06/06/2026
People are missing the best way to enter the new Animation Courtyard! Watch until the end, the emotional payoff is worth it.
Then, save this video and do this instead if you are a Walt and Disney history fan, like me, or want to learn more. Pause at the new brick entrance modeled after the one at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Take a photo. Then keep walking.
Walt Disney Presents is just down the street, past The Voyage of The Little Mermaid. I could go on and on about how amazing this space is and the history it covers. Enjoy at your leisure, especially the AC, but DO NOT MISS the film at the end.
The film covers the origins of The Walt Disney Company, and the animation studios. The very same studios you are about to walk through. Here from Walt himself and the lovely Julie Andrews. Because this film exits in the back corner of the Animation Courtyard, it makes for a beautiful setup for what you will see.
I knew I would love this reimagined space when it was announced. But it still blew me away. This is everything I love about theme park spaces with ties to beloved characters and stories. And it’s not even fully opened yet.
Which character would you like to meet here?