Walt Disney Archives

The Walt Disney Archives collects, preserves, and shares the history of The Walt Disney Company.

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Disney Legends announced! Ticket details revealed! So, so many cool cars! #D23

Keep up with all the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event news announced today: https://t.co/rmDVLwhSbM

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✨ JUST ANNOUNCED ✨ Fans at this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event can experience an all-new exhibition titled, "Walt Disney Archives Presents: A Great Big Beautiful Car Show"! This automotive showcase will feature more than 25 vehicles from the Walt Disney Archives collection, including Cruella’s 1974 Panther De Ville from “Cruella” (2021), Sharpay’s pink convertible from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” (2008), and a Disneyland® Park parking area tram tractor and car (c. 1968-1997)! #D23

For more information about D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, visit https://t.co/WwbJEajCpo.

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JUST ANNOUNCED: An expanded Walt Disney Archives Stage joins D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in 2024!

Curated by the Walt Disney Archives, this fan-favorite venue will host a weekend full of panels, creative discussions, and engaging presentations that will speak to many aspects of Disney history, spanning the vast legacy of The Walt Disney Company. Session topics will include a look back at Walt’s famous trips to Latin America in the 1940s, the creative impact of the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, and a hosted conversation amongst members of the newest class of #DisneyLegends, to name only a few. If you’re a fan of all-things-Disney history, then this is the presentation venue for you!

For more information about D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, visit https://t.co/WwbJEajCpo. #D23 #WaltDisneyArchives #DisneyHistory

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Presenting the 2024 class of Disney Legends! 🎉 See the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony hosted by @RyanSeacrest on Sunday, August 11 at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. #D23

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The biggest Disney fan event. The most incredible Disney moments. Don't miss a moment of the magic this year. #D23 https://t.co/MAFCVZW7Fk

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Oo-de-lally! Today marks the 50th anniversary of the animated classic "Robin Hood" (1973)!

Based on character and story concepts by Disney Legend Ken Anderson (left), the story was brought to life using some 350,000 drawings, 800 painted backgrounds, and 100,000 painted cels, including the one worked on here by Ink & Paint artist Charlene "Cherie" Miller (right). #RobinHood #DisneyAnniversary #DisneyHistory #WaltDisneyArchives

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A toast to National #SandwichDay, for all reluctant dragons who celebrate.

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Step into the heart of the magic with the new season of #BehindTheAttraction 💫

The Original docuseries is now streaming only on #DisneyPlus!

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We are thrilled to announce that, following its upcoming run in Chicago, #Disney100: The Exhibition will next travel to Kansas City, Missouri—the place where Walt's animation career began.

The exhibition will call Union Station home beginning in May 2024. ✨ #disney100exhibit

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Wishing you a terrifyingly fun Halloween!

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Happy #Halloween! 🎃 In celebration of the spookiest time of year, we present this imaginative illustration of a Disney pumpkin patch, created by Disney artist Lon Smart in 2017.

Which pumpkins from Disney history can you identify? Let us know by sharing a comment below! #happyhalloween #disneyhalloween #disneypumpkins

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'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems... that Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas made its debut in theaters!

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Only poor, unfortunate souls aren't wowed by actress Pat Carroll, who provided the voice of Ursula in the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid. 🔮 #Disney100 (📸: @TWDCArchives)

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Yesterday at the 2023 Disney Destinations EarMarked Program Owners Summit at @WaltDisneyWorld, Kevin M. Kern from the Walt Disney Archives joined Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, on stage to showcase a special artifact that symbolizes the importance and legacy of connections at The Walt Disney Company. 

Kevin presented a reproduction of @Disneyland Park Employee Badge No. 1, issued to Walt Disney in 1955. Back then, the badges, worn by Park hosts and hostesses (as Cast Members were called then), were made of bronze-like brass and imprinted with an identification number instead of a name. In 1959, a lighter-weight aluminum badge was introduced, still imprinted with numbers, and in 1962, the badges became true name tags, featuring each Cast Member’s first name.

Walt Disney’s original badge (second image) is one of hundreds of historic objects now on tour with Disney100: The Exhibition, which will open at the Exhibition Hub Art Center in Chicago–Walt’s birthplace–on November 18, 2023. We’ll see you there! #boundlessmagic #disney100exhibit #disneycastlife #disneyhistory #waltdisneyarchives

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The Dapper Dans gave Dick Van Dyke a performance that was practically perfect in every way on his recent trip to @Disneyland 🤩 (via Alaura Imagery & Design)

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Oh no big deal, just Walt Disney hanging out with some of the coolest characters around. 🤩 #Disney100 (📸: @TWDCArchives)

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At the #Disney100: #D23 Royal Anniversary Ball, the Walt Disney Archives presented a glittering, velvet-draped gallery featuring historic costumes, jewelry, crowns, and tiaras donned by Disney royals from throughout the past century. 👑

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Celebrate 100 years of wonder at The Walt Disney Company with these great books! #SharetheWonder