Animation Courtyard

The Animation Courtyard is a themed land at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. This section of the park originally was the starting point for the tours of the park's active production studios. The entrance is marked with a squared "studio arch", much like a real Hollywood studio lot entrance marked. The Animation Courtyard is a home to a number of attractions based on Disney characters of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The Magic of Disney Animation is an attraction that examines the development process of an animated character. It also includes interactive games and exhibits, along with meet-and-greet areas for Disney and Pixar characters.

The Courtyard section also hosts two live shows, Disney Junior - Live on Stage! (formerly Playhouse Disney Live on Stage!), which entertains guests with puppet characters from the shows of Disney Junior, a block of programming on Disney Channel, including Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, and Sofia the First. Across the plaza is Voyage of the Little Mermaid, a show based on the 1989 Disney animated feature film The Little Mermaid, which features glow-in-the-dark puppets, lasers, music, projectors, human actors, and water effects to re-create favorite scenes and songs from the film.

Mickey Avenue

Mickey Avenue, a sub-section of Animation Courtyard, is home to a walk-through exhibit called Walt Disney Presents, which explores the life and legacy of Walt Disney through photos, models, rare artifacts, and a short biographical film narrated by actress Julie Andrews.

Attractions

Current

• Disney Junior Play & Dance!
• Walt Disney Presents
• Star Wars Launch Bay

Former

• Here Come the Muppets (replaced by Voyage of the Little Mermaid)
• The Magic of Disney Animation (replaced by Star Wars Launch Bay)
• Disney Junior - Live on Stage! (replaced by Disney Junior Dance Party!)
• Disney Junior Dance Party! (replaced by Disney Junior Play & Dance!)
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid

Shopping

• Animation Gallery
• In Character-Disney's Costume Shop
• The Studio Store

Trivia

• This is the only themed land in Disney's Hollywood Studios not to have any restaurants, due to its small size.

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Hollywood Boulevard Citizens of Hollywood • Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway Echo Lake Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza • For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration • Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple • Star Tours: The Adventures Continue • Vacation Fun Grand Avenue Muppet*Vision 3D Animation Courtyard Star Wars Launch Bay • Walt Disney Presents • Disney Junior Play & Dance! Sunset Boulevard Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy • Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Toy Story Land Alien Swirling Saucers • Slinky Dog Dash • Toy Story Midway Mania! Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Current Entertainment Fantasmic! • Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Seasonal: Unleash the Villains • Rockin' Fourth of July Celebration • Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Former Attractions and Entertainment The Great Movie Ride • The Magic of Disney Animation • Sorcery in the Sky • Aladdin's Royal Caravan • The Sorcerer's Hat • Mulan Parade • Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away • Here Come the Muppets • Disney Junior - Live on Stage! • The American Idol Experience • Star Tours • Star Wars: Path of the Jedi • Monster Sound Show • Sounds Dangerous! • Jedi Training Sign Up • Muppets Courtyard • Streets of America (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure • Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show • Studio Backlot Tour) • Hercules "Zero to Hero" Victory Parade • Disney Junior Dance Party! • Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage • Voyage of the Little Mermaid • Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! Seasonal: Disney Movie Magic • Wonderful World of Animation • Disney Society Orchestra and Friends Resorts Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (Opening in 2021)