Ink and Paint in the Parks

A photo blog showcasing all the ways Walt Disney World and other Central Florida theme parks celebrate animation!

Run by @EssAeEm.

[The Walt Disney Family Museum @WDFMuseum]

On this date 112 years ago, Disney Legend Ward Kimball was born. Kimball, along with Disney Legends Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, Ken O'Connor, and Marc Davis would "cement their place" in theme park history at the opening of Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park on May 1, 1989. 📽️🎞️

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Opinion: Walt Disney World Needs A Second Muppets Attraction at Hollywood Studios
https://t.co/AiwRaF6VCS

[Boardwalk Times @BoardwalkTimes]

Inside The Magic of Disney Animation, there will be a meet and greet area called "Off the Page!"

You'll be able to meet characters across six unique departments from the animation studio:

Story
Layout
Hand-Drawn Animation
Computer Animation
Lighting
Effects

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Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse!

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Starting today at Walt Disney Presents at Hollywood Studios:

🎬 Exhibit featuring props and costumes from holiday film favorites like "the Santa Clause" and "The Muppets Christmas Carol"

❄️ Now Snowing: Holiday Shorts

[Boardwalk Times @BoardwalkTimes]

Dan Abraham, co-director of ONCE UPON A STUDIO, is helping with The Magic of Disney Animation attraction that is coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios next year.

"If you had told me 30 years ago, when I worked in this park as a kid, that I would be returning one day to help create an attraction that was based on a short I directed, I think my brain would have exploded. I couldn’t think of a bigger honor than getting to work with these incredible Imagineers."

[LaughingPlace.com @laughingplace]

Video: Head to Rafiki's Planet Watch with us to learn how to draw a fan-favorite #Zootopia character!
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[Attractions Magazine @Attractions]

NEWS: Disney published a 9-page "Zootopia: Better Zoogether!" fun guide PDF with behind-the-scenes trivia about the new attraction and a guide for finding animals from Zootopia within Animal Kingdom.

Here it is: https://t.co/jeqP8s6rR1

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Miguel from Pixar's 'Coco' leads the way during the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. #DiaDeLosMuertos

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One Day until Halloween! It looks like Huey (or is it Dewey or Louie?) is getting a head start on trick-or-treating in the window of the Main Street Confectionery at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

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Four Days until Halloween! This Mickey Pumpkin wishes you a Happy Halloweek!

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Paper advertisement for Mickey’s Birthdayland (1988-1990) at the Magic Kingdom.

This land was rebranded to Mickey’s Starland (1990-1995), Mickey’s Toyland (1995-1996), Mickey’s Toontown Fair (1996-2011), and was finally reimagined as Storybook Circus in 2012.

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Six Days until Halloween! Love these pumpkin versions of WALL-E and EVE, which you can currently spot at EPCOT as part of the park's annual Pluto's Pumpkin Pursuit scavenger hunt!

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You just had to be there

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Farewell to the Disney's Hollywood Studios arch, which was torn down over the weekend as part of the park's transformation of Animation Courtyard. Here's a #throwback to one of my favorite photos that I took of the arch, which showcases how it looked prior to its 2019 makeover.

[Drew Smith @DrewDisneyDude]

Remy’s Rata-2D Adventure

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Psssst! Here's a first look at some special fur-iends appearing in Zootopia: Better Zoogether! — the new 4D show coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on November 7th.

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Happy 102nd Anniversary to The Walt Disney Company, originally founded as The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on this date in 1923! This Dumbo ride vehicle is among the many pieces of Disney history on display inside the Walt Disney Presents exhibit at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

[Boardwalk Times @BoardwalkTimes]

ONCE UPON A STUDIO was released two years ago today.

Next year, an experience inspired by ONCE UPON A STUDIO called THE MAGIC OF DISNEY ANIMATION will open at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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The Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade at Magic Kingdom may not be a long parade, but it really packs a ton of beloved characters onto its two floats. #WaltDisneyWorld