Complete guide to cavalcades and characters at Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios Cavalcades

Hollywood Studios used to have a total of 3 motorcades (like a mini-parade), but those have since ended.

Reminiscent of the old “Stars and Motor Cars” parade, Hollywood Studios used adorable automobiles for their caval, err, we mean, motorcades. 

This motorcade happened throughout the day, but start and end times varied. You were able to check the My Disney Experience app for the latest schedule.

Here are the former motorocades that were once available at Hollywood Studios.

Pixar Pals Motorcade (No Longer Running)

Characters: Green Army Men (drum corps) walking, Woody & Jessie walking, Mr. and Mrs. Incredible walking, Sulley walking, Buzz in a themed car, Edna Mode in a themed car
Where: From the front of the park down Hollywood Boulevard

Disney Junior Motorcade (No Longer Running)

Mickey And Friends Motorcade (No Longer Running)

Characters: Mickey and Minnie in separate cars, Pluto, and Chip ‘n’ Dale walking, and sometimes Goofy
Where: From the front of the park down Hollywood Boulevard

Traditional Meet & Greets

You can hug the following characters, take photos, and have them sign autographs (unless otherwise noted).

Minnie Starring In Red Carpet Dreams

Characters: Minnie (PhotoPass available)
Where: Commissary Lane across from Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

Sorcerer Mickey Starring in Red Carpet Dreams

Characters: Mickey (PhotoPass available)
Where: Commissary Lane across from Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

Disney Junior Pals In The Animation Courtyard

Characters: Vampirina, Doc McStuffins, Fancy Nancy (PhotoPass available)
Where: In the Animation Courtyard

Disney Junior Come & Meet Pluto

Characters: Pluto (PhotoPass available)
Where: In the Animation Courtyard

Celebrity Spotlight (Available with Genie+)

Characters: Olaf (no autograph)
Where: In Echo Lake around the corner from Vacation Fun

Star Wars Launch Bay

Characters: BB-8, Chewbacca, Darth Vader (no autograph)
Where: Inside Star Wars Launch Bay in Animation Courtyard

Toy Story Characters

Characters: Woody and Jessie meet next to Toy Story Mania and Buzz can either be found near Slinky Dog Dash or the Toy Story Land entrance sign (PhotoPass available for all)
Where: Toy Story Land

Green Army Drum Corps

Characters: Green Army Men
Where: Toy Story Land

Mr. & Mrs. Incredible (moving to Pixar Place on May 14, 2023)

Characters: Mr. & Mrs. Incredible (PhotoPass available)
Where: Echo Lake across from Hollywood & Vine

Vacation Goofy

Characters: Goofy wearing his vacation shirt (PhotoPass available)
Where: Grand Avenue (near entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge)

Powerline Max

Characters: Max Goof in his Powerline costume (PhotoPass available)
Where: Grand Avenue (near entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge)

Chip ‘n’ Dale

Characters: Chip and Dale wearing their Rescue Rangers outfits
Where: Echo Lake at the Adventure Outpost next to the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular

Other Character Opportunities & “Sightings”

Even with character meet and greets back to normal, there are still some character “sightings” for guests to enjoy.

You can actually have 1-on-1 time with select characters — but at a distance. This typically means no hugging or autographs.

Most of these experiences don’t have PhotoPass photographers, so you’ll need to take photos/selfies with your own camera and/or mobile device.

You can check appearance times for in the My Disney Experience app.

Star Wars Favorites

Characters: Mandalorian and Grogu, Chewbacca, Rey, Stormtroopers, Kylo Ren, Vi Moradi
Where: elevated stages near ships, in other secured/fenced/blocked off areas around Batuu, and walking around the land

Donald & Daisy

Characters: Donald & Daisy
Where: In the grassy area near Hollywood Brown Derby

The Edna Mode Experience

Character: Edna Mode
Where: Pixar Place

Pixar Place

Characters: Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, Frozone, and Sulley
Where: Pixar Place

Live Entertainment

There are several opportunities to see characters and enjoy a show all at the time time. You can always check the My Disney Experience app for the daily live entertainment schedule.

Fantasmic!

Characters: Mickey, Minnie, Disney Princesses, Pinocchio, Pocahontas, and more (when the show returns there will be a new sequence featuring characters that haven’t been part of the show before)
Where: Fantasmic! theater at the end of Sunset Boulevard

For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration

Characters: Anna, Elsa, Kristoff (Olaf will make a limited-time appearance during the holidays)
Where: Hyperion Theater in Echo Lake

Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage

Characters: Belle, Beast, Gaston, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth
Where: Theater of the Stars on Sunset Boulevard

Hollywood Studios Character Dining

Hollywood Studios is currently home to a couple of the character meals you can find on property right now – Disney Junior Play n’ Dine and Minnie’s Seasonal Dine, both at Hollywood and Vine.

These popular meals are offered with buffet service. Disney Junior Play n’ Dine is available for breakfast only, while Minnie’s Seasonal Dine is offered at both lunch and dinner.

This character dining experience also offers traditional character meet and greets.

The seasonal theme meal 2023-2024 schedule for Minnie’s Seasonal Dine is as follows:

• Halloween Dine – spooktacular Halloween feast typically runs August through November
• Minnie’s Holiday Dine – dazzling holiday dinner party should begin in November through TBD (usually ends in early January)
• Silver Screen Dine – glitz and glamour of Hollywood usually start in January and running through February
• Springtime Dine – bright and beautiful delights of spring run from March 16, 2023 through May 24, 2023
• Summertime Dine – beach-inspired bash begins May 25, 2023 through TBD (usually sometime in August)

Seasonal Holiday Motorcades

During the holiday season, you can expect to see some Christmas spirit added to the existing character motorcades.

You’ll see a very special guest cruising around in his special themed motorcar… Santa Claus (usually through December 24).