Walt Disney Animation Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios

The studio's headquarters at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in Burbank in 2007
Formerly	Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923–26) Walt Disney Studio (1926–29) Walt Disney Productions (1929–86) Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986–2007)
Company type	Division
Industry	Motion pictures Animation
Predecessor	Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Founded	October 16, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-10-16) (first incarnation) February 6, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-06) (second incarnation)
Founders	Walt Disney Roy O. Disney
Defunct	February 6, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-06) (first incarnation)
Fate	Split into 2 divisions (first incarnation)
Headquarters	2100 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, California , U.S.
Key people	Clark Spencer (president) Jennifer Lee (CCO)
Products	Animated films Animated series
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Parent	Walt Disney Studios
Website	disneyanimation.com
Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4]

Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. It was started on October 16, 1923 under the name, Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. In 1929, it was renamed Walt Disney Productions. On February 2, 1986, after Disney had moved into making mostly live-action movies, it was re-established as Walt Disney Feature Animation, taking on its current name in 2007. It has been known for making animated feature movies in association with Walt Disney Pictures.

1. ↑ "The Walt Disney Studios". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
2. ↑ "Contact". Walt Disney Animation Studios. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. ↑ Ryan, Faughnder (August 9, 2019). "Disney shuffles animation and Blue Sky studio ranks after Fox acquisition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
4. ↑ Lang, Brent (August 9, 2019). "Disney Taps Andrew Millstein, Clark Spencer for Top Animation Posts". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2019.