Walt Disney: Freemason Or Not?


~Walt Disney

He was a great man, a great animator, he loved children, and he had an imagination that knew few limits.  He often been cited as a Freemason, in fact, often he's listed as a 33rd Degree.  I've read a lot about Walt Disney, and he was widely admired and respected.  He's many things to many people, but one thing he was not, was a Freemason.

Now part of what may have cause the confusion is that during the 1950s, Disneyland sponsored various clubs for its employees, including a knitting club, a shooting club, a skiing club, bowling and softball teams.  There was also a Masonic club at Disney, presumably for the employees who were Freemasons.

However, even though Disney wasn't a Freemason, he did belong to Demolay as a boy, which is a fraternal organization sponsored by Masonry.  While many Demolay do go on to become Freemasons, Walt Disney never joined a Masonic Lodge.  Walt Disney was kind of a big deal in Demolay--he was only the 107th member to join the organization, and a member of the Mother Chapter.  He was later inducted into Demolay's Legion of Honor, and the Hall of Fame.  He was very fond of the Demolay organization, and spoke out favorably about it often.  In fact, he made his creation, Mickey Mouse, a member of Demolay!

Without a doubt, Walt Disney's contributions has changed the world in many wonderful ways.  He's brought happiness, wonder, and imagination to millions throughout the world.  He was never afraid to push the boundaries, to try something new, and to find new ways to entertain his guests both in the theater, and in his famous park.  

It's really too bad Walt Disney wasn't a Freemason--I'd have loved to profile him in one of my books. 





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  3. Because you can't be a Freemason and be admired and respected. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. I happen to know a Freemason, and he's very well liked and a good person. Shocking I know

    1. Please read the articles before you comment. This is a glowing article about Walt Disney. It says he was admired and respected, and even commented that he changed the world.

  4. As DeMolay is an appendent body of Freemasonry, can we not say that he was indeed a Freemason? He wasn't a Craft Freemason, but certainly a part of Freemasonry. Or is this just wishing upon a star?
    ..Mike Perrin. Apollo Lodge 357, Oxford

    1. As we all know, a Freemason is Entered, Passed, and Raised.

  5. As a Freemason, Past Master of a Craft (Blue) Lodge, a 50 year member of DeMolay and an Honorary Member of the International Supreme Council of DeMolay, I feel a need to address this question. DeMolay members come under the common umbrella of "allied and appendent" bodies of Freemasonry. That does not make a DeMolay member a Freemason (unless he has joined a Lodge) any more than it makes the Worthy Matron of the local Eastern Star Chapter a Freemason, even if we refer to them as "sisters" in common usage. As DeMolay yields alligence to it's own Supreme Council bodies, and not to any Grand Lodge, it is not a part of Freemasonry, any more than the Boy Scouts (or Girl Scouts) or the Pony Baseball team sponsored by the Lodge is a part of Freemasonry. We are proud of the number of Senior DeMolays who have risen to local, national and even world leadership positions in Freemasonry. But they weren't Masons until they joined the Lodge.

    1. Thank you. I believe that’s exactly what my article says.