NEWS: Wonderful World of Animation illuminates the night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The show lives up to its name and is an 11-minute walk through Disney animation history and its present hits, including Pixar. There’s no way to fit it all into that sort time frame, but it felt like they got most of it.

Like other digital projection shows at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the best view is close enough to the Chinese Theatre where you can make out the detail and far enough away where you can absorb some of the scope. So, somewhere in the central stage plaza is good.

But a show like this really invites multiple viewings as the ‘wings’ of the show on the buildings to either side of the Chinese theater is often where the action is. This loving tribute to Disney’s rich history of animation is a perfect fit for Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

Here are a few photos highlights from the show last night to give you a flavor of what to expect.

The show starts with a call back to an early Mickey Mouse short that featured the Chinese Theater

Sorcerer Mickey really gets things started

Queen Elsa makes an early appearance to cool things down

Villains get their spot to shine, including some rare ones

It’s all about the mouse, or in this case mice

The show ends as it should with the start of it all Mickey Mouse!

The show will run nightly ahead of the Star Wars Galactic Spectacular digital projection and fireworks show. Be sure to stick around for that one too.

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NEWS: Wonderful World of Animation illuminates the night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios