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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 10

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Gallery 10 – Remembering Walt Disney Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966. Reactions from around the world, in newspaper articles, editorial comment, and letters and telegrams present an appreciation of the joy, hope, and inspiration Walt provided to millions of people around the world. WEBSITE: waltdisney.org TWITTER: twitter.com/wdfmuseum FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/TheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseum
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The Walt Disney Family Museum Public Events Program

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The Walt Disney Family Museum is launching its public events program with a series of screenings, lectures, and concerts. Highlights include a special concert-featuring a number of well-known Disney classics-at Davis Symphony Hall with the San Francisco Symphony on October 16. Inaugural Screenings, Lectures, and Concerts Launch The Walt Disney Family Museum Public Event Programs … Continue reading "The Walt Disney Family Museum Public Events Program"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 9

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Gallery 9 The 1950s and 1960s: The Big Screen and Beyond This prolific period of Walt’s life started with the installation of a scale model railroad on the grounds of his new home, an event that spurred him to develop Disneyland. Walt also created pioneering weekly television shows, and the studio continued creating both animated … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 9"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 8

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Gallery 8 – Walt and the Natural World Walt-who had a love of nature since his youth in Marceline-also ventured into live-action documentaries during the ’40s and early ’50s. The first of these was a nature documentary, Seal Island, a 27-minute account of the seasonal habits of seals that won the 1949 Academy Awardâ„¢ for … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 8"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 7

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Gallery 7 Post-War Rebuilding: Mid-’40s to the early 1950s With the end of the war, Walt and Roy found inventive new outlets for animation and ventured into live-action production. They developed new package films for theaters that combined shorts and feature-length animated films, as well as movies that combined live action and animation. In addition, … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 7"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 6

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Gallery 6: The Late ’30s to Mid ’40s This difficult period in Walt’s life included the deaths of his parents, a studio strike that threatened the company’s viability, and a period when the U.S. military used part of the studio as a base. The company released Dumbo and produced training films for the military, public … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 6"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 5

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Gallery 5 – New Success and Greater Ambitions The worldwide success of Snow White let Disney Studios create new studio buildings in Burbank, CA, and produce even more ambitious features, such as Bambi, Pinocchio and Fantasia. The last film featured classical music and an orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Although well regarded by critics, none … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 5"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 4

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Gallery 4 – The Move to Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Having redefined the art of animation, Walt dares to produce a feature-length film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. During the four years that it was in development, Disney and his brother Roy secured six-figure loans – each loan enough to finance … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 4"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 3

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Galleries 3 New Horizons: The Emergence of the Walt Disney Studio (1928 to 1940) The success of Mickey Mouse let Walt Disney expand the newly renamed Walt Disney Studios and improve the quality of Studio animations, so he embarked on a series of ambitious projects, including the “Silly Symphonies,” one-reel shorts that let him experiment … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 3"
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Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 2

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Gallery 2 – Hollywood (1923-1928) Walt arrived in California in 1923 hoping to find work as a director. But when he received a contract for his own work, he launched Disney Bros. Studio with his brother Roy. By the end of 1924, Walt was focusing on story development and directing and was no longer working … Continue reading "Sneak Peek – The Walt Disney Family Museum – Gallery 2"
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