Earlier this year, the “Disney100: The Exhibition” tour debuted in Philadelphia, and now, the tour moves on to Chicago with a planned opening of November 18, 2023.
The Details
“Disney100: The Exhibition” features ten large, themed galleries with numerous cutting-edge interactive installations.
The themed galleries, with moving stories, and exciting background information, will take visitors on a journey through 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, celebrating the classics from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) to “Encanto” (2021), as well as the latest members of the Disney family – Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and National Geographic.
The Walt Disney Archives will also open its vault of treasures, to showcase hundreds of extraordinary objects, including many of Disney’s “Crown Jewels,” featuring more than 250 rarely seen original artworks and artifacts, costumes and props, and other memorabilia.
“It took several years to plan and assemble the artifacts for ‘Disney100: The Exhibition,’ and many of them will be on display for Disney fans for the first time,” said Christoph Scholz, director of Semmel Exhibitions. “Most of the artifacts are presented from the Walt Disney Archives collection with some additional treasures from Marvel Studios, the Pixar Living Archives, the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, and Walt Disney Imagineering, including some that will be displayed for the first time in Chicago.”
The Location
“Disney100: The Exhibition” will be located at the Exhibition Hub Art Center (2367 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60647), which has free parking. The venue is also accessible for all visitors.
Tickets
General admission into the exhibition is $39.90 per person 13 or older, and $29.90 per child ages 4-12. Discounted rate for Senior (65+), Student, Military, and Disabled is $32.90 per person.
VIP admission, which includes skip-the-line entry to the experience plus a lanyard, souvenir pin and photo op, is $59.90 per person 13 or older, and $49.90 per child ages 4-12. Discounted rate for Senior (65+), Student, Military, and Disabled is $52.90 per person.
For more details, or to purchase advance tickets, visit Disney100Exhibit.com/Chicago.