Walt Disney Presents (attraction)

Walt Disney Presents
Entrance to gallery
Disney's Hollywood Studios
AreaAnimation Courtyard (2001–2025)
The Walt Disney Studios (2026)
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 1, 2001[1]
Ride statistics
Attraction typeInteractive gallery and short film
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeLegacy of Walt Disney
NarratorMichael Eisner (2001–05)
Julie Andrews (2005–present)
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

Walt Disney Presents is an interactive gallery exhibit located in Animation Courtyard at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The gallery opened on October 1, 2001, on the 30th anniversary of Walt Disney World and as part of the 100 Years of Magic celebration, commemorating what would have been Walt Disney's 100th birthday.[1] The gallery features memorabilia from the Disney archives, including artifacts from Walt Disney's life and from the history of his namesake company, from his birth in 1901 through the company's vision for the future.

Inside the attraction, The Walt Disney Theater features a 15-minute short film of Walt Disney's life, titled Walt Disney: One Man's Dream, that explores the hardships he overcame, as well as previously unseen footage, including the creation of Mickey Mouse. The short film was originally narrated by Michael Eisner. Julie Andrews later became the narrator after Eisner's exit as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.[1] The short film will occasionally be preempted, and the theater will instead showcase sneak peeks of upcoming Disney film releases.

Among the artifacts on permanent display are a model of Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., the 1955 Academy Award for Best Special Effects for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the original Abraham Lincoln audio-animatronic from Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and a model of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

The gallery has additionally featured then-upcoming attractions to Disney's Hollywood Studios, including a full model of Toy Story Land, a model of a building for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and artwork for Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway.[2] It currently features upcoming Disney World attractions and projects, including a full model of the Monsters, Inc.-themed suspended roller coaster and artwork for Monstropolis at Disney's Hollywood Studios, a model of the Tropical Americas land at Disney's Animal Kingdom and a model of Piston Peak National Park at Magic Kingdom's Frontierland.[3]

In July 2025, it was announced the attraction will set to become part of Mickey Avenue in a new land, The Walt Disney Studios, since Animation Courtyard was being permanently closed on September 25, 2025.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream". AllEars.net. R.Y.I. Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer (August 11, 2017). "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge & Toy Story Land Models on Display Soon at Disney's Hollywood Studios". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Ace, Shannen (2025-10-10). "Preview Center of Monsters Inc. Coaster, Cars Land, and Animal Kingdom Tropical Americas Now Open at Walt Disney World". WDW News Today. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  4. ^ Ace, Shannen (2025-07-22). "BREAKING: Magic of Disney Animation Returning to Disney's Hollywood Studios in ALL-NEW Attraction - WDWNT". WDW News Today. Retrieved 2025-07-22.

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