FIRST LOOK: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Experience Puts Guests Inside Animation Studio

FIRST LOOK: Disney’s Hollywood Studios experience puts guests inside animation studio

The Magic of Disney Animation invites guests to step inside a recreation of Walt Disney Animation Studios and explore a space taken over by some of the company’s most beloved characters.

Disney Opens Doors to Select Guests at New Hollywood Studios Experience Before Official Debut

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is just days away from welcoming guests into one of its newest experiences, but some people are already getting an early look inside. Cast Member previews have officially started for The Magic of Disney Animation, giving Disney employees an opportunity to experience the reimagined space before it opens to everyone on September […]

We Just Got a SNEAK PEEK at the NEW Olaf Animatronic in Disney World

Disney made an animatronic I want to hug SO badly, and honestly, I’m a little upset that I can’t. Why would they make it look so adorable and cuddly and then not let me run up to it and hug the most huggable snowman around? He’s just asking for warm hugs! Say hello to Olaf! He lives in The Magic of Disney Animation at Walt Disney Studios. That’s the new land that took over Animation Courtyard in Hollywood Studios. It officially opens to the publ…

Disney Confirms End of Hand-Drawn Feature Animation Era

Disney has offered its clearest look yet inside The Magic of Disney Animation, the new experience opening September 14 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. The preview moves through Off the Page! character encounters, Olaf Draws!, the Drawn to Wonderland playground and the Once Upon a Studio Theater, showing how the former …

Disney World Debuts Animation Academy Without Live Artists

Disney has released a first look inside The Magic of Disney Animation, the new collection of experiences opening September 14, 2026, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The preview shows a colorful celebration of Disney’s animation legacy, from Mulan inside a Story-department setting to a Mary Blair-inspired Alice in Wonderland playground. But one innocent drawing class also …

SNEAK PEEK: See Inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Disney’s Hollywood Studios received an infusion of new magic earlier this year with the official opening of the Walt Disney Studios Lot. Replacing Animation Courtyard, the new land transports guests to a recreation of...