<P> The Nightmare Before Christmas originated in a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982 , while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation . With the success of Vincent in the same year , Walt Disney Studios began to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30 - minute television special . Over the years , Burton 's thoughts regularly returned to the project , and in 1990 , he made a development deal with Disney . Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco ; Disney released the film through its Touchstone Pictures banner because the studio believed the film would be `` too dark and scary for kids '' . </P>
<P> The Nightmare Before Christmas originated in a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982 , while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation . With the success of Vincent in the same year , Walt Disney Studios began to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30 - minute television special . Over the years , Burton 's thoughts regularly returned to the project , and in 1990 , he made a development deal with Disney . Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco ; Disney released the film through its Touchstone Pictures banner because the studio believed the film would be `` too dark and scary for kids '' . </P>
when did disney buy the nightmare before christmas
when did disney buy the nightmare before christmas
1990
1990