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California Visionaries: The Lives and Legacies of Walt Disney and Hubert Eaton offers a peek at the personal and creative relationship between Walt Disney and Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks founder Hubert Eaton. The unexpected pairing highlights the life and legacies of Disney and Eaton who traveled similar paths from Missouri to California, creating their respective legacy empires. Despite working in very different industries, they shared similar visions and ambitions. Disney and Eaton corresponded from the 1930s through the 1960s, visited each other’s parks, and served together on the board of Saint Joseph’s Hospital. They also worked with some of the same artists, including Herbert Ryman, an Imagineer who drew the first sketch for Disneyland and the first sketch for Forest Lawn’s colossal painting, The Resurrection. The exhibition is available now through February 7, 2027. Here’s everything you need to know!