The Walt Disney Family Museum Blog

Posted on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 10:00
Posted on Jul 11, 2012

All throughout this summer, we bring to you "Disneyland - The Quintessential Classics", which covers the must see attractions that made Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom, internationally known as "The Happiest Place on Earth". The tour continues this week with Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln!

Posted on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 11:48
Posted on Jul 6, 2012

2719 Hyperion Avenue — the one location in Disney history that remains a constant fascination for many Disney fans. Eighty-seven years ago today, on July 6, 1925, Walt and Roy Disney made a $400 down payment on Lot 21, Block 18, in the Ivanhoe Track of Los Feliz on the eastern reaches of Hollywood.

Posted on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 14:30
Posted on Jul 5, 2012

On Saturday, June 23, in the Walt Disney Family Museum Theater, Robert Tieman, past manager of the Walt Disney Archives at the Walt Disney Studios; gave the audience a glimpse at the process and content used in promoting early Disney films...

Posted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 12:00
Posted on Jul 4, 2012

This Independence Day, we invite you all to visit The Walt Disney Family Museum to celebrate the life of a truly patriotic American legacy: Walt Disney. When Walt entered World War I, he worked as chauffer for the American Red Cross...

Posted on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 29, 2012

During the month of July, The Walt Disney Family Museum is screening feature-length animated film The Sword in the Stone. Adapted from T. H. White’s novel of the same name, The Sword in the Stone is Disney’s take on a classic tale, bringing the story of King Arthur’s boyhood to life. 

Posted on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 27, 2012

Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members, so you can see the varied and frequently fascinating people who have come together to learn and experience more about the life, work, philosophies, and ideals of Walt Disney. This month, we’d like you to meet member Janet Joyce!

Posted on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 11:11
Posted on Jun 26, 2012

Thank you for your patience as we are slowly transferring the blog archive from our previous Storyboard address to this current section of the Website. We will officially being using this page on JULY 1st as Storyboard's permanent home. 

In the meantime, if you would still like to check out our blog archives, please visit Storyboard here!

Posted on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 26, 2012

The Disney attractions were some of the most popular at the 1964 World’s Fair, and from their successes, Walt gained confidence to move forward on his Florida project. Though he would never see the completion of the new project, the Fair helped lay the groundwork for the ever-expanding vistas of production undertaken by the Disney studio. 

Posted on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 21, 2012

The Disneyland Resort is sure to be the hottest destination this summer with the opening of two new lands - Buena Vista Street and Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. Disney Imagineers have worked long and hard to bring more of Walt Disney into the newly expanded and enhanced Disney California Adventure.

Posted on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 20, 2012

The Fillmore Auditorium has been a centerpiece of San Francisco music and culture for decades. The historic music venue sits on the corner of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard and is known for the stellar countercultural music acts it hosted during the 1960s, including The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Doors and many others...