WDFM Review

This place is in interesting collection of pictures, documents, sound clips, and movie clips that catalog the history of Walt Disney the man. The most interesting thing about this museum to me is the technique Disney used to create animations. Its definitely worth a visit if you are in San Francisco and have 2-3 hours to kill. There is plenty of road side parking in the area.

Didn't see the movie so that may have been something worth doing. Just didn't have time. Drop in if you are in the area, but not a destination.

As I am a huge fan of anything Disney, this was a perfect experience for any Disney fan alike. Getting to see a real history of Walt and his family on how he really came about was great. Also seeing real artifacts from not only what Walt had created, also things that were created in the Disney name. Such a perfect location with a small Cafe. Well worth the money we spent. Strongly recommend doing both exhibition and the museum. With taking my time this took roughly about 2.5 hours to complete and I didn't read or look at every little detail. Amazing work all around a great experience for family or some that are "just" Disney fans. ;)

Fascinating. They don't mention his history of racism tho.

This is actually a great tribute to Walt and his family. You get Walt's life story, along with all his attempts and struggles. Was quite interesting, Disneyland didn't come into the picture till almost the end of the tour! Impeccably clean, well presented as only Disney can! I loved all the personal letters they had on display.

This is not some overly commercial Disney entity. Instead, it is a museum hosting heartfelt Disney family keepsakes, old technology and original old Mickey Mouse and other Disney character sketches. It is the only such Disney Museum in the world. Word is that Walt's daughter Diane insisted that the museum be built in San Francisco.

It is one of my favorite San Francisco museums. For context, I am a longtime game and virtual reality developer, and I find the various exhibits here to be inspiring. I visit the museum every two months or so.

I enjoyed reading about Walt Disney's history, and the Disneyland model was breathtaking. The multi-plane camera was also super interesting. Exhibits felt a bit text-heavy at times. Not a good fit if you don't like reading.

Everything was nice up until we drew some pictures and placed them on the wall where everyone else had their hand drawn photos of Mickey, and we witnessed the worker come behind us and crumble them up and throw them in the garbage. Absolutely rude and made my family very upset.

Good for kids and adults. Detailed history of Walt Disney

A great tour that covers the "good ole days" of Disney & everything about it.

Surprisingly interesting. You could easily spend hours here depending on how thorough you want to be. I enjoyed it despite my dislike for Disney's problematic practices.

This is such a great museums it is probably one of my favorite museums of all time. It is so cool to see his ideas and his life before he made it big. also the camera gear and mini 3d struture of what walt had in mind for Disneyland to look like

Ok to be honest, I cheaped out since the museum ticket is expensive. But I gotta say they have a great outdoor space. And the museum gift shop is really cool. They have one of the few original copies of the draft books that were used to create some Disney movies! And people who work there are super friendly and are more than willing to talk to you about the histories behind those collections!

Great history of a man who had such an impact on children in America and around the world.

It's pleased to know how you favorite characters were made. Very fantastic!

It's inspiring how Walt Disney worked so hard and successful. This museum is for grown ups.

Just go. A wonderful place. World class exhibit of an important American entertainment pioneer.

We went there for My twins birthday we all really enjoyed was really great experience !!!

The museum is extremely interesting, but it was dense. It seems like it's going to take you a couple hours, but if you really take your time to read and check out everything, expect at least 3, or 4 hours.

There are short films, models, photograph diaries and a lot more. In terms of production quality, it is high end and high level like Disneyland.

If you are a Disney fan, you'll love this; if you aren't a fan necessarily, you can still appreciate it all.

Only visited the gift shop but there is so much neat Disney stuff in there! Particularly the huge camera that they used to film cartoons.

Nice museum with the life story of Walt and his work. The displays are nicely done.

One of the most thoroughly detailed museums I've been in. Learned more about Walt Disney and his family than I'll ever be able to remember. The scale recreation of Disneyland is the highlight of course.

You could spend all day here if you tried to read and really absorb everything.

Great experience. It covers the history of Walt Disney and the company. It includes about 10 different rooms all detailing different parts of his life, experiences, failures, and innovations in the field. Lots of memories and even history of how characters were developed and changed through the years.

Fantastic museaum with both family and business history. Good displays, lots of running videos. Free films and lots to see. Well worth a visit.

Great museum for Disney fans. Loved being able to see Walt's history and how Disney started and grew. Bonus points for friendly, helpful staff. Great view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the second floor.

Anyone seeking inspiration by the story of perseverance and wonder, you will come and meet the man himself in a way one would not predict and not soon forget. What a pilgrimge for any fan of the man and his dream amidst the setting of The Presidio with one of the most beautiful backdrops of the city and bay.

Such a wonderful place in a beautiful park with a great view. Very educational and inspirational. Worth the price

What a great museum full of interesting stories about Walt and his family members. Staff is very friendly, enthusiastic and run occasional talks. Great view of Golden Gate Bridge from one of the glass corridors towards the end of the exhibition.

So amazing! Very good museum especially for Disney fans!!

Amazing and lovely, a mandatory stop for all Movie and animation Lovers ... Not only for Disney fans.
Indispensable stop, for all those who love movies and animation history ... Not only for Disney fans ...

See the Yvind Earle exhibit before it goes away. Breathtaking

Very nice museum truly focused on the Disney family. Rich in exhibits and activities. On the other hand, difficult to access without a car (a little out of the way so it takes a good hour and a half of walking from the city center)

Loved it! So many interesting facts to learn and things to see! Not so much for the little ones. I spent 4 hours at this place!

If you are a Disney fan then this is a must. Beautiful tribute to Walt's life. I was blown away by the collection of memorabilia they had. Highly recommended!

Best Walt museum ever! Full of fun surprises. YOU HAVE TO GO.

Amazing, truly amazing. As someone who was brought up with frequent trips to Disneyland, I absolutely loved learning about Walt's life. I highly recommend this exhibit to any Disney fan. I would say, however, that very young children would not enjoy it as much as adults would, for obvious reasons; it is a museum, after all.

What a great museum for anyone interested in Walt Disney history.

Museum on the life of Walt Disney, interesting even for the less passionate

I loved everything about this place. If you just love Disney or a historian you will enjoy this place.

Just about the most awesome Disney museum not owned by the Disney company ;)
There is so much information here. Physical displays, models, visual guides. So much history.
Especially since disney(land) changes so much its important to know whats changed. All those old rides and attractions. Even this AMAZING full on model of Disneyland. Definitely for the disneyphile

If you loved the Walt Disney movies, here you will find many mentions but mostly lots of sculptures and prizes on and about Disney. In some products, kids will enjoy it in another part, old drawings, old sketches, and black and white sections will probably get bored and come back to their phone.

Love this place. If you can ever get there. Go see it.

So fun and informative. Great gift shop. I could spend eternity in there.

Beautiful museum! One finds virtually all of Walt Disney's life, his drawings, the prizes won, the keys to the city. In addition, you will also find the first color cans used and some designs in sequence. Really very nice to visit!

I like the creative Disney creations, but the Museum was boring. It's like printed Wiikipedia exhibition. Suggest to read everything about Disney at home and save 25$.

Surprisingly big museum to Walt Disney. Doesn't seem to be endorsed by the Disney company, so only expect to learn about the era in which Walt was alive. The highlight is the original model of Disneyland.

The museum is interesting. I guessed that Disney is a genius, now I know for sure. 20 Oscars !!!!

It is a static museum explaining how Walt Disney created the character. You can see a description of the Mickey Mouse film, or the plan for the first Mickey Mouse, Florida project.

A good Disney museum ... On leaving you can stay in the park or walk to see Alcatraz and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge

What a wonderful place to visit. Much like the Tardis, it is much larger on the inside than it looks on the outside. This museum teaches the audience about Disney, his family, and his career while he was alive. Information is given in every form! There are posters to read, videos to watch, things to interact with, and much more! Totally worth the visit.

I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say it would be fun for kids under 10.

One of the great museums around.
Inspiring and interesting place. Highest quality!

Amazing location and a rich multi-hour experience for anyone interested in Disney past and present.

Such an incredible man! And the museum doesn't sugarcoat his struggles or foibles.

You could not enjoy the interior, or make a fair assessment of the place, because the closing time they have published is 6:00 pm and this does not match, with the last group entry. We arrived before the closing time, but we could not enter because they announced, at the entrance, a schedule of last group visit, about two hours before the closing time.
That information should be offered online, to avoid a long trip to visitors and thus be able to arrive on a schedule, when it is possible to make a visit.
See here, on Google, the published schedules. They expose a maximum time of permanence of 3 hours, but being so, one can plan to be around 1 hour and find a closure, at the entrance.

Big store, 2 floors. Good quantity of stock. I generally find offers going on in this store and they are better than other near by stores, I generally visit. In the SF downtown, minutes away from the bart station.

Plan at least 3 hours at this musem, we didn't expect so many exhibition galleries and ended up having to rush through the last few exhibits. Admission was well worth it.

Well laid out and a nice mix of displays and interactive exhibits. Loved the Disneyland model.

Recommended for Disney lovers
The little child seemed a bit bored

This museum feature life and legacy of Walt Disney. Firstly, make sure to pay for your parking at the parking station before you go in. The gift shop and the lobby is free to entered. There is a small food station next to the gift shop that serve sandwiches and beverage. There are few outdoor seatings by the entrance but I would recommend packing a nice lunch or snacks and just sit right on the grass field infront of the museum. The rest of the exhibits cost entrance fees. There is no space mountain ride or hunted mansion but you get to read and learn lots of history of Walt's family, the park, and the creation of Mickey Mouse. Definitely worth it if you are a Disney nerd!

Really cool retrospective of Walt Disney's life and evolution of the business.

What a beautiful place to really see and experience what a great influence Walt had on the world

Very interesting; Especially for Disney fanatics, this is a must see

Very imaginative story content, moving comic characters are vivid and interesting

The Walt Disney Museum is located at the Presidio where there is plenty of free parking nearby. The exhibits are fantastic and make for a wonderful stroll down memory lane for those of us who went to Disneyland early on! I learned many new things about Disney and his many early breakthroughs in animation and sound and Academy Awards for them! Also, right now (through Jan. 20, 2020, there is an entire extra building with two stories filled with Disney Family memorbelia on display by his daughter. A must see for those of us who are old enough to remember the original Steamboat Willie film featuring the first version of Mickey Mouse!

This place is amazing! If your a Disney fan this place is a must see. On top of the rich history and Disney artifacts they have an amazing Interactive areas throughout the museum. Bring your walking shoes and count on spending 2 to 3 hours to explore this museum. This place is wheelchair friendly and has a small cafe that also serves food.

Hi had a great time going to all the memories i had ,wheni moved to garden grove back in the 50s there was no Disney land ,i worked at the hotel for many years took my children to meet all the carectors was so much fun ,i enjoed the musam thigs i didnt know i will visit the m again,took lots of photos.

This place is AMAZING. If you love Disney it's a must see. I would say it's not meant for kids, more adult oriented. They tell you it'll take about an hour and half to get through, I was there for three hours and probably could have spent more time. There is so much history, lots to read and fun stuff to interact with.

It's a great journey through Walt's life and by the end I nearly cried...no joke. They also have a Cafe that serves coffee and food and some adorable Disney inspired pastries. Yum!

Come spend the day, have lunch and check out the gift shop! If you're lucky the volunteer named Mark will be there, he's wonderful!!

Learned new things about the man. A lot of good things to see. Very good. Will be back.

The view of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is a museum-bound, is beautiful. The museum is very well maintained and its materials are vast. This year is the 90th anniversary of Mickey's birth, and not only Mickey Mouse but also the birth story of various works such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Ugly the Kling can be seen. There are a lot of videos that Walt Disney explains about characters, which are not easily accessible. It is recommended if you liked the usual Disney.

This place is AMAZING. If you love Disney it's a must see. I would say it's not meant for kids, more adult oriented. They tell you it'll take about an hour and half to get through, I was there for three hours and probably could have spent more time. There is so much history, lots to read and fun stuff to interact with.It's a great journey through Walt's life and by the end I nearly cried...no joke. They also have a Cafe that serves coffee and food and some adorable Disney inspired pastries. Yum! Come spend the day, have lunch and check out the gift shop! If you're lucky the volunteer named Mark will be there, he's wonderful!!

Gift shop so very happy and helpful. The docent was friendly and shared best of exhibit holdings and special show of the amazing Glen Keane. And that was a free exhibit. Found thoughtful gifts for grandchildren (but hey, that's Disney).