{"id":702440,"date":"2026-06-13T22:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702440\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T22:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:03:13","slug":"animation-academy-with-bonus-character-meet-greet-debuts-for-pixar-summer-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702440\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation Academy with Bonus Character Meet &#038; Greet Debuts for Pixar Summer Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkongdisneyland.com\/attractions\/animation-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Animation Academy<\/a> attraction for Pixar Summer Fest. Guests can not only draw a Pixar character but then meet the character and pose with their drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Pixar Draw &amp; Meet at Animation Academy<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8910-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8910-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar Summer Fest.\" class=\"wp-image-1442874\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Animation Academy is located on Main Street, U.S.A.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8912-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8912-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar Summer Fest.\" class=\"wp-image-1442876\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A sign outside lists class times alongside an image of the character guests will be drawing and meeting. For Pixar Summer Fest, the available characters are Rex, Lotso, and Bullseye from the Toy Story films.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8922-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8922-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar Summer Fest.\" class=\"wp-image-1442878\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We participated in a Lotso class. The presentation is about 30 minutes and presented in Cantonese. But if you don\u2019t speak Cantonese, you can still follow along with the large projection of the artist\u2019s table.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Entertainment_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet_03-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"1442883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Entertainment_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet_03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1442883\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Entertainment_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet_05-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"1442882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Entertainment_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet_05-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1442882\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8928-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1442879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hkd-animation-academy-pixar-summer-fest-2026-8928-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar Summer Fest.\" class=\"wp-image-1442879\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After completing your drawing, you head next door to meet the character in front of a colorful Pixar backdrop.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Merch_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet-Photo-Folder-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HKDL_2026-Pixar-Summer-Fest_Merch_Disney-Friends-Draw-Meet-Photo-Folder-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar Summer Fest.\" class=\"wp-image-1442910\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkongdisneyland.com\/shops\/town-square-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Town Square Photo<\/a> to purchase a\u00a0Disney Friends Draw &amp; Meet Photo Folder designed to hold both your drawing and photo together.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our video of the Draw &amp; Meet experience with Lotso below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Pixar Summer Fest runs through August 31. Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/06\/hong-kong-disneyland-decorated-for-first-pixar-summer-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">decor<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/06\/video-drones-and-giant-character-inflatables-star-in-pixar-pals-spectacular-nighttime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Pixar Pals Spectacular<\/a>, as well as the Turning Red <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/06\/video-turning-red-4town-show-with-live-vocalists-debuts-for-pixar-summer-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">4Town show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to draw Lotso? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Disneyland has debuted a new Draw &amp; Meet experience at their Animation Academy attraction for Pixar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":702441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[303679,303682,88,206,303680,303681],"class_list":["post-702440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-animation-academy","tag-draw-and-meet-at-animation-academy","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-pixar-summer-fest","tag-pixar-summer-fest-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}