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The Magic of Disney Animation

Hollywood Studios · Walt Disney World

↩ On the former site of Star Wars Launch Bay

Ride · opened 1989 · Hollywood Studios · 3 changes on record

Biggest recent change: Announced to return to Disney's Hollywood Studios after 11 years — a new animation pavilion, modeled on the Roy E. Disney Animation Building and inspired by the Emmy Award-winning short 'Once Upon a Studio', housing Once Upon a Studio Theater, Olaf Draws!, Off the Page!, Drawn to Wonderland, and an Enchanted Art Gallery. It takes over the former Star Wars: Launch Bay space, targeting a late-summer 2026 opening. (May 28, 2026)

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Olaf Draws!May 28, 2026Once Upon a Studio TheaterMay 28, 2026Off the Page!May 28, 2026Drawn to WonderlandMay 28, 2026

Questions & answers

When did The Magic of Disney Animation open?

Per the documented record, The Magic of Disney Animation at Hollywood Studios opened on May 1, 1989.

When did The Magic of Disney Animation last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Magic of Disney Animation is dated Jul 12, 2015: The original The Magic of Disney Animation — a walk-through attraction and working animation studio that had operated since the park opened — closed permanently. The space was redeveloped into Star Wars: Launch Bay, which opened that December.

What changed recently on The Magic of Disney Animation?

The latest documented change (documented May 28, 2026): Announced to return to Disney's Hollywood Studios after 11 years — a new animation pavilion, modeled on the Roy E. Disney Animation Building and inspired by the Emmy Award-winning short 'Once Upon a Studio', housing Once Upon a Studio Theater, Olaf Draws!, Off the Page!, Drawn to Wonderland, and an Enchanted Art Gallery. It takes over the former Star Wars: Launch Bay space, targeting a late-summer 2026 opening.

How many changes are on record for The Magic of Disney Animation?

3 documented changes, dating back to 1989 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.

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