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

The Disney Blog Week in Review June 24 – 29

What a great week it’s been for Disney with Walt being honored as an inspiration to another generation and the launching of Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille in theaters nationwide yesterday. So let’s do a quick run down of the articles for this week: Saturday, June 24 Disney Announces Prince Caspian Fan Art Contest and there’s a few days left until the deadline on July 6th, so if you’re an artist, digital artist or graphic artist – here’s a chance to strut your stuff for Disney. Sunday, June 25 Walt Disney World Agrees to 3-Year Contract With Union which is good news for … 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