Disney Legends

This mural of Disney Legend Harper Goff was commissioned in late 2018 by the Brinkman development group for the creation of The Exchange, a revitalized section of Old Town in Fort Collins, Colorado. Goff grew up in Fort Collins, as did this mural’s artist Chris Bates. Bates uses his unique “finetoon” style of art which tells the story of the subject’s life using detailed interior images with black & white line drawings that make up the entire image. Here, the upper section comes together to form Goff’s face, while the lower section shows Fort Collins Firehouse, one of many buildings in the town that inspired the design of Disneyland’s Main Street USA. Details from Goff’s life on this piece of street art include a depiction of Walt and Harper’s 1951 meeting, Disneyland’s City Hall, Goff’s band Firehouse Five Plus Two, the Nautilus & an Oscar statuette from 1954’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in which Goff led the production design, and a Disney Legends Award statuette, among other major milestones. You can find this art on Pine Street, directly to the right of the entrance to the Crooked Stave Taproom. You can also find Harper Goff Alley (unveiled in 2018) […]

Less than a mile from Fort Collin’s Old Town, this house built in 1899 on South Howes Street was home to Disney Legend Harper Goff and family from his birth in 1911 until they moved to California in 1920. Read about more Disney connections in Fort Collins by checking out our blog post: A Tour of Harper Goff’s Fort Collins, the Inspiration for Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. Address: 612 S Howes St, Fort Collins, CO 80521 Visitor Information: Private residence, not open to the public

The Partners statue is an iconic statue of Walt and Mickey located in Disney Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Designed by Disney Legend Blaine Gibson, it’s one of five identical statues located around the world. Discover all of them and learn more in our blog post: Partners: The History, Details, and Insight Into Walt & Mickey’s Most Famous Statue. Address: 500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521 Visitor Information (not open to the public): The Walt Disney Studios Corporate Website

A garden adjacent to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences building contains statues, busts, and plaques honoring inductees of the Emmy’s Television Hall of Fame. Here, you can find tributes to Walt Disney (a prelude to the Partners statue, also sculpted by Blaine Gibson) and Disney Legend Jim Henson, among other TV stars that have connections to Disney. The garden is open to the public, free of charge, 24-hours a day though it may be closed during special events. This location is mentioned in our blog post: Partners: The History, Details, and Insight Into Walt & Mickey’s Most Famous Statue Address: 5220 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91601 Visitor Information: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences