Family Access Day

In observance of National Autism Acceptance Month and in conjunction with Support for Families, The Walt Disney Family Museum invites children with disabilities and special healthcare needs to enjoy the museum’s galleries with their friends and families on April 3, free of charge. For the first hour of the day, our galleries will be reserved exclusively for Support for Families, allowing them to enjoy quiet time before the building opens to the public. Families can explore the galleries, experiment with animation in our Learning Center, and watch a sensory-friendly Disney film screening in our theater.

Free tickets must be reserved via Support for Families. Please note: This event will sell out and we are only able to admit guests with pre-reserved tickets.

10am–noon | Animation Activity

Learning Center, Lower Level 

Create your own animated short film with your family and friends using clay and cut paper to craft fun characters.  

10–11am (exclusively for Support for Families) | Core Galleries  

Gallery entrance on the first floor 

Please note: Support for Families are also welcome to visit beyond 11am once the museum has opened to the public. Last entry into the galleries is at 4:30pm. 

Explore the museum galleries at your own pace. Make sure to stop by our Spotlight Talk | Disneyland: Imagining the Happiest Place on Earth, happening at 10:30am in Gallery 9, presented by one of our Gallery Associates. Spotlight Talks are brief explorations of topics related to Walt’s life, and this one is centered around our Disneyland model. 

11am–12:30pm & 2–3:30pm | Sensory Friendly Film Screenings 

Theater, Lower Level 

As part of our special Family Access Day programming, The Walt Disney Family Museum will present two special sensory-friendly film screenings of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) at 11am and 2pm in our theater. To make this film a comfortable experience for all, lights will be dimmed instead of off, volume will be slightly lowered, and closed captioning will be turned on. Guests are welcome to get up, walk around, dance, and enjoy the film in whatever way is most comfortable to them. 

Scavenger Hunt 

Looking for a fun and easy way to see more of our museum galleries? When you complete the Scavenger Hunt in our WDFM App, you can show your results to an Associate in our Museum Store in exchange for one of our limited edition collectible Treasure Cards!  

Download the WDFM App via the Google Play Store or the App Store and access other accessibility features such as our ASL Tour, our Audio Described Tour, and our Social Story.

Since 1982, Support for Families of Children with Disabilities has offered information, education, and parent-to-parent support free of charge to families and professionals of children with any kind of disability or special health care need in San Francisco.

We are committed to making the museum more accessible to all of our visitors by providing resources that will enhance each person's visit.

To learn more about our Accessibility offerings, please visit our Accessibility page.