“We
put this permanent exhibit together to serve as a source of
inspiration,” said Iger during the ceremony, “a reminder to have great
ambition, to take bold creative risks, to constantly
innovate and push the limits of possibility, to relentlessly pursue
perfection, and to tell fantastic stories that touch peoples’ hearts.
That was Walt Disney.”
Walt
Disney’s granddaughters Joanna Miller, Jennifer Goff, and Michelle Lund
were on hand for the event, along with special guests including Richard
Sherman (composer of
Mary Poppins, “It’s a Small World,” and many Disney classics), Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Alice from
Alice in Wonderland and Wendy in
Peter Pan), and former head of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar.
In
1970, when Disney Legend Dave Smith founded the Walt Disney Archives,
Walt’s furnishings from his offices were removed, and, for the last 45
years, they were safely cared for by
the staff of the Walt Disney Archives. Through exhibitions and loans
from the Archives, millions of guests have seen special displays of
items from the office at Disney’s theme parks in California and Florida
and in museums around the country.
This
new, permanent exhibit is dedicated to the creative genius of Walt
Disney and presents the history of the man and the company he founded
through artifacts and images. There will
also be rotating exhibits on various Disney subjects to celebrate
anniversaries, films, and events throughout the Company’s history from
1923 to the present day. The first exhibit is dedicated to Kem Weber,
the architect who designed the look and feel of the
Studio lot, which opened in 1940. Weber also designed furniture for the
Studio, and his designs, along with concept artwork, will be showcased
for a limited time.
Walt
Disney’s office will be open to Disney employees, cast members, and
studio visitors. In 2016 it will be added to tours of the Studio lot and
Archives that D23: The Official Disney
Fan Club regularly offers to its Gold Members.
*Source D23 Press Release
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