Walt Disney Presents (attraction)
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| Walt Disney: One Man's Dream | |
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 Entrance to Gallery | |
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Area | Animation Courtyard |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | September 2001 |
| Opening date | October 1, 2001[1] |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Interactive gallery/short movie. |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Legacy of Walt Disney |
| Host | Julie Andrews |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
 Assistive listening available | |
 Closed captioning available | |
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream is an interactive gallery located on Mickey Avenue in Disney's Hollywood Studios featuring memorabilia from the Disney archives.[1] Visitors are shown artifacts from Walt Disney's life and from the history of the company he founded from his birth in 1901 through the company's vision for the future. In addition, the attraction includes a short film of Walt Disney's life that explores the extraordinary hardships he overcame, as well as previously unseen footage, including Walt talking about his creation, Mickey Mouse.
The film was originally hosted by Michael Eisner, but after Eisner stepped down as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Julie Andrews narrates the film.[1] It opened on October 1, 2001 for Walt Disney World's 100 Years of Magic celebration.[1] Among the artifacts on display: A model of Main Street, U.S.A. from Disneyland, Oscars for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Occasionally, the short film will be preempted, and the theater area will instead showcase sneak peeks of upcoming Disney film releases.
On August 11, 2017, it was announced that the gallery will be changing its name to "Walt Disney Presents" and will feature models as well as concept art from the upcoming Toy Story Land, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.[2]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream". AllEars.net. R.Y.I. Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer (August 11, 2017). "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge & Toy Story Land Models on Display Soon at Disney's Hollywood Studios". Disney Parks Blog.
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