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Walt Disney Family Museum

104 Montgomery St, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129
415 345 6800
Ranked #12 of 347 attractions in San Francisco
4.5 of 5 stars 183 Reviews
Type: Disney
Traveler Description: The Walt Disney History Museum is a wonderful museum dedicated to the life and times of Walt and his family, business associates, friends, etc.   The... more »
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San Diego, California
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW
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Next time we will reserve a whole day instead of just four hours for this museum. it is packed with information about how Walt developed his ideas through the decades. It tells about his childhood and family. Fascinating video and audio clips will keep you entranced with the cronological story of how the Disney animated films were created. Adults and... More

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San Francisco, California, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

This isn't a silly museum filled with stuffed animals and dumb cartoons. It's about Walt Disney, the man. It includes excellent interactive exhibits about his childhood, his creating and managing the studio, the movies, the TV shows and the theme parks. Each exhibit is presented in an imaginative way. For example, there's a long wall covered with animation cells that... More

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

The story of Mr. Disney’s life and career is told chronologically through 10 galleries plus the lobby, which houses awards and items of appreciation; from Academy Awards (including the special one for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) to keys to cities around the world. The galleries begin on the first floor and continue on the second, linked by elevator.... More

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Thousand Oaks, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

Love the way Walt Disney's whole life is set out for you beginning to end by walking a spiral ramp. I spent 4 hours in the museum and could have spent all day. So much to read and watch from his earliest life to his creation of Disneyland. If you love everything Disney as I do, you will love this... More

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Santa Cruz, CA
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

Loved all the details and design of the building. Food in Cafe was pretty awful. More

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Orange County, California
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117 reviews 117 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

We spent about 3 hours here so pay your parking meter accordingly. Hard to find, or maybe I should say hard to find your way into the Pressidio where it is located. Parking in the large lot out front. Not cheap. But very interesting. Lots of details about Walt the man. More

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ohhector
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012
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The Walt Disney Family Museum is one of the nicest themed, and beautifully laid out museum attractions I have ever been to. The museum showcases virtually every aspect of Walts life, from his beginnings, to many of the animation innovations, all the way through his death (tearjerker!). My friend and I took almost 3 hours here, and that was without... More

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Santa Ynez, California
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

this is a really interesting place giving the history of Walt Disney (and some family) very well done with staff lead tours. More

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Charlotte, North Carolina
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

Our family visited this museum because we are big Disney Fans and it was great place for adults. They have a lot of information on Walt and his family life which was very interested to read. This is not a hands on museum and you are not allowed to take photos of the exhibit. More

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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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9 reviews 9 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

We only had a few hours to go through the museum, but we could have spent all day! Very comprehensive and lots of neat artifacts! Well worth the admission and the Presidio area is beautiful! More

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