Where Walt Disney’s story began.
Step inside the modest Chicago home where Walt and Roy Disney were born—and discover how imagination, perseverance, and family shaped a story that inspired the world.
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Join the Dream
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History of the Birthplace
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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Walt Disney: 125 Years of Inspiration
Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio Square Day Block Party
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Imagine & Learn
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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Creativity Days
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Every great dream starts somewhere.
Built by Walt’s father, Elias Disney, this home at 2156 N. Tripp Avenue welcomed Walt Disney into the world in 1901 and his brother Roy in 1893. Today, the Walt Disney Birthplace preserves that beginning and shares the values that carried two brothers from a Chicago neighborhood to a lifetime of imagination and innovation.
Preserving the place where possibility began
The Walt Disney Birthplace is more than a historic house. It is a place where visitors can connect with the early life of a global storyteller, and where young dreamers can see that remarkable ideas often begin in ordinary places.
Our work restores the home, preserves its history, and creates welcoming experiences rooted in imagination, learning, family, and community.
Imagine & Learn
Explore CECCI’s hands-on workshops, learning experiences, and community events for children and families.
Visit the Birthplace
See the home, learn the Disney family story, and experience the neighborhood where Walt’s earliest chapter began.
Keep the Dream Alive
Your support helps preserve this home and fund programs that inspire the next generation of dreamers and doers.
Imagination belongs to everyone.
From Creativity Days and neighborhood celebrations to the Little Library and learning programs, the Birthplace brings people together through storytelling, creativity, and shared dreams.
Help preserve Walt Disney’s Birthplace
Your support protects this historic home and helps transform it into an immersive place of inspiration—without velvet ropes, and with a story visitors can truly step into.