December 18, 1933,Walt received some whispered news at a studio luncheon, mumbled a hasty thank-you to the assembled guests, grabbed his hat, and bolted from the room.
Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members. In the spirit of the holidays, we’d like you to meet Les Mize who has an individual membership to our museum... and would like you to visit him at the Mickey Mouse Christmas House on 417 Blackstone Drive in San Rafael, California!
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Roger Broggie Jr., whose death was caused by a head injury sustained from a fall while working on a parade float in his Oregon hometown yesterday...
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 month, in celebration of our new major exhibition--Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic--we're thrilled to introduce to you someone who played an integral part in getting this exhibition up and running. So today we're asking BEN PETERS... what do YOU do?!
Tomorrow on December 8, Disney Legend Bob Gurr will be hosting a program at The Walt Disney Family Museum called “Building Disneyland,” highlighting how Walt got things done quickly. So, we here at STORYBOARD would like to share this story about a seldom-discussed Gurr creation that he whipped up in 1957 quickly, and creatively, at Walt’s request.
It’s hard to be anything but inspired when looking at all of the incredible artwork and careful planning that went into making Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Education Department wanted to offer a special activity to celebrate the power of story with the classes who book school experiences.
One hundred and eleven years ago on December 5, 1901, in the upper bedroom of Elias and Flora Disney's Tripp Avenue home in Chicago, Illinois, Walter Elias Disney was born.
With the holidays quickly approaching, we are happy to have the Presidio Trust pen for us a little historical background on the ceremonial tree lighting, which has been a decades-old tradition here in our beautiful Presidio of San Francisco.
In the spring of 2009, The Walt Disney Family Museum approached veteran filmmaker Don Hahn (whose credits include The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast) with a proposal to create a film that would celebrate the holidays through the eyes of Walt Disney. Under the direction of the Walt Disney Family Foundation, the genesis of this idea became Christmas with Walt, an enchanting fifty-one minute film exclusive to the Museum during the holiday season.
Museum Educator Hillary Lyden gives a voice to teachers and students on our museum blog, and has started this resource for both inspiration and career conversations in the fields of Imagineering, animation, and the arts.