Get inspired by creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Work alongside our dedicated staff to inspire visitors of all ages and share your enthusiasm for Walt’s story, right here in San Francisco. Volunteer commitment is essential to the ongoing success of The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Volunteers assist with weekend public programs as well as private museum events. The responsibilities can include greeting, wayfinding, seating, and engaging with guests to answer questions.
Posted on Thu, 01/09/2014 - 16:00
As part of our mission to inform and educate present and future generations about Walt Disney, we wanted to highlight some common myths about Walt Disney and provide a place where those myths can be addressed and corrected.
Reimagine a night at the museum with our after-hours pop-up experience, Enchanted Evenings. These exclusive events are offered periodically throughout the year and crafted for the ultimate Disney fan. Immerse yourself in a private screening of a Disney film while enjoying exclusive access to our latest special exhibition, Disney Cats & Dogs. Each Enchanted Evening is uniquely themed and paired with delicious food and libations. Don’t miss out on these memorable experiences—a perfect night out for romantic partners, friends, and family.
May 11, 2023–October 1, 2023
The Walt Disney Family Museum is proud to present Pencils and Passion: A Student Art Exhibition—a celebration of the museum’s educational initiatives and the achievements of its students. Pencils and Passion is the 37th original exhibition produced by the museum. It highlights both past and current...
San Francisco, May 17, 2023—The Walt Disney Family Museum is honored to host Disney Cats & Dogs, a traveling exhibition originally presented in 2021 by the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, Walt Disney Archives, and Disney Japan at Matsuya Ginza—the historic department store in Tokyo—before
Posted on Tue, 08/15/2023 - 13:53
It was late July 1923 and Walt Disney had failed. His Laugh-O-gram Films was headed for bankruptcy and, with little prospects left in Kansas City, Missouri, he was pulling up stakes. Hollywood was his destination. “Go west, young man, go west and grow up with the country,” the newspaperman Horace Greeley had written in 1865 (Walt would later quote this phrase to his friend Ub Iwerks, still back in Kansas City).
Posted on Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:13
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Disney historian Jim Korkis. Jim interviewed Diane Disney Miller many times for his projects, and Diane shared, "I have not hesitated to correspond with Jim whenever I think of something that might interest him, or to add some insights into something he has written about. Dad did not hide anything about his life."
Jim contributed numerous insightful articles to the museum's blog and in 2014, presented a program on "How Walt Put a Man on the Moon." His...
Posted on Fri, 08/11/2023 - 14:46
In October 1966, Walt Disney filmed an introduction for a special invitational screening of Follow Me, Boys! (1966)—a live-action film notable for being the acting debut of future Disney Legend Kurt Russell—that he was too busy at the Studios to attend. To express his regrets, he turned to one of the best way he knew how—by getting on camera.
After filming completed on the film, he took time to promote another upcoming film in production: “...Now, we've completed quite a few pictures since...
Posted on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 06:00
Based on the acclaimed 1943 novel Midnight and Jeremiah by American author Sterling North, So Dear To My Heart takes place in the fictional Fulton Corners, Indiana in 1903. A young boy named Jeremiah Kincaid (portrayed by Bobby Driscoll, who had just finished filming Song of the South) adopts a mischievous black lamb named Danny (named after Dan Patch). Jeremiah struggles to earn enough money as well as train Danny so that the lamb can be entered into competition at the Pike County Fair. Of course, there are some tough challenges along the way that help Jeremiah grow as a person as well as a surprising but satisfying ending.
Posted on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 06:00
So Dear To My Heart was a movie that was truly dear to the heart of Walt Disney, since it re-created on film one of the most memorable times of his life, growing up on a small farm in Marceline, Missouri at the turn of the Twentieth Century.
Posted on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 06:00
“A funny thing happened to me on my way to the moon…girl (with seven moons all made for love) meets boy (with chimp)…and WOW!”
That was the marketing phrase that appeared on many movie advertisements for the Disney live-action “Technicolor® blast of fun and entertainment” known as Moon Pilot, first released to theaters nearly fifty years ago.
Posted on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 06:00
Even decades after his passing, Walt Disney still retains the honor of being the individual with the most Academy Award nominations and the most Oscar wins. While the listing of these awards for animation, live action and more is very impressive, it is fun to take a quick look behind some of the stories of those golden statuettes...
Posted on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 12:00
On July 13, 1955, Walt and Lilly hosted their 30th wedding anniversary party at the sparkling new Golden Horseshoe. The event doubled as the Revue's first performance!
Posted on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 06:00
For the December Look Closer, we’ve chosen to focus on an artifact that doesn’t relate directly to Walt’s artistic or technological achievements, but has to do more with the man: Walt’s pair of downhill skis found in Gallery 3. These skis, made of metal on wood from the Swiss manufacturer Attenhofer and worn by Walt during winter vacations with his family, are a wonderful reminder of his love of sports...
Posted on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 10:53
December 15, 2016 marks fifty years since Walt Disney’s passing. It has been half a century since the world lost one of its greatest visionaries.
Posted on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 15:18
Nothing goes together better than Laugh-O-grams and candy-grams, right? Well, if that doesn’t do it for you, this list, which highlights the love in Walt’s life—particularly the love he shared with his wife, Lillian—might just help you and your special someone gain a new perspective on some of the stories that are mentioned only briefly in our galleries.