Special Guest Speaker
Disney's Bob Gurr: Walt's First Generation of Imagineers
Theater, Lower Level
10:30–11:15am

Lunch
Food Trucks
on Montgomery Street
In Front of the Main Museum Building
Noon–1pm

Special Exhibition
Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World
Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall
1:30–2:30pm

Special Exhibition
Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World
Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall
10:15–11:15am

Special Guest Speaker
The Muppets' Dave Goelz: Building Fraggle Rock
Theater, Lower Level
11:30am–12:15pm

Lunch
Food Trucks
on Montgomery Street
in Front of the Main Museum Building
1–2pm
 

Special Exhibition
Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World
Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall
11:15am–12:15pm

Lunch
Food Trucks
on Montgomery Street
in Front of the Main Museum Building
12:30–1:30pm

Special Guest Speaker
Disney's Don Hahn: For the Love of Storytelling
Theater, Lower Level
2:30–3:15pm

Lunch
Food Trucks
on Montgomery Street
in Front of the Main Museum Building
11:30am–12:30pm

Special Guest Speaker
ILM's Dennis Muren: Visual Effects Virtuoso
Theater, Lower Level
1:30–2:15pm

Special Exhibition
Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World
Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall
2:30–3:30pm

The Walt Disney Family Museum Fifth Anniversary Film
Learning Center, Lower Lobby
10:30am–4pm (playing on loop)

Workshop: Mastering Cartoons with Special Guest Instructor
Learning Center, Lower Lobby
10:30am–noon & 2–3:30pm

Main Galleries Self-Guided Tour
Entrance in Awards Lobby, Main Floor
10am–4pm

Shop at the Museum Store
Entrance near Café, Main Floor
10am–4pm

Get Outside in the Presidio
Exit via Main Floor Lobby
10am–4pm

When Walt Disney envisioned Disneyland, he knew he needed to hire a group of people who were both creative and had the technical knowledge to design and build the attractions of his dreams. Enter the first generation of Imagineers, including Disney Legend Bob Gurr. Gurr was hired by Walt Disney in 1954, just ahead of the opening of Disneyland. With a background in car design, Gurr is most famous for designing many of the early ride vehicles of Disneyland, including Autopia cars, Matterhorn Bobsleds, and Haunted Mansion Doom Buggies. Join Gurr for a discussion of his fascinating career, which reaches beyond Disneyland to rock concerts, Las Vegas, the Olympics, and more.

The adored 1980s children’s program Fraggle Rock, created by Jim Henson and a small group of visionary men and women, was a departure from past Muppet creations. Hear about the creative inception of this program from Dave Goelz, best known for portraying Gonzo, who depicted several characters on Fraggle Rock, including the perpetually anxious Boober Fraggle. Learn why and how Henson and his team endeavored to create an entertaining, idealistic world where children could learn about diversity, the environment, and conflict resolution.

What does it take to become one of the world’s leading creative filmmakers?

Hear from Dennis Muren, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor and Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic; the first visual effects artist to be honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and winner of nine Academy Awards®, giving him the distinction of having the most Oscars® of any living person.

Learn about his start at the fledgling ILM, Muren’s role in leading ILM’s transition from models to digital effects, and his visual effects contributions to the attractions in Disney theme parks.

Story is the currency we use to communicate what it’s like to be human. It's the language that we use to tell others about our own personal journey, and regardless of our profession, story is the way that we communicate to the world our ethics, aesthetics and personal point of view. Sit down with Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Don Hahn, best known as the producer of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast and founding producer of the Disneynature brand, as he dives deep into our love of storytelling and how we use it to communicate our human experience.

Ten years before the museum opened its doors, Walt's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, embarked on the mission of sharing her father's personal story with the world. From the discovery of Walt's newspaper-wrapped Academy Awards®, tucked away in her family’s company vaults in Burbank, to the museum’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in San Francisco’s scenic Presidio, The Walt Disney Family Museum Fifth Anniversary Film explores the museum’s history through never-before-seen footage. Exclusive interviews with Walt Disney’s family, archival footage of interviews with the architects, contractors, and exhibition planners, and rediscovered footage of Diane all help to narrate the film and shine a light on those who, alongside Diane, championed the museum’s mission. Through his documentation of the museum’s inception, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker David Stoelk uncovers another story: that of a daughter’s devotion to her father. Though the museum tells the story of Walt’s life, work, and legacy, the creation of the institution is a triumph of Diane's dedication, vision, and heart.

Walt and his team of artists were the masters of making appealing and timeless characters. Walt understood how design and simplicity, combined with passion could make characters that would speak to generations to come. Join David DePasquale, Character Designer and Visual Development artist whose clients include Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks TV, and Nickelodeon, as we explore the fundamentals of character design. Learn what makes a character appealing and strong to the audience, with tried and true techniques. Develop your own simple character as you gain an understanding of how the word design plays into what you create.