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Walt the family man reads to his daughters.
Walt Disney Family Museum: The Ground Is Broken for a Groundbreaking Place
We are honored to bring our readers some great news -- plans have been announced for on a Walt Disney Family Museum on San Francisco's Presidio. The museum will give new life to a historic building, and honor the achievements and life of the man who brought us the Mouse. Although the Walt Disney Family Museum has been a wonderful and enriching presence online for several years, the new museum location will allow people to visit and see firsthand the treasures that recall Walt's life.
Walt's daughter Diane Disney Miller graciously agreed to answer our questions about the museum -- what it will be, how it began, and why it is needed. Here is what she had to say:
The idea for the Walt Disney Family Museum started about 10 years ago. I was grievously disturbed by things that were being written about him and rumored about him that were not only untrue, but cruel and rather nasty. Our good friends Katherine and Richard Greene suggested that we do ...
THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
January 1, 1966 - Walt Disney is Grand Marshal of Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
January 1, 1990 - Hollywood Records begins operation
ASK DAVE
YOUR QUESTION
I understand that the last time Walt himself voiced Mickey Mouse, it was for the cartoon short "Mickey and the Beanstalk" (segment of "Fun and Fancy Free"). Why did Walt decide to stop voicing Mickey when he did?
- Beverly, 58, San Francisco, CA
DAVE'S ANSWER
It was during the production of that film that Walt decided he had just gotten too busy, so he asked his sound effects man, Jim Macdonald, to take over the chore for him.
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