Fox Animation Theatre

Fox Animation Theatre is a 4-D computer-animated motion simulator attraction that opened on November 9, 2018 at Disney California Adventure and on November 22, 2019 at Disney Hollywood Studios. The new attraction is themed around characters featured in films from Fox Animation and features the use of projection mapping and 3-D HD digital animation. It replaced the Puppet Pals 4-D attraction, which closed on September 22, 2017 at Disney California Adventure and on December 21, 2018 at Disney Hollywood Studios..

Background
On August 16, 2017, Disneyland Resort announced the new Fox Animation Theatre attraction would open in 2018 based on characters featured in Fox Animation films, which replaced the Puppet Pals 4-D attraction on September 22. On December 27, 2017, 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company issued a press release regarding the Fox Animation Theatre attraction: With 21st Century Fox’s recent acquisition, Disneyland Resort will soon roll out the red carpet for a unique, never before seen Fox Animation Theatre attraction. Opening in Fall 2018, this newly designed venue will play host to a variety of action-packed Fox Animation themed attractions beginning with the multi-sensory adventure inspired by Alaina Gleen, and created in partnership with Walt Disney Imagineering and Fox Animation. The attraction will take guests on a thrilling journey that fuses captivating storytelling with state-of-the art visual effects for a highly engaging experience. The Fox Animation Theatre will host a variety of attractions from Fox Animation, such as Puppet Pals, The Pixelators, Crystal, Ice Age, and The Simpsons. It would allow the theme park to potentially introduce a new Fox Animation attraction every year that ties in with the latest theatrical release by the studio.

On September 8, 2018, Disney stated the new attraction: The Fox Animation Theatre will include a towering 80-ft IMAX screen, two IMAX Laser projectors with state-of-the art projection mapping, 3D technology, LED lighting effects, and Dolby® Atmos audio, 4 JBL subwoofers, and will feature new ultra-plush, fully articulated motion seats that will tilt, pitch, and dip in synch with the action in the film, giving you the illusion of motion, speed and flight. The attraction officially opened on November 9, 2018.

Queue
To enter the ride's queue area, visitors must walk through a small-scale replica of the Fox Westwood Village theatre. The line wound through a recreation of the Fox Theatre lobby past glass display cases containing actual posters of various Fox Animation films. Various television monitors display clips from Fox Animation movies. The queue area ends with a sign instructing guests to wait for a short time before entering the pre-show room.

Pre-show
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Main show
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Cameo cast

 * Selena Gomez as Crystal
 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter
 * Mandy Moore as Kate Anderson
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna
 * John Leguizamo as Sid
 * Ray Romano as Manny