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20+ YEARS OF RESEARCH

Disney
Art History

Everyone needs a serious hobby. Mine happens to involve finding medieval manuscripts, modern design, and Victorian mourning imagery hiding inside the happiest places on earth.

Disneyland loves art history—it just doesn't always make it obvious. I've spent 20+ years cataloguing the hidden art historical references at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, and in Disney and Pixar films. Come find them with me.

20+
years of Parks research

100s

references catalogued

5

Disney Parks + films covered

GUIDES & BOOKS

An Art Historian's Guide to . . .

A mock cover for an art historian's guide to Sleeping Beauty

AVAILABLE SOON

A mock cover for an art historian's guide to Peter Pan

COMING 2027

A mock cover for an art historian's guide to Beauty and the Beast

UNDERWAY

COMING SOON

Art History at Disneyland
The Books

A land-by-land book series investigating the art and architectural history hiding in every corner of Disneyland. Starting with New Orleans Square—home to Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.

A skeleton and golden treasure in Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean
A castle in blue and pink at Disneyland
Red colored rock formations and the track for a train ride

Each book focuses on one themed land and the global art history that shaped it. For Disney adults, enthusiastic families, and fellow art history buffs.

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Lauren

Kilroy-Ewbank

Art historian · Author · Educator
Professional finder of hidden things

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