Couple to Turn Disney's Chicago Home into a Museum

[Tiggerfanatic]

Saw this on Yahoo this morning - just thought it was nice.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/couple-turn-disneys-chicago-home-museum-21122523

 

[ChrisM]

As a Chicago resident, I'm not particularly optimistic about this project coming to fruition.

Plenty of red tape to navigate in getting this set up in a densely residential city neighborhood and they're relying on fund raising to do it.

 

[JenniferS]

I think it's a noble project, and I really hope it comes to fruition; however half a million dollars seems like A LOT of $$ to restore such a small home to "its humble origins".

Two thumbs up for trying though.

 

[bgraham34]

Yeah I heard about this. I don't know what to think about it to be honest.

 

[Mr. Moderate]

Being from the Chicagoland area all my life, I can tell you that the neighborhood where the home is located isn't the greatest and those people are overshooting the mark here with their $500K fundraising goal. I doubt the project will move forward and I don't believe in the $500K will be raised either. Way too much money and they don't need that much to fix the house up. I understand making a healthy profit, but do it with your own money and don't rely on the goodwill of strangers on the fond memories of Walt Disney, to bank roll your scheme.

I get the strong feeling those people are are thinking Walt's former home is going to be the money making cash cow, like the Ohio "Christmas Story house" which was restored a few years back and seems to be very popular.

 

[FigmentJedi]

I got the Kickstarter link here, which includes how they're budgeting the work: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1697478835/the-walt-disney-birthplace-preservation-project

It's not going to be a big touristy thing, but they'll have limited "by appointment" tours of the house

 

[JenniferS]

The $500 paper weight looks pretty cool.

Too bad that money will be better split between my local food bank Christmas drive, the Sally Ann kettle, and Typhoon Haiyan relief fund.

 

[FigmentJedi]

They've updated the rewards so that donations over 20 can get one ticket for a tour of the house when its done. They've got a long ways to go and less then a week to do so.