Cost
$10 members | $15 non-members
Date
Sat, Mar 28 | 1–2:30pm
Year
2026
Location
Learning Center
Ages
7–17
In conjunction with our special exhibition Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story, venture beyond the gates and uncover the chilling legacy of the Haunted Mansion! This iconic dark ride opened at Disneyland on August 9, 1969, and has been thrilling guests with its eerie illusions and ghostly residents ever since. In this Workshop, we will journey through the history of ghosts in animation, from early hand-drawn spirits in classic cartoons to the spectral effects that shaped storytelling magic. Discover how animators use solid drawing and straight-ahead animation to create hauntingly believable motion and atmospheric illusions. Then, using traditional hand-drawn animation, we will bring these ghosts back from the beyond as they happily greet the living!
On-Sale Information
Tickets for In-Person Studio Series | Animate a Ghostly Greeting (Youth Session) are available as follows:
- Walt’s Circle Donors: Purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, December 16 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- Founding, Supporter, and Friend-level members: Purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, December 17 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- All member levels: Purchase tickets online beginning Thursday, December 18 at noon PT via the Member Portal.
- Public (non-members): Remaining tickets available online beginning Friday, December 19 at noon PT.
Upgrade your membership to receive priority access to purchase tickets. For more information, please email the Membership Department at membership@wdfmuseum.org.
Accessibility
Guests of The Walt Disney Family Museum can request American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters on-demand for our Talks, Workshops, School Experiences, Tours, and Storytimes. If you would like to request an ASL interpreter, please fill out the form linked below. Please note: Interpreter availability is not guaranteed and requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
The museum is proud to partner with Bay Area Communication Access (BACA) for our ASL interpreter needs. For more information on their services, please visit BACA's website.
Additionally, in our Classes and Workshops, we also provide a wide and diverse range of visual and sensory accommodations, including (but not limited to) physical items to visual/written instructions.
For more information on our Accessibility offerings, please visit our Accessibility page by clicking the link below.