Making Walls Talk Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation: Bret Iwan, the voice of Mickey Mouse chats with representatives from the Walt Disney Hometown Museum, The Walt Disney Family Museum, The Walt Disney Birthplace, and the Carolwood Foundation. The panel included a presentation from each of the four locations followed by a Question and Answer session.
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Images from the presentation
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt’s Connection to Train influenced just about everything he did
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt’s Carolwood Pacific in his back yard
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt’s Carolwood Pacific in his back yard – The center of his railroad was the red barn
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Barn in the backyard was a workshop and dreaming place
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Some would say the dream of Disneyland started with his backyard railroad and dreaming barn
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Barn was moved and is now the Carolwood Foundation Museum
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Diane Disney Miller dedicated the Bard in 1999
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts love of trains was a never-ending source of inspiration
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Inside the Bar are artifacts and displays of items used by Walt
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Carolwood Foundation also restored the Santa fe and Disneyland combination car used at Disney land from 1955-1974, it was restored in 2009.
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Carolwood Foundation is currently restoring the last original engine and cars from The Disneyland attraction Mine Traine trhough natures wonderland.
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Carolwood Foundation recently added a working model of The Disneyland attraction Mine Traine through nature’s wonderland.
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Carolwood Foundation has been visited by many Disney legends and special guests.
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Carolwood Foundation Celebrating 20 Years in 2019
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The restoration began December 5, 2013
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The floor plan from 1893 was used
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The hose returned to its original state in 2016
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The Street Name was changed to Disney Family Avenue
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The restoration continues, the interior will take on a look similar to Carousel of progress
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walts Disney Birthplace and Museum – The restoration continues www.waltdsineybirthplace.org for more information
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum is in San Francisco with connections to the city
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – Diane Disney Miller
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – Some of the Displays
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – earliest known drawings of Mickey Mouse
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – The Largest Collection of Oscar outside of Hollywood, including the Snow White Oscar
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – The “Notebook” with details from behind the scenes of early Disney works
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – A model of “Disneyland of Walts Imagination”
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum – Mickey Mouse Expedition currently on display at the museum
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – The Disney Family Museum
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum Marceline
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum Marceline
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Walt Visiting Marceline
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Walt’s quote regarding Marceline, 1938
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Where is Marceline?
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Walt’s Wishing Tree on the Disney Farm
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – The Disney Barn was recreated using the original plans on the Disney Farm
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – You can leave a signature inside the Disney Barn (It was rebuilt in 2001, Walts 100th birthday)
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Town Square and Train Station, MArceline
Making Walls Talk: Disney Historical Sites and Museums in Conversation – D23 Expo 2019 – Walt Disney home Town Museum – Walt in 1956, standing in front of the future site of the Museum
Check out these other videos from the D23 Expo Archives Stage: 60 Years of the Jungle Cruise , Great Moments with Walt Disney , Digging Deeper Disney History , Making Walls Talk , A conversation with Bill Farmer , Kevin Rafferty , Star Wars Music, Disneyland 1959, Haunted Mansion at 50 , Disney and Pixar did That? , Legacy of Disney Products , Disney Park Maps , Marc Davis goes to WED , Legends of Imagineering, Voices of the Parks or 50 Years of Pirates ! and a Kiss Goodnight with Richard Sherman
Press images from the Panel
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
DOUG MARSH, BRENT YOUNG, KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE, PETER WHITEHEAD, BRET IWAN
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
DOUG MARSH, BRENT YOUNG, KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE, PETER WHITEHEAD, BRET IWAN
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
DOUG MARSH
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
BRENT YOUNG
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
BRENT YOUNG
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
PETER WHITEHEAD
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
DOUG MARSH, BRENT YOUNG, KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE, PETER WHITEHEAD, BRET IWAN
D23 EXPO 2019 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event – brings together all the worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks, shopping, and more. The event, which takes place August 23 – 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, provides fans with unprecedented access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and celebrities. (The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA)
DOUG MARSH, BRENT YOUNG, KIRSTEN KOMOROSKE, PETER WHITEHEAD, BRET IWAN