Step Inside Walt Disney’s Los Feliz Home During Exclusive Event

Los Feliz home with a turret, ivy-covered walls, and wooden door, exuding a Walt Disney fairytale charm.

The Walt Disney Birthplace is presenting an exclusive, rare opportunity to visit Walt Disney’s private estate in Los Feliz, California during a ticketed event next month. Building a Dream: Step Inside Walt Disney’s Storybook Home The “Building a Dream” event will take guests inside the home Disney built on Woking Way in 1932 and lived … Read more

Imagineering Shares Details of Walt Disney Animatronic Show ‘Moonshots’

A man stands on a stage set as an office, with Walt Disney portraits projected on a purple-lit background behind him.

Imagineers shared details of the “moonshots” incorporated into the new “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” show featuring the first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic. Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic “Moonshots” Tom Fitzgerald, Senior Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, previously said “there are many, many, what we call ‘moonshots’ of things we have never done before that the team … Read more

‘We Couldn’t Convince The Little Ones That It Wasn’t Real’: Three Generations of Disney Family Viewed ‘Walt Disney – A Magical Life’

A lifelike figure of a man in a suit stands in a vintage office, evoking the Magical Life of Walt Disney.

Three generations of Walt Disney’s family got to experience the full “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” show at Disneyland before it opens to the public this week. Disney Family Reacts to ‘Walt Disney – A Magical Life’ During a panel for media, Imagineers revealed that on Sunday, three generations of Walt and Lillian’s family saw “Walt … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: New Exhibits About History of Disneyland, Audio-Animatronics, and Walt Disney in Main Street Opera House

A Victorian-style parlor with ornate wallpaper, red curtains, antique chairs, and photos from Main Street Opera House.

New exhibits exploring the history of Disneyland and Walt Disney himself will open in the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland for the park’s 70th anniversary on July 17, 2025. The opening of the exhibits coincides with the premiere of “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” a new show featuring the first ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic. … Read more

BREAKING: First Look at the New Walt Disney Animatronic at Disneyland

A man in a suit stands in an office styled like Walt Disney: a magical life, with maps, photos, and books on the wall.

Disney has shared a first look at the new Walt Disney Animatronic featured in the new show, “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” at Disneyland Park. First Look at New Walt Disney Animatronic Walt Disney Animatronic Opening See Video of New Walt Disney Animatronic Walt Disney Animatronic Attire New Walt Disney Animatronic Innoventions Main Street … Read more

FIRST LOOK at New ‘Walt Disney – A Magical Life’ Attraction Poster

The exterior of Disneyland’s Main Street Cinema features an Attraction Poster for Walt Disney’s Magical Film on display.

Disney shared a first look at the new attraction poster for “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” which debuts at Disneyland Park later this month. Walt Disney – A Magical Life Attraction Poster In an Instagram video, Walt Disney Imagineering’s Sr. Graphic Designer Jeremy talked about the process of designing a new attraction poster, including pulling from … Read more

New Main Street Opera House Marquee Installed for ‘Walt Disney – A Magical Life’ at Disneyland

Entrance of the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland, adorned with banners for Walt Disney and Mr. Lincoln presentations.

The Main Street Opera House at Disneyland Park has a new marquee advertising “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” the new Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic show premiering in a few weeks. New Main Street Disneyland Opera House Marquee Disney Parks and Walt Disney Imagineering shared this photo on Instagram highlighting the marquee. It’s blue and states the … Read more

‘Tired of Being Quiet’ Walt Disney’s Granddaughter Makes Another Statement Against New Animatronic

A man in a suit sits on a desk in front of large panels displaying maps and diagrams, addressing an audience engrossed in the discussion about unexpectedly high demand after the park pass sold out.

In a recent interview, Walt Disney’s granddaughter Joanna Miller has made another public statement against the new animatronic version of the company founder. Walt Disney’s Granddaughter Makes New Statement Disney first announced the project to create an animatronic version of Walt Disney during 2024’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The animatronic would be part … Read more

Walt Disney Silhouette on Disneyland 70th Anniversary Sculpture Replaced Because it Looked Like Donald Trump

Left: Walt Disney Silhouette with Mickey Mouse. Right: Realistic statue of a man in a suit—Disneyland 70th Anniversary.

The depiction of the Partners statue on the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired 70th anniversary sculpture at Disneyland Resort was replaced, seemingly because Walt Disney looked like Donald Trump. Walt Disney or Donald Trump? The new castle sculpture was under construction in the esplanade between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure for about two weeks. WDWNT reported … Read more

‘Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream’ Film Coming to Disneyland for ‘Walt Disney – A Magical Life’

Revealed to WDWNT this week at a special press briefing at Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California, the upcoming “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” attraction at Disneyland will not only feature the world’s first Audio-Animatronics figure of the company’s founder, it will also feature the return of the “Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream” film … Read more

Imagineering Has No Record of Walt Disney Not Wanting His Own Animatronic, Aim to “Keep Walt Alive in the Medium He Pioneered”

A man in a suit sits on a desk in front of large panels displaying maps and diagrams, addressing an audience engrossed in the discussion about unexpectedly high demand after the park pass sold out.

During a Q&A at Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California, Imagineers stated that they have found no record of Walt Disney stating that he never wanted an Audio-Animatronic of himself constructed. Walt Disney Imagineering Says There’s No Record That Walt Never Wanted His Own Animatronic The Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic show was first announced at D23: … Read more