Beginning at 10a PT on June 4th D23 members can purchase tickets to the June 25th 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Walt Disney Archives. Tickets are $50 per person and include admission to the Disney Studios (Burbank, CA) historic Studio Theatre, where Walt himself screened Fantasia back in 1940. Event festivities will include he premiere of the Archives’ first “home movie” — four decades in the making — Archiving the Archives: Forty Years of Preserving the Magic, which details some of the highlights of the Walt Disney Archives from Roy O. Disney’s hiring of Dave in 1970 to the fantastic exhibit and fan outreach programs of today. Interview of the Archives staff hosted by Leonard Maltin followed by champagne and dessert reception. Limited edition merchandise will be available for sale and each guest will receive a limited-edition pin honoring the Archives’ 40th anniversary.
