The Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum Experience Walt Disney’s uplifting life story through our innovative galleries, memorable artifacts, and original artworks.
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Through interactive galleries featuring cartoons, artifacts, movies, music, a spectacular model of Disneyland and Walt's own narration, come be inspired by the story of the legendary man who raised animation to an art, passionately explored innovation, and created a distinctly American legacy.

Visit us at Union Square, San Francisco this Sunday, September 27, as our Education team demonstrates how to make festiv...
09/16/2026

Visit us at Union Square, San Francisco this Sunday, September 27, as our Education team demonstrates how to make festive autumnal characters with paper cut-outs and unique foxes using colorful origami paper.

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On this date 62 years ago, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the United States government’s highest...
09/14/2026

On this date 62 years ago, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the United States government’s highest civilian honor—from President Lyndon B. Johnson. 🇺🇸

Happy National Grandparents' Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! In this photograph from our collection, Walt, his d...
09/13/2026

Happy National Grandparents' Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! In this photograph from our collection, Walt, his daughter Diane, his son-in-law Ron, and his grandchildren share a ride on the newly expanded "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland" attraction at Disneyland.

On this date 106 years ago, Disney Legend Wally Boag was born. Celebrate one of Disneyland's most prolific performers by...
09/13/2026

On this date 106 years ago, Disney Legend Wally Boag was born. Celebrate one of Disneyland's most prolific performers by visiting Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story—closing today—and seeing Boag spit out his lima bean teeth one last time! 🫘

09/11/2026

In celebration of the closing weekend of Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story, we're sharing highlights from last year's gala honoring Disney Legend and Happiest Place exhibition curator Don Hahn with the Diane Disney Miller Lifetime Achievement Award. 🏆

09/09/2026

Lilly's Bountiful Blooms, Flowers & Fancies have made their way to The Walt Disney Family Museum! 💐

Haven't seen Lilly Disney's window on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland yet? Visit the museum to get a rare, up-close and personal look at the window, gifted by The Walt Disney Company.

Read more about Lilly's window in our latest blog.

Join us for a special presentation on Homes Walt Disney Built with Content and Research Manager Bri Bertolaccini at the ...
09/08/2026

Join us for a special presentation on Homes Walt Disney Built with Content and Research Manager Bri Bertolaccini at the upcoming Resort-O-Rama in Santa Rosa, CA. 🦩 Resort-O-Rama is a Northern California event focusing on mid-century design, style, and history. Book your room at the historic Flamingo Resort and be part of this unique weekend event!

09/05/2026

On this date 114 years ago, Disney Legend Frank Thomas was born. One of Frank's many contributions to Disney history was reviving a sequence discarded by Walt out of concerns about believability and turning it into the iconic spaghetti scene from "Lady and the Tramp" (1955). 🍝🐶

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, join us for a screening of the bee-loved film, ...
09/04/2026

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, join us for a screening of the bee-loved film, Walt Disney Productions’ "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977) paired with mead pours and honey samples from Heidrun Meadery. bit.ly/45X22sj

"Yo ho!" 🏴‍☠️ On this date 107 years ago, Disney Legend and Imagineer X Atencio was born. After his animation career, At...
09/04/2026

"Yo ho!" 🏴‍☠️ On this date 107 years ago, Disney Legend and Imagineer X Atencio was born. After his animation career, Atencio contributed to enduring New Orleans Square attractions "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Haunted Mansion".

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