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On this Veterans Day we express our appreciation and gratitude to all who have served. 🇺🇸 General admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum is free year-round for active, retired, and veteran US military personnel, as well as their dependents with valid ID.

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Thanks again to Pixar artists Rob Thompson and Sequoia Blankenship for a wonderful workshop last Sunday sharing their graphic novel "Feo the Chupacabra" and tips and tricks for making monsters!

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Today's lesson, courtesy of Professor Owl, is that it's the 73rd anniversary of "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" (1953)! Disney Legend Ward Kimball—whose collection this character study of Professor Owl comes from—was one of the directors of this Academy Award®-winning short film.

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"Would you like a little more tea?" 🫖 On this date 140 years ago, Disney Legend Ed Wynn was born. Among his many roles at Disney, one of his most memorable is Mad Hatter from Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" (1951).

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Virtually speaking, tickets are still available for many upcoming adult and youth virtual workshops! 💻 Workshop topics include Animate a Frog (Nov 7), Animate a Withering Rose (Nov 21), Animate Snow Falling (Dec 5 & 12), and Animate a Puppy Yawn (Dec 19). https://t.co/dY9whGzof6

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On this date 92 years ago, "The Goddess of Spring" (1934) was released. The groundbreaking Silly Symphony short film proved to be an early attempt at animating a human figure, paving the way for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), which was released three years later.

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Hopefully it's "clocking" to you that daylight savings time ended this morning! 🕰️ Mary Poppins clocks everything, because she's practically perfect in every way. ✨

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Happy Halloween from The Walt Disney Family Museum! 🎃

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On this date 114 years ago, Bay Area native and Disney Legend Ollie Johnston was born. 🚂 Disney animator and art director Andy Gaskill captured the enduring friendship of train enthusiast Ollie (right) and fellow Disney Legend Frank Thomas in this caricature in our collection.

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This November, join us for 1pm special sensory-friendly film screenings of "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). To make this film a comfortable experience for all, lights will be dimmed instead of off, volume will be lowered, and closed captioning will be turned on. https://t.co/efT6p1REWS

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This month, join us in celebrating our newest special exhibition, Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle, with 3pm screenings of "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). Don’t miss your “once upon a dream” opportunity to see it on the big screen! https://t.co/JxzJwZvVFQ

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"You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself." Despite what the Cheshire Cat may say otherwise, we're anything but "mad" this National Cat Day! 🐱

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Tickets still available! Just in time for Día de los Muertos, join us this Sunday as Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson share their first graphic novel, "Feo the Chupacabra", then get hands-on with tips and tricks for making monsters. https://t.co/JRP4dK3B0o

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This November, celebrate family with us at our next Perfect Pairing as we screen Disney and Pixar’s "Coco" (2017)—a film about a young boy finding balance between his dreams and his family's wishes—paired with beverages from Fox Tale Fermentation Project. https://t.co/MwEMvfDoyf

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We're having a very colorful celebration for Disney Legend Tyrus Wong's 116th birthday! 🎨 Wong was instrumental in determining the look and feel of Walt Disney's "Bambi" (1942), which celebrates its 85th anniversary next year.

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We're making a circus out of the 85th anniversary of Walt Disney's "Dumbo" (1941)! 🎪 While more understated than some of her best-known work, this lovely piece of visual development art was created by Disney Legend Mary Blair.

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Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle is now open! 💚 Experience Earle's lush landscapes and enchanting illustrations in this special exhibition featuring art from Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), and more.

Tag #EyvindEarle when you visit for a chance to be featured!

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On this date 84 years ago, Disney Legend Annette Funicello was born. In addition to her successful film and music career, Funicello got her big television break on the "Mickey Mouse Club", and returned for other Disney shows "Zorro", "The Horsemasters", and "Elfego Baca". 📺

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It's a whimsical Wednesday as we celebrate Disney Legend Mary Blair's birthday ✨ What is your favorite Mary Blair project?

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Hopefully you have more to celebrate this National Apple Day than the owner of this apple cart from "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949). 🍎 Those apples really went on a wild ride!