Meet Moana at Character Landing

Meet Moana at Character Landing: show at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Walt Disney World — showtimes, live status, and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.1· 7 Google ratings

The MouseHub take

Character Landing sits on Discovery Island at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Moana meets guests there when she passes through. Disney stages the island as a crossroads for explorers from all over the world, which gives a wayfinder from Motunui a reason to be standing in it. The greeting runs the way you expect: a few minutes of conversation, a photo, and a signature if a kid brought a book. Disney lists the whole stop at 15 minutes. The line waits outdoors under a roof, so you get shade without air conditioning.

Plan around the posted times. Disney runs this one from 8:30 AM to 12:15 PM and again from 1:45 PM to 3:45 PM, so an evening at Animal Kingdom misses it and a midday walk-up can land in the gap. Families with young kids who know the movie get the most out of it. Adults still working through the park's headliners will find that the same half hour buys more at Expedition Everest.

At a glance

Best for
Families with young kids who know the movie and want a low-key character stop
Skip if
You want an indoor break from the heat, or you still have Animal Kingdom headliners left to ride
Ride type
Outdoor character greeting with Moana
Intensity
Gentle throughout. Conversation and photos, no motion, and nothing that startles small kids.

The good

  • Moana talks to you like a wayfinder
    She stays in character and asks kids about their own travels, so the stop turns into a conversation instead of a pose and a photo.
  • The line waits under a roof
    A cover runs over the queue, so nobody stands in direct Florida sun to reach the front. On this park's schedule that counts for as much as the theming does.
  • The setting suits her
    Disney frames Discovery Island as a crossroads for explorers, so a voyager from Motunui passing through has a reason to be there. The greenery behind her photographs well too.
  • A cast member takes the picture
    Someone works the greeting with a camera, so the whole family ends up in the shot instead of one person hanging back to take it.
  • She signs autograph books
    Kids who brought a book come away with a signature as well as a photo. Have it open to a clean page before you reach the front.

The bad

  • Standby climbs through the middle of the day
    The line builds from late morning and stays long through the afternoon block. A short visit at the front can cost a long wait to reach it.
  • The spot is easy to walk past
    Character Landing sits off the main Discovery Island walkway, and visitors report circling the area before they find the entrance.
  • The covered line still gets hot
    The roof blocks the sun and nothing moves the air underneath it. Visitors describe the wait as sticky rather than cool.
  • The line stops when she steps away
    Moana passes through Discovery Island rather than standing in one spot all day, and the queue holds while she is gone. It costs a few minutes, and it is not a closure.
  • It shuts down before dinner
    The last posted block ends at 3:45 PM. Guests who save character stops for the cooler end of the day arrive to find nobody there.

Veteran tips

  • Check the showtimes on this page
    Appearance windows move, and the times listed on this page come from Disney's live data. Confirm them the morning of your visit rather than trusting a plan you made weeks ago.
  • Take the first hour of the morning block
    The morning block opens at 8:30 AM and the line is shortest right at the start. Waits climb from late morning on.
  • Mind the midday gap
    Moana is off between 12:15 PM and 1:45 PM. Walk up in that window and there is nobody to meet, so slot this before lunch or well after it.
  • Standby is your only option
    This greeting is on neither Lightning Lane Multi Pass nor Single Pass at Animal Kingdom, so no purchase moves you up. Plan around the clock instead.
  • Ask a cast member where the entrance is
    The path in is easy to miss from the main walkway. Asking someone working the area costs less time than looping Discovery Island looking for it.
  • Give kids a question to ask her
    She responds to what children bring her, so a question about the ocean or about Maui gets more back than a wave does. Sort it out while you wait.
  • Line up before the posted end
    Cast members close the queue ahead of the final scheduled minute so the last families get their time. Turning up at 3:40 PM for a 3:45 PM close is a gamble.
  • You can stay in your wheelchair
    Disney lists this greeting as May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV, so nobody has to transfer to reach the front.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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