▁films ▁daily . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ten ▁permanent ▁gall eries , ▁starting ▁with ▁W alt ▁Disney ' s ▁ancest ral ▁history ▁and ▁ending ▁with ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Pie ces ▁related ▁to ▁W alt ▁Disney ' s ▁rid able ▁mini ature ▁Carol wood ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁( built ▁in ▁his ▁back yard ), ▁including ▁his ▁bel oved ▁L illy ▁Belle ▁locomot ive , ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁museum ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁R andy ▁Mal am ud ▁of ▁the ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁wrote , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ideas ▁and ▁documents , ▁a ▁diverse ▁array ▁of ▁arch ival , ▁film ic , ▁and ▁pop - c ult ural ▁texts ▁that ▁historic izes ▁Disney ' s ▁work ▁and ▁comp els ▁us ▁to ▁think ▁twice ▁about ▁how ▁we ▁app raise ▁it . ▁The ▁museum ▁energ izes ▁the ▁fasc in ating ly ▁charged ▁scholar ly ▁debate ▁that ▁the ▁Disney ▁phenomen on ▁has ▁prov oked , ▁sh aking ▁the ▁worn , ▁sta id , ▁sometimes ▁c yn ical ▁images ▁we ▁have ▁of ▁Disney ▁and ▁his ▁emp ire , ▁bringing ▁to ▁them ▁renew ed ▁color ▁and ▁motion ." ▁ ▁Edward ▁Roth stein ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote , ▁" G iven ▁the ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁place , ▁you ▁expect ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁ride ▁at ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Family ▁Museum ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁And ▁in ▁a ▁way , ▁there ▁is ▁one , ▁since ▁the