More character meet and greets returning to EPCOT this weekend

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Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope meet and greet at the Imagination Pavilion

Posted: Friday January 21, 2022 9:24am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT will welcome back more character meet and greets this weekend in World Showcase and World Celebration.

Vanellope meeting with guests in 2019 at the ImageWorks

Donald Duck will return to the Mexico pavilion, appearing in the outdoor meet and greet location on the right-hand side of the pavilion.

At the Imagination! Pavilion, Vanellope, and Joy return to ImageWorks.

Imagination pavilion will be home to Joy and Venellope

As at all returning meet and greets, there will be no direct contact between the characters and the guests.

Both locations will open at 10am during their first week beginning January 22 2022.

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nickys3 hours ago

There have been casting calls for street entertainers - I assume in Epcot / Boardwalk. Not sure if the location was mentioned.

jrhwdw11 hours ago

And we have no hints that entertainment we had or currently have is getting restored....

mattpeto11 hours ago

It's not that far away either.

TrainsOfDisney13 hours ago

2 of the former Boardwalk / Storybook Circus Jugglers are performing for the holidays at Disneys Hollywood Studios - great to see them back and hopefully they keep them on.

mattpeto13 hours ago

I mean we kept hearing 2025 was the year of entertainment at WDW. So far, we got Starlight and two new shows (Mermaid at DHS and Villains) at DHS. Is the new shows at DHS meant to help with capacity gain/losses during Muppets or Disney Jr. Dance closure? Dreams that Soar was wildly popular but was such a operations nightmare, I'd be surprised it returns at Disney Springs in 2025. Epcot and AK have what coming? Either way, not a ton of entertainment for my taste like they have been teasing. Not yet.

bcoachable14 hours ago

Bummer- I kinda felt like the acts were cut to make budget room for the Star Wars hotel gigs… and so my hopes were that when that starship “crashed”, possibly the funding might come back… Those acts really helped to set the parks above others.

wannabeBelle14 hours ago

Again, not that I have seen Also I havent seen any Casting calls for these roles on the Disney Auditions Page. Take that as you will. Marie

jrhwdw14 hours ago

Or Main Street Citizens?????

wannabeBelle14 hours ago

Not that I have heard of, but I havent asked around either. Marie

bcoachable14 hours ago

I haven’t been around these parts in forever- so forgive me for not going too far back to see… has there been any movement to bring back ANY of the Citizens of Hollywood?

wannabeBelle20 hours ago

Well I do go over there to see some of my musician friends if they are playing over there and House of Blues is a nice dining option. So sometimes for me. Marie

ToTBellHop20 hours ago

I just don’t understand why they expanded it so much with more of the same. They could have taken some of the expanded space and built some clubs. I don’t even go to West Side…and the 7 Christmas trees placed there (and drone viewing in the summer) tell me I’m not alone.