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Students (with valid ID) 

$20 Buy Tickets

Youth (ages 6–17)

$15 Buy Tickets

Children (ages 5 & under)

FREE Reserve Tickets

US Military Personnel

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General admission is free year-round for active, retired, and veteran US military personnel, as well as their spouses and dependents with valid ID. The Blue Star Museums program also grants free general admission to active-duty US military personnel and up to five family members with valid ID between Armed Forces Day and Labor Day. Please note: Admission to special exhibitions is not included in general admission.

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Additional Guests: Varies by membership level

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CityPASS®
Save 46% on combined attraction admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum and 3 other top San Francisco attractions

Adult (ages 12+) $87 (a $159 value) Learn More
Child (ages 4–11) $67 (a $118 value) Learn More
 

Add-Ons

Film Screenings

FREE for members
$10 adults, seniors, and students | $8 youth
$5 with general admission or a member guest
FREE for children ages 5 and under


Hours

The main museum is open Thu–Sun, 10am–5:30pm (last entry at 4:30pm).

The museum is closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1. On December 24 and 31, the main museum closes at 4pm with last entry at 3pm.     

We are excited to welcome you to The Walt Disney Family Museum in the scenic Presidio of San Francisco. Experience Walt Disney’s uplifting life story showcased through our state-of-the-art galleries, which house hundreds of memorable artifacts, original artworks, and a spectacular miniature model of Disneyland.

For further information about our hours or admission prices, please contact Ticket Desk at 415.345.6800. Operating hours are subject to change, please check our calendar prior to planning your visit. 

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Talks
Sat, Nov 16 | 1pm

Creative Capers Entertainment co-founders Terry Shakespeare and David Molina created short stop-motion films to accompany their favorite snippets of Walt Disney interviews for their series The Wonderful World of Walt. Join Shakespeare, Molina, and Creative Capers President Sue Shakespeare as they...

Oct 17, 2024–Mar 2025

Directing at Disney spotlights the legendary directors whose creative talent and innovations made Walt Disney’s animated films possible.

Posted on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 13:45

Ask any dedicated Disney fan and they will tell you: Walt loved trains. “Trains were a part of his whole psyche, I think,” Disney Legend Tony Baxter shared in the Disney+ Original Series Behind the Attraction. “He had his own backyard railroad with a featured engine—the Lilly Belle—named after his wife. So when Disneyland opened, [there] was a lot about trains, because that was Walt’s hobby.”

Another of Walt’s great loves was the history of America’s wild frontier—so what finer way to enhance...

Workshops
Sat, Nov 9 | 1–2:30pm PT

Studio Series workshops are 90-minute sessions that explore animation principles and techniques.


Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s a superhero! For generations, superheroes have captivated the hearts of audiences through their dynamic origin comics and action-packed films and television shows...

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Before flips books, stop-motion films, and computer animated movies, zoetropes were created as a form of animation technology from the early 1800s. A zoetrope is a device that produces the illusion of motion through a sequence of drawings. In this workshop, students will learn about the early forms of animation, illustrate their own drawings, and watch them come to life when seen through the zoetrope!

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Students will learn and reflect on the tasks of Imagineers, who worked under Walt at WED Enterprises during the 1950s and 60s to imagine, research, design, and build some of Disney’s most iconic and revolutionary projects and park attractions. In this hands-on workshop, students will apply these concepts to collaboratively build a prototype ride, and creatively problem-solve challenges that may arise.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Walt Disney was a storyteller whose characters captivated audiences through their unique personalities and distinct designs. Students will learn the fundamentals of character design through the use of shape language, silhouette, and personality traits, and uncover the creative process towards developing unique and memorable characters.

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Animators often start their journey with a piece of paper, a pencil, and their own imagination. We will explore the traditional practices and principles of hand-drawn animation. With a few simple techniques, students will bring their drawings to life in the same way that animators in the 1930s did.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

When creating theme parks, designers and architects apply their creative minds and technical ingenuity to design ambitious projects. Students will plan their own innovative theme parks using creative thinking, problem solving, and teamwork. They will create their theme park’s rides, shows, food options, and more all within their provided budget, and see if they can run a successful park!

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST

Benefitting from embedded digital media content, this walk-through the museum brings Walt’s inspirational message to life. Classes learn about his early failures, the art of animation, storytelling principles, and the technological innovations that made classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) possible.

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Before the use of cels, paper cut-out figures were a common form of animation. Join us as we create paper creations with simple shapes and designs using construction paper and glue, then animate our creations to make our own silent stop-motion short films.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Background design is an important part of the storytelling process as it helps give context to the narrative by showing the world in which the characters live. Although not the main focus, backgrounds can amplify and fully immerse an audience. We will discuss industry-standard practices as students delve into perspective fundamentals. Students gain an understanding of overlap, depth, and atmospheric perspective, then apply these concepts to design a layered background.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

The Ink and Paint Department was an invaluable part of the animation process, especially with the addition of color to animated films. In this School Experience, students will learn about the relationship between colors, and how color theory utilizes both art and science in color mixing to achieve a particular visual effect.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Walt Disney knew that at the heart of every animated film is a well-told story. Join us on this School Experience as we investigate the basics of narrative structure, establishing interesting and dynamic plots, and creating internal and external challenges that can impact a character’s journey. Students will then develop their own short story.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

The Walt Disney Studios pioneered storyboarding—an innovative way to convey an artist’s vision and the film’s story for those around them. Join us in this School Experience as we delve into timing, camera angles, camera shots, and how to plan out a visual project in a sequential and visual form. Students will then take on the role of a storyboard artist as they envision their own version of a scene from a script.

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Discover how Walt Disney encouraged his staff to experiment with special effects technology to make animation more compelling and realistic, and how the resulting advancements inspired the industry as a whole. Students will experiment with a miniature multiplane set up—focusing on design elements that will explore how depth is created in animation—then animate their own characters and props to create a silent stop-motion short film.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

How we travel around the world—in trains, cars, planes, and rockets—has evolved exponentially over the past century as new innovations have been developed. Join us as we explore various modes of transportation, and use colors and shapes to create and design our own scenes with two-dimensional trains and railcars.

Field Trips Virtual
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Virtual: Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm PST
On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

Create fun and unique art pieces with a painting technique involving small dots, patterns, and colored paints. Students will learn about impressionism and gain a basic understanding of color filling, shading, and tints to create a cohesive art piece.

Field Trips
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On-site: Wed–Fri, 10am–2pm

In this workshop, students will learn the history of Audio-Animatronics® technology during the early 1960s. This hands-on activity will challenge students to collaboratively work in teams to navigate a Sphero SPRK robot through trial and error, using math-based calculations and computer block programming.