Thank You Walt Disney, Inc.

Thanks to @KCTV5 for featuring TYWD on the broadcast this week to showcase our restoration efforts of Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio in #KC! Check it out here: kctv5.com/2026/02/26/hea…

Our next quarterly newsletter will go out in early February. We have some great articles planned that feature some of the construction progress that has been taking place. Subscribe for FREE on our site now! thankyouwaltdisney.org

On this day in 1920, an ad for the Kansas City Slide Co. ad in the @KCStar led to Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks being hired. That movie business spark led to Laugh-O-gram Films just 2 years later. Discover more history and our restoration efforts: thankyouwaltdisney.org

Thanks to @KCTV5 for stopping by Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio and sharing an update on our restoration efforts on yesterday's broadcast: Check out the segment here, friends: kctv5.com/2025/12/03/ren…

Learn about our recent facade improvements to Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio in our forthcoming newsletter this week. Subscribe for free to our quarterly send from our site now! thankyouwaltdisney.org

Our friends at the TWA Museum are holding an event this Sat 11/1 from 1-4pm in celebration of the @Disneyland Moonliner. A full-scale replica is at the museum and our very own Dan Viets will be giving a presentation about its history. Learn more: twamuseum.org

Thanks to Deb Pieti for taking the time to colorize Walt Disney's first professional advertisement for us! Visit our site to learn of an exciting donation match opportunity to help us towards our restoration efforts! thankyouwaltdisney.org

On this date in 1955, @Disneyland opened its gates for the first time. Happy 70th to 'The Happiest Place on Earth'! What are your favorite memories?

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation of any amount you feel comfortable with at $25.00 or higher for this Challenge Fund. Donate directly from our Thank You Walt Disney site by check or credit card today! thankyouwaltdisney.org/donate

All donations to TYWD have the ability to be matched by a generous donor for a limited time. Consider helping us raise the remaining funding needed to complete the restoration work of Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio in #KC! Learn more in the comments...

Enjoy this great article from Make48 about KC IMAGINE and their integral partnership as part of our restoration efforts for Walt Disney's historic Laugh-O-gram Studio in Kansas City. make48.com/post/where-dre…

If you prefer to pay by credit card, search for “Thank You Walt Disney Challenge Fund #182030" from the link below and complete the form to contribute. growyourgiving.org/access-fund-on…

We are excited to announce that we now have the opportunity for all TYWD donations to be matched up to $450,000 for a limited time. Consider helping us raise the remaining funding needed to complete the restoration work of Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio in #KC!

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation of any amount you feel comfortable with at $25.00 or higher! Visit growyourgiving.org/individual-fam… if you would like to pay by check.

Thanks to @axios for featuring TYWD in a recent article. Have a look and enjoy the latest update on our restoration efforts of Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio! axios.com/local/kansas-c…

Thanks to @KCTV5 for their coverage this week on our restoration efforts of Walt Disney's Laugh-O-gram Studio. Watch or reach and enjoy! kctv5.com/2025/04/16/wal…

Take a look at the magical new signage that has recently been installed on our construction walls! Thanks to JoDene Coleman for her art development and Lamar Advertising for their placement work with these!

Join us TOMORROW at 2 different @MCPLMO locations to learn first-hand about Walt Disney's time growing up in #KansasCity as well as our efforts to restore his first professional animation studio from our very own Dan Viets of TYWD! mymcpl.org/events?story-t…

Happy Holidays from our families to yours today!

“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.” Happy 123rd Birthday to Walt Disney today!