Friday, March 22, 2024 - Sunday, March 24, 2024
This March, the Peoria Riverfront Museum becomes the Happiest Place on Earth! Join us, for Disney Fest!
The Disney Film Festival brings to life decades of Disney, with special activities that are fun for the whole family! Experience classic Disney films, shorts, and documentaries on the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater, the largest Film Society screen in America. 2024's Disney Fest brings more to the movies: join us for a Disney Trivia Night, a Dinner and a Movie experience, and so much more!
Renowned Disney author and historian J.B. Kaufman will join us for fascinating pre-film talks and post-film Q&As as well as book signings after select films. Mr. Kaufman is a film historian and author who specializes in Disney animation history and silent films. His books include The Fairest One of All, Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic, and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. He also serves as the consulting historian for The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Documentarian Theodore Thomas will also be in attendance, for a screening of his 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie. Mr. Thomas is the son of Disney animator Frank Thomas, and will be giving insight into growing up as a 'Disney kid,' the making of Frank and Ollie, which focuses on his father's career, as well as that of Ollie Johnston, another chief animator for Disney.
For the full schedule of Disney Fest click HERE
Film schedule:
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Disney Fest 2024 is sponsored by Steve and Jeanine Spain and Visionary Society