Meeting characters in Disney World is all part of the fun (and we think it’s sometimes the BEST part of going to Disney World).

Moana in Animal Kingdom

We’re also really excited about new character meet and greets we’ve seen pop up recently, like the new Moana meet and greet in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Well, listen up, Moana fans, because a NEW meet and greet with her will soon be added to EPCOT.

Recently, we got a chance to attend a Cast Member preview to experience EPCOT’s newest attraction, Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana, and we enjoyed what we saw (and all the water we got to play with). Disney made a big announcement at Destination D23 that the attraction would officially open on October 16th.

Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana

Well, Disney made another Moana announcement, too: Moana herself will be meeting guests somewhere near the new attraction in EPCOT’s World Nature ALSO on October 16th. So EPCOT will be introducing both a new attraction and a new character meet and greet on that day. Moana will have her own dedicated space for the meet and greet, too — and we got to see some concept art of what it will look like.

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Moana even popped over to EPCOT to share the good news!

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Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana opens Oct. 16 AND Moana begins meeting guests in a new dedicated space in World Nature 🌀🌐 @Disney D23 #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #EPCOT #Moana #JourneyOfWater #DisneyNews #DestinationD23

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So, if you plan on checking out the attraction on that date, be sure to drop by and say hello to Moana, too.

We’ll be covering all the big announcements from Destination D23, so stay tuned to DFB for more!

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What do you think about this news? Let us know in the comments!

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