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Location
Parking
parking lot available
Accessibility
Property is 2 acres with significant walking required; hat and water bottle advised for hot days
Visitor tip
Don't miss the Walt Disney Garage (Uncle Robert's Garage), where Disney had his first studio in 1923 and perfected his animation machine. The garage features the original projector Disney used and memorabilia from early Disney history—bring a camera to capture the exhibits.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historical Museum
- Highlights
- Walt Disney Garage, Ware-Stanley House, historic buildings
- Tours
- Free docent-led tours 1st & 3rd Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
- Admission
- Free
What visitors say
Even though they say the suggested donation amount is $5. They do make it clear you should pay the $5. It was still interesting and worth the stop. They do tours every 1st and 3rd Sunday at 1:30PM. The tour took 1.5 hrs for us, but it…
Open days/times: their website isn't super clear so firstly for reference this is open the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month and the tours are at 1:30pm. I've been to a lot of historical places and Stanley Ranch was really great. They…
his review is limited to Uncle Robert's garage that my husband and I visited on a tour. Here in this complex was the garage that had been moved and rebuilt in this location to save it from destruction. This is where Walt Disney had his…
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Did You Know?
- The museum houses Walt Disney's original garage from 1923, where he perfected his animation machine and established his first studio before founding the Disney empire
- The garage contains the original projector used by Walt Disney himself, along with early Disney memorabilia including pins, character figurines, sheet music, and early Disneyland promotional materials
- The museum operates on a donation-based admission model (suggested $5 donation) and is completely free with no reservation or ticket required
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