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The Walt Disney Family Museum

To keep many of his animators from being drafted, Walt Disney struck a deal with the government to create promotional material during the Second World War. I’ve written twice now about things relating to The Walt Disney Family Museum, but I realized that I’ve never covered details about the museum itself. Before it opened it was examined here on the families.com Disney blog, but now that it’s been in operation for over a year let’s look at the institution again. The Walt Disney Family Museum was co-founded by Diane Disney Miller, eldest daughter of Walt Disney, and Richard Benefield in … Continue reading →

Walt Disney Named Top ‘Art Hero’

According to a poll that was commissioned in Great Britain by the Arts Award, Walt Disney is considered the most respected artist among those polled between the ages of 18 and 25. The Arts Award is a national qualification for young people ages 11 to 25 recognizing them as artists and arts leaders. The award is actually a learning program that helps develop and assess arts-related skills. The poll found that young people value Walt Disney over Leonardo d’Vinci as artists that most inspire them. Jane Austen was the only author to even make the top ten in that list … Continue reading →

And the Winner is ……?

I’ve spent a number of blogs talking about “Cars” and the impact this movie has had on my boys and subsequently the amount of “stuff” we have in our home, but the movie’s also caught the attention of those “in the know” as can be seen from the amount of awards that it has been nominated for this year. It is doing so-so at converting these nominations into awards however. But I don’t think that this is necessarily a reflection of the movie itself, but rather the high standard of competition that it is up against. “Happy Feet” for example … Continue reading →