award win multiple academy_awards released theaters horse new cartoon combining black white hand drawn animation color cgi animation studio feature big hero cgi comedy adventure film inspired marvel big hero comics released november film studio developed new light rendering software called studio continued use subsequent films big hero received critical acclaim highest grossing animated film won academy award best animated feature film accompanied theaters animated short feast won academy award best animated short film march studio released cgi buddy comedy film set modern world inhabited anthropomorphic animals critical commercial success studio management currently managed president chief creative officer president continuing live manage regularly burbank week spend days usually initially appointed general manager executive vice president handle day day business operations behalf promoted title president november counterpart general manager morris continue report retains title president studios presidents studio include january january january december december disney executives exercised influence studio chairman chairman disney studios ceo president following passing headquarters burbank dedicated locations headquartered burbank california riverside drive disney studios original animation building housing corporate offices located lobby capped large version famous hat apprentice segment building informally called hat building reason shares site building located immediately west mid-1990s previously operated air way complex cluster old office buildings trailers industrial park site grand central airport miles east city today unit currently based archive known based analogy file today known located unlike burbank buildings located office buildings near disney grand central creative campus square foot home million items animation artwork going importance company requires visitors agree disclose exact location previously feature animation satellite studios located world saint france suburb paris florida near orlando disney theme parks paris studio shut florida studio shut florida building survives tour called magic disney animation november commenced month upgrade order fix called dungeon like interior example interior cramped easily accommodate town hall meetings employees attendance disney disclose renovation cost revealed center second floor stories want building beautiful worthy artistic talent addition revealed large hat building main entrance stated gorgeous goes hat great symbol like entering building magic hat renovation studio employees temporarily moved burbank closest available disney controlled studio space studios building industrial park old warehouse western approach building director studio relocation end empire strikes know going productions feature films produced animated features series animation techniques including traditional animation computer animation animation combined live action scenes studio film seven released december recent film released march short films 1920s produced series prominent short films including cartoons silly series shorts provided medium studio experiment new technologies use filmmaking process sound integration strip process camera process hand drawn cgi hybrid animation horse collaborations parks resorts occasionally collaborated create attractions disney theme parks resorts attractions tour starring tokyo great escape magic kingdom encounter live disney park paris seven train magic kingdom frozen video games collaborated input company unit games games series developed square_enix associated productions occasionally collaborated studios assist production animated live action features films reluctant dragon providing animated segments victory providing animated segments song south providing animated segments dear heart providing animated segments providing animated segments street television providing animated segments providing animated segments pete dragon providing animation providing development framed providing animation layout animation unit special effects nightmare christmas providing second traditional animation 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