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According to legend, in 1842, seven years before California’s famous gold rush, a rancher named Francisco Lopez fell asleep beneath a large oak tree on his Placerita Canyon ranch and dreamed of finding gold. When Lopez awoke, he pulled up wild onions to eat that were growing underneath the oak and found gold nuggets in the roots of the onions...

For many of us, this is the one time of year when we don’t mind the daily visit to the mailbox. Amidst the junk mail and bills that still find their way to our homes are true postal gems...

One of Walt Disney’s many talents was a flair for casting, and a genius for recognizing unusual talent. Although the application of this gift within the Animation trade is well-known, as is the roster of live-action stars who came to be associated with Walt, both professionally and culturally...

Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. We decided to shine the light on our museum... as a TEAM. This month, we talk to Alyson Fried--the manager of The Walt Disney Family Museum's first ever softball team: The Blue Sox!

It was a Friday. It was about week before Christmas. And it was official: The U.S. Forest Service awarded the right to develop the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Forest to Walt Disney Productions. The year was 1965...

Our Film of the Month for January has been called “the best Disney live-action feature that you’ve never seen” by film writer Karl Holzheimer. Although acclaimed as of the finest adventure dramas of its era, Third Man on the Mountain has never reached the status in the Disney legacy that it richly deserves.

Although animator and Imagineer Marc Davis is famed for his design influence and animation performance of Maleficent in Walt Disney's 1959 animated feature Sleeping Beauty, less well-known is that the majestic and powerful dragon was the work of Ken Anderson (also remembered for another dragon, Pete's Dragon in 1977) under the direction of Woolie Reitherman. Marc said, "I had nothing to do with the dragon, but it was based on Maleficent…there was a consistentcy. This wasn't just a dragon she turned into, this was her own particular dragon."

Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members, so you can see the varied and frequently fascinating people who have come together to learn and experience more about the life, work, philosophies, and ideals of Walt Disney. This month, we’d like you to meet one of our most far-away Members, Pedro Cherem.

Our February Weekend Programs have flip-flopped! Be sure to plan accordingly, and if you already have tickets, they can be used on the new dates, or returned for a refund. Tickets are still available at the Reception and Member Service Desk at the museum, or online by clicking here.

The Fifth Annual Academy Awards were held on November 18, 1932 at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Grand Hotel won for Best Picture, and the Best Actor category was a tie between Wallace Beery for The Champ and Fredric March for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But the night belonged to a different man— Walt Disney.

Our friend Keith over at The Disney Project blog wrote this terrific recap of last Sunday’s presentation a The Walt Disney Family Museum, and has given us permission to republish it on Storyboard.

Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This month, we're asking Alison Chenoweth... what do YOU do??

Join us on Saturday, February 11 at 3:00PM for a lighthearted musical concert by renowned theatrical performer and pop vocalist Paulway Chew.

Patty Disney—mother of Roy Patrick Disney, Susan Disney Lord, Abigail Disney Hauser, and Timothy Disney; and grandmother of 16—died the morning of February third of Alzheimer’s at her home in Toluca Lake, CA. She was 77.

Walt personally won 32 Academy Awards® throughout his career. To this day, Walt still holds the record for the most Oscars® won by an individual, and there is only one place where you can get an up-close look at more than 20 of the famous statuettes—The Walt Disney Family Museum.

We didn’t go to the movies much in our family, but when we did it was Disney films—and only Disney films.

Walt’s Academy Award collection began in 1932, when he took home the Academy Award for the cartoon short Flowers and Trees. While watching this film on the big screen, it was easy to imagine why the audiences of 1932 found it appealing.

Last week, we asked you to brush up on your knowledge on Walt's Academy Awards® for your chance to win tickets to the Museum! Answer the following five questions in the "comments" section (include your e-mail address so we can contact you) by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 26. If you pass the test, we'll throw your name into a drawing for tickets and a special prize!

The Walt Disney Family Museum is celebrating the perpetual preservation of the beloved Bambi by the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry with two special screenings of the classic 1942 animated feature. Presented in our museum’s state-of-the-art digital Fantasia-themed theatre on Saturday March 3 at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m, these screenings—and supplemental discussions—will be free with museum admission.

Last week's 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbiting the earth reminds me of something. My parents were in New York at that time, staying at the Plaza Hotel, I think. They were walking down the hall to the elevator that evening, when they passed a suite with an open door, and a group of people inside...