Inside the Walt Disney Archives

Inside the Walt Disney Archives is a touring exhibition themed around the Walt Disney Archives. It presents guests an immersive exhibit of various props, items, concepts, and other objects which are used to tell the story of Archives as well as rarely-displayed sketches for classic productions like Fantasia and the ghosts from the Haunted Mansion at the Disney Parks. The exhibit contains various props ranging from The Walt Disney Company to 20th Century Studios (since its purchase of Fox in March 2019).
The exhibition originally debuted in D23 Expo Japan on February 9, 2018 and had its North American tour debuting in the Bowers Museum in , California on March 7, 2020, one day after the Disney/Pixar animated feature film Onward was released in theaters in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney Archives.
==Exhibition==
This 10,000-square-foot exhibition displays various elements dedicating to the legacy of the Walt Disney Archives consisting of various objects from original artwork, costumes, props, sketches, vehicles, maquettes, animatronic figures, and other exhibits that tell the story of the Walt Disney Archives over the years centering of how Walt Disney founded the Walt Disney Company over the years and how Disney changed the world from films to parks to TV series to merchandises for many years. Throughout the exhibit, certain props displayed consist of the storybook used for the opening sequence from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mary Poppins' carpet bag from the film of the same name, costumes used in Disney films (such as the Cruella De Vil costume from 102 Dalmatians, the Lady Tremaine costume from Cinderella, the Cliff Secord costume from The Rocketeer, the Maleficent costume from the 2014 film and its 2019 sequel, or original costumes of Anna and Elsa worn by the cast members at the Disney Parks), a wildebeest mask from The Lion King musical, a puppet of Winnie the Pooh from Christopher Robin, different designs for tickets for the Disney Parks, Jack Sparrow's compass from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Herbie's model used for Herbie: Fully Loaded, Maui's Fish Hook used in Once Upon a Time, the Vorpal Sword from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, the VFX lighting reference model used for Baloo from the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, prosthetic suits from Guillermo del Toro's , puppets of Duke, Rex, and Boss from , or the model layout of Pride Rock used to develop the said scene in the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Guests are able to enjoy viewing this touring exhibit highlighting various props, concept arts, costumes, puppets, and many other objects used in various Disney films, television series, and also parks.
==Tour==
The chart below lists the museums in the exhibition's tour and the opening and closing dates at each one.
Museum 	City 	Opening date 	Closing date 	Notes
Bowers Museum	Santa Ana, California	March 7, 2020	June 20, 2021 	Originally set to close on August 30, 2020, the closure date was extended to June 20, 2021, due to the negative effects of the pandemic which affected the Bowers Museum's business.In addition to physical guides where guests had to purchase tickets to see this special exhibit, Bowers offered visitors a digital guide for free in case they preferred not to see the exhibit in person on their official website in English and Spanish respectively.
Graceland 	Memphis, Tennessee 	July 23, 2021	January 2, 2022	
==External links==
*Bowers Museum (archived)
*Graceland (archived)
Category:Walk-Through Attractions