The Walt Disney Family Museum

Innovations: Bob Gurr on Audio-Animatronics, Will the Real Mr. Lincoln Please Stand Up?
February 6
3:00 pm, Theater, tickets
From the fluttering of birds wings to the graceful gestures of humans, animatronics mimics life in all its forms. Discover how the first successful Audio-Animatronics figure, the majestic Mr. Lincoln, was conceived and engineered. Hear from the legendary Bob Gurr who worked alongside other Imagineers to help Mr. Lincoln talk and stand.

Innovations: Don Iwerks on Ub Iwerks and the Nodal Point Camera
March 20
3:00 pm, Theater, tickets
The making of Darby O'Gill and the Little People presented particular challenges. Walt wanted the audience to believe that Darby was talking and singing with the King of the Leprechauns, but the scale had to be perfect. To tackle this technical problem he turned to Ub Iwerks. Join Don Iwerks, former Disney executive, founder of Iwerks Entertainment, and son of Ub, as he talks about Ub's creation, the Nodal Point Camera.