Disney World and Disneyland Pin Previews from Reflections of Evil Trading Event

The 2014 Walt Disney World pin and Vinylmation trading event was held at Epcot from September 13-15, 2013 and many upcoming 2013 and 2014 pins were previewed. We have a photo of each and every pin from the preview boards and the pin presentation slide show to share with you, so let’s take a look

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These pins will be released at the Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort
Aulani Resort
Castaway Cay 5K DCL

 

Vinylmation Classic Collection 6 pin set with Mystery pins

 

Celebrating Nightmare Before Christmas’s 20 years

 

Frozen 4 pin set featuring Ana, Elsa, Olaf and Castle

 

D-Tour merchandise series 7 pin collection

 

Mystery pin pouches with 5 random pins based on Christmas Ear Hat Ornaments

 

Magical Mystery Pin Series 6

 

Turkey Leg!… don’t you wish it was scratch and sniff?

 

Frozen Ana and Elsa

 

Jessica Rabbit

 

Nightmare Before Christmas Rail Road Mystery Pin Collection

 

Nightmare Before Christmas Rail Road Mystery Pin Collection Framed Set (LE 200, 10/3, $200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vinylmation Beauty and the Beast 6 Pin Set with Mystery Pins

 

2014 Mystery Pin Collection

 

Valentine’s Day 2014 Jessica and Roger

 

Dated 2014 Pin Collection

 

2014 Aulani

 

2014 DCL

 

2014 Castaway Cay
 
Limited Edition Shared
Friday the 13th Jack Skellington and Octoberfest 2013 hinged pins

 

October Poster Art Pin

 

Veteran’s Day 2013

 

November Poster Art Pin

 

2013 Festival of the Masters

 

Thor “The Dark World” Movie

 

Thor “The Dark World” Movie (open)

 

Steamboat Willie 85th Anniversary

 

Walt Disney Day 2013

 

Frozen Opening Day
 
Limited Edition Walt Disney World
 
Food and Wine Festival 4 pin set

 

Food and Wine Festival LR Cranberry Bog, LE Micky, LE Figment LE AP Be Our Guest

 

October Good Luck / Bad Luck Jack Skellington (Bad)

 

October Good Luck / Bad Luck Jack Skellington (Good)

 

2013 WDW Icons Jumbo

 

World of Magic AP Quarterly Pin Series

 

WDW Train Pocket Watch Series – Donald (open)

 

WDW Train Pocket Watch Series – Donald (closed)

 

WDW Pin Trading Night Pin – Walt Disney (color side)

 

WDW Pin Trading Night Pin – Walt Disney (black and white side)

 

November Good Luck / Bad Luck Belle (Good)

 

November Good Luck / Bad Luck Belle (Bad)

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Box

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Iron Man

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Captain America

 

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Thor

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Hawkeye

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Black Widdow

 

Avengers Monorail LR Mystery Pin Collection Hulk

 

Magical Manifestations – Maleficent (closed)

 

Magical Manifestations – Maleficent (open)

 

WDW Pirates of the Caribbean 40th (closed)

 

WDW Pirates of the Caribbean 40th (open)

 

December Good Luck / Bad Luck Rapunzel (Good)

 

December Good Luck / Bad Luck Rapunzel (Bad)
 
Limited Edition Disneyland
 
DLR Trade Night – Hatbox Ghost

 

2013 DLR Icons Jumbo

 

A Piece of Disneyland History – Pinocchio’s Daring Journey

 

World of Color LR Mystery Pin Collection

 

Window to the Magic Monthly Pin – Jack Skellington

 

Movie Milestones – Toy Story

 

A Piece of Disneyland History – Muppet Vision 3D

 

Window to the Magic Monthly Pin – Rapunzel

 

A Piece of Disneyland History – Snow White’s Scary Adventures

 

Window to the Magic Monthly Pin – Sleeping Beauty
 
Christmas & Holiday Shared
 
Thanksgiving 2013 – Stitch

 

2013 Cars Christmas – Mater

 

Christmas Light Bulb

 

2013 Hanukkah – Chip ‘n Dale

 

2013 Christmas – Vero Beach Resort

 

2013 Mele Kalikimaka

 

Christmas Lights Mystery Collection with Chasers

 

Nightmare Before Christmas Countdown till Christmas Pin

 

2013 Happy Hanukkah

 

DCL 2013 Christmas

 

2013 Winter

 

Merry Mistletoe – Mickey and Minnie

 

Merry Mistletoe – Roger and Jessica

 

Merry Christmas Day Pin
 
Christmas & Holiday Walt Disney World
 
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Mickey and Minnie Snowman

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Chip ‘n Dale

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Duffy

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Donald

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Toy Soldier

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Snowglobes – Gingerbread Castle (completer)

 

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas Parade Completer Pin

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party AP Grumpy

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Animal Kingdom Lodge, Beach Club, Grand Floridian

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: All-Star, Yacht Club, Boardwalk

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Old Key West, Fort Wilderness, Hilton Head Island

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Wilderness Lodge, Art of Animation, Saratoga Springs

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Contemporary, Coronado, Aulani

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Caribbean, Polynesian, Pop Century

 

2013 Christmas Disney Resorts: Port Orleans

 

Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights – Mickey and Minnie

 

Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights – Donald, Chip ‘n Dale

 

Epcot Holidays Around the World 20th Anniversary – Figment

 

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

 

Contemporary Resort Gingerbread House

 

Boardwalk Gingerbread House

 

Epcot Holidays Around the World Candlelight Processional 20th Anniversary – Chip ‘n Dale

 

Epcot Holidays Around the World 20th Anniversary – DVC Pluto

 

Epcot Holidays Around the World 20th Anniversary – AP Mickey
 
Christmas & Holiday Disneyland
 
2013 Disneyland Resorts: Disneyland Hotel

 

2013 Disneyland Resorts: Paradise Pier Hotel

 

2013 Disneyland Resort: Grand Californian

 

Haunted Mansion Holidy

 

Cars Land Christmas – Lightning

 

Cars Land Christmas – Luigi and Guido

 

Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread House

 

It’s a Small World Holidays 2013

 

2013 Disneyland Candlelight Processional

 

Disneyland Cars Land Happy New Gear
 
D23 Park Exclusives for 2014
 
D23 Exclusive Walt Disney Stained Glass Hinged Pin (open)

 

D23 Exclusive Walt Disney Stained Glass Hinged Pin (closed)

 

D23 Exclusive Walt Disney Stained Glass Hinged Pin (open)

 

 D23 Exclusive Walt Disney Stained Glass Hinged Pin (closed)
 
Disney Vacation Club
 

 

 

 

 

 

DVC Suitcase Series – Pluto (closed)

 

DVC Suitcase Series – Pluto (open)
 
Disney Visa Card
 

 

 
Disneyland Annual Passholder
 
Disneyland AP Cars Land Christmas Ornament and Pin Set

 

Disneyland AP Ticket to Tour – Chip ‘n Dale

 

Disneyland AP Mickey’s Halloween Party 2013

 

 

Disneyland AP 2014 Hanging Out at Disneyland Set

 

 

Disneyland AP 2014 Bi-Monthly Hanging Out at Disneyland

 

Disneyland AP 2014 Bi-Monthly Hanging Out at Disneyland
 
Slideshow from Pin Talk
 

 

 

Steamboat Willie, POTC 40th, Sword and the Stone spinner with various Merlins

 

Aulani Resort Exclusive Framed Pin Set

 

 

 

7 Pin Connecting Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Mystery Collection. 8th pin head-on with hinge motion to simulate the attraction vehicles.

 

Purchase with Purchase character anchors exclusive to DCL

 

 

Each suitcase pin hinges open to reveal character

 

Disneyland AP Bi-Monthly Series

 

WDW AP Parks Set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No word on how these will be sold. They are based on the meet and greet characters and signatures.

 

 

 

2014 Trading Night pin styles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No word on where or how these will be released

 

25 Years of Disney’s Hollywood Studios

 

Disneyland will get a park transforming themed trade event in 2014…

 

Aspects of the Disneyland Park will be themed to Nightmare Before Christmas for a Trade Event. They mentioned a snake overlay for the Monorail.

 

45th Anniversary of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion…

 

No preview of merchandise or dates, just the logos.

 

Next year’s WDW September Trade Event…

 

Imagination Gala… a celebration of award winning Disney movies, attractions, and more
 

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Princess Fairytale Hall Opens in New Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom

Princess Fairytale Hall finally opened to all guests in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom yesterday. The meet-and-greet is the second-to-last piece of the New Fantasyland expansion to open, leaving just the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train at this point. The meet and greet always hosts Cinderella and Rapunzel through two separate queues offering FastPass and FastPass+. Rapunzel and Cinderella will be joined daily by one visiting princess each, with the eventual plan being a pool consisting of Jasmine, Tiana, Snow White, Mulan, and Aurora for Disney to choose from. We take a look at Princess Fairytale Hall courtesy of WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty who provided pictures and video:

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The entrance

You can meet Rapunzel and a visiting princess…

Or Cinderella and a visiting princess

Standard FastPass available at Peter Pan’s Flight

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The two machines are labeled

These will go away once FastPass+ rolls out

Inside the queue for Princess Fairytale Hall

Symbols for each princess can be found around the Hall

In the main waiting area you’ll find Cinderella’s glass slipper

A really nice touch

In the meet and greet rooms you’ll find large paintings resembling backgrounds from the films

Rapunzel

Snow White was the visiting princess yesterday

A reference to Snow White’s Scary Adventures can be found in this open book

Returning outside, the stained-glass windows feature characters from Cinderella

FastPass+ is being offered

Cinderella

Another look at the Snow White book

Princess Aurora

We also have a short video of Princess Fairytale Hall to share with you:

Overall, Princess Fairytale Hall is nothing groundbreaking. It is another highly immersive, well-themed meet-and-greet experience and a fitting place after several non-permanant attempts to have a Princess-only meet-and-greet area at the Magic Kingdom. The Princesses needed a home and the Magic Kingdom finally has one for them. While it did replace an opening day attraction, let us not forget that a brand new Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs attraction is opening in just a few months. It will be interesting to see how often Disney rotates the visiting princesses and how the wait times vary for Princess Fairytale Hall and we will be watching that over the coming weeks.

So, what do you think of Princess Fairytale Hall?

Joe Hogarty’s 9/18/13 WDW (Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot) Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty Visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios last week and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

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Castle Dreamlights are already being installed

Princesses are gone from Town Square Theater, now it is just Mickey

Pluto has an umbrella!

As always, so does Mary Poppins

Moving over to Epcot

The new restrooms at the American Adventure have opened

A new water fountain was installed as well

The new restrooms are really nice

They have Dyson Airblades

Mirrors by the doorway

We can start to see Spice Road Table taking shape in Morocco

The restaurant has an interesting look

The new stage for Mo’ Rockin’

Pooh and Tigger meeting guests at International Gateway while their U.K. home is being refurbished

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Moving over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights is already being installed

Frozen billboards up in the Animation Courtyard

Banners are up for Toy Story of Terror in the Animation Courtyard

Another Frozen billboard on Mickey Avenue

Disney Confirms Disney Springs Expansion Parking Changes

If you’ve ever driven to the Walt Disney World, you know that having a car on property can be a double-edged sword. You have the freedom to leave the Parks when you want/need to go, but you are also dealing with parking costs and issues. I can’t think of a more difficult parking lot to navigate on property than the ones at Downtown Disney.

With the exciting Disney Springs expansion coming over the next few years and construction already starting, many guests have questions about the new parking situation at Downtown Disney. The best part is that even MORE parking spots are coming and parking will continue to be complimentary.

Construction has started on the first of two multi-level parking garages. The first will be located near the AMC Theatres and Splitsville Luxury Lanes; this garage is expected to be completed in October 2014. The second garage will be located near the World of Disney store, and is set to open in 2016. There will continue to be surface parking spots in addition to the two parking garages.

Meanwhile, if you are planning on visiting Walt Disney World and Downtown Disney any time soon, there are some parking tips for your upcoming trip:

  • Let Disney do the driving. Even if you have driven to your chosen Resort, take the complimentary Disney buses to and from Downtown Disney.
  • If you are dining at Downtown Disney, or catching Cirque Du Soleil, be sure to arrive early to your reservation. Plan on arriving 60 minutes prior to your reservation.
  • If you DO drive, here are some tricks to parking your vehicle:
  1. There is additional parking across the street from Downtown Disney, which are open Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. These spaces are near the SunTrust and Casting buildings (see the map below). Be sure to use the signal lights and crosswalks when crossing to the Downtown Disney area.
  2. Guests can also use the Team Disney parking lot. There will be a complimentary shuttle with direct service to and from Downtown Disney’s West Side, or you can walk the short distance to your destination.
  3. To get between the West Side, Pleasure Island, and the Marketplace, you can use the Boat Transportation to get from one end of Downtown Disney to the other.
  4. If you are not sure of where to park, ask a Cast Member. They can direct you to the best available parking options.

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Downtown Disney’s “Foodtopia” Set to Premiere October 1st

During the month of October, Downtown Disney will be hosting “Foodtopia,” an event that will showcase the myriad of dining choices for the Disney Foodies out there. From the roasted chicken at Bongo’s Cuban Cafe, to the shrimp and grits and the House of Blues, to the milk-braised pork shoulder with garlic smashed potatoes, foodies will be able to try them all.

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From October 1st – 31st, the Foodtopia event  will feature seven Downtown Disney restaurants, each restaurant will be serving a three-course dinner for $30, with a $60 option at Fulton’s Crab House (tax and gratuity extra). The seven restaurants featured are Bongos Cuban Cafe, House of Blues, Paradiso 37, Planet Hollywood, Portobello, Splitsville Luxury Lanes, and Wolfgang Puck Cafe.

During October, Foodtopia will be held every day of the week between 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.  But don’t head over without advance planning! You must make a reservation and payment at least 48 hours in advance for this event. Beginning September 28th, you can call 1-407-WDW-DINE to make reservations. And don’t wait — space is limited for this event.

Although Foodtopia cannot be combined with other promotions, you can combine Foodtopia and Cirque Du Soleil tickets! If you make a Foodtopia reservation, you will receive a 20% discount on the Cirque Du Soleil “La Nouba” tickets for everyone in your party.

Three courses and a non-alcoholic beverage for $30 — What a bargain! But what is included in these fabulous dinners? As an example, at the Wolfgang Puck Café, you can start with garlic and white bean hummus, a Caesar salad or butternut squash soup. Entrees include pesto chicken, crispy pork loin or spaghetti bolognese. Desserts feature key lime pie, carrot cake or a brownie sundae. Paradiso 37 is offering blackened mahi sliders, a hearty beef burrito or chicken enchiladas paired with a starter and dessert. At Planet Hollywood, their Celebrity BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger is on tap for an entrée, or lasagna or their Southwest Salad. Splitsville lets you choose from eight appetizers and ten entrées, with a brownie and ice cream for dessert. And that $60 menu at Fulton’s Crab House? It includes either shrimp cocktail, steamed clams and mussels or jumbo lump crab cake to start; a whole Rhode Island lobster, cioppino or filet mignon for an entrée, and a Tollhouse Cookie sundae, key lime pie or root beer float for dessert. .

Will you be attending the Foodtopia event? At which restaurant will you dine? Which menu sounds the most appetizing?

RUMOR: Disney and Warner Brothers to Bring “The Lord of the Rings” to Disney Parks

Yes, that’s right. It sounds like Disney and Warner Brothers have either signed or are very close to signing an agreement that will bring “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movie-inspired areas to the Disney Parks. This comes on the heels of rumors that it would be Universal that would acquire the theme parks rights several months ago.

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Disney began talking to executives at Warner Bros. about the idea late last year, and it seems now that Disney is looking to finalize or announce the deal in hopes of turning the tide in the Orlando theme park wars.

Rumor has it that Universal Orlando’s parks may show stronger attendance numbers in 2014 with the opening of a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter area, actually defeating Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. This has Disney frightened.

With already announced AVATAR inspired attractions going to Animal Kingdom in the not-so-distant future, Disney is rumored to be overhauling a planned expansion of Hollywood Studios focusing to focus Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. It would seem that any Cars Land additions planned for the park are now on hold or may never be built so that Disney could quickly move along with these other projects for the park, opening them between 2015 and 2018.

While we haven’t heard anything about what a Lord of the Rings-inspired area would include, it seems that an announcement from Disney might be imminent.

As with any rumor, you should take this with a grain of salt until it is actually announced. Things often change, especially when negotiations with other companies are involved, so who knows if this project will ever see the light of day. Until then, it sure is fun to think about…

What do you think? Would the Lord of the Rings be a good addition to Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

PHOTOS & VIDEO: New Minnie Mouse Meet & Greet at Studios Offers Fun References for Disney Fans

Very quietly over the last few weeks, a new meet and greet was constructed inside the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Eventually planned to be a FastPass+ only meet and greet experience, there is a new place to meet Minnie Mouse between the Mickey Mouse and Wreck-It Ralph meet and greets already located inside. Let’s take a look at this new location (previously just a bank of interactive game kiosks):

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The meet and greet is labeled as the Drawing Room

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Once in the queue, there are some framed pieces representing fictional films Minnie Mouse has been in and some props featuring some of her friends

Hollywood Brown Derby style caricatures on the wall

The movie posters are fantastic, we hope they will sell them in the stores at some point

Posters for Minnie Poppins, The Jungle Cruise, and Squakin’ In The Rain

The Jungle Cruise poster has nods to Imagineers Harper Goff and Bill Evans… it’s also playing at the Theater of the Stars

Interestingly, this is a Spanish poster

Some DuckTales characters referenced here

Casamousa…

A cool reference to Frank and Ollie, two of the Nine Old Men

More cariactures

My personal favorite is Mouse Pacific, featuring the Adventureland buildings and the Little Orange Bird

Some of the names referenced are a combination of Disney legends and Tiki Room bird names

Another neat poster

Minnie’s room is labeled as Dressing Room 2

The roof is gorgeous in the meet and greet

The carpet is great too

Some awesome blakc and white photos of Minnie Mouse around the room

The Golden Mickeys is a show on the Disney Cruise Line and at Hong Kong Disneyland, the date of the ceremony on the poster even marks the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland

Minnie has several Golden Mickeys and other awards on her shelves

The awards reference the films in the queue

Behind Minnie is jewelry and perfume

More awards

A scene from the Golden Mickeys

The backdrop is really nice

Here’s video of our experience meeting Minnie Mouse, including a surprise appearance by a very famous guest…

So, what do you think of Minnie’s new digs at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

Two More Floats Previewed for “Festival of Fantasy” Parade, “Celebrate a Dream Come True” Ends in January 2014

Walt Disney World announced a new daytime parade for the Magic Kingdom several months ago, but today they are previewing two more floats from the parade:

JEP695438SMALLAriel will sit on a large music box float to the tunes of Under the Sea

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Merida from Brave and her bear-brothers will travel with a troupe of Scottish dancers and this giant bagpipe

Also announced for the parade thus far is a Princess Royal Court Garden Float, the previously previewed Mickey and Minnie hot-air balloon, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider on a longship, and the Nerverland unit with Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Wendy, and Tinker Bell. The Sleeping Beauty, Dumbo, and Pinocchio units in the parade have still not been previewed to date. Festival of Fantasy is scheduled to debut at the Magic Kingdom in early 2014.

Also announced is that the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade will return after Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade for 4 final performances January 1st-4th, 2014. Until Festival of Fantasy premieres a few weeks later, there will be no 3PM parade at the Magic Kingdom, just the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party and Main Street Electrical Parade.

Downtown Disney Will Feature 3-D Chalk Art for “Limited Time Magic” Celebration

Have you ever seen those chalk art pieces that make the sidewalk look like landscapes which you could just stroll into?

As part of the “Limited Time Magic” celebration, talented chalk artists will be transforming Downtown Disney sidewalks  into sensational three-dimensional works of art at Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort.

‘Limited Time Magic’ Brings 3-D Chalk Art to Downtown Disney

Disneyland Resort’s Downtown Disney Chalk Art Festival will run October 4th -6th as a special “Limited Time Magic” celebration. In addition to walking around and checking out the art pieces, you will be able to meet with the artists, including artist Miss Mindy, who will be appearing October 4 – 5, 2013 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney District. Miss Mindy is a well-known artist who creates art pieces with several Disney muses, such as Alice in Wonderland and Mickey and Minnie. Also, Edward Allen and his Haunted Memories will be at WonderGround Gallery on October 5th and 6th from 1–4 p.m. each day.

At the Walt Disney World Resort, the Downtown Disney Chalk Art Festival will also run from October 4th-6th.  In addition to the 3-D chalk art, artist Greg McCullough will be appearing October 2nd – 6th at the Art of Disney in the Downtown Disney Marketplace. His new collection of colorful art pieces of beloved Disney characters will be display.

Come celebrate some of Disney’s best artists and their creations – on and off the ground –  at Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort!

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Artwork of Disney “Frozen” Now on Display at Hollywood Studios

The Animation Gallery in the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was recently updated with artwork from Walt Disney Feature Animation’s next film, Frozen. Here’s a look around the exhibit for the film hitting theaters November 27th, 2013:

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Artwork with Olaf the Snowman


Trolls

Landscapes

There are no models in the middle of the room, but they may be added later

Here’s a video walk-through of the exhibit: