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The Walt Disney Company Headquarters & offices · Burbank, California
The Walt Disney Company · Burbank, California
The headquarters roof is held up by the Seven Dwarfs — six of them 19 feet tall, with a 12-foot Dopey at the top.
The studio lot Snow White paid for, the building Michael Graves designed and 100 years of moves from a Hollywood storefront — then the benefits, the people and the pay. Every number from Disney's own pages and filings.
- 19 ftDwarfs holding up the Team Disney Building
- Since 1940on the same Burbank studio lot
- 100%tuition paid upfront by Disney Aspire
- 231,000employees, fiscal 2025
Sources: D23 (Disney A to Z, “Seven Little Known Facts About Disney’s 19-Foot Dwarfs”) · thewaltdisneycompany.com · Form 10-K FY2025 · Proxy statement 2026
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THE HEADQUARTERS · TEAM DISNEY – THE MICHAEL D. EISNER BUILDING · 1990
330,000 sq ft, held up by Doc, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, Grumpy and Dopey
Disney's corporate headquarters since 1990 stands on the Burbank studio lot that Walt and Roy Disney bought with the profits of Snow White — which is why the Seven Dwarfs hold up its roof. Michael Graves gave it a post-modern neo-classical façade, double-barrel vaulted copper roofs, an outdoor courtyard with arcades, an indoor atrium, four screening rooms and a top-floor executive dining room, the Rotunda Dining Room, just above the Dwarfs. The building faces Disney Legends Plaza, where new studio employees start their first day reading the names of the Legends who came before them.
- 330,000 sq ft (≈ 30,658 m²)
- Design: Michael Graves
- Six Dwarfs 19 ft, 30,000 lb each
- Dopey 12 ft, at the top
- 4 screening rooms
- Faces Disney Legends Plaza
Facts: D23 “Seven Little Known Facts About Disney’s 19-Foot Dwarfs” · D23 Disney A to Z “Team Disney Building” · D23 “Get the Picture” (2016) · Disney press release, Jan 23, 2006
The Walt Disney Studios lot, Burbank
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building (corporate headquarters) | 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521 |
| The Walt Disney Studios lot (Animation Building, Frank G. Wells Building, Legends Plaza) | Corner of South Buena Vista Street and West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91521 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 cover · D23 Disney A to Z “Walt Disney Studios” and “Burbank, California” · See them on the map ↓
Source: D23 (Disney A to Z; “Seven Little Known Facts About Disney’s 19-Foot Dwarfs”; This Day, Aug 31, 1938) · Form 10-K FY2025, Item 2 (Burbank, Glendale, North Hollywood and Sun Valley combined)
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Benefits (United States)
Tuition paid upfront, plus reimbursement for required books and fees, from high school completion to undergraduate degrees.
Complimentary park admission for full-time and part-time employees after two weeks of employment.
Employees are paid every week; direct deposit is an option.
On-site, low-cost and back-up childcare at select locations, plus senior care programs and long-term care coverage.
A family-building benefit for eligible employees, alongside vacation, sick and family care leave.
Free mental health and well-being resources, campus health clubs and on-site fitness classes.
A U.S. matching gifts program, and Disney VoluntEARS grants employees can direct to nonprofits for their volunteer hours.
The Disney Commuter Assistance Program, plus discounts at select hotels, dining and merchandise.
Source: disneycareers.com/benefits · Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · thewaltdisneycompany.com (Disney Aspire). Parental leave length and 401(k) match are not published on Disney's public careers pages.
Why people stay: what Disney itself says
Disney's median employee works full time in an hourly parks role and has been with the company for over eight years.
Launched in 2018 with a $150 million, five-year commitment — a goal it passed in half that time.
Studio employees start their first day in Disney Legends Plaza, reading the names of the people honored there.
In fiscal 2025 Disney launched new leadership development and professional coaching opportunities.
Two centers in the Orlando area give on-demand access to board-certified physicians and counselors.
Employees volunteer through Disney VoluntEARS and can direct company grants to nonprofits they choose.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (pay ratio) · Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · thewaltdisneycompany.com (Disney Aspire five-year article) · D23 “Get the Picture” (2016)
Who works here
employees at fiscal year end 2025
cast members and employees in Disney Experiences
tenure of the median employee
people, FY2017 → FY2025
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 and FY2017 · Proxy statement 2026 · Disney press release, Feb 3, 2026 (Disney Experiences headcount). Disney's 10-K does not publish a gender split; the second bar shows location instead.
Pay at The Walt Disney Company
Base salary, overtime and Disney's health insurance contribution. The median employee works full time in an hourly parks role and has been with Disney for over eight years. The CEO earned 805 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, Jan 22, 2026 (Pay Ratio)
Source: Disney job posting, Job ID 10154769 (posted October 6, 2026). Base pay only; a bonus and/or long-term incentive may be added.
U.S. companies don't have to report pay by age, and Disney doesn't. The job posting range above is the closest official number.
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Office history: from the back of a Hollywood real estate office to the Burbank lot
- 1923 4651 Kingswell Avenue — half of a real estate office
With a contract for the Alice Comedies, Walt Disney rented the unused back half of a real estate office a couple of blocks from his uncle's house in Hollywood and moved in in October 1923. Soon the brothers rented the store next door, 4649 Kingswell — the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio's first real location.
Source: D23 Disney A to Z “Kingswell Avenue”
The block on Kingswell Avenue, Los Angeles, 2015 · Coolcaesar / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1926 2719 Hyperion Avenue — The Walt Disney Studio
In January 1926 the studio moved to Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles and took the name The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey Mouse was born here and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was made here, as new buildings were added for the growing staff.
Source: D23 Disney A to Z “Hyperion Studio”
Hyperion Avenue, 1929 · Walt Disney Studios, Unknown photographer / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1938 51 acres in Burbank, paid for by Snow White
On August 31, 1938, Walt and Roy Disney put down a $10,000 deposit on a $100,000, 51-acre tract owned by the Burbank Department of Water and Power — once a polo field for the Black Fox Military Academy. Construction began in 1939.
Source: D23 This Day, Aug 31, 1938
Walt Disney Studios, Burbank — aerial site view · Historic American Buildings Survey / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1940 The Burbank studio by Kem Weber
The move from Hyperion began around January 1, 1940 and was finished on May 6, 1940. Kem Weber's three-story Animation Building gave every office a window and was one of the first major air-conditioned buildings in Southern California; Walt took office suite 3H on the third floor in January 1940. Most Hyperion buildings were sold and later razed for a supermarket.
Source: D23 Disney A to Z “Hyperion Studio” and “Animation Building” · Disney news, Dec 7, 2015
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1990 Team Disney Building — the Seven Dwarfs headquarters
Michael Graves' Team Disney Building became the corporate headquarters on the studio lot, its pediment carried by the Seven Dwarfs as a reminder of the film that paid for the land.
Source: D23 Disney A to Z “Team Disney Building” · D23 “Seven Little Known Facts About Disney’s 19-Foot Dwarfs”
Team Disney, 1990 · Davric / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2006 Renamed for Michael Eisner
On January 23, 2006, the Board dedicated the headquarters as Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building, honoring the CEO who led the company for 21 years.
Source: Disney press release, Jan 23, 2006
The Team Disney building, Burbank, 2014 · Junkyardsparkle / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2015 Walt's office suite restored
The Walt Disney Archives rebuilt Walt's formal and working offices in suite 3H with original furniture, his miniatures, awards and piano, as a permanent exhibit for employees and studio visitors.
Source: Disney news, Dec 7, 2015
Office suite 3H · Photo: Ty Popko / © Disney · D23 - 2025 4.7 million sq ft around Burbank
Disney owns land and about 4,733,000 sq ft of buildings in Burbank and the neighboring cities of Glendale, North Hollywood and Sun Valley, and leases another 1,729,000 sq ft there.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 2020 | 4,695,000 | 436,180 | Owned buildings, Burbank & surrounding cities (201 acres of land) |
| 10-K 2023 | 4,694,000 | 436,087 | Owned buildings (201 acres) |
| 10-K 2024 | 4,733,000 | 439,710 | Owned buildings (201 acres) |
| 10-K 2025 | 4,733,000 | 439,710 | Owned buildings (182 acres); plus 1,729,000 sq ft leased |
Map: how the headquarters moved
Disney has moved only twice: from a storefront on Kingswell Avenue to Hyperion Avenue a short walk away in Los Feliz–Silver Lake, then over the hills to Burbank, about 8 km north. It has worked on the same Burbank lot since 1940.
- 1 · 1923Kingswell Avenue, Hollywood — 4649–4651 Kingswell Ave, first Disney studio
- 2 · 1926Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles — 2719 Hyperion Ave, The Walt Disney Studio
- 3 · 1940The Walt Disney Studios, Burbank — 500 South Buena Vista Street — studio since 1940, Team Disney Building headquarters since 1990
Addresses: D23 Disney A to Z (Kingswell Avenue, Hyperion Studio, Burbank) · Form 10-K FY2025 cover · Locations: eciffo from the street addresses
What The Walt Disney Company does
Disney calls itself “a diversified worldwide entertainment company”: films and series from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century, the ABC network and Disney+, ESPN, and theme parks, resorts, cruise ships and consumer products.
Three reporting segments: Entertainment, Sports and Experiences.
Where the money came from · Revenue by segment · FY2025
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Item 1 and segment note (segment revenue includes sales between segments; $1.9B is eliminated in the $94.4B total)
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (fiscal year ended Sept 27, 2025) · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$55.1B → $94.4B
199,000 → 231,000
Fiscal years end on the Saturday nearest September 30 (FY2025 ended Sept 27, 2025). Revenue: SEC XBRL data from Disney's 10-K filings (FY2019 as first reported, including 21st Century Fox from March 2019). Employees: Form 10-K. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO since March 18, 2026. A Disney veteran of nearly three decades, he previously chaired Disney Experiences, the largest segment.
Returned as CEO from November 2022 to March 2026, after leading the company from 2005.
CEO between Iger's two terms.
CEO from October 2005; chairman from 2012. Bought Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox.
Led the company for 21 years; the headquarters building carries his name.
Founders: Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, 1923).
Source: thewaltdisneycompany.com (Josh D’Amaro and Robert A. Iger leadership pages; press releases Feb 3, 2026 and Jan 23, 2006) · Proxy statement 2026 (pay versus performance table names Mr. Chapek as CEO) · D23
The Walt Disney Company: questions people ask
Where is Disney's headquarters?
At 500 South Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California, on The Walt Disney Studios lot at the corner of Buena Vista Street and Alameda Avenue. The corporate offices are in Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 cover · D23 Disney A to Z
Who designed the Disney headquarters with the Seven Dwarfs?
Architect Michael Graves designed the Team Disney Building, the headquarters since 1990. Its post-modern neo-classical façade has the Seven Dwarfs as giant pillars; the original 1940 studio buildings were designed by Kem Weber.
Source: Disney press release, Jan 23, 2006 · D23
How big are the Seven Dwarfs on the Disney building?
Six of the Dwarfs are 19 feet tall and weigh 30,000 pounds each; Dopey, the smallest, is 12 feet tall and sits at the top. They were built under Disney Legend John Hench in a fiberglass and concrete compound with a steel structure inside.
Source: D23 “Seven Little Known Facts About Disney’s 19-Foot Dwarfs”
How big is Disney's headquarters?
The Team Disney Building is 330,000 sq ft (≈ 30,658 m²), and the studio lot covers 44 acres. In Burbank and nearby cities Disney owns about 4,733,000 sq ft of buildings.
Source: D23 · Form 10-K FY2025
Can you visit the Walt Disney Studios lot?
The lot is not open to the public. D23, Disney's official fan club, sells guided walking tours to members — including Walt Disney's restored office suite, the Walt Disney Archives exhibit and Legends Plaza. October 2026 weekday tours were $159 for General Members and $109 for Gold Members.
Source: D23 event page, October 2026
What benefits does Disney offer?
In the U.S.: Disney Aspire (100% of tuition paid upfront plus books and fees), free theme park admission after two weeks, weekly pay, on-site and back-up childcare at select locations, a family-building benefit, free mental health resources and a matching gifts program.
Source: disneycareers.com/benefits · Form 10-K FY2025 · thewaltdisneycompany.com
How much do Disney employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $56,932 in fiscal 2025; that employee works full time in an hourly parks role. A 2026 posting for a remote Staff Software Engineer in Burbank listed base pay of $158,100–$211,900.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Disney job posting 10154769
How many people work at Disney?
About 231,000 at the end of fiscal 2025: 172,000 in the U.S. and 59,000 outside it. 76% are full-time, 16% part-time and 8% seasonal.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
Who is Disney's CEO?
Josh D’Amaro, former chairman of Disney Experiences, became CEO on March 18, 2026, succeeding Robert A. Iger.
Source: Disney press release, Feb 3, 2026
Where was Disney's first studio?
In the back half of a real estate office at 4651 Kingswell Avenue in Hollywood, from October 1923, then the store next door at 4649. The studio moved to 2719 Hyperion Avenue in 1926 and to Burbank in 1940.
Source: D23 Disney A to Z
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