Walt Disney Hometown Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosMissouri, United States2-10 Employees
The Walt Disney Hometown Museum is a small museum dedicated to depicting the early life of Walt Disney and his family, situated in Marceline, Missouri. Founded in 1993, it occupies the former Santa Fe depot and presents a collection of photographs, letters, and artifacts focused on Disney’s formative years and the influences he drew from Marceline. The institution serves visitors through admissions and educational programs and plays a role in supporting ToonFest, an annual two-day festival that attracts guest cartoonists and film producers to engage with a regional student audience. Although small in scale, the museum emphasizes preserving and telling the story of Walt Disney, his relatives, and their connections to Marceline. A notable item in its collection is the Disneyland Midget Autopia, donated by Disney and his family and now housed by the museum. The organization operates in the museums, historical sites, and zoos sector, and has a mission centered on providing a historical perspective on Disney’s early life and the local influences that contributed to his later body of work.
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