Disney Bringing Back Sorcerer’s Hat to Hollywood Studios with 2026 Animation Experience

Overview

• Disney confirmed a scaled-down Sorcerer’s Hat will sit atop the new Magic of Disney Animation building with twinkling lights and pixie dust effects.
• The experience opens in 2026 in the current Star Wars Launch Bay area, transforming it into an interactive hub tied to Disney Animation.
• Guests can expect drawing activities, character encounters, hands-on animation features, and an Alice in Wonderland–inspired play space.
• Design cues reference the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank with a reimagined courtyard that evokes the animation headquarters setting.
• The original hat, installed in 2001 and removed in 2015 after criticism that it blocked the Chinese Theater, returns as online reaction mixes nostalgia with renewed debate.