The Walt Disney Family Museum Blog

Posted on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 6, 2011
Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This is the sixth installment in our series titled "What Do YOU Do?" and this month, we're highlighting Chrysann Zongus.
Posted on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 3, 2011

This month, The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates Walt Disney’s brilliant and timeless 1942 animated feature, Bambi. In this column, we revisit the observations of renowned author, teacher, and Academy Award®-winning animator, John Canemaker, from his 1996 book, Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists, in which he discussed the career of Tyrus Wong. 

Posted on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 06:00
Posted on Jun 1, 2011

This month, The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates Walt Disney’s brilliant and timeless 1942 animated feature, Bambi. In this column, Guest Blogger Jeff Pepper of 2719 Hyperion provides a fascinating examination of the literary source of the film.

Posted on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 06:00
Posted on May 30, 2011

In observance of Memorial Day, internationally-respected Disney Historian Jim Korkis has provided the following insight into Walt’s Red Cross service. 

Posted on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 06:00
Posted on May 25, 2011
On Saturday, May 21, Disney historian Paul F. Anderson presented “World War II: Fighting the War with Ink and Paint.” The lecture, which opened with a rousing blast of “Reveille,” included slides and rare film clips about a little-known but fascinating chapter in the Disney Studio history between 1941 and 1945.
Posted on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 06:00
Posted on May 23, 2011

At The Walt Disney Family Museum, we take enormous pride in our location in the heart of The Presidio of San Francisco.

For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military campaigns to the rise of aviation, from World’s Fairs to earthquakes, left their mark. Since 1994, the Presidio has been a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Posted on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 06:00
Posted on May 20, 2011
Next month, The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates Walt Disney’s brilliant and timeless 1942 animated feature, Bambi. In this column, we revisit the observations of legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston from their 1990 book, Walt Disney’s Bambi: The Story and the Film, in which they discuss the work of Tyrus Wong.
Posted on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 06:00
Posted on May 18, 2011

You won't want to miss our special programs in observation of Memorial Day!

This Saturday, May 21st at 3pm, in our state-of-the-art digital theater, noted author and The Walt Disney Family Museum's consulting historian, Paul F. Anderson, will present a one-of-a-kind chronicle of Walt’s mutifaceted contributions towards the war effort, featuring rare information and seldom-seen visuals.