Celebrate the life of Walt Disney at the Walt Disney Family Museum
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People a couple of decades removed from Walt Disney’s lifetime had begun to believe that Walt Disney the man was a corporate invention. While her own father struggled with his identity as corporate icon and regular man, Diane Disney Miller opened The Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio in San Francisco to remind people that Walt Disney was a real person.
The museum is set up in chronological order starting with family history, the birth of Walter Elias Disney and his time in World War I as a Red Cross ambulance driver. The displays include family photos and artifacts, including items owned by Walt himself. While this museum was set up by family members, it doesn’t shy away from the questionable times in Walt’s life. The strike against the Disney Company and Walt’s testimony at the House Unamerican Activities Committee are both included in displays. The highlights include the Lilly Belle, Walt’s personal model train, and a model of Disneyland.
As visitors move through to the inevitable end, there is a little melancholy knowing what is to come. For those who are not prepared, the last room may bring tears as it explores the worldwide reaction to Walt’s death.
The Walt Disney Family Museum offers movies, like Swiss Family Robinson and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and activities, like building your own castle out of cardboard and paper, throughout the month. There are also talks that help to link the items in the museum with what people know about them. A must visit for any fan of Walt and/or the Disney parks, The Walt Disney Family Museum provides a nice day out in San Francisco.
People a couple of decades removed from Walt Disney’s lifetime had begun to believe that Walt Disney the man was a corporate invention. While her own father struggled with his identity as corporate icon and regular man, Diane Disney Miller opened The Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio in San Francisco to remind people that Walt Disney was a real person.
The museum is set up in chronological order starting with family history, the birth of Walter Elias Disney and his time in World War I as a Red Cross ambulance driver. The displays include family photos and artifacts, including items owned by Walt himself. While this museum was set up by family members, it doesn’t shy away from the questionable times in Walt’s life. The strike against the Disney Company and Walt’s testimony at the House Unamerican Activities Committee are both included in displays. The highlights include the Lilly Belle, Walt’s personal model train, and a model of Disneyland.
As visitors move through to the inevitable end, there is a little melancholy knowing what is to come. For those who are not prepared, the last room may bring tears as it explores the worldwide reaction to Walt’s death.
The Walt Disney Family Museum offers movies, like Swiss Family Robinson and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and activities, like building your own castle out of cardboard and paper, throughout the month. There are also talks that help to link the items in the museum with what people know about them. A must visit for any fan of Walt and/or the Disney parks, The Walt Disney Family Museum provides a nice day out in San Francisco.