The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio in San Francisco puts on a variety of presentations throughout the year that focus on everything from early Disney history to collaborations with Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel.
Their next big presentation will feature an exclusive chat with Disney’s Roger Gould and Pixar Animation Studios’ Krista Sheffler as they discuss their work as part of Pixar’s Theme Parks group, which works closely with Walt Disney Imagineering to seamlessly incorporate elements of beloved Pixar films into Disney parks and resorts around the world.
Pixar at the Parks will be presented Saturday, January 25 at 1pm in the Theater at the Walt Disney Family Museum. The presentation is open to all guests, and children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult who shall be responsible for the child at all times.
Tickets for Pixar at the Parks with Pixar’s Roger Gould and Krista Sheffler are available as follows:
- Walt’s Circle Donors: Tickets are available now by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- Founding, Supporter, and Friend-level members: Tickets are available now by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- All member levels: Tickets are available now via the Member Portal.
- Public (non-members): Remaining tickets are now available online.
Admission to the presentation is $25 for members, $40 for adults, $35 for seniors and students (with ID), $30 for youths, and FREE for children ages 5 and under, Registration is required.
Upgrade your membership to receive priority access to purchase tickets. Membership dues and Walt’s Circle donations may be paid as monthly installments or as a one-time annual payment. For more information, please email the Membership Department at membership@wdfmuseum.org.
Roger Gould is a principal advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering and a creative officer at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Gould has worked at Pixar Animation Studios for more than two decades. He directed the 2003 short film Exploring the Reef by Ocean Futures Society (with assistance from Pixar) and co-directed the short films Mike’s New Car (2002) and Boundin’ (2003).
In his role as a principal advisor to Imagineering, Gould has been part of the Theme Parks team for Pixar that incorporated elements of Pixar feature films ranging from Finding Nemo (2003) to Turning Red (2022) into Disney parks.
Krista Sheffler is a Production Manager in the Theme Parks group at Pixar, a department that collaborates with Walt Disney Imagineering to bring the Pixar films to life in Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. Sheffler’s work spans every aspect of the projects from concept to opening day with her deep knowledge of the cadre of characters and environments from all the Pixar films making her invaluable to the process. Sheffler has worked on a wide variety of projects including “Toy Story Mania,” “Cars Land,” “Nemo and Friends Searider”, “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” and the Pixar Place Hotel.
A Disneyland fan from a very young age, Sheffler worked as a part of the Disneyland College Program in the costuming department. Upon college graduation she performed for various theater groups around the Bay Area and began working temporary positions at Pixar in 1997. She joined the studio full-time in 2000 and worked in recruiting, marketing and publishing positions before joining the Theme Parks group. She also currently lends her hand on the Promo team which creates custom animation to support Pixar feature film releases.
Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sheffler has a BA in Business Economics and a BFA in Acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sheffler currently resides in the Bay Area with her husband, a fellow Pixar employee, and their two sons.
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