Walt Disney’s family moved to Marceline when he was five. Even though he only lived there for four more years, he remembered the town and the family farm fondly. Marceline and the state of Missouri played a big role in the creation of Disneyland. Main Street was patterned after Kansas Ave. in Marceline. The railroad, Mark Twain’s riverboat, and Tom Sawyer Island were all inspired by his childhood memories.
The women who volunteer in the museum grew up in Marceline and remember meeting Disney when he visited the town in the 1950s and 60s. Visitors are given a short guided tour then may roam the rest of the museum which includes family memorabilia donated by Disney’s sister, Ruth. A separate building houses exhibits about the Sante Fe railroad.
The website states that the museum is accessible. The front entrance, which we used, has a couple of steps. No one mentioned an accessible entrance but there may be another door with a ramp that we didn’t notice. Once inside everything is accessible. A lift accesses the second floor. The path to the railroad building is surfaced with large, loose gravel which is very difficult to push through.
RVs can be parked along the street. Museum
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Photographs are not permitted but I snuck one. ;-p
We are ending our summer trip at the end of this month in St.Louis ,after storing the rig we will fly home for the winter just to pick it up in the next spring to discover new to us Missouri ,Arkansas & Oklahoma.
ReplyDeleteWill be happy for any tips...best of
I'm sure that you've researched St Louis but just in case - go to the Arch, the Missouri Botanical Garden and Forest Park. There are many more places to visit in St. Louis if you have the time.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that I can be much help with suggestions for Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma because we pass through those states but have never explored them in depth. You'll like the Ozarks. I'm don't know about Oklahoma because it's so flat and dry but we always find things of interest no matter where we go so I'm sure that you will too! We enjoyed visiting Ozark Folk Center State Park in Arkansas but have never seen any of the shows in Branson.