Behind the scenes look at the Disney Fab 50 statues

Walt Disney World Resort is preparing for a magical celebration for their 50th anniversary. They’re even designing a magnificent “Fab 50” series of Disney character statues to honor the event.

Related: Chip and Dale statue coming to Disney Fab 50 Collection

Surprise revealers have joined in on the fun from across The Walt Disney Company, representing Disney+, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Theatrical Group, National Geographic, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Vacation Club and more. 

It’s a star-studded group, from Disney super-fan John Stamos (star of the Disney+ Original Series “Big Shot”) revealing Dumbo (Disney’s original “big shot?”) from the Dumbo ride vehicle he keeps in his living room, to Orlando native Michael James Scott (“Genie” in “Aladdin” on Broadway) revealing Abu from the New Amsterdam Theatre, to the incomparable Annie Potts joining us from home to reveal Woody and Bo Peep, the latter of whom being the “Toy Story” character to whom she’s proudly lent her voice.

Just as Walt Disney World guests will soon search for their favorite character sculptures in the parks, fans have turned the reveal campaign into something of a digital scavenger hunt, tracking down reveal videos on various Disney and celebrity Instagram pages, and saving them to their own personal Instagram Collections. As my younger and considerably cooler colleagues taught me, you do this by tapping and holding the post’s bookmark icon, clicking the “save to” link and then creating or adding to a collection. (Tip: you can find the broad collection of video reveals released thus far by visiting @WaltDisneyWorld on Instagram and checking out the #DisneyWorld50 collection of stories.) 

We have more characters to reveal in the days ahead, so keep hunting and stay tuned as we continue unveiling the full lineup of friends gathering for the 18-month-long celebration.

In the meantime, our colleagues at Walt Disney Imagineering have captured this fun, behind-the-scenes look at the sculptures’ creation. While our reveal videos have shared artist renderings of the sculptures, this video offers your first look at the actual sculptures – and they’re spectacular!  

Related: Say Aloha to new the Stitch Fab 50 Statue

Here’s a list of the other confirmed character statues coming to Disney’s Fab 50 collection:

• Orange Bird
• Donald Duck
• Daisy Duck
• Woody and Bo Peep
• Edna Mode
• Joe Gardner
• Lumiere and Cogsworth
• Mickey Mouse
• Goofy
• Cheshire Cat
• Winnie the Pooh and Piglet
• Timon and Pumbaa
• R2-D2
• Sebastian and Flounder
• Dumbo and Timothy Mouse
• Chip and Dale
• Figment
• Stitch
• Abu
• Gus and Jaq
• Minnie Mouse

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