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  UP meet and greet characters make an appearance at the Studios   May 14, 2009
Three new characters from the new Disney-Pixar movie UP have made an appearance at the Studios today. Russell, an eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer, Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, ...


UP meet and greet begins on Friday May 15 2009 at The Magic of Disney Animation   May 11, 2009
The new UP meet and greet begins on Friday May 15 2009 at The Magic of Disney Animation. The characters from Bolt have been removed ...


  Sorcerer Mickey Meet and Greet new location   Apr 01, 2008
Sorcerer Mickey has a great new meet and greet location in the Art of Animation post-show area. The new area has moving light effects and a dedicated queue. ...


  Ratatouille characters make daily meet-and-greet appearances   Jun 18, 2007
The two rodent stars of the new Disney-Pixar animated film "Ratatouille" Emile (left) and Remy (right) now make daily meet-and-greet appearances with Disney-MGM Studios guests. "Ratatouille" features ...


  The Magic of Disney Animation preview   Oct 17, 2004
Here are some photos from the passholder preview of the newly extended Animation Tour. The tour will be reopening Saturday, September 25, 2004 ...


Disney Animation tour refurbishment   Jul 17, 2004
The Magic of Disney Animation will be closed for refurbishment Monday, September 13 through Friday, September 24, reopening Saturday, September 25, 2004. ...


Feature Animation closing   Jan 12, 2004
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that they will close the feature-animation studio in Orlando, Florida. Around 300 jobs will be affected by the closure.

The closure is understood t...


Big changes coming to the Animation tour   Sep 09, 2003
The Animation Tour is set to close at the end of September (reopening in November 2003) for some significant changes to the tour, and general rehab work on the building. The new tour will begin by vis...


Animation Tour expansion   Apr 16, 2003
With the closure of the Florida Animation group, the studios are left with a large building attached to the existing animation tour that previously held 300+ animators. This building is now being conv...