Posted on Fri, 12/05/2025 - 10:00
The longtime designer and historian is peeling back the layers of how Walt Disney recruited a distinctive team of artists and set designers to build his 1955 theme park.
Located in the Presidio of San Francisco, The Walt Disney Family Museum is one of the Bay Area’s most inspirational event and meeting venues. The breathtaking backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, coupled with the natural beauty of the surroundings, embrace this unique venue in the charm of San Francisco. Meetings and events can be customized to include any or all of the spaces in The Walt Disney Family Museum to make your event a truly memorable and remarkable experience.
For additional information and pricing, please fill out this form or contact our Events team at 415.345.6837 or events@wdfmuseum.org.
Click-through previews of available spaces are provided below.
The Walt Disney Family Museum is a premiere venue rental space in San Francisco. With exciting content and original exhibitions for all to enjoy, The Walt Disney Family Museum is happy to offer our space for celebrations and activities for all types of groups and ages.
Located in the Presidio of San Francisco, The Walt Disney Family Museum is one of the Bay Area’s most inspirational event and meeting venues. The breathtaking backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, coupled with the natural beauty of the surroundings, embrace this unique San Francisco event space.
For additional information and pricing, please fill out this form or contact our Events team at 415.345.6837 or events@wdfmuseum.org.
Talks
Sat, Feb 28 | 1pm
As we continue to celebrate our latest special exhibition, Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story, join us as retired executive producer and creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering Tom Morris presents an in-depth look at the early days of Imagineering, during which Walt Disney’s...
Posted on Wed, 11/26/2025 - 11:41
In November 1918, a young Walt Disney stepped onto a ship named the Vauban, which was set to take him and his Red Cross Ambulance Corps unit from the United States all the way to France. For a 16-year-old boy who had never traveled farther east than Illinois or farther west than Colorado, this was a sizable adventure; Walt’s journey to France marked his first-ever encounter with the ocean.
It would not be his last. In the years to come, Walt spent time on freighters, steamships, cruise ships...
Talks
Sat, Dec 13 | 1pm
As part of our ongoing celebration of the Disneyland Resort 70th anniversary, we invite you to join us for an exciting look at its newest attraction, “Walt Disney – A Magical Life”. Walt Disney Imagineering executives Tom Fitzgerald and Jeff Shaver-Moskowitz will offer insights into the development...
Talks
Sat, Jan 10 | 6pm
Xavier “X” Atencio started his career at Walt Disney Productions as an assistant animator and went on to be one of the first Imagineers, writing the scripts for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. Join us for a discussion of the new Disney Editions book, Xavier "X" Atencio: The Legacy...
Use the code MEM20OFF at checkout to receive $20 off an Individual-level membership. For a full description of member benefits, visit our Membership page.
Offer expires December 31, 2026. Valid for new memberships only. Cannot be combined with other offers and not eligible for payment plan. No cash or tax deductible value.
Workshops
Sat, Dec 20 | 1–2:30pm
If it is adventure you seek, then look no further than this Studio Series! Join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney Television Animation’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985). We will dive in behind the scenes of how this beloved television show series was developed and the...
Workshops
Virtual
Sat, Dec 6 | 10:30am–noon PT
Who doesn’t want to be a cat? Come and jazz out with us in this special workshop celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Aristocats (1970). While learning about the history of the animated feature, we will also see how these fluffy felines have been illustrated over the years in television series...
Talks
Fri, Dec 19 | 4pm
This December, we are continuing a beloved tradition by welcoming back a very special holiday guest! Santa J. Claus will be making a stop at our theater to read “T’was the Night Before Christmas” and share his own favorite Disney memories and holiday traditions.
The Walt Disney Family Museum’s Advisory Committee is made up of extraordinary individuals, each with a substantial list of remarkable personal and professional achievements. Their combined insight, experience, and vision provide important strategic guidance for the museum in carrying out its mission and expanding its outreach and impact. Constituted in April 2015 to complement the museum’s Board of Directors, the Advisory Committee comprises the following distinguished members:
Posted on Fri, 11/14/2025 - 10:09
70 years after Walt Disney opened his dream park, we take a look at some attractions that have stood the test of time and others that still live in our memories.
Workshops
Virtual
Sat, Dec 6 | 1–2:30pm PT
Who doesn’t want to be a cat? Come and jazz out with us in this special workshop celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Aristocats (1970). While learning about the history of the animated feature, we will also see how these fluffy felines have been illustrated over the years in television series...
Workshops
Sat, Nov 22 | 10:30am–noon
Calling all rescuers big and small! Take a journey with us to the vast Outback of Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Rescuers Down Under (1990). Our crew will provide a look into the film’s development, use of reference, and break down the key ingredients of translating real birds to...
Workshops
Sat, Nov 15 | 10:30am–noon
Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940) was an ambitious project that combined classical music with colorful animations. For its monumental 85th anniversary, this workshop will go over the history of this feature film, its lasting impact, and how inanimate everyday objects have been given life and personality...
Talks
Thu, Nov 13 | 6:30pm
Join us in celebrating Disneyland’s 70th anniversary by welcoming Disney Legend Don Hahn, who, with co-author Christopher Merritt, wrote The Happiest Place on Earth (2025, published by Disney Editions), and who co-curated our latest special exhibition of the same name. Hahn will share tidbits of...
Workshops
Sat, Nov 22 | 1–2:30pm
Calling all rescuers big and small! Take a journey with us to the vast Outback of Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Rescuers Down Under (1990). Our crew will provide a look into the film’s development, use of reference, and break down the key ingredients of translating real birds to...
Transcription
Page 1
In 1893 my father purchased thirty acres. At that time the street had no name. The last name the street acquired when Mr. Disney bought it was Cerritas ave. My parents disposed of twenty acres and kept 10 acres. This was our home and this home place where I was born. My father passed away in 1912. Mother and I kept the place and in 1920 I married and persuaded my husband Paul Dominguez to commute to his ranch.
On our home place we raised out two sons. Paul Jr. and Ronald Knowlton Dominguez. We had no thought of ever selling the property where I was born. This property had been in the family sixty years. But when Mr. Disney came with his offer
Page 2
We decided to accept the offer, I shall end this by saying we never could imagine any thing as wonderful, then what Mr. Disney has brought to our community. We are very happy and proud to have had a part in this wonderful and clean attraction, children and adults as well enjoy it.
Laura Knowlton Dominguez