Marceline MO

Did you know that Walt Disney spent some of his childhood in Missouri?! Neither did I. Well turns out he did. So I grabbed my Disney loving friend and her kids, packed up the car and headed north. Now I will say its not a short trip from the STL area but we love road trips so it wasn’t a problem. Once we got there the whole town is literally dedicated to Disney. We went on a weekend so not much downtown was open but we did explore a bit. They have a museum in honor of the Disney family. They also have shops and diners downtown decked out in Disney. Unfortunately they were all closed. They have trains and parks in the square downtown so we let the kids run around and play.

The museum was very insightful and filled with personal items that belonged to the Disney family. It was fun to learn about Walt and how he created the infamous Mickey Mouse. I will say I am not a Disney fanatic by any means but it was still fun to learn about how Disney became what we know and love! After we walked around a bit we headed over to the family farm. This was my favorite part of the trip. We saw the plot of land that once stood the Disney home. They did have an old shack that was still standing and you could go in. It was pretty cool that they let you sign the wall with a sharpie. Overall if you’re up for a road trip and love Disney, it was definitely worth it!

Fun Facts- Marceline was a town that sprung up along the Santa Fe railroad expansion that linked Chicago to Kansas City MO in the late 1880’s and early 1890’s.