Outside Disney's Los Feliz home. Patricia Ruben Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, and died in 1966 in Burbank, California. Throughout his life, he lived in multiple properties, mainly in California. His childhood home in Chicago was designed and built by his parents in the 1890s. In recent years, it's been restored by The Walt Disney Birthplace. He raised his two children in a 6,388-square-foot home, which was listed for $3.65 million in 2014. He called his vacation home in Palm Springs, California, his "Technicolor Dream House." It sold in May for $1.1 million. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Walt Disney was born in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, 119 years ago, on December 5, 1901.