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The Magic of Disney Animation Opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Disney restores the park’s animation identity with a family‑focused, multi‑experience complex led by an Audio‑Animatronic Olaf that will require adjusted guest planning.

Overview

  • The attraction, which opened Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, launched a reimagined Animation Courtyard with a building styled after the Roy E. Disney Animation Building.
  • Visitors can enter a bundle of experiences—Olaf Draws!, Off the Page!, Drawn to Wonderland and the Once Upon a Studio Theater—each designed for different ages and dwell times.
  • Olaf Draws! pairs an advanced Audio‑Animatronic Olaf with prerecorded animator lessons and Josh Gad’s new dialogue, and Disney is using virtual queues for that experience as needed.
  • Opening day featured a rare 60‑character group photo, surprise roaming characters in the courtyard and exclusive merchandise sold at Celebrity 5 & 10, including limited‑edition pins.
  • Disney has posted reduced daily hours starting Sept. 28 and is operating with prerecorded shows and cast previews to manage capacity, a change that will tighten guest planning and affect when families can visit multiple experiences in one day.