Disney Gallery Art

The Disney Gallery over Pirates of the Caribbean was one of our favorite places in Disneyland. It was originally designed to be a large multi-room apartment for Walt and his family to replace the simple apartment over the Firehouse on Main Street. Walt's sudden death in 1966 put an end to that plan. In the next 20 years, the space was used by insurance company INA and later by Disneyland executives. In July 1987, the space was converted into a real gallery with five rooms of exhibits ranging from cels and posters to models of the attractions that now fill the parks. The central court had tables and chairs that is protected from the noise and bluster of the park where you could sit and relax. The Disney Gallery was filled with an amazing collection of cels and other unusual collectibles not found elsewhere in the park. They sold photographic reproductions of the works of some of the best and most famous Disney artists and animators. When they first released a new piece, they often had the artist make an appearance to personally autograph the artwork.

Sadly, the original Disney Gallery over Pirates of the Caribbean closed in August of 2007. We will miss that oasis of calming, subdued light, and fantasy in Disneyland, but we are overjoyed at the news that the Gallery has been reborn in the Bank of Main Street building. We present for sale here the following pieces are from some Disney Gallery artist events from the 1990s.