Pixar at WDW

[Cheesecake]

We are going to WDW for the first time in May. Our 4 year old daughter is much more into Pixar Movies than Princesses. I know they have Toy Story stuff at Disney but what about other Pixar movies? Her favourites are UP! Wall.e and Monsters Inc.

Thanks!

 

[dl0015]

She should be able to see all her favorites...

 

[design_mom]

There's a notice on the front page of this board that says the last day for UP character appearances is May 1. I am sorry you're going to miss it. My 5yo is much more into Pixar than princesses, too... and she enjoyed meeting Carl, Russell and Doug. She was disappointed that Kevin wasn't there, but when we looked at the photos we took Kevin was peeking in from the corner! That's a fun memory.

Make sure that DHS is on your itinerary. We found the most non-Toy Story Pixar characters there. We saw the UP characters and the Incredibles characters in the Animation building. I think Sully and Mike Wazowski appear regularly at a different place in DHS. DHS's afternoon parade features *lots* of Pixar Characters. And, of course DHS has Toy Story Midway Mania. (Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and Monsters Inc Laugh floor are both in Magic Kingdom. They also used to have a "Woody's Roundup" street show that had Woody and Jessie in it. I don't know if that's still going though.)

Good luck and enjoy your trip!

 

[pixarmom]

Yay! We love Pixar (as my screen name suggests!) First, the meet and greets at DHS are wonderful. It's not like a hit-or-miss thing - they are in their own themed areas at definite times, and we've never experienced long waits for them. You can check this website before your trip to get a good idea of the times:

http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/st/st.htm

Monsters, Incredibles, Cars and Buzz/Woody have their own spots at DHS, but Green Army Men were out and about last month in front of Toy Story Mania. Speaking of TSM, our strategy was to arrive at DHS at rope drop, go as fast as possible to TSM and get in the standby line and ride. On the way out, we grabbed FPs for our pre-schooler and one adult (our older boys save their FPs for ToT and RnR.)

We are thrilled about Lotso appearing at DHS starting in May. Our pre-schooler has been following all the new TS3 characters and loves "Huggy Bear," as he calls him.

The Block Party Bash at DHS is usually at 3pm - it's a fun parade/show and our pre-schooler absolutely loves it! Toy Story, Bugs Life, Monsters, Inc. and Incredibles - but no Wall-E or Up! - sorry!

At MK, we've seen Woody and Jessie near Splash Mountain, but it was a random appearance. Buzz Lightyear sometimes appears near the Buzz Lightyear ride. We've always had a very easy time getting on Buzz Lightyear at rope drop, and then FPs continue to be available throughout the day.

Unfortunately, as the previous poster said, the UP! characters are leaving. And Wall-E is very absent.

Great to hear from a fellow pixar mom - have a great trip, and let us know if you have more questions!!!

ETA: There must be more of us out there! Our youngest looks at the TS3 website everyday. He can tell you it's "in theaters June 18." He knows all the new characters. He routinely talks about TSM. We even have to watch the 360 view of each of the characters on the Toy Story website - and then he turns around with the same pose as each character! Anyone else?? Maybe not.