All That Glitters: The Crown Jewels of the Walt Disney Archives
With All That Glitters: The Crown Jewels of the Walt Disney Archives, viewers get an up-close view of some of our favorite pieces from Disney, Lucasfilm, and Marvel projects.
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Destination D23–50 Years of Bringing Home the Magic
For 50 years guests have been visiting the “Vacation Kingdom of the World,” making memories to last a lifetime. With the Walt Disney Archives being founded in 1970, the year before Walt Disney World Resort opened, founder and Disney Legend Dave Smith knew how significant the opening of the resort would be for the Company …
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Inside the Walt Disney Archives – Graceland Exhibition Center
For nearly a century, The Walt Disney Company has created timeless family entertainment that has touched the hearts of generations the world over, encouraging us all to smile, sing, and even shed a tear. This tale began in 1923, when Walt Disney arrived in Hollywood. Over the next four decades, this one-of-a-kind storyteller introduced the …
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Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume – MoPop
Across countless tales of enchantment, The Walt Disney Company has always been at the forefront of creative storytelling. Shared with audiences around the globe, the worlds these stories have created for us have become significant, iconic, and, in many ways, immortal. Across nearly every medium Disney has touched—from the earliest days of animation, through innovations in live-action filmmaking, pioneering efforts in television, location-based entertainment, retail, and even …
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Walt Disney Archives Exhibit Heads to the Graceland Exhibition Center Starting July 23
By the D23 Team The magic is on the move! The exhibition Inside the Walt Disney Archives, which first debuted at D23 Expo Japan in 2018 before heading to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, is making its next stop at the Graceland Exhibition Center starting July 23, 2021. The 10,000-square-foot traveling exhibit celebrates the …
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The Walt Disney Archives Celebrates “50 Years of Preserving the Magic”
By The Walt Disney Archives To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney Archives, pixie dust has transformed the department’s Reading Room into “50 Years of Preserving the Magic,” an exhibit showcasing rarely-before-seen historical objects that trace the beginnings of The Walt Disney Company to today. Upon entry, Guests are transported back to 1937 …
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And Sew It Begins: A First Look at Walt Disney Archives Presents Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume Exhibition
By Max Lark and Karina Schink The fabled Walt Disney Archives, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, has once again curated an exhibit for the D23 Expo, one that presents more than 70 spectacular costumes, from Mary Poppins to this summer’s Aladdin. The exhibit provides dazzling proof that when it comes to Disney …
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The Walt Disney Archives Embarks on a New Adventure
By Matt Moryc, The Walt Disney Archives “Adventure is out there!” in the latest exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives at The Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank. The Archives’ Reading Room has been refreshed to include tropical imports, exotic antiquities, and mysterious discoveries collected from many beloved and daring Disney adventures. Whether it be …
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See the Amazing Disney Parks Items from Mickey’s Magical Kingdoms Exhibit at Destination D
By D23 Team Since the opening of Disneyland in 1955, Mickey Mouse has played a special role in bringing smiles to the faces of park Guests young and old. Through dazzling parade appearances, show stopping entertainment extravaganzas, and unforgettable meet and greets, the mouse who started it all continues to entertain at Disney Parks around …
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Everything You Need to Know About the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit at D23 Expo Japan 2018
By Jocelyn Buhlman The Walt Disney Archives is a treasure trove of dreams and creativity that brings together items from all the worlds of Disney, while preserving the passion and story behind the pieces. But not everyone can have access to this storehouse of priceless works. The exhibit Inside the Walt Disney Archives: From Mickey …
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