Visit the museum and participate in our grade specific, guided school experiences.
The Wonderful World of Color: Color Scripts
Grades TK-K-1
On this tour, our littlest students learn all about the importance of color in animation. In the galleries, children explore how color is used as a form of storytelling to set the mood of animated movies.…
Self-Guided Visits with STEAM Self-Guide
Grades 1–12
School groups are welcome to explore the museum’s galleries on their own at a discounted school rate. Self-guided school groups have access to the museum’s core galleries, special exhibitions,…
The Magic of Storytelling: Zoetrope
Grades 1-3
In the galleries, students discover the importance of storytelling in animation by engaging in interactive activities focused on the concepts of character, setting, and plot. In the Learning Center,…
Imagination Foundation: Pixilation
Grades 1-3
In the galleries, students step into Walt’s shoes, using their imaginations as they discover exciting moments in his life and the history of animation. In the Learning Center, students star in their…
The Magic of Storytelling: Storyboarding
Grades 4-8
In the galleries, students discover the importance of storytelling in animation by engaging in interactive activities focused on the concepts of character, setting, and plot. In the Learning Center,…
Technological Innovation: Animation
Grades 4-12
In the galleries, students discover how Walt encouraged his staff to experiment with special effects to make animation more interesting and realistic, and how the resulting advancements in technology…
Imagineering: Creative Problem Solving
Grades 6-12
In the galleries, students consider the work of Walt’s Imagineers, who worked at WED Enterprises during the 1950s and ’60s to imagine, research, design, and build some of Disney’s most iconic…
Scholarship Programs, Admission Waivers, and Bus Scholarships
Scholarship Programs
We are committed to quality education and providing every student with the opportunity to benefit from our curriculum-based school experiences. To ensure that under-resourced schools can take part in our school experiences, we offer two scholarship programs.
Admission Waivers
Scholarships are available for museum admission for all Title I schools. Please indicate your Title I status on your registration form or contact education@wdfmuseum.org for more info.
Bus Scholarships
Bus scholarships are available for field trips scheduled during the academic year for Title I schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Teachers are responsible for booking their own buses.