Editing Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) (section)

=== Main Theater ===
The 419-seat Theater,<ref>{{cite web|title=Main Theater|url=https://www.disneydigitalstudio.com/portfolio/main-theatre/|publisher=Disney Digital Studio Services}}</ref> another original building on the Burbank lot, shows first-run Disney films for studio employees and guests. It has plush [[stadium seating]] and has been upgraded over the years to keep pace with new technology in the exhibition of films. Food and drink are not allowed inside.   
  
Throughout its history, the theater has also been used for post-production sound mixing. According to the Disney production services website, "The Main Theater is a state-of-the-art digital sound dubbing and screening facility that was first used to mix the sound for ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' [in 1940]. Sound mixers blend dialogue, music, and sound effects tracks to the various levels appropriate for a movie theater. The acoustics are designed to simulate a theater that is three-quarters full. Although the theater is empty during the mixing session, extra padding in the seats and specially designed walls absorb and reflect the sound. This helps the sound mixers to know what the final product will sound like when it is released to the public."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Walt Disney Studios - History|url=https://studioservices.go.com/disneystudios/history.html|publisher=Disney Studio Services}}</ref>

The signage above the entrance says simply "Theatre". The name "Main Theater" is used to distinguish the venue from several smaller screening rooms situated throughout the studio. In Walt's era, these were called "sweatboxes", where animation test reels and the daily rushes of his live-action features were shown for his approval.<ref>Leonard Maltin, "Of Mice and Magic", Plume, Revised & Updated edition, 1987, pp. 55 and 58.</ref><ref>The colloquialism "Sweatbox" was carried over from the screening room at Disney's former Hyperion studio. See Maltin, "Of Mice and Magic" (1987), p. 55.</ref>