Walt Disney’s story in Marceline is part of our community’s shared history. It’s a story that can be researched, preserved, and shared by anyone who wishes to help keep that history alive.
Join the list. Follow the project. Help make it possible.
The Marceline Walt Statue Project is working to create a permanent, life-size statue of Walt Disney in the heart of Ripley Square in Marceline, Missouri – the town that played such an important role in Walt’s childhood and remained special to him throughout his life.
We’re still in the planning stages, so fundraising hasn’t begun yet.
Right now, we’re building a community of people who want to follow the project and help make it possible.
Get Project Updates
Join our contact list and we’ll keep you updated as the Marceline Walt Statue Project moves forward.
Members of the list will be among the first to hear about:
- Major project announcements and milestones
- Development of the statue and its design
- Community and project updates
- Fundraising plans
- Ways to participate and support the project
- The official launch of the fundraising campaign
Most importantly, we'll let you know when fundraising officially begins and how you can help.
Help Us Build the Community Before We Build the Statue
This project takes more than one person or one town. It takes people who understand what Marceline meant to Walt Disney – or what Walt Disney means to them – who want to help create something lasting in the community that helped shape Walt’s early life.
That’s why building this contact list is important.
When fundraising begins, we want to be able to reach people across the country and around the world who already know about the project and want to see it succeed.
Signing up doesn’t require you to make a donation or any other commitment. It simply means you’d like to follow the project and hear from us when we’re ready to take the next steps.
You Can Help Right Now
Even though we’re not asking for donations yet, you can already help the Marceline Walt Statue Project by sharing this page.
Send it to friends. Post it in Disney fan groups and communities. Share it on social media. Tell people who have visited Marceline (or who want to), those who have studied Walt’s life, or the dreamers who believe this would be a meaningful addition to Walt’s boyhood hometown.
Every person who joins the list gives the project a larger community to reach when the fundraising campaign begins.
The bigger the community we build now, the stronger our fundraising effort can be when it’s time to launch.
Use these buttons to share on your favorite social platform, or to email someone.
Follow the Journey
There will be plenty to share as this project develops. Join the Marceline Walt Statue Project contact list and follow the journey from an idea for Marceline, to what we hope will become a permanent landmark honoring the connection between Walt Disney and the town that helped shape his life.
Join us now, and be there when it’s time to help bring the statue to life.