The Magic of Disney Animation Blitheness Courtyard Disney's Hollywood Studios Athenaeum

NEW 6/30/15: Local media outlets take confirmed that the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney'southward Hollywood Studios volition close as of July 13; the concluding solar day for guests is July 12.

INTRODUCTION

Walk nether the archway to the correct of the Chinese Theater and plough right into the Animation Courtyard to detect the building that houses The Magic of Disney Blitheness. Near the entrance of the bout, in that location are often characters available for a meet and greet/photo opportunity.

ATTRACTION

The Magic of Disney Animation — This attraction has undergone a number of changes over the years.

Where Characters Come From: ix minute film well-nigh the creation of Disney'southward animated characters. This moving-picture show takes y'all beingness the scenes of various blithe films.

Blitheness Station – Interactive Exhibits to feel what it is similar to be a Disney animator.

  • Animation Academy – A Disney artist shows y'all how to draw your very own Disney sketch.
  • The Sound Stage –– In this hands-on activeness, young animators tin can play with diverse sound furnishings and create their ain soundtrack for an blithe scene.
  • Digital Ink and Pigment –– As these workstations you can add color to an animated scene, and create your own temper.
  • You're a Grapheme — In this booth, you can visit with Lumiere (of Beauty and the Beast fame), who will enquire you a series of questions and tell y'all which Disney graphic symbol you are most like.

Digital Ink & Paint Sign

You're A Character

Animation Gallery – On display are copies of the Academy Awards won by Disney animators, along with drawing from famous films. Animation cels, books, and other collectibles are also for sale hither.

TOURING TIPS

The Magic of Blitheness Handprints – There is an often overlooked area almost the entrance to the motion-picture show theatre. Set back you volition encounter an area containing handprints and signatures of Disney Legends who had made meaning contributions to blitheness: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Ward Kimball, Marc Davis, Ken O'Connor and Ken Anderson. Click the Magic of Animation Handprints for a blog detaling the history of these section.

Animation Courtyard Handprints

This attraction is wheelchair accessible. Guests using ECVs must transfer to a wheelchair for this tour.

Assistive Listening Devices from Guest Services Can Be Used Hither.

Cogitating Captioning Bachelor.

Restrooms and telephones are located to the left of the entrance to the Animation Tour.

KIDS AND CHARACTERS

Character Greetings – A peachy indoor location to run into Disney Characters including ones from current or recent movies! Cheque the time guide for details.

Disney's Hollywood Studios Characters At A Glance
Character Meet and Greet FAQ!

DINING

At that place is no place to consume in the immediate vicinity of the Animation Tour. Walk back out of the Animation Courtyard and into Hollywood Plaza and so consult your park Guide Map for the nearest eating place that appeals to you.

Disney'south Hollywood Studios Restaurants At A Glance
Menus From Around the World
Vegetarian and Other Special Diets

SHOPPING

The Animation Gallery located at the terminate of the tour sells animation cels, limited edition reproductions, books and other collectibles.

Shopping in Disney's Hollywood Studios

INTERESTING FACTS

Prior to November 2003, the Blitheness Tour had the following format: Afterward winding your way through corridors decorated with blitheness sketches of some of Disney'southward almost popular movies, you lot enter the theater to lookout man a brusk motion-picture show featuring Robin Williams as a tourist and Walter Cronkite, who attempts to explain how animation is created. After Robin is converted into an animated Lost Boy and plays with Peter Pan, y'all'll meet a Disney animator who shares some animation nuts and does a few quick sketches, then allows for a brief question-and-answer session. The tour guide and then moves your group on by the animators' workspaces, where guests can peek in and watch animators at work at their computers and drawing boards. Yous may also catch a few quick glimpses of whatsoever the newest project is. The tour concludes with some other brusque film montage, featuring many Disney films and the people who animated them.

This tour was updated again in October 2004 to include more than interactive activities.

The motion-picture show featuring Robin Williams and Walter Cronkite was made in Anaheim, California, not at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando.

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