After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company with Author Neil O'Brien

Cost
$15 members
$35 adults | $30 seniors and students (with ID) | $25 youths
FREE for children ages 5 and under, Registration Required
Date
Sat, Apr 5 | 1pm
Year
2025
Location
Theater

Join us for an in-depth look at the new book, After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company, with author, award-winning journalist, and producer Neil O’Brien. After Disney tells the story of the succession struggle that followed Walt Disney’s death and the evolution of the company to the entertainment titan that it is today.

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Tickets for After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company with Author Neil O'Brien will be available as follows:

  • Walt’s Circle Donors: Purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, March 4 at noon PST by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
  • Supporter, Founding, and Friend-level members: Purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, March 5 at noon PST by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
  • All member levels: Purchase tickets beginning Thursday, March 6 at noon PST via the Member Portal.
  • Public (non-members): Purchase tickets beginning Friday, March 7 at noon PST online.

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About the Speaker

Neil O'Brien

Neil O’Brien is an award-winning journalist and producer who has worked at NBC News for more than two decades. He has produced hundreds of hours of television over the course of his career and his work with NBC News Specials has been honored with four Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and an Edward R. Murrow Award.

O’Brien has spent more than a decade researching and conducting interviews for this book. He also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Berkshire International Film Festival. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

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