January 9, 2013 marks what would be the 100th birthday of former President (and Vice President) Richard M. Nixon. We here at STORYBOARD felt what better way to celebrate than to talk about a fun incident that took place the day he helped dedicate the Monorail. STORYBOARD sat down with Disney Legend Bob Gurr to talk about the "incident"...
Did the holidays make you think about preserving the precious memories created by you and your loved ones? These days, digital media makes it very easy to document our lives. However, preserving and conserving historical media is much more challenging....
Each month, we ask a staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This January, we ask Mary Beth Culler... what do YOU do?
Of the hundreds of awards received by Walt Disney throughout his career, the most impressive and celebrated are arguably his collection of Academy Awards. Commonly known as Oscars, several examples stand out as testaments to some of the key moments of Walt’s filmmaking career.
Wishing you a [name of dwarf] holiday season from The Walt Disney Family Museum.
This month’s Quintessential Classic takes a look at a Holiday Tradition that Walt Disney established during Disneyland’s first Christmas Celebration in 1955, participated in each year during his lifetime, and that continues to be a highlight of the Park’s holiday celebration today... The Disneyland Christmas Parade!
Seventy-five years ago on this exact day, Walt Disney's first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered at Carthay Circle Theater on December 21, 1937.
Among the personal family items on display at The Walt Disney Family Museum are two very special bracelets. One, the "Oscar Bracelet", and the second, the Cartier Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bracelet...
December 18, 1933,Walt received some whispered news at a studio luncheon, mumbled a hasty thank-you to the assembled guests, grabbed his hat, and bolted from the room.
Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members. In the spirit of the holidays, we’d like you to meet Les Mize who has an individual membership to our museum... and would like you to visit him at the Mickey Mouse Christmas House on 417 Blackstone Drive in San Rafael, California!