There are numerous new additions coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and some of them are coming sooner than others.
The Magic of Disney Animation in Walt Disney Studios
While part of the new version of Animation Courtyard is open in the park, and has been for a few months, the remainder of the land is opening on September 14th. This means that we’ll finally get to experience the new The Magic of Disney Animation exhibit, and Disney Imagineering just gave us a sneak peek at some of the MANY Easter Eggs there are inside one part of the exhibit!
In a new Disney Imagineering video, fourteen hidden details were revealed to be part of this section of The Magic of Disney Animation exhibit, which showcases an animator’s desk. The first hidden detail? The desk you see was actually saved from the original Animation Academy at Hollywood Studios that closed in July 2015. Yes, the experience originated in Hollywood Studios, not Animal Kingdom!
Some of the other hidden details revealed are:
- A building replica of the Disney Feature Animation in California
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- Ping pong balls gifted to the Disney Feature Animation team
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- A Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louis mirror purchased by Dan Abraham, director of Once Upon A Studio
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- An edition of the Rabbit, Rabbit magazine that animators were given weekly in that SAME building in Hollywood Studios
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- A book full of caricatures of Disney Animators that they drew themselves
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- Moana crew hat
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- Hercules production crew jacket
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- Chicken Little’s glasses
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- Mulan team gift stamp
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- Tabs that animator’s would use to make sure their drawings didn’t rip while flipping through them
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- Mug gifted to the architects who worked on the original building the attraction is housed in
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- Red rubber bands that animator’s used to hold their scenes together (and then would shoot them at each other)
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How exactly did they get all these details, you ask? Well, early on in the design process, Disney Imagineering took photos of animators’ desks out in California to make sure the space would feel real and lived in. This is far from the only part of the land that will open on September 14th. The Drawn to Wonderland playground will also open, as well as Off The Page where you can meet some of your favorite Disney friends, Olaf Draws, and the Once Upon A Studio Theater.
“Olaf Draws” Concept Art ©Disney
We can’t wait for the rest of this land to open soon, so be sure to stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news!
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IDK do people really want to see pictures of items? For what Disney charges, this seems lame to give it a whole land for that stuff. It should be more of a class option, not what it is now. Sorry, not sorry.
I like the Huey, Dewey and Lewey mirror the best! I think that it’s a very novel item and it’s something that I would like in my collection.