Q: My question pertains to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. I have been there several times, and have always left wondering why San Francisco was chosen as the site for the museum. I saw an episode of Eye on the Bay, which told about the museum and the artifacts in it, and how there was a warehouse in San Francisco that housed some of the artifacts, but this still has me wondering how those pieces ended up in San Francisco. I feel like something is missing as to why San Francisco was chosen to house these special items. I am glad that they are here, and love going to the museum. I am just curious how it ended up here.
Jennifer, Fremont, California
A: The museum is a project not of the Disney Company but of the Disney family, spearheaded by Walt’s daughter Diane Disney Miller who lives in the San Francisco area. Having the museum in her backyard, so to speak, enables her to keep close tabs on it.
Dave Smith