On February 6 we celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of a man who is sometimes overlooked in accounts of Disney history: Elias Disney, Walt’s and Roy’s father. Disney and film historian J.B. Kaufman gives us a closer look at the man who played a very important role in Walt's life.
Each month in our new Unusual Suspects series, we will examine one character from our featured film of the month who may not shine as brightly as the main characters, but still plays a distinct role in the story. Disney Historian Paula Sigman Lowery has written this piece exclusively for Storyboard.
Walt Disney and the Story Department tweaked stories to make them as strong as possible for an animated film and its audience. Sleeping Beauty is no different, drawing influence from French writer Charles Perrault's story with the same name. Here are just a few differences we found between Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and the Grimm fairy tale on which it is partially based: “Briar Rose.”
Huell Howser, the host of TV series "California's Gold", passed away on January 7 earlier this year from prostate cancer. We were so saddened to have read this in the LA Times...
In honor of President's Day, let’s take a look at a few instances that illustrate Walt Disney’s respect for the office of the presidency and his veneration for his favorite President, Abraham Lincoln.
It’s been an exciting time for the Public Program and Education Departments at The Walt Disney Family Museum, and it's only going to get better…
During Open Studio this month, we created a collective storyboard outlining some of the key plot moments from the story Peter Pan. A storyboard can be made fairly simply at home using easy-to-find materials. In addition to helping outline a story, storyboards can be used to organize ideas for an essay, a website, a theme park attraction, or a video game. Click through for instructions on how to create your very own original storyboard.
January 9, 2013 marks what would be the 100th birthday of former President (and Vice President) Richard M. Nixon. We here at STORYBOARD felt what better way to celebrate than to talk about a fun incident that took place the day he helped dedicate the Monorail. STORYBOARD sat down with Disney Legend Bob Gurr to talk about the "incident"...
Did the holidays make you think about preserving the precious memories created by you and your loved ones? These days, digital media makes it very easy to document our lives. However, preserving and conserving historical media is much more challenging....
Each month, we ask a staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This January, we ask Mary Beth Culler... what do YOU do?