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Fri 10/2/2009 8:02a | This topic is for Discussion of: LP Column: 10/2/09 Bob Gurr's Designer Times: The Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Legend Bob Gurr takes a very personal look at The Walt Disney Family Museum. |
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| 999HAUNTS
Fri 10/2/2009 10:56a | I really loved this article. Thank you so much for posting it. Mr. Gurr is correct - the Museum is very magical. |
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| Ursula
Fri 10/2/2009 11:03a | Thank you so much, Mr. Gurr, for your article.
It did feel like the Disney touch was included in the museum. I loved how you are drawn through each chapter of the museum, and how they cleverly present some stunning views (like entering the Disneyland area!). It is a well-written book brought to life.
And of course it ends in a shop! I would expect nothing less! :) |
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| wc
Sat 10/3/2009 1:18p | Thanks Bob for the wonderful article. I can't wait to see the prototype Lincoln head! Yes, I know that came from you!
I never met Walt & Lillian Disney but my family all knew them. The music box in the Disney apartment above the firehouse came from my cousins. Those same cousins also sold five carousel horses to Walt. They still ride the King Arthur Carrousel to this day. So, in a way, I have a more personal connection to Walt than most. (But not nearly as much as you do)
What is it about this man that we all love? It avoides describing with just one paragrah, let alone even one book.I guess all I can do is quote Disney Legend Peter Elenshaw: "Walt Disney, Genius!" |
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| mnmears
Tue 10/6/2009 12:44a | Sorry Mr. Gurr,
The last gallery doesn't quite dump you into the WDFM Store -- but many visitors will be lured inside just to take a look at the bottom section of the multiplane camera.
Glad to read you feel the same way I do about 2 hours simply not being enough time.
If you're planning a visit, get tickets for an early window, no later than noon. You can always leave before the museum closes at 6 p.m.; you won't want to rush through any of the galleries because you purchased a ticket for a 3 or 4 p.m. entry. |
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| Rsey103
Wed 10/7/2009 2:25p | I enjoyed the article and pictures. What an evening that must have been!
One thing I'd like to know about Walt Disney is---where did he find the confidence to risk so much in doing Snow White and Disneyland when others told him they would fail?
How was he able to look into the future, near and far, and see that they would be successful even tho nothing like them had been done before? |
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| Hans Reinhardt
Mon 10/12/2009 10:52a | I went to the museum yesterday and it tells the story of Walt Disney very well. The museum is exceptional. |
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| DlandJB
Mon 10/12/2009 12:51p | Thanks for a wonderful article, Bob. I love to see your articles on LP and hope you will continue to write them.
Doug and I can't wait to see the museum in November and you have done a superb job of detailing the feelings and emotions that it evokes, as well as describing the detail.
The special event sounded perfect too. Thanks for sharing a little bit more magic with us.
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| Pollyana
Mon 10/12/2009 8:53p | Thank you Mr. Gurr for sharing the Walt Disney Family Museum opening with us. I can't wait to get there, sometime next summer. Your article was excellent and was very emotional. Keep up the good work. |
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| irishfan
Mon 10/12/2009 9:12p | Great article, thanks! |
