Stages B and C

Sound Stages B and C were constructed in the summer of 1939 as a sound recording facility for animated films. Because the studio was near the Burbank Airport, the building received special soundproofing with state-of-the-art acoustics, including a building-within-a-building design for noise reduction. Stage B, known as the Dialogue Stage, was where character voices were recorded for many animated classics, including Alice in Wonderland, Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and The Jungle Book. Stage C was used to record sound effects for animated films and short subjects, and animal sounds for the live-action True Life Adventures were also re-created and recorded there. Many of the distinctive sound-effects props and gadgets used in these processes were invented by Disney technicians and recordists. In the summer of 1939, the studios were extensively renovated to meet improved sound technology for film and television projects. Stage B now accommodates both andto dialogue recording, or A.D.R., and sound effects recording, or Foley, while Stage C has been converted into a dubbing stage for the final mixing of film and video sound.

Burbank, California · United States