This week the campaign looking to restore the building that once housed Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Film Studios in Kansas City, Missouri unveiled their new website featuring videos, images, and ways to donate to the cause. Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. has been working to preserve pieces of Walt’s history in the area and plans for the Laugh-O-Gram project have in the works for several years now. The new site will help give visitors a better idea of what the plans are for the building and how they can help them become a reality.
A post on the non-profit’s Facebook page said, “Thank You Walt Disney, Inc., has partnered with Terri Jordan and her team at WizeWebz to launch our new website… Yes, we have a new website for you to explore! You’ll find links to videos, information on the building that has never been shared with the public before, and more about our vision for Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-gram Studios. You can even scroll down the main page for a map of Disney-related locations in the Kansas City area.” The post also teased a major announcement coming soon possible regarding a Disney Legend’s appearance at Planet Comicon.
Incidentally, our Executive Editorial Director, Kyle Burbank, recently visited the building which is now adorn with an image of Walt as well as artwork from several other cartoonists who have been influenced by him:
Last week another fan project to restore of piece of Walt’s history got a big shot in the arm when the Disney Company pledged to donate $250,000 to the Walt Disney Birthplace Restoration in Chicago, Illinois.