 Before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , the Disney studio had been primarily involved in the production of animated short subjects in the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies series . Disney hoped to expand his studio 's prestige and revenues by moving into features , and estimated that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs could be produced for a budget of US $ 250 @,@ 000 ; this was ten times the budget of an average Silly Symphony . 
