Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering published a video walkthrough on Thursday, Sept. 3, that showcases the Animator’s Office and calls out dozens of deliberate props and hidden Easter eggs.
- The centerpiece desk was salvaged from the original Animation Academy at Hollywood Studios and sits alongside studio items such as a Burbank feature-animation building model, a Rabbit Rabbit newsletter, production wardrobe pieces, and film-specific props.
- Imagineering used photos of real animators’ desks at Walt Disney Animation in Burbank to shape a lived-in look so the room reads like an actual artist workspace rather than a staged set.
- The Animator’s Office is one element of The Magic of Disney Animation, which is scheduled to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Sept. 14 and will include Olaf Draws!, Off the Page! character meets, Drawn to Wonderland, and the Once Upon a Studio Theater.
- By preserving studio artifacts and packing the room with discoverable details, the space links Florida and Burbank animation history and sets up repeat visits by fans who hunt for small, context-rich mementos.