You Can Now Explore Walt E. Disney’s Home

The project has been years in the making…the Restoration of Walt E. Disney’s childhood home. Located in Chicago, Illinois, sits the home on Tripp Avenue where Walt E. Disney was born and lived for the first four years of his life.

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Walt E. Disney’s Childhood Home

The home was designed by Walt’s mother and built by Walt’s father. In 1991, Chicago attempted to designate the property as a historical landmark. However, the owner fought back…and won.

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As such, the Disney family house was at risk of demolition until it was purchased in 2013 and restored to its 1901 state. Today, it is a museum officially named The Walt Disney Birthplace, funded by a grant from The Walt Disney Company Foundation and a crowdfunding campaign.

Happy birthday, Walt Disney 🎂

Here's Walt, on the right, with his younger sister Ruth at the Walt Disney Birthplace. What do you think he was dreaming about all those years ago? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/x1o9NzXK3p

— Walt Disney Birthplace (@WDBirthplace) December 5, 2022

Although many people consider Walt’s childhood home in Missouri to have a much more profound impact on the legend, others have pushed back on that notion. In addition, Roy Disney lived in the home for 13 years of his life, and he, too, had a significant impact on the company.

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Virtual Home Tour

But now, through The Walt Disney Birthplace website, you can take a virtual tour of the home where everything began. Similar to tours available on realtor websites, you click on a room, and your POV moves as you “walk through.”

The self-guided tour allows you to explore every room of the house, including the second floor where Walt was born. The images (which still contain Christmas decorations) also show images of young Walter Elias Disney.

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The ongoing project still seems to have some work until the house is 100% restored to how it was when Walt was a young child. But in the meantime, you can tour the home of the man who started it all from the comfort of your home.