November 24, 2025, 12:10 PM ·
Walt Disney Imagineering has developed a new, life-sized walk-around Olaf character for Disney’s theme parks.
Now, when you think about “life-sized,” remember that Olaf is supposed to be rather small. And Disney’s new animatronic will be that – just a couple of feet tall. Yet it will be a fully articulated character, much like the BDX robots that WDI has brought to Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge.
WDI and Disneyland Paris showed off Olaf for us at a press event in Paris today.
You can get background on the development of the new Olaf in the latest episode of WDI’s “We Call It Imagineering.”
The new Olaf will debut next year in the World of Frozen lands in Paris and Hong Kong. World of Frozen opens March 29, 2026 in Paris’ renamed and expanded Disney Adventure World park, formerly Walt Disney Studios Park.
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