The Magic of Disney Animation

Pros: A great tour!
Cons: Can be boring for younger children.

The Magic of Disney Animation is located in the Animation Courtyard, located right behind "Voyage of the Little Mermaid." A great way to take advantages of this tour is to make sure you go on a WEEK day too see the...

Pros: information on how Disney characters evolve, interactive stations, displays on recent Disney movies
Cons: artist areas rarely manned, Ratatouille clip assumes movie hasn't been released yet

Taking individual pictures and somehow turning them into living, breathing, walking characters with personality and warts is indeed a magical thing. These days most of that magic happens on computers rather than through creating individual hand drawn and ...

Pros: Great for all ages
Cons: not much meat to the tour

I recently completed a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. I stayed off-site with a friend (at no cost). I visited all the (non-water) parks but took no children with me. All of my Disney World reviews will be written from this perspective....

Pros: catch it on a weekday.
Cons: not interesting for very young children.

We just got back from the world and we took the animation tour on a Saturday night at 8pm. We were a little disappointed that there was absolutely nothing going on in the animation studios. The lights were even off in most of the studio. It would have...

Pros: It is the BEST tour one could take in ALL of Walt Disney World!
Cons: Duh...hello...read the epinion...there are NONE!

Oh MY GOODNESS! I can't believe ANYONE would EVER put this tour down!!! I have a great passion for this tour like you all would not believe. The main reason is that my major is Computer Animation, with the dream that someday I, too, may...

Pros: upcoming projects, production of animation, character development info
Cons: Not the full experience when animators aren't there

Time of Visit : Last tour of the day in November 2000. This was lucky of me to visit. I had to decide whether to try and get on Tower of Terror or Rock and Rollercoaster one more time, or see participate in this tour which, in my previous 8 trips, had...

Pros: great tour for one-timers and the feeding of the curiousity of animation
Cons: don't bother going on weekends

I went to MGM when it first opened in the early 1990's. It was great - rides and attractions all about movies, and the working animation studio of Disney as one of these attractions. I really enjoyed the entertaining explanation that was given in the...

Pros: You get a sneak peek at upcoming movies
Cons: If you visit on a weekend, you will not get to see any animators-at-work

The Magic of Disney Animation takes you “behind the scenes” to see how Disney animation is made. There is a medium amount of walking to be done, and the tour begins and ends in an auditorium. On the tour, you get the opportunity to view storyboards, ...

Pros: informative, funny movie
Cons: nothing to see if you go on weekend or after working hours

This tour CAN be great. It starts out with a little movie staring Water Concrite and Robin Williams. They set up the tour by telling you that you are going to see how a Disney animated film is made. The film is quite funny. You then go into a room and...