On Friday September 25, 2026 The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted a screening of Disney Worldbuilders followed by an exclusive conversation with the films director, Leslie Iwerks, moderated by WDFM Executive Director Kirsten Komoroske.

Disney Worldbuilders interviews the filmmakers behind Star Wars – Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, Avatar – James Cameron, Pixar’s – Pete Docter, Marvel’s – Kevin Feige, Disney’s – Jared Bush (Zootopia) & Jennifer Lee (Frozen) and Disney executives Bob Iger and Josh D’Amaro. Exploring how the filmmakers popular stories are brought to Disney Theme Parks.

Some highlights from the post screening conversation with Director Leslie Iwerks:

• Her film Disneyland Handcrafted inspired Worldbuilders
• Walked through Land in the Disney Park that inspired each filmmaker
• Disney in the business of creating joy and happiness
• All goes back to Mickey Mouse (Leslie’s Grandfather Ub Iwerks helped create Mickey)
• Exciting moment of the project was when the filmmakers were “All in”
• The shot she wanted for the film was Bob Iger walking on the future Disney Abu Dhabi theme park site like Walt did in the Anaheim orange groves.
• Leslie hopes people who see the film feel inspired.
• Leslie’s favorite piece in the museum is a camera her father Don Iwerks worked on.

Disney Worldbuilders is streaming on Disney+

Disney Worldbuilders trailer is linked below.

Photos from the screening courtesy of The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, California. Thanks Elora Cuenco

Additional photos courtesy of The Walt Disney Company ©Disney

Thanks to Caroline Quinn

Please visit The Walt Disney Family Museum website for more information and a calendar of future events.