Sometimes I have to pinch myself. When I started Babes In Disneyland, I really didn’t have any expectations for what it would do and certainly could have never, ever imagined the experiences I have had. Last week, I had the opportunity to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Disney Studios thanks to Disney D23.
Joined by some of my favorite bloggers (Mr. Daps, Suz Broughton, Marcy Massura, Shelby Barone, The Disney Sister, and more), we began our day inside the Disney Archives. Many Disney fans consider the Disney Archives to be sacred ground–the place we all dream about visiting. Ok, maybe not all fans…but this one does. This post will highlight the amazing artifacts we saw in the ground floor section of the archives–the section most frequently seen by studio guests granted access to peer into Disney’s history.
Let’s start with the display cases. As you can see in the photo above, the room has numerous cases with artifact from movies, awards, and merchandise from the past. 
Here’s what’s in the old merchandise cases: 
Low let’s move on to the non-merchandise stuff. I know this is the stuff you really want to see–the artifacts from movies and Walt’s life. (Feel free to click on them and open them even bigger on your computer.
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| Walt’s personal artifacts, include the original of that famous baby picture that hangs in the Disneyland Baby Care Center. |
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| Walt Disney was fascinated with steam trains and had his own small railroad that went through his backyard. |
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| Variety of movie props from “Mary Poppins,” “The Black Hole,” “Bed Knobs and Broomsticks,” and more. |
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| Walt’s personal cameras. |
The Disney Archives houses many of Walt Disney’s (and the Disney Company’s) awards from throughout the years. Some of these awards are on display in the ground floor main office (as shown below) and others are on display on the second floor–an area of the archives rarely seen by visitors but will be shown in part 3 of this sereies).
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| Walt Disney’s special Oscar for developing the multi-plane camera (below). |
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| Variety of awards won by Disney–including an Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe |
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| Yep! One of the Oscars Disney received for it’s True Life Adventure films. |
And speaking of the multi-plane camera, here it is!
And this is an example of the different plates that went into the multi-plane camera.
This scene is from “Pinocchio”
There was plenty of other memorabilia, like this piece from “The Chronicles of Narnia.”
Of course the piece to the right may or may not have been one of my favorite things in the Disney Archives. It was humbling to realize my place in Disney history!
In Part 2 of this three part series, I’ll be showing you exclusive pieces that have never been shown to the public–including concept art from “Snow White” and Steamboat Willie!
In part 3 of this series, I will be showing the second floor of the archives and amazing pictures with Disney animations legends and luminaries, including video of a private performance by Richard Sherman!
A special THANKS to Disney D23 for this exceptional experience. You can learn more how Disney D23 brings fans up close to the magic and history of Disney by clicking here!
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