DISNEYLAND CELEBRATION COMES TO YOU
Celebrate Disneyland’s 65th trip around the sun this Friday, July 17. San Francisco’s Walt Disney Family Museum hosts a day filled with special Disneyland-centric virtual programming, Disneyland trivia, and a few surprises along the way. Expect some of your favorite Disneyland memories coming to life’”virtually! Start the day with well-known voiceover artists and producing partners Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon, as they share their own favorite memories of Disneyland, along with some of yours, as you are invited to submit your favorite Disneyland memory for Bill and Camille to read aloud.
Next up, join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Randy Haberkamp for rare home videos from Disneyland’s opening day in 1955. Then join former Imagineer Chris Crump as he discusses his illustrious career at Disneyland; his work over the years with his father, Disney Legend Rolly Crump; and what Disneyland means to him’”followed by a Q&A. Enjoy a special Spotlight Talk featuring the unique Disneyland model in the museum. Finish the day with special guests and a surprise announcement about WDFM’s next virtual communityexhibition. All aboard for a fun-filled day of magical memories of THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!
See the full schedule below and submit your Disneyland memories and questions for guests Bill Rogers, Camille Dixon, and Chris Crump using the form below. Submission deadline for memories and questions is Wednesday, June 15 at midnight Pacific Time.
Note that this program will be streamed live on our Facebook page and YouTube channel and pre-registration is NOT required. Some’”but not all’”of the programs will be viewable on our Facebook page and YouTube channel following the live stream. Download the brand new WDFM mobile app, featuring a new virtual tour narrated by voiceover artists and producing partners Camille Dixon and Bill Rogers. Simply search for “WDFM” in the Apple or Google Play app stores.
The virtual event schedule is as follows (all times in PT):
Noon–1pm | Welcome from The Walt Disney Family Museum & Disneyland Memories Live with Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon
1–1:15pm | Intermission
1:15–1:45pm | Disneyland Home Movies with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Randy Haberkamp
1:45–2pm | Spotlight Talk: The Model of the Disneyland of Walt’s Imagination
2–2:15pm | Instagram Live Disneyland Trivia
2:15–3:15pm | Happily Ever After Hours with Disney Legend and Imagineer Bob Gurr (replay of previously recorded program)
3:15–3:30pm | Intermission
3:30–4:30pm | Happily Ever After Hours with Former Imagineer Chris Crump
4:30–4:45pm | Intermission
4:45–5pm | Closing and a special surprise from The Walt Disney Family Museum
