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Our favorite animated avian made his debut today in 1934. Here Walt Disney poses with Donald on his 20th birthday in 1954.
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On this day in 1966, the world said goodbye to Walt Disney.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong. He was 106. Our thoughts are with the Wong family.
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For the first time ever, Christmas with Walt Disney is available to stream exclusively on Disney+. In an original production for The Walt Disney Family Museum directed by Don Hahn, view Disney family home movies and holiday segments from Walt’s shorts and feature films.
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It all started with a mouse...and a pair of brothers. 95 years ago today, Roy and Walt founded what is known today as The Walt Disney Company.
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On this date 100 years ago, a 21-year-old enterprising artist and filmmaker named Walt Disney went into business with his financially savvy older brother Roy O. Disney, founding the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio—known today as The Walt Disney Company.
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On this day in 1966, Walt Disney passed away, shocking the world. Walt's legacy has not only inspired generations of dreamers and doers, but inspires what we do daily at The Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Today in 1966, the world lost a legend when Walt Disney passed away.
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Happy anniversary to Disneyland, open on this day in 1955! 🏰 "In Disneyland, clocks and watches will lose all meaning, for there is no present. There [is] only yesterday, tomorrow, and the timeless land of fantasy." —Walt Disney
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The Walt Disney Family Museum wishes to congratulate Bong Joon-ho for winning four Academy Awards®️ for his exceptional film, Parasite (2019)—matching the single-night record of four set by Walt Disney in 1954. "The motion picture offers the widest direct avenue to our emotions."
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Congrats Bong Joon-ho 🏆🏆🏆🏆 The last person to win four #Oscars in one night was Walt Disney in 1954.
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On this day in 1966, the world said goodbye to Walt Disney.
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With a heavy heart and deep sadness, we share that Ron Miller, husband of Diane Disney Miller, son-in-law of Walt Disney, President of the Board of Directors at The Walt Disney Family Museum, and owner of Silverado Vineyards has passed in Napa, California.
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On this day 55 years ago, the world mourned the passing of Walt Disney.
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On this day 95 years ago, a classic Disney love story added a chapter: Walt and Lillian Disney married in her hometown of Lewiston, Idaho.
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Welcome foolish mortals! 👻 54 years ago today, happy haunts materialized, vocalized, and socialized for the first time at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.
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Happy birthday Walt Disney! ❤️✨ Celebrate his legacy by visiting The Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Merry Christmas from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🎄
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Kirk Douglas. His performance of Ned Land in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) anchored the first all live-action feature film at The Walt Disney Studios. Our condolences are with his family and all who cherished his work.
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Our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Disney Legend and Imagineer, Rolly Crump. Rolly was a true original amongst Imagineers. His imagination and creativity will be greatly missed here at the museum.
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Gawrsh! On this day 89 years ago, the incomparable and iconic Goofy made his debut in the 1932 short cartoon Mickey’s Revue.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Disney Legend, Marty Sklar. Our thoughts are with the Sklar family.
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🦃
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Happy Donald Duck Day! Our favorite animated avian made his debut today in 1934. Here Walt Disney poses with Donald on his 20th birthday in 1954.
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It was all started by two brothers—a mouse came later. Walt and Roy Disney established the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on this day in 1923.
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From all of us here at the museum, Merry Christmas!
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Happy New Year!
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“There be plundering pirates lurking in every cove, waiting to board….” Today marks 51 years since Pirates of the Caribbean made its debut at Disneyland in 1967!
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Today we celebrate the one and only Mickey Mouse who made his official theatrical premiere in Steamboat Willie in 1928. "It all began with Mickey…And I'm duly grateful to him. You know, he's no longer a young pipsqueak. Neither am I." —Walt Disney
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Today in 1969, crypt doors creaked and tombstones quaked as The Haunted Mansion opened for a swinging wake!
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Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸
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Today in 1923, two brothers (who you may be familiar with) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio—and we're so glad they did.
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All aboard the celebration train! Today is Walt's birthday!
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The Walt Disney Family Museum is saddened to learn of the passing of Disney Legend Richard Sherman. Much like the lyrics to his many iconic songs, Richard Sherman’s legacy will never be forgotten. Click this link to learn more:
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Happy 64th Anniversary #Disneyland ! "I guess you could call it daydreaming, but that's the way Disneyland was conceived. A dream that grew into a reality." —Walt Disney What is your favorite memory at Disneyland?
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Congrats on getting a star on the Hollywood #WalkOfFame today, #MinnieMouse ! You always know how to make us smile!
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"Walt said that I knew about colors he had never heard of!" Mary Blair, color stylist extraordinaire was born this day in 1911.
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Yo ho! On this day 53 years ago, Disneyland guests traversed waterfalls and caves to happen upon a swashbuckling adventure—made real by the latest in Audio-Animatronics technology. Happy anniversary Pirates of the Caribbean, me hearties!
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50 years ago, crypt doors creaked and tombstones quaked as the #HauntedMansion opened for a swinging wake! We have 999 happy memories of this classic attraction, but there's room for one more... any volunteers?
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Oh boy—happy 90th birthday Mickey Mouse! Stay tuned for some exciting news coming to the museum Summer 2019.
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Today we celebrate one of Walt Disney’s most original, beloved, and influential designers and art directors, Mary Blair, who was born on this day in 1911.
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"Disneyland is your land." —Walt Disney. The park is 63 years old today!
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On this day in 1945, these three birds of a feather made their US debut. Happy anniversary to The Three Caballeros!
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Today we are celebrating Roy Oliver Disney, born this day in 1893. "Roy has the greatest confidence in me, in our medium, and in our future, but he is a businessman and doesn't like to live dangerously twelve months out of the year." —Walt Disney
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Happy birthday Walt Disney! ❤️✨ Celebrate his legacy by visiting The Walt Disney Family Museum, open Thursdays–Sundays. Check our calendar for holiday hours.
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Happy Veterans Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🇺🇸
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"Oh boy, oh boy!" Today we celebrate Donald Duck, who first appeared in the Silly Symphony The Wise Little Hen on this day in 1934. Donald quickly became so popular that two and a half years later he started starring in his own short cartoons.
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"To all who come to this happy place, welcome! Disneyland is your land." Today we celebrate Disneyland's 67th anniversary. What is your favorite Disneyland memory?
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Today marks 65 years since Disneyland opened. We wish we could be celebrating in person, but there's no wishing necessary to recall another prominent Disneyland anniversary. Read more about Disneyland's Tencennial celebration in our newest blog article.
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Today we celebrate the union between Walt Disney and Lillian Bounds, married in Lewiston, Idaho, on this date in 1925.
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Oh boy! Happy birthday to the mouse that started it all.
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This post was Tailor-made. On this date 85 years ago, Mickey Mouse subdued a giant and won the hand of Princess Minnie in the Academy Award®-nominated short film "Brave Little Tailor."
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Gawrsh! Today is the 90th anniversary of Goofy's debut. 🎉 From an audience member in Mickey's Revue (1932) to a sports expert and loving father, Goofy has worn many hats—literally and figuratively. What's your favorite Goofy role?
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Happy birthday to our dear friend Richard Sherman: songwriter, musician, and half of one of the greatest creative duos in Disney history. In 2015, we awarded Richard with the inaugural Diane Disney Miller Lifetime Achievement Award. What's your favorite Sherman Brothers' song?
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On this date 112 years ago, iconic color stylist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend Mary Blair was born. In 2014, we profiled Mary Blair's work in our special exhibition, MAGIC, COLOR, FLAIR: the world of Mary Blair.
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Today we celebrate one of Walt's Nine Old Men and one of the artists behind Mickey Mouse—Les Clark, who was born on this day in 1907. Les began his animation career with a scene in Mickey's debut short, Steamboat Wille (1928).
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"Walt said that I knew about colors he had never heard of!"—Mary Blair Enjoy these holiday cards designed by one of Walt Disney's favorite studio artist, Mary Blair. 🎄
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Gawrsh! Today we celebrate Goofy who debuted on this day in Mickey's Revue in 1932. What is your favorite Goofy appearance?
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It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Disney Legend Alice Davis. To the world, Alice Estes Davis was best known for her work as a costume designer. To us, Alice was an inspiring collaborator, kind-hearted benefactor, and cherished friend.
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Today we celebrate the birthday of an essential figure in the story of Walt Disney and his company—his wife, Lillian Disney.
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Happy birthday #WaltDisney ! 🎂
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Merry Christmas from all of us at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Learn more about Walt's holiday traditions by catching a screening of Christmas with Walt Disney (2009), shown in our theater through the end of the month. Check our calendar for showtimes.
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On this day 80 years ago, the visual symphonic masterpiece Fantasia premiered. To recreate a true concert hall experience, Walt oversaw the development of Fantasound, a forerunner to modern surround sound that won a special technical Academy Award®.
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Happy birthday to the founder of our museum, Diane Disney Miller—we're forever grateful for her inspiration.
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Today, we celebrate the birthday of our co-founder and Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller.
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Happy 91st birthday to Disney Legend Mary Costa, whose voice, according to Prince Phillip, is "too beautiful to be real." Costa voiced Princess Aurora in Walt' Disney's 1959 animated classic, in Sleeping Beauty.
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All birds sang words & the flowers crooned for the first time when Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room debuted today 55 years ago!
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Without you, we wouldn't have our wonderful museum. And we're proud to not only celebrate your father's legacy, but to carry on your vision for our institution as well. Thank you Diane.
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The Walt Disney Family Museum wishes you and your family an egg-cellent Easter!
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From Tiki birds to spooky haunts, Harriet Burns helped create and design Disney attractions we still love today. The first female Imagineer was born on today in 1928.
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We are happy to announce that our latest exhibition, Make Believe: The World of Glen Keane, is now officially open!
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Happy #NationalCatDay ! Walt was paw-sitively smitten with these kittens 🐱
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Wake up, Jose! Time sure has flown by. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room debuted on this day in 1963, and we've been singing "like the birdies sing" ever since.
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Today marks the 98th anniversary of Walt and Roy establishing the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio—what we know today as The Walt Disney Company. Walt and Roy gained valuable business and animation experience at the Kingswell Avenue studio, photographed here.
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On this day in 1910, Disney Legend Tyrus Wong was born. His Chinese-inspired sketches and paintings set the look and tone for Bambi, and were some of the most strikingly beautiful art ever produced at The Walt Disney Studios.
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Hope you're having a paws-itively purr-fect #NationalCatDay ! 🐱
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We are wishing a whimsical 91st birthday to Alice Davis! Alice Estes Davis, married to Marc Davis, enjoyed a fashionable career of her own, designing and dressing animated figures for Disneyland attractions, it’s a small world and Pirates of the Caribbean. (1/2)
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Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for a lot this year, including all the support we received from our global community during our temporary closure. ❤️
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It’s one of Walt Disney’s most musical animated features! The Three Caballeros is playing all month in our museum theater. Come on by and join the fiesta!
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We hope there's no tricks—just treats—this Halloween! 🎃
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Happy Father's Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! "A man should never neglect his family for business." —Walt Disney
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"Yo ho!" On this day 54 years ago, Disneyland guests plunged cascading waterfalls into the middle of a swashbuckling adventure—made real by the latest advancements in Audio-Animatronics® technology. Happy anniversary to Pirates of the Caribbean, me hearties!
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Today we celebrate Walt's leading lady, Lillian Disney, who was born on this day in 1899.
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#InMemoriam Ron Miller 1933–2019 #Emmys2019
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Happy #ValentinesDay to our favorite couple. ❤️
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Happy Birthday (or should we say Bert-Day?) to our favorite chimney sweep, @iammrvandy !
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Happy Halloween from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🎃
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Moviegoers were taken on a wild ride—and nearly lost their heads—on this day in 1949 when The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad premiered in theaters.
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Today, we celebrate the birthday of museum co-founder and Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller.
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Merry Christmas from The Walt Disney Family Museum! ❤️🎄 📸: Courtesy of the @TWDCArchives Photo Library
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Happy birthday Walt Disney! We've enjoyed celebrating with you all this week—honoring the many innovations Walt and his Company have contributed to the entertainment and animation industry, and the diverse artists that continue his legacy of innovation today.
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"Everyone needs deadlines. Even the beavers. They loaf around all summer, but when they are faced with the winter deadline, they work like fury. If we didn't have deadlines, we'd stagnate." —Walt Disney
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60 years ago this year guests fell down the rabbit hole for the opening of Disneyland's Alice in Wonderland attraction. Walt and Lillian toured King Mahendra of Nepal and his wife for a memorable unbirthday celebration.
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People say "it all started with a 🐭,” but it really started with two brothers. #ThisDayinDisney the Disney Brothers Company was established.
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The "Tiger Trouble" section in our special exhibition Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece is a nod to Disney Legend Milt Kahl's animation in the 1945 Goofy short Tiger Trouble. Learn more about how Kahl brought another Disney tiger, Shere Khan to life.
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Happy #WaltWednesday ! "Some of the most fascinating people I have ever met are animals" —Walt Disney
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Happy Fourth of July from all us at The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🇺🇲 "Actually, if you could see close in my eyes, the American flag is waving in both of them and up my spine is growing this red, white and blue stripe." —Walt Disney
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Beginning in May, experience Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation, a special exhibition celebrating the distinctive talents and enduring influence of nine celebrated artists.
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Happy 80th Anniversary to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! Eight decades is definitely nothing to sneeze at. . .
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Happy New Year from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🎊
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