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Snow White took five years to
make. It cost $1,750,000. By 1937,
the Disney staff had grown from
150 to 750 people.
There was a new kind of camera
invented at the Disney studio. It
was used for some of the scenes
and gave the picture a new feeling
of depth.
Many people called the project “Disney’s Folly.” Walt’s faith in it was
rewarded when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs earned 8.5 million
dollars on its first run (almost 100 million dollars today). Because of
its success, Walt was able to go ahead with his next big project: a new
studio.
By the time this studio was completed
in 1940, the staff had grown again to
1,500 people.
The studio was comfortable
and well equipped, but the
company’s growth brought
new problems.
What bothers me is that
some people get paid more
than others for the same
work.