動畫藝術廊 Art of Animation

About this museum

Animation as an art form has a history rich enough to sustain a dedicated museum, and the Art of Animation gallery in Lake Buena Vista, Florida makes a compelling case that the animated image deserves to be taken seriously as a cultural artifact. The medium that began with hand - drawn cels and evolved through computer rendering into the dominant form of family storytelling in global cinema is displayed here with the depth and care that such a heritage demands.The exhibition draws on the extraordinary archive of animated production that the Disney creative tradition has accumulated over nearly a century: concept art, character studies, background paintings, production cels, and the technical artifacts of the animation process that audiences never see in the finished film. For anyone who has ever wondered what lies behind the polished surface of an animated feature - the thousands of individual drawings, the color theory decisions, the character design iterations - the Art of Animation gallery provides answers that are both technically illuminating and aesthetically rewarding. The setting at Town Square, within Walt Disney World's Lake Buena Vista campus, places the gallery in a context that is itself a product of animated imagination made physical. With a rating of 4.6 from nearly 24, 000 visitors, the appeal is clearly broad.Admission is free. The gallery's presence within the Disney campus means that the surrounding experience - dining, themed environments, outdoor spaces - is unusually immersive even by Orlando standards. Three pools and outdoor movie programming extend the visit beyond the gallery walls. More information about the exhibition and related animation programming is available at hongkongdisneyland.com. For those visiting Central Florida primarily for theme park experiences, the Art of Animation gallery offers a quieter, more contemplative counterpoint to the sensory intensity of the parks. For families traveling with children who love animated films, it offers something rarer still: a chance to understand how those films were made, free of charge.