Overview
- The Magic of Disney Animation quietly soft-opened to guests on Friday, September 11, giving visitors early access to its galleries, theater, playground and character spaces ahead of the planned September 14 debut.
- Olaf Draws! runs short (about 10-minute) drawing sessions led by an advanced Audio‑Animatronic Olaf with prerecorded instruction from Walt Disney Animation Studios artists and a rotating lineup of lesson subjects.
- Disney confirmed crowd control for Olaf Draws! will rely on an in-person virtual waitlist that guests join at the entrance with a Cast Member and that issues text return times rather than using the My Disney Experience app.
- Characters that roamed the courtyard this summer have been moved into dedicated Off the Page! meet-and-greet rooms while Jiminy Cricket and the White Rabbit rotate as roaming characters outside and Alice appears inside the Drawn to Wonderland play area.
- Disney posted opening-week hours that match the park but show a reduced daily window beginning September 28 (10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.), which would exclude Early Theme Park Entry and shorten late-night access unless the schedule is changed.