RtS: Walt Disney Family Museum

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Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery at the Presedio
San Francisco, California
10/25/2009
http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/index.html


The Lowdown
Met up with the Cheeseman and two of his good friends for what turned out to be a very full day at the mecca of Disney geekatude

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The Gig
So much stuff, my head is spinning and my heart is racing

The Scene
I am not fully coherent, nor am I a 100% super-duper supercalafragilisticexpialidocius Disney geek, but today was AH-MAZING.

The WDFM is beautifully laid out, 10 galleries encompassing Walt's life, his achievements and so much incredible stuff, beautifully presented.

Seeing the WDFM with the Cheeseman was extra super special, he has so much knowledge and we spent what had to be a full 90 minutes looking and examining the Disneyland Model, alone.

Do not miss this when you come to SF. We were there from 11 until closing at 6 (with a break for lunch at a spot across the parking lot, to be totally avoided). Did not see everything, really, this place needs more than one day, there is so much to see, the interactivness of the exhibits is awesome.

It was, quite simply, one of the most exciting museums I've ever been to.

My special moments of geek, the display from the Ink & Paint Department, a wall of bottles of paint from the studio, the multiplane camera (we got to push buttons, nothing worked but it was SO cool) and to see some original Evvind Earle (sp?) art on Sleeping Beauty and Mary Blair concept paintings on Peter Pan that were just fvcking incredible. And, the model, the model of Disneyland....OMFG.