From start to finish, making a movie is hard work. And for some movies in particular, the start can be especially difficult. Mary Poppins was certainly one of those films. December’s Spotlight Talks focused on how Walt and author P.L. Travers’ brought a beloved literary character to the silver screen.
As we are screening a 1964 classic throughout the month of January, guest blogger Keith Gluck has compiled a number of funny anecdotes and insightful recollections of Walt and the creation of one of his greatest films: Mary Poppins.
During December’s Open Studio visitors got into the holiday spirit with paper crafts, creating their own holiday cards, stockings, and ornaments from scratch. Find out how!
As part of our mission to inform and educate present and future generations about Walt Disney, we wanted to highlight some common myths about Walt Disney and provide a place where those myths can be addressed and corrected.
On what would have been Walt Disney's 112th birthday, on December 5, 2013, The Walt Disney Family Museum is proud to launch its very own podcast!
Unusual Suspects is a series that focuses on secondary or little known characters in Disney films. Meander on over to Tomorrowland and gaze upon... the Bathroom of Tomorrow.
The Walt Disney Family Museum announced today that Kirsten Komoroske has been named the new Executive Director. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Ms. Komoroske has been serving as interim director since May 2013.
With Bambi as the film of the month here--in celebration of our new exhibition Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong--at The Walt Disney Family Museum, this installment of Unusual Suspects turns its attention to a seldom discussed, yet important character—the Great Prince of the Forest.
In celebration of Disneyland’s birth month this past July, we focused our Spotlight Talks on one of The Walt Disney Family Museum’s most popular attractions, a model of “the Disneyland of Walt’s Imagination.”
Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and other personal tidbits. Today, we're asking Jeffrey Moffit... what do YOU do?