The success of Snow White enabled Walt to move the company to far grander headquarters.

In 1939 Disney bought a 51-acre property in Burbank, California, and began construction of the new Walt Disney Studio complex. Designed by architect Kem Weber with input from both Disney brothers, the new premises signalled Walt’s ambition and his commitment to feature films. They were built to suit the animation process, with an animation building at the centre surrounded by other departments.

By the end of the year the team had moved from Hyperion Avenue to the new headquarters, where Disney’s corporate hierarchy remains to this day.