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Walt Disney Museum to open this fall
When I was writing my post Five famous fathers: Visit where they lived with their children, I did research Walt Disney to see what else there was to head to that is not a theme park. Walt Disney was a dad as well as a family entertainment genius. I wasn't able to find a site to head to, although he is one of the first men I though of. That's changing this fall. It's not that he lived in a museum, but there is a museum coming that will be all about him.
Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller is excited about the October opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. One of the reasons for the museum is to show just how diverse Disney's life was and to provide insight into the man behind what has become bigger than life.
In the case of Walt Disney, I'd say that his impact on American popular culture is unrivaled. I was also happy to read that the sticky parts of his past are also included such as his testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee. The museum is not a Disney version of Disney, but a full look at an amazing man.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jen Jul 3rd 2009 10:24PM
It's not really called a "tickle Me" plant. It's a mimosa tree. They are interesting, but not a wonderful world of Disney creation.
shykiss3 Jul 3rd 2009 11:16PM
Well that's good. Walt Disney was a talented and creative man to come up with the ideas that he did. I love Disney...My favorite Disney movie is Alice in Wonderland! It's good they are honoring this man. It is well deserved.
Susan Schuck Jul 5th 2009 11:31PM
I know a gentleman, Wendell Vega in New York, who has been collection Guy Williams/Zorro information and memorabilia galore for years. You might want to connect with him and others who collect memorabilia from other shows or movies to enhance Uncle Walt's life and museum (those of us who got to ride the kids' railroad train at his house called him that)! You know he never carried a penny in his pocket, and he never paid at the Disney Studio Cafeteria, where my mom worked, because he claimed to have bought the food to begin with. Walt knew how to hit parents where they could not say NO, in their kids! Walt was one of those wonderful people who never spent a penny and got rich doing just that. My dad was a prop man there, and they made all of the Disneyland ride gondolas AT the studio and carted them out to Orange Count (when there were still oranges there). He treated us kids like adults, was so polite to us, and with all of the childhood diseases back then, there were three sets of Mouseketeers (the show, the Disneyland, and the tour groups). Often, due to illness, some of us did all three groups more than once. The museum is a great idea, please also get comments from the fans of his shows and the actors. Thank you.
where's his head ?? Jul 4th 2009 2:46AM
when the wars come I hope the disney lands and worlds are the first NUKED .