We'd like to thank everyone who came out for the Anniversary Weekend (Oct 1-3), as well as all our guests who visited the Museum during the month of October! Here are photo highlights of all our celebratory activities!
ROD MILLER - From Main Street U.S.A. to The Walt Disney Family Museum, ragtime jazz pianist Rod Miller entertained the crowds--outside on the porch, and in the Museum's Lobby--throughout the 3-day celebration. He took requests, played classic Disney favorites, including "When You Wish Upon a Star," told behind-the-scenes stories of the happiest place on earth, and even made up a few renditions of his own--including "I Left My Heart in Hawaii (because San Francisco is too cold)!"
RADIO DISNEY - The Anniversary Weekend was packed with activities for guests--young and old--from those who grew up with Frank Sinatra to those who rock out to Hannah Montana! San Francisco's Radio Disney AM1310 visited the Museum with an afternoon full of games, music, prizes, giveaways, and so much more for the kids!
LOOK CLOSER/DISNEY DISCOVERIES - Museum Registrar Anel Muller was on hand on the top of every hour to tell guests all about the Steamboat Willie wall in gallery 2! Did you know there are 348 frames on this wall, which only make up 16 seconds of footage? And that Ub Iwerks (one of Disney's most prominent animators) could sketch up to 700 of these frames a day? Down in the Learning Center, Education Coordinator Ruben Esqueda taught the crowds how to create their own Moviolas. Who said learning couldn't also be fun??
SATURDAY NIGHT SOIREE - For the first time ever, the Museum stayed open late to the public, with a cash bar and live DJ! Visitors also enjoyed a "Where's Walt?" scavenger hunt in the galleries.
