Olaf draws a new home for animation at Walt Disney World

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Animated shorts paved the way for feature animation, a music company, live-action features, television specials, theme parks, cruise lines, and now streaming services.

The theme parks may now be DisneyÃ¯Â¿Â½s current cash cow, but animation will always be the cornerstone of its flywheel.

ItÃ¯Â¿Â½s a no-brainer, then, to have animation activities featured in the theme parks to pay tribute to this legacy and inspire the next generation of animators.

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Animated shorts paved the way for feature animation, a music company, live-action features, television specials, theme parks, cruise lines, and now streaming services. The theme parks may now be DisneyÃ¯Â¿Â½s current cash cow, but animation will always be the cornerstone of its flywheel. ItÃ¯Â¿Â½s a no-brainer, then, to have animation activities featured in the theme parks to pay tribute to this legacy and inspire the next generation of animators.

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Entrance to Ã¯Â¿Â½Olaf Draws!Ã¯Â¿Â½ Ã¯Â¿Â½Olaf Draws!Ã¯Â¿Â½ is the new interactive sketching show inside The Magic of Disney Animation.
After the revamp of Conservation Station to home Ã¯Â¿Â½BlueyÃ¯Â¿Â½s Wild World,Ã¯Â¿Â½ the Walt Disney World parks have been absent an animation experience.
That is, until the opening of The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
This new experience marries both foundational components, animation and storytelling, of the studio that was Ã¯Â¿Â½all started by a Mouse.Ã¯Â¿Â½ But in this case it all starts with a snowman.

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Animated storytelling is the foundation of The Walt Disney Company.

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