Olaf Draws! — Ride History — Theme Park Patch Notes

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2026
Featured Arc · 3 chapters
The Animation Experience → Olaf Draws!
Jul 11 – May 28 · ~7 yr

An instructor-led drawing class relocates from Animal Kingdom to Hollywood Studios with a new Olaf animatronic and reimagined format.
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  Jul 11, 2019New
  
  Opened as The Animation Experience at Conservation Station in Rafiki's Planet Watch, Disney's Animal Kingdom — a roughly 20-minute instructor-led (Disney Character Artist) drawing class debuting with a rotating Lion King character slate (Simba, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, and more).
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2. 2
  
  Feb 23, 2026Refurbishment
  
  Ceased operations permanently at Disney's Animal Kingdom when Conservation Station in Rafiki's Planet Watch closed for redevelopment into Bluey's Wild World, which opened on May 26, 2026.
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3. 3
  
  May 28, 2026Update
  
  Announced to return at Disney's Hollywood Studios — reimagined as "Olaf Draws!", a drawing class led by an all-new Olaf Audio-Animatronics figure who teaches character drawing — inside the new The Magic of Disney Animation pavilion (the former Star Wars: Launch Bay space), targeting a late-summer 2026 opening. It succeeds the instructor-led drawing class relocated from Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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That's every change on the record on Olaf Draws! since 2019.

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Questions & answers

When did Olaf Draws! open?

Per the documented record, Olaf Draws! at Hollywood Studios opened on Jul 11, 2019.

When did Olaf Draws! last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Olaf Draws! is dated Feb 23, 2026: Ceased operations permanently at Disney's Animal Kingdom when Conservation Station in Rafiki's Planet Watch closed for redevelopment into Bluey's Wild World, which opened on May 26, 2026.

What changed recently on Olaf Draws!?

The latest documented change (documented May 28, 2026): Announced to return at Disney's Hollywood Studios — reimagined as "Olaf Draws!", a drawing class led by an all-new Olaf Audio-Animatronics figure who teaches character drawing — inside the new The Magic of Disney Animation pavilion (the former Star Wars: Launch Bay space), targeting a late-summer 2026 opening. It succeeds the instructor-led drawing class relocated from Disney's Animal Kingdom.

How many changes are on record for Olaf Draws!?

3 documented changes, dating back to 2019 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.

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