Designed for all skill levels, the museum’s slate of Summer Classes for grades 3 through 12 give students the chance to bring their ideas to life through animation and illustration. Through two-week intensives, get hands-on and explore a wide range of topics such as 2D digital animation, world building, and character design. Come away with valuable animation and illustration techniques while having plenty of room to experiment along the way.
“Hop” over to our theater for an in-depth look at how story and animation inform each other to create the world of Disney and Pixar’s latest feature film, Hoppers (2026) with Pixar’s Margaret Spencer, John Cody Kim, James W. Brown, and Cody Lyon. We can’t “hop” you into the body of a robotic animal...
Join us for a virtual exploration of Disneyland through the years with a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the new Little Golden Book, Disneyland is Your Land!, whose title is based on Walt Disney’s original message welcoming the world to his theme park. Creators Scott Tilley and Nick Balian...
Sketchbooks are the windows into an artist’s soul. They often contain the beginnings of new ideas and experimental pieces that give insights into that artist’s perspective. This Class will cover how to utilize their personal sketchbook to its fullest potential. Students will practice important...
In this digital animation Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum, students will be introduced to important digital software and learn the core principles of 2D animation. Throughout the two-week session, students will complete short exercises using techniques that everyday animators utilize to build...
This unique Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum covers how to draw animals and understand their features and movements through observation, utilizing techniques that helps artists drawing from live reference. The Class also explores how to incorporate their artistic style into making a creature...
Spark creativity and imagination in this youth imaginative environment Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Young artists will design their own characters, landscapes, and fantastical settings using surprising and unconventional materials that inspire inventive thinking. By the end, each...
Procreate offers a variety of powerful features that any artist can use! Join us in this two-week course to learn how to animate on an iPad using Procreate. The course will cover how to navigate the app’s tools, and students will learn fundamental animation principles to make their own animated...
If you enjoy telling and making stories, then this is the perfect Class for you! Students will explore the foundations of character and setting through RPG—or role-playing game—exercises. They will learn the importance of creating characters with flaws and establishing arcs for their characters to...
Ever wonder how certain animations seem to go on forever? Or how a GIF is made? Well, look no further than this special Class! Students will explore how to create fun, timeless animated loops by breaking down the structure of a loop and what important aspects are needed to make it seamless. Students...
Bring your imagination to life in this hands-on experimental animation Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Participants will explore unconventional, creative techniques to design and animate their own characters, materials, and visual ideas. Drawing inspiration from early innovative animation...
During the run of the special exhibition, we will have regular screenings of a new featurette, Happiest Place on Earth: Walt’s Disneyland (2025), produced by guest curator and Disney Legend Don Hahn. This exclusive documentary traces the creation and early years of Disneyland through Walt Disney’s...
During the run of the special exhibition, we will have regular screenings of a new featurette, Happiest Place on Earth: Walt’s Disneyland (2025), produced by guest curator and Disney Legend Don Hahn. This exclusive documentary traces the creation and early years of Disneyland through Walt Disney’s...
All aboard as we celebrate the timeless charm of the Disneyland Railroad, an attraction that has been circling the Park since Opening Day in 1955! Conceived by Walt Disney himself, the railroad was inspired by his backyard miniature train, the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, and became a centerpiece of...
All aboard as we celebrate the timeless charm of the Disneyland Railroad, an attraction that has been circling the Park since Opening Day in 1955! Conceived by Walt Disney himself, the railroad was inspired by his backyard miniature train, the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, and became a centerpiece of...
"Welcome, my friends!" Since opening in 1995, Disneyland Park’s Indiana Jones™ Adventure has dared guests to enter (and escape) the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, inspired by the world of heroic archaeologist Indiana Jones. Join us in conversation with Disney Legend and former Imagineer Tony Baxter...
Celebrate creativity with us as we mark 30 years of Pixar Animation Studios innovation! Step into the world of storytelling magic that began with groundbreaking films like Toy Story (1995) and evolved into the vibrant boardwalk at Disney California Adventure Park. In this Workshop, we will uncover...
In conjunction with our special exhibition, Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story take a spin into the whimsical world of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, one of Disneyland’s most beloved original attractions! Inspired by Disney’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic book The Wind in the Willows as...
The Walt Disney Family Museum continues its celebration of the 70th anniversary of Disneyland with the debut of Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story, an original special exhibition curated by award-winning producer and Disney Legend Don Hahn with museum Director of Collections and...