The Magic of Disney Animation Is a New Experience Headed to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios

In 2026, Star Wars: Launch Bay astatine Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios volition beryllium transformed into The Magic of Disney Animation, a caller acquisition inspired by Disney Animation's headquarters, wherever the animators person stepped distant and the characters person travel to life.

As elaborate by Disney Parks Blog, this caller country volition beryllium a spot wherever "kids and kids astatine bosom tin laugh, draw, dream, and research animated caller experiences." There volition beryllium "silly" takes connected the Disney Animation office and the departments recovered inside, "playful and interactive moments" similar portraits coming to beingness arsenic they did successful 'Once Upon a Studio,' a abbreviated movie filled with inspiration, quality meet-and-greets, and the accidental to larn however to gully your "very ain quality sketch."

Beyond that, the 'Drawn to Wonderland' playground volition invited kids into an "oversized angiosperm plot with philharmonic instruments, a Mad Tea Party playset, and a Tulgey Wood exploration area, which, of course, are each inspired by Alice successful Wonderland and its conception creation by Disney Legend Mary Blair.

In 1 of my favourite touches, The Magic of Disney Animation gathering volition beryllium topped with Mickey's iconic Sorcerer Hat, conscionable similar the existent Roy E. Disney Animation Building successful California.

The amusive extends extracurricular of The Magic of Disney Animation arsenic well, arsenic the full courtyard extracurricular this caller acquisition volition beryllium reimagined into 'The Walt Disney Studios.' This country volition instrumentality inspiration from respective buildings recovered successful Burbank, California, and volition beryllium a motion to the Walt Disney Studios Lot that volition diagnostic a mentation of the Studio Theater, which volition beryllium location to The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure. At the soundstage, a caller Disney Jr. amusement volition instrumentality up residence.

Outside, families volition beryllium capable to "play, relax, oregon snack connected tasty treats nether lush trees." There volition besides beryllium immoderate surprises, arsenic you "never cognize who you mightiness spot playing successful the branches, soaking up the prima oregon digging successful the grass."

In mentation for this large transformation, Animation Courtyard and Disney Jr. Play and Dance! volition adjacent opening connected September 25, 2025, but The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure and the exhibits and movie presumption astatine Walt Disney Presents volition stay open. From the conception art, it besides appears the iconic archway starring into this country volition beryllium demolished.

For much successful the satellite of Disney, cheque retired wherefore you should sojourn Disney World during its 'Cool Kid Summer,' our exclusive chat with Disneyland president Thomas Mazloum connected the past, present, and aboriginal of the park, and our impressions of Walt Disney - A Magical Life.

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