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Posted on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 17:00
The Walt Disney Family Museum is offering a special admission package exclusively to D23 Members on Saturday, October 30. The $23 ticket (more than a 20 percent savings!) will include adult admission and a showing of HallowScreen! in the Museum's state-of-the-art movie theater--we even encourage you to come in costume!
Posted on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:16
Saturday, October 30th and Sunday, October 31st: Costumes welcome, so come dressed in your best! Screening Times: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm, 10:30pm
You've Come A Long Way, Mickey!
Posted on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 06:00
In 1928, after losing the rights to a character he had helped develop, Walt Disney had to come up with a new creation. His wife, Lillian, recalled, "He was talking about different things, kittens and cats, this and that and the other. He kept talking about a mouse."Walt later said, "And then the name came. I had Mortimer first and my wife shook her head, and then I tried Mickey and she shook her head the other way, and that was it!"
My Favorite Artifact: Mid-Century Modern Disneyland posters
Posted on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 00:00
Our guest curator this week is Lynn Zook. Lynn is our Digital Archivist and is part of the Collections team. We asked her to pick her favorite artifact from the Collection and write about why she chose it.
Happy Birthday, Mickey!
Posted on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 06:00
In honor of Mickey's special day, noted film historian and author, J.B. Kaufman, penned this ode to everyone's favorite mouse: Thursday, the 18th of November, marks an important birthday in Disney history: the birthday of Mickey Mouse. Today, the venerable mouse turns 82 years old.
New Fantasia DVD/Blu-ray to feature The Walt Disney Family Museum
Posted on Tue, 11/23/2010 - 06:00
The Walt Disney Family Museum was fortunate to be the subject of two new bonus features in Disney Home Entertainment's newest DVD/Blu-ray release of Fantasia, a film that's still regarded as one of Walt Disney's greatest achievements!
M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E CLUB: Event Recap!
Posted on Wed, 11/24/2010 - 06:00
On October 3rd, 1955, a phenomenon known as the Mickey Mouse Club began. The Walt Disney Family Museum recently reunited three of the original Mouseketeers at a special event, hosted by Lorraine Santoli, author of The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book. Lorraine introduced the special guests: Cubby O’Brien, Sharon Baird, and Bobby Burgess, and led the discussion of their experiences with the show and working with Walt.
Memories of Walt: A Conversation with Legends - Recap!
Posted on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 06:00
On December 5th, what would have been Walt Disney’s 109th birthday, the museum hosted “Memories of Walt: A Conversation with Legends, Featuring Alice Davis and Marge Champion.” Diane Disney Miller joined the lady Legends and moderator Charles Solomon on stage in celebration of her father’s birthday.
Celebrating the Season !
Posted on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 06:00
In celebration of Hanukkah, we sent our friends at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco complimentary tickets to give away to CJM visitors, at sunset, every day for the past eight days! Whatever special occasion it is you may be observing this holiday season, we'd love to celebrate with you at The Walt Disney Family Museum!
Walt's Favorite Foods!
Posted on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 06:00
The Walt Disney Family Museum is filled with personal treasures from Walt’s life. These artifacts open a window into a world of a very ordinary man albeit one of the most ingenious men of his generation. The menu that we are highlighting was written in Walt’s own hand for the family's Master Housekeeper and Cook, Thelma Howard. For someone as prominent and important as Walt, you might expect extravagant items like champagne and caviar; instead, you find spam and eggs.
Designing Public Programs at The Walt Disney Family Museum
Posted on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 06:00
Design in the work of Walt Disney is a major emphasis in our programming here at The Walt Disney Family Museum during the first months of 2011. And, we are using the term “design” in a broad sense: of a duck and the voice of a duck; of new characters and a new look for Disney animated films with 101 Dalmations; and of a monumental classic—Mary Poppins­­—with a focus on costumes and music.
The Art and Process of 101 Dalmatians
Posted on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 06:00
As 101 Dalmatians is our Film of the Month in February, Floyd Norman, Andreas Deja and Don Iwerks will visit the Museum on Saturday, February 12th, to chat about a classic Disney film that will have you seeing spots!
Alice in Televisionland
Posted on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 06:00
Walt's first cartoon series in Hollywood, "The Alice Comedies," was a loose adaptation of the literary principle: a young girl finds herself transported into another world, in this case, a live-action girl into a cartoon world.
A Walk to The Walt Disney Family Museum
Posted on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 06:00

In keeping with our "Gardens of Wonderland" event this weekend, we asked Volunteer Coordinator (and avid hiker) Reed Milnes to write about the natural wonderland that surrounds The Walt Disney Family Museum in The Presidio of San Francisco.

The Art and Flair of Mary Blair Event Recap
Posted on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 06:00
I am so lucky! I was one of the attendees in the sold-out audience for the The Art and Flair of Mary Blair. Author and lecturer John Canemaker presented a host of drawings and film snippets of Mary’s work, strung together with a colorful palette of words. Canemaker described her work as flat and stylized and polar opposites of reality, while her painting displayed a simplicity that conjures up Grandma Moses. The other artists at the Studio didn’t like her artwork, not being able to understand why so much attention was paid to her.
Tyrus Wong and the Art of "Bambi"
Posted on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 06:00
Next month, The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates Walt Disney’s brilliant and timeless 1942 animated feature, Bambi. In this column, we revisit the observations of legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston from their 1990 book, Walt Disney’s Bambi: The Story and the Film, in which they discuss the work of Tyrus Wong.
Well, Ward, They’re Following Our Script!
Posted on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 06:00
As part of this month’s observation of Walt Disney’s space age visions, guest blogger Jeff Pepper provides an overview of Walt’s pioneering series of Space Exploration programs. “Man in Space” will have a rare public screening in the state-of-the-art digital theatre at The Walt Disney Family Museum on Saturday, July 23 at 3:00PM. Internationally-respected Disney Historian Jim Korkis (The Vault of Walt) will be hosting the presentation and providing insight into this groundbreaking television programming. Tickets are available at the Reception and Member Service Desk at our museum, or online at www.waltdisney.org.
Walt and El Grupo: DVD Out Today!
Posted on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 06:00

From Walt Disney Family Foundation Films, "Walt & El Grupo" is a documentary chronicling a 1941 South American expedition, led by Walt Disney and a team of animators, affectionately dubbed "El Grupo."

Featuring rare candid accounts from the studio’s head and his artists, the documentary illustrates the impact the trip had on American and global culture, and brings new perspective to the Disney heritage that continues to inspire the world...

Happy Birthday, Walt!
Posted on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 06:00

To anyone who has read a Walt Disney biography, you know the story of Walt Disney's 1926 Moon roadster. Walt was quite proud of that car, and it was the very automobile he used to court Lilly.

However, after losing Oswald, Walt and Roy fell on hard financial times. Of course, that didn't seem to disturb the ever-optimistic Walt Disney. Instead, he came up with a new character, Mortimer Mouse (aka Mickey)...