Current Exhibition
Earle is best known as the color stylist—the artist determining not only the colors but the entire visual look—for Walt Disney’s classic feature Sleeping Beauty (1959). His evocative concept and background art also shaped such endearing films as Lady...
Studio Programs
Adult and youth sessions are available! Classes teaching animation are offered as eight weekly two-hour sessions and announced quarterly. Workshops—themed to topics relating to Walt's life and legacy—are offered as standalone sessions without any...
Featured Experience
Enjoy the perfect Disney celebration with a birthday party at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Choose from a selection of classic Disney movies to be inspired by and create the birthday party of your dreams.
Education
Our goal is to provide Bay Area students an opportunity to engage with art and animation in creative and inspiring ways within their school. Through hands-on activities related to the life of Walt Disney, students will explore important elements of...
Store Highlight
Explore how railroading influenced Walt’s films, theme parks, and personal life, as well as how he influenced the perception and preservation of railroading in America. From his miniature Lilly Belle locomotive to the iconic Monorail at Walt Disney...
Enjoy the Museum from Anywhere
Navigate through all of our gallery spaces with our 360˚ museum tour.
Join us in celebrating our newest special exhibition, Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle , with a special month-long screening of Sleeping Beauty...
No screenings Nov 7, 8, 14, 21, & 22
This November, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents a special sensory-friendly film screening of Sleeping Beauty (1959). To make this film a...
No screenings Nov 7, 8, 14, 21, & 22
In honor of our special exhibition Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle , enjoy an evening of beverages and art delving into one of Earle’s...
While it may be a tale as old as time, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Beauty and the Beast (1991)—celebrating its 35th anniversary this month...
Join us for a screening of Don Hahn’s latest documentary feature, HUZ: Drawn to Life, and an exclusive fireside chat between Hahn and the film’s...
Eyvind Earle’s love for nature is not only apparent in his work on Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959)—it can be found in his personal works as well...
In this colorful session, we will honor our current special exhibition Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle , and Earle’s own history of creating...
Gallery 2
The Move to Hollywood
Walt landed his first major contract, opened a new studio, and fell in love with an inker. A sudden turn of events would spark the idea for Mickey Mouse.
The last animated film released by The Walt Disney Studios during its namesake’s lifetime has arguably been one of its most enduring. 1966’s Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree was only a 26-minute...
A new personalized decorative window on Main Street, U.S.A. honoring Lillian Disney and her contributions to Disneyland was unveiled in a private ceremony on July 13, 2025—which would have been Walt...
“I was born in 1955, which is appropriate, because that’s when Disneyland was born,” says Don Hahn, a Disney Legend and Academy Award® winning producer of beloved classics like Beauty and the Beast (1...
For celebrated artist Josh Agle, growing up with annual visits to Disneyland® Park helped shape his literal world view. “I’m a really visual person,” he explains, “so I think in images more than words...
Disney Legend Mary Blair was one of Walt Disney’s finest stylists—a visualizer of characters and worlds—but her work was not self-contained: it added up to something larger: a story. “Walt responded...
Opening more than a half-century ago in 1975, the iconic attraction was first envisioned by Walt Disney more than a decade earlier.