History Walt Disney Family Museum in SF

[Tom Morrow]

Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco's Presidio

Disney museum moving ahead with little criticism San Francisco Examiner While the news of Doris and Donald Fisher’s contemporary art museum proposed for the Presidio’s historic Main Parade Ground has made headlines as well as drawn some criticism for its modern architectural design, another major project in development at the former Army base — the Walt Disney Family Museum — is moving forward with little attention. Approved in the fall of 2006 by the Presidio Trust — the panel created by the federal government to oversee operations of the former military base, which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area — the Walt Disney Family Museum will incorporate 56,000 square feet in three buildings of the Presidio’s hallowed Main Post. Construction started in September 2007 and is expected to be completed by September 2009, said Walt Miller, grandson of Walt Disney and president of the Walt Disney Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization which has been a Presidio tenant since 2001. The museum will house drawings, photographs and other documents related to the iconic Disney founder, Miller said, adding that his grandfather’s strong admiration of the military connected ideally with the Presidio’s past. by Will Reisman complete article

Sent from Ezra

[TimmyII]

Can't wait!

[Tom Morrow]

Municipal bonds sell for Walt Disney Family museum

Municipal bonds sell for Walt Disney's museum Orlando Sentinel A museum dedicated to Walt Disney took a leap forward recently. During the last week in March, the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank sold $58 million in revenue bonds for the Walt Disney Family Museum, according to reports from Joe Mysak, a Bloomberg News columnist. The new museum is under construction at the Presidio in San Francisco, and is slated to open in August 2009, Mysak reports. by Sara Clarke complete article

Sent from Ezra

[mousecrazy]

Ooooooo I can't wait for this to open. Just a hope skip and a jump for me to get there!!! Can't wait to see it, take pics and show you all.

[Sesshomaru-sama]

Ooh! Yay! Another reason for me to go to San Francisco! ^_^

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

[AraBrokenDreamer]

*sigh* another thing I'll get to miss out on in California because my parents seem determined to keep me away from it... grrrr...

-Ara

[CoryTheRaven]

This will bookend my anticipated next trip to California nicely. My plan is to fly into San Fran., spend a couple nights out at Yosemite, then drive down to LA where I would do a couple days of Disneyland, go down to Hollywood with a visit to the El Capitan, and visit Griffith Park which includes Walt's Carolwood Pacific Railway barn on the LA Live Steamers compound. To be able to start that trip off with a visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum would be pretty grand, even if my girlfriend would get Disneyed-out by it all ^_^

[ghoofie]

Originally Posted by mousecrazy

Ooooooo I can't wait for this to open. Just a hope skip and a jump for me to get there!!! Can't wait to see it, take pics and show you all.

Don't forget...NorCal meet !! You're the closest....you're in charge. LOL

[mousecrazy]

Originally Posted by ghoofie

Don't forget...NorCal meet !! You're the closest....you're in charge. LOL

As soon as there is a definite date of opening I will schedule a meet.

[HiddenMickey]

I live about 10-15 min from the museum -- would love to have a meet-up.

[Tom Morrow]

Interview with Project Architect Ray Chung

Peek Through the Doors of the Walt Disney Family Museum Disney Insider Disney fans around the world have been waiting on tenterhooks for the Walt Disney Family Museum to expand from its virtual home on Disney.com to a physical presence on San Francisco's Presidio. The Insider recently got a chance to chat with Ray Chung, Project Architect and Manager with the Rockwell Group, which is handling the design of the "bricks and mortar" Museum. Although it will be months before the Museum is open to visitors, Ray was able to give us a look at what it will be like. Here's what he told us... continue reading complete article

Sent from Ezra