The original cost estimate for the project was $100 million with a planned completion in 5 years, however the actual completion was in 2003 and cost $274 million. Mrs. Disney, who initially donated $50 million, died in 1997 before seeing the project completed. A previous project estimated completion in 1963 at $7 million, but was actually finished 10 years late and over budget by over 14 times the original estimate.