News Report: Former Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser to Become Walt Disney Imagineering Offices

[Agent H]

The two early 20th Century ones below where leaps and bounds above the school yard portables…hopefully, even a small tornado never rolls through…

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Yeah and everyone hated them at the time and just so you know this predates WED by a decade

 

[donaldtoo]

Yeah and everyone hated them at the time and just so you know this predates WED by a decade

Uhhh, no actually. The Hyperion studio was fine for the time at first, but eventually became a hodgepodge of buildings, was too crowded and had no A/C.
The Burbank campus was laid out beautifully, had windows strategically placed, and A/C and other humidity control, in regard to ink and paint.
And, I’m fully aware when WED was founded, but thanks for tryin’ to “school” me…!!!

 

[flynnibus]

even tho WDI/WED was on the burbank campus at first.. I'm pretty sure I remember reading from Gurr or someone that they were basically "out back" and separated off since they were no longer working on the studio stuff and focused on Walt's crazy ideas.

Tho I don't remember if they got any nicer spaces after the park was successful... but before they left for glendale.

 

[Agent H]

Uhhh, no actually. The Hyperion studio was fine for the time at first, but eventually became a hodgepodge of buildings, was too crowded and had no A/C.
The Burbank campus was laid out beautifully, had windows strategically placed, and A/C and other humidity control, in regard to ink and paint.
And, I’m fully aware when WED was founded, but thanks for tryin’ to “school” me…!!!

Just so we’re clear Burbank was the studio they got after Snow White was a big success right? I thought it was but your post made me doubt that

 

[donaldtoo]

Just so we’re clear Burbank was the studio they got after Snow White was a big success right? I thought it was but your post made me doubt that

Yes, the Hyperion studio opened in 1926, and the Burbank location was completed in early 1940, based largely on the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
There was also the original Kingswell Ave location, established in 1923, of course.

 

[Agent H]

Yes, the Hyperion studio opened in 1926, and the Burbank location was completed in early 1940, based largely on the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
There was also the original Kingswell Ave location, established in 1923, of course.

Okay so I was getting Burbank and the Hyperion mixed up sorry

 

[donaldtoo]

Okay so I was getting Burbank and the Hyperion mixed up sorry

No worries, I’ve just read a lot of Disney biographies…!!!