Saturday & Sunday 1–4pm | FREE with museum admission
Visitors of all ages are invited to get hands-on at our drop-in Open Studio. Every Saturday and Sunday, we’ll explore creative processes drawn from the exhibitions on view in our galleries. Activities range from stop motion animation to creative storytelling and inking and painting animation cels. Get inspired, get creative!
OPEN STUDIO | Synchronized Sound
Every Sat & Sun in Mar | 1–4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
Steamboat Willie was the first animated film to successfully synchronize sound to the images you see on screen. Come in and play with sound effects and add them to your own original animations to give your scene even more liveliness!
OPEN STUDIO | Storyboarding and Animatics
Every Sat & Sun in Apr | 1-4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
In the early 1930s, storyboards were introduced to The Walt Disney Studios to help animators visualize the sequence of events in their stories. Practice drawing your own storyboards to show the action in an animated scene, then turn your drawings into an animatic.
OPEN STUDIO | Animation
Every Sat and Sun in May | 1-4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
Flipbooks, thaumatropes, zoetropes, oh my! Explore early animation techniques that give the illusion of life to still images, then give a whirl at creating your own.
OPEN STUDIO | Theme Park Design
Every Sat & Sun in Jun | 1-4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
Design a theme park model using everyday materials. Be inspired by Disneyland plans to create wild rides, exciting attractions, and exotic lands.