This page was updated on March 22, 2024.
Dreaming of meeting Mickey and Minnie? Hoping to say “HELLO” to Donald and Goofy? Would you love to give a wave to Woody and all our other Toy Story pals? Well, we’ve got a list right here letting you know where to find ALL the Disney characters in the Walt Disney World theme parks!
Character Meet and Greet locations give guests the chance not only to meet Disney pals, but to give the characters hugs and have their pictures taken with them. Characters are able to sign autographs!
Keep in mind that Disney friends can show up anywhere in the parks. However, there are several locations dedicated to Character Meet-and-Greets where you can be certain to meet your favorites!
Check My Disney Experience and the schedules posted in the parks for characters and their appearance times.
See the DO’S-and-DONT’S of Disney Character Meet-and-Greets HERE!
Magic Kingdom
Main Street, U.S.A.
- Mickey at Town Square Theater — Disney Genie+ option
- Tinker Bell at Town Square Theater — Temporarily Unavailable
Fantasyland
Currently appearing:
- Meet Disney Princesses in Princess Fairytale Hall: Princesses often include Rapunzel, Tiana, Cinderella, and Elena of Avalor. However, sometime a “Visiting Princess” may take the place of one of the regularly scheduled Princesses. For instance, we have also met Ariel, and Jasmine here! Disney Genie+ option
- Peter Pan
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger at the Thotful Spot (at The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
- Daring Disney Pals at Pete’s Silly Sideshow in Storybook Circus: Minnie Magnifique, Daisy Fortuna, The Astounding Donaldo, and The Great Goofini
- Meet The Little Mermaid (from the Animated Story) at Ariel’s Grotto
- Mirabel from Encanto
While this is not a traditional Meet-and-Greet, it’s still a WONDERFUL character experience with a photo opportunity as a part of it: Enchanted Tales with Belle!
Temporarily Unavailable:
- Gaston near Gaston’s Tavern — Temporarily Unavailable
- Alice at Mad Tea Party — Temporarily Unavailable
Tomorrowland
- Chip ‘n Dale next to Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Stitch — Stitch makes unique ROAMING appearances in Tomorrowland!
Liberty Square
- Merida at the Enchanted Glade Gazebo
Adventureland
- Aladdin and Jasmine at Agrabah Bazaar
- Captain Jack Sparrow near Pirates of the Caribbean
Additional Locations
DFB PRO TIP: Throughout the day, you never know exactly who you’ll encounter! Be sure to check My Disney Experience and the Times Guide for characters and their appearance times, as you may see Anastasia and Drizella at the Liberty Square Gazebo! You may also be able to meet Mary Poppins in Liberty Square.
Frontierland may reveal a glimpse at some of the lovable Country Bears from the famous Country Bear Jamboree.
The Town Square Porch on Main Street, U.S.A. often has visiting Disney Princesses — such as Snow White, Mulan, or Elena — who may not be seen in Princess Fairytale Hall that day.
Again, My Disney Experience can help you find characters outside of designated greeting locations (such as Princess Fairytale Hall).
Say you’d like to meet Jack Sparrow, for instance… when you see him appear on the list, simply click to find the times he’ll be making appearances!
And remember, you can use this online tool in any park…
EPCOT
World Celebration
- See Disney Pals (like Goofy!) near EPCOT’s Main Entrance
- Meet Figment in the Imagination Pavilion
- See Joy from Inside Out inside ImageWorks — Joy will move to Pixar Plaza in Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting June 10th, 2024
- Meeting Mickey AND Minnie in the Imagination pavilion
- See Daisy Duck near Dreamers Point
- See Pluto near Creations Shop
World Nature
- Meet Moana near the entrance to the Journey of Water attraction
Mexico Pavilion
- See Donald Duck in the Mexico Pavilion
Norway Pavilion
China Pavilion
- Meet Mulan in China
Germany Pavilion
- See Snow White in Germany
Morocco Pavilion
- See Jasmine in Morocco
France Pavilion
- Meet Belle in France
- Meet Princess Aurora in France
United Kingdom Pavilion
- See Alice in the English Gardens
- See Mary Poppins in the English Gardens
- See Winnie the Pooh in the United Kingdom pavilion (in Christopher Robin’s room)
Additional Characters Around World Showcase
Additional Locations
DFB PRO TIP: TWO MORE great spots in EPCOT to find characters are at the International Gateway in World Showcase (tucked between the United Kingdom and France pavilions), and outside just to the left facing The American Adventure pavilion.
You may find the International Gateway characters listed in the My Disney Experience app, or just happen upon some pals (by The American Adventure pavilion)!
We’ve spotted friends like Daisy Duck, Pluto, and many more at the International Gateway.
Though some of theses character appearances may be noted in My Disney Experience, others may be surprises!
Mickey & Friends Meet-and-Greet Location — OPENING June 10th, 2024!
Disney has announced that Mickey & Friends is a NEW Meet-and-Greet location coming to EPCOT! It will be located in the park’s upcoming Communicore Hall when it opens on June 10th, 2024.
The Friends appearing with Mickey have not yet been revealed, but we’ll keep you posted!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Commissary Lane
Animation Courtyard
- Disney Junior Pals in the Courtyard — Vampirina, Fancy Nancy, and more
- Pluto in Animation Courtyard
- BB-8 at Star Wars Launch Bay
- Chewbacca at Star Wars Launch Bay
- Darth Vader at Star Wars Launch Bay
- Ariel from the Live-Action version of The Little Mermaid at Walt Disney Presents
Pixar Plaza
- The Edna Mode Experience
- Mr. and Mrs. Incredible
- Frozone from The Incredibles
- Sulley from Monsters, Inc.
- Joy from Inside Out — Starting June 10th, 2024!
Toy Story Land
- Buzz Lightyear
- Sheriff Woody
- Jessie the Cowgirl
Echo Lake
- Chip and Dale
- Donald and Daisy
Grand Avenue
- Goofy and Max
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
You can also spot the following characters making roaming appearances in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge:
- First Order Stormtroopers
- Kylo Ren
- Rey
- Vi Moradi
- Chewbacca
- The Mandalorian and Grogu (You can find The Mandalorian’s appearance times in the My Disney Experience app)
Additional Locations
DFB PRO TIP: You may happen upon some rarely seen Disney characters in Disney’s Hollywood Studios! A great place to check is on Grand Avenue, by the entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
You may also spot some pals from time to time around Echo Lake and in front of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Discovery Island
- Meet Favorite Disney Pals — featuring Mickey and Minnie — at Adventurers Outpost Disney Genie+ option
- Meet Moana
- Meet Pocahontas (on occasion — check My Disney Experience for appearances)
- Meet Russell from Up
- Meet Dug from Up
DinoLand, U.S.A.
Donald Duck is celebrating the fact that some of his ancestors were actually dinosaurs with Donald’s Dino-Bash!
Here you’ll find with the following friends:
- Donald Duck
- Chip ‘n’ Dale
- Daisy Duck
Goofy may also make appearances!
Guests may also spot Kevin from Up roaming around DinoLand from time to time!
While they are NOT traditional meet-and-greets, guests should know that you can also spot the following characters sailing along Discovery River in charming Character Flotillas:
- Scrooge McDuck and Launchpad McQuack
- Mickey and Friends
- Pocahontas and Meeko
Rafiki’s Planet Watch
- Timon and Rafiki — Starting June 10th, 2024!
Disney Springs
M&M’s Store
Did you know that you can even meet an M&M at the M&M’s Store in Disney Springs? Say “hello” to Yellow!
M&M’s characters greet guests every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12-8PM.
For MORE Disney Character FUN, click any of the links below!
- To learn all about Character Dining in Disney World, click HERE
- Find out how and where you can meet RARE Disney characters HERE!
- Disney Characters appearances are a HUGE highlight of the runDisney races, and you can find out more about these events HERE!
- See the DO’S-and-DONT’S of Disney Character Meet-and-Greets HERE!
- Click HERE to see how to score the BEST Character Autographs!
- HERE are 7 Strange Facts about meeting Disney Characters.
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