Walt Disney World has announced additional details for The Magic of Disney Animation, coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios later this Summer. The reimagined offering replaces the Star Wars Launch Bay, and is a return to the roots of this area of the theme park following the Star Wars takeover. In this article, we’ll take a look at the full lineup of character meet and greets that will be available for guests. Here’s a look!
Full List of Characters | The Magic of Disney Animation
The new meet and greet area will be called “Off the Page”, and it will feature six characters set in various “departments” for the animation group.
Each space offers incredible photo opportunities with some of your favorite characters. You can meet Mulan in the Story department, posing in front of an oversized storyboard panel. Or step into the Layout department where Rapunzel waits in a setting inspired by the classic multiplane camera where you’ll see layers of backgrounds and painted cells come together like magic.
Together, these spaces highlight key stages of the animation process, each brought to life through character encounters. The characters you will find are:
- Mulan in Story
- Rapunzel in Layout
- Chip n’ Dale in Hand-Drawn Animation
- Donald and Daisy in CG Animation
- Goofy in Lighting
- Stitch in Effects
Every corner of “Off the Page!” is designed to immerse you in the craft of animation, as this experience is a collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Dan Abraham, Walt Disney Animation Studios Director and co-director of the Once Upon a Studio short, says he can’t wait to see what guests dream up after visiting the space.
“It’s so cool because you’re waiting in line to have fun with the characters… and you’re getting to see a bit of history of the studio as well,” Abraham said. “It could very well inspire people to move our studio into the future when they [join Walt Disney Animation Studios] and carry on this legacy that has meant so much to so many people.”
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