The Walt Disney Family Museum Blog

You won't want to miss our special programs in observation of Memorial Day!

This Saturday, May 21st at 3pm, in our state-of-the-art digital theater, noted author and The Walt Disney Family Museum's consulting historian, Paul F. Anderson, will present a one-of-a-kind chronicle of Walt’s mutifaceted contributions towards the war effort, featuring rare information and seldom-seen visuals.  

When Walt Disney’s Dumbo debuted in the late summer of 1941, it was greeted with a refreshing critical enthusiasm.

On Sunday, May 22nd, The Walt Disney Family Museum will present a rare screening of Walt Disney’s 1943 Technicolor® animated feature film, Victory Through Air Power.

On the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army moved into the Disney Studio lot in Burbank, California. Not only was the Studio a convenient storage facility during World War II, but Walt Disney himself was recruited by the government to create training and propaganda films, which made up more than 90% of the company’s production.

Membership in The Walt Disney Family Museum includes many benefits, including admission, complimentary film tickets, a quarterly newsletter, and a membership card that grants a 10% discount in the museum store—as well as discounts on selected educational and public programs. In addition, several times a year, special events for Members only are held within the Museum itself.

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 is the fifth in our series titled "What Do YOU Do?" and this month, we're highlighting Rosalind Cohen-Baruch!

In observance of Mother’s Day, Pam Burns-Clair, daughter of Disney Legend Harriet Burns, and co-author of Walt Disney’s First Lady of Imagineering, Harriet Burns, offers this reminiscence of a unique and talented “Disney Mom.”

Dick Van Dyke may feel like a familiar friend, due to his memorable roles and performances throughout the decades in television, film, and on Broadway. Dick and Walt Disney shared a special meeting of the minds that led to starring roles in Mary Poppins, Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N., and Never a Dull Moment... 

Ever wonder what a day in the life of an animator at the Studios would be like? We're introducing a new series at The Walt Disney Family Museum, which will allow visitors to experience what it’s like to be a member of a studio team, through live demonstrations in our Galleries. This month, we’re kicking off our Inside the Studios series by focusing on “the Animator.”

In the aftermath of the blockbuster success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the ambitious but disappointing performances of Pinocchio and Fantasia, and as Bambi struggled to find its way; as divisive labor problems troubled the Studio and the threat of a World War loomed on the horizon, one of Walt Disney's most timeless and unpretentious animated features was created...