This Friday, we're getting an early start on Halloween festivities here at The Walt Disney Family Museum, with special screenings of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as a spooky-themed Animate Your Night: Halloweentown.
“Life finds a way.” This movie quote is a favorite of mine, and it comes from the 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jurassic Park. I recently learned about the connection between stop motion animation and the frighteningly real dinosaurs in the film. Stop motion has “found a way” so to speak of remaining relevant and interesting in an age of enormous digital capacity...
Next month, our first major exhibition Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic will open to the public! Weldon Owen will be publishing our exhibition catalogue, as well Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman's new book The Fairest One of All. Weldon Owen recently had a chance to sit down with Diane Disney Miller to ask her a few personal questions.
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 personal tidbits. This month, we're asking LYNN ZOOK... what do YOU do??
Museum staffers Andi Wang and Anel Muller review movies--past and present--inspired by, related to, or produced by Disney. Today, "Wang and Muller, Watching Movies" take a look at Tim Burton's new film, Frankenweenie, which is out in theaters now!
Is The Walt Disney Family Museum -built on an old military base- haunted? Watch this strange security tape and see for yourself.
Our 2nd annual members Sing-Along will take place on Saturday, October 13 at 7pm, and will begin with a toast to The Walt Disney Family Museum’s third year with a cupcake... and more! Click through for details.
"We are saddened to learn that Jeanette Thomas, widow of animator Frank Thomas, passed away Saturday night. Jeanette and Frank both gave me great support and encouragement when we first started our projects—first with the film Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, and subsequently, The Walt Disney Family Museum. The Thomases were always so supportive, and their support meant so much to us. Our thoughts and condolences go out to their family and friends."
- Diane Disney Miller
The Walt Disney Family has gone to the dogs during the month of September, and we'll be hosting our first Doggie Adopt-a-thon in partnership with the SFSPCA and other local rescue groups tomorrow, Saturday, September 29 from 12pm to 3pm!
What is it that the SF Chronicle, ABC7 News, and KTVU are all buzzing about this week? It's our new special exhibition--Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation, which is on view NOW here at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Join us as we celebrate the opening of this new exhibition--which reveals the magic behind movie creatures like King Kong, the Jurassic Park velociraptors, and the revered Star Wars AT-AT--tomorrow night, September 28 at 7-10pm, for our after-hours party, Animate Your Night: Where It's AT-AT™! Click through for tickets.