Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th Anniversary is just a little over a month away! Disney is preparing for the “The World’s Most Magical Celebration”, an 18-month long celebration that is full of special festivities in honor of 50 years of magic making. Each and every day it seems like Disney dishes out more details of what’s to come beginning October 1, 2021. The highly anticipated new nighttime spectaculars including Magic Kingdom Park’s “Disney Enchantment” and EPCOT’s “Harmonious” are just a couple of the special additions we can expect! It may not be fireworks, but we are still excited to check out another new addition arriving October 1. While visiting any one of Walt Disney World’s four parks, Guests will have a chance to hunt for Disney’s new “Fab 50” character collection that is coming to the parks. There will be a golden statue for each Disney character included in the Fab 50 lineup that will be spread throughout the Parks, and we’ll have a chance to spot them! The countdown to which 50 characters make it into the “Fab 50” is underway as Disney has now revealed 34 of the 50 character sculptures so far. Check out the newest additions below!
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, beginning October 1, Guests will have a chance to scavenger hunt through Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom to virtually “collect” golden Disney character sculptures on Instagram. As the Castle slots (shown in the image below) continue to fill in, Disney has announced #32, #33, and #34 in the “Fab 50” character lineup!
Disney Parks shared in their Instagram story the three newest additions. First, Chris Buck, Director of Walt Disney Animation Studios announced #32 in the “Disney Fab 50” character collection is Pinnochio! He’s a real boy with no strings attached!
#33 and #34 were announced by Jimmy Lynett, Cruise Director for the Disney Cruise Line. The favorite Finding Nemo duo has been added to the 50th Anniversary Fab 50. That’s right – Nemo and Dory!
Welcome to the list Pinocchio, Nemo, and Dory! We will soon be able to find Piniccoi at Magic Kingdom Park. Nemo and Dory will be available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom beginning October 1. Here’s the lineup of Disney characters included in the “Fab 50” sculptures thus far:
- Mickey Mouse
- Goofy
- Timon
- Pumbaa
- Lumiere
- Cogsworth
- Daisy Duck
- Winnie the Pooh
- Piglet
- Edna Mode
- Dante
- Joe Gardner
- Cheshire Cat
- Woody
- Bo Peep
- Donald Duck
- Mad Hatter
- Star Wars R2-D2
- Orange Bird
- Flounder
- Sebastian
- Dumbo
- Timothy Mouse
- Chip
- Dale
- Figment
- Stitch
- Abu
- Gus
- Jaq
- Minnie Mouse
- Pinocchio
- Nemo
- Dory
That leaves us with only 16 character sculpture reveals remaining! Which Disney characters are you hoping to see added to the 50th Anniversary celebration “Disney Fab 50” lineup? We’ll keep sharing the news about which characters are included as Disney keeps the Fab 50 character collection countdown rolling.