Animation Academy
| Animation Academy | |
|---|---|
 Disney Animation building at Disney California Adventure in 2008.
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| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Area | Animation Courtyard (The Magic of Disney Animation) |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 1, 1989 |
| Closing date | July 12, 2015 |
| Replaced by | Star Wars Launch Bay |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | Disney Drawing Class |
| Area | World Bazzar (The Disney Gallery) |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Closing date | September 30, 2016 |
| Replaced by | Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique |
| DisneyQuest | |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 9, 1998 |
| Closing date | July 3, 2017 |
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | Hollywood Land (Disney Animation) |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | February 8, 2001 |
| Walt Disney Studios Park | |
| Area | Animation Courtyard |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 16, 2002 |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Area | Main Street, U.S.A. (Art of Animation) |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 14, 2007 |
| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Name | Marvel Comic Academy |
| Area | Gardens of Imagination |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| Disney's Animal Kingdom | |
| Name | The Animation Experience at Conservation Station |
| Area | Rafiki's Planet Watch |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 11, 2019 |
| Epcot | |
| Area | World Discovery (Play! Pavilion) |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2024 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Animation class |
| Theme | Disney Animation |
| Duration | 25–30 minutes |
Animation Academy is an attraction at Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Park, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney's Animal Kingdom and Epcot. The same attraction formerly existed in Disney's Hollywood Studios, and DisneyQuest, which closed in 2017.
Tokyo Disneyland also features an almost identical attraction, named simply Disney Drawing Class, within The Disney Gallery in World Bazaar. The attraction was closed permanently on September 30, 2016, to make way for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
In Shanghai Disneyland's Marvel Universe, a similar attraction called Marvel Comic Academy is operating. This attraction features Marvel Comic's characters instead of Disney movies characters.
At Disney's Animal Kingdom, The Animation Experience at Conservation Station opened within Rafiki's Planet Watch on July 11, 2019, and its drawing classes feature popular Disney animals.
The Epcot version will open in Play! Pavilion in 2024 with Edna Mode from The Incredibles making appearances and teaching guests how to draw different Disney characters.
Summary
The attraction opened together with DisneyQuest in Walt Disney World in 1998. It was also added to Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure. It can be found within Art of Disney Animation at Walt Disney Studios Park. The attraction opened at Hong Kong Disneyland on July 14, 2007 and is located adjacent to the Opera House in Main Street, U.S.A.
The attraction itself is a drawing session with a Disney animator who teaches guests to draw a Disney character. Guests may take their own artwork home if they want after the drawing session.