Directing at Disney will spotlight many of the legendary directors whose creative talent and innovations made Walt Disney’s animated films possible, and will showcase an extensive selection of rare film artifacts from The Walt Disney Studios and...
Readers of all ages and backgrounds will be inspired and entertained by images and stories of the unique personal ephemera, artifacts, and treasures found in the book, which include Walt’s handwritten designs of EPCOT, the bronzed hat gifted to his...
Choose between The Jungle Book (1967) or Alice in Wonderland (1951) themes to create a themed fairytale birthday party at The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Anyone in the world can experience and enjoy the museum with our Virtual Tour and Museum Highlights. Benefitting from a wide range of embedded digital media content, the Virtual Tour brings Walt’s inspirational message directly to people’s streamable...
Connect objects in our galleries with the stories behind them as we look closer at Walt Disney's life and legacy. Join a museum staff member for a brief exploration of topics central to Walt's life.
This holiday season, you might not see one of your toys or action figures become a “real boy,” but you can experience real joy in our theater! No lie...
Sat–Sun, Dec 1–29 | 2pm No screening Dec 7, 14, & 15
Studio Nights is a fun and hands-on evening workshop where adults can put their creativity in the spotlight and learn step-by-step how to make their...
Sundays this December, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents a special sensory-friendly film screening of Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films...
When Santa Claus makes his annual trip around the world to bring gifts and holiday cheer to everyone on his “nice” list, he never forgets his friends...
Studio Series workshops are 90-minute sessions that explore animation principles and techniques. “Bah Humbug!” Despite ghosts being heavily associated...
Studio Series workshops are 90-minute sessions that explore animation principles and techniques. “Avast ye! A monstrous creature has turned the tides...
Join author and self-proclaimed Disney fanatic Sunny Chanel for an in-depth discussion of her new book, Bring the Magic Home: An Exploration of Design...
Walt landed his first major contract, opened a new studio, and fell in love with an inker. A sudden turn of events would spark the idea for Mickey Mouse.
Ask any dedicated Disney fan and they will tell you: Walt loved trains. “Trains were a part of his whole psyche, I think,” Disney Legend Tony Baxter shared in the Disney+ Original Series Behind the...
To celebrate the release of our new book, Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum, we are displaying rare and unique...
Walt Disney was no stranger to London. Multiple visits to England between the 1930s and 1950s—often for on-set visits to his live-action films such as Treasure Island (1950), The Story of Robin Hood...
Watching Alice’s Wonderland, the short pilot cartoon Walt Disney carried with him on his journey west to Los Angeles in 1923, it's ironic to consider the character Alice’s own journey by animated...
Strolling the galleries at The Walt Disney Family Museum, visitors discover how brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney formed a business partnership in October 1923. They quickly began producing animated short subjects known as the Alice Comedies from a small office in Los Angeles.
It was late July 1923 and Walt Disney had failed. His Laugh-O-gram Films was headed for bankruptcy and, with little prospects left in Kansas City, Missouri, he was pulling up stakes. Hollywood was his...
An oft-repeated story from the 1950s involved Walt Disney and Disneyland executive Dick Nunis. One day at the park, the pair stood along the Rivers of America with a view of the water traffic. The...
This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair, a historic turning point in the career of Walt Disney, the trajectory of The Walt Disney Company, and the spirit of...
Throughout his life, Walt Disney was dedicated to giving back to his community and generously supported many charities, especially those that benefitted children. From Toys for Tots to the Jules Stein...
