The Magic of Disney Animation Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Addicted to the Mouse: Disney Podcast | Disney World, Universal, & Cruise Vacation Planning
Dan and Leslie Lowry
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On today’s Disney podcast, we’re diving deep into everything coming to the reimagination of Animation Courtyard in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As Disney World transforms this area into The Walt Disney Studios (themed to the actual studios out in Burbank, CA), guests will have a ton of new offerings to experience. From learning to animate with Olaf and getting the opportunity for a ton of new meet and greets with your favorite characters, to a new play area and yes…Mickey’s iconic Sorcerer’s Hat is making a comeback! When will we all get to experience this new area in Hollywood Studios? Late Summer 2026…Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | I am so excited to talk all about the newest themed land coming to Walt Disney World. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello and welcome to Addict of the Mouse. |
| 0:07.1 | Today is Wednesday, February 25th. |
| 0:09.0 | You're listed to episode number 775. |
| 0:11.4 | And today we're talking about the thing that's replacing animation courtyard in Hollywood Studios. |
| 0:17.0 | That is the Walt Disney Studios with the magic of Disney Animation. |
| 0:36.8 | Hey everybody, Dan and Leslie here. |
| 0:38.4 | Thanks for joining us today. |
| 0:39.6 | I am so excited for this location. |
| 0:42.7 | Like it just, whenever they first announced it, I thought, okay, that's kind of a cool concept. |
| 0:47.4 | But now that they've given us a little bit more, I think it's going to be a really neat area for Hollywood Studios. |
| 0:52.1 | I really do. |
| 0:53.3 | It felt like I really liked that |
| 0:55.5 | arch going into the animation courtyard, but outside of that, like once you pass through it, |
| 1:00.7 | it was really kind of sad, the last few years especially, basically just since COVID, |
| 1:05.8 | like since the reopening since COVID, but we'll get all into that here in a few minutes. |
| 1:10.7 | What do we have in terms |
| 1:12.6 | of do we have a review or any sort of news? Yeah, a little bit of both. So this is from Lindsay P. |
| 1:19.6 | 26. It's titled Family Friendly and Fun. And it says, I've been listening to Addicted |
| 1:24.0 | to the Mouse for about two years now and look forward to each episode. It keeps me excited and in the loop in between our yearly visits and I love that it's family |
| 1:30.9 | friendly. Although my children may not always be interested in the content, I love knowing I can play |
| 1:35.4 | it in the car on the way to activities and in our home while I clean and it will be appropriate |
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