Meet Asha from Disney's 'Wish' at Epcot

Asha, from Disney’s animated film Wish, has a character meet-and-greet at Epcot. Her meet-and-greet debuted ahead of the film’s release and has remained long after. In the past, we’ve seen new character meet-and-greets debut ahead of their movies, only to become challenging to find later. For example, Moana met at Disney’s Hollywood Studios when the film was released. But not long after, she became a hard-to-find character at Walt Disney World.

It wasn’t until this last year that Moana had a traditional meet debut at Animal Kingdom and then Epcot. So, our best guess for Asha is that time will tell. So far, a year later, she’s still meeting guests at Epcot.

Asha meets at Epcot daily. Her times were listed as “intermittently between 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.” You’ll want to check the exact times in the My Disney Experience app on the day of your visit.

How to Locate Characters in the My Disney Experience App

Open the MDE app and select the pin drop at the bottom of the home screen.
Select the “Characters” category at the top middle of the screen. (The default is “Wait Times”.)
After selecting characters, use the park filter to select the park on the top left side of the screen.
Then, on the top right side of the screen, select “Show List.”
Scroll through the list of characters with their times and locations.

*As the day passes, you might notice that characters disappear from the app. When their last scheduled time passes, the meet-and-greet automatically disappears. A new schedule won’t be loaded until the following day. It is essential to check the app for meet-and-greets on the day of your visit.

You’ll find Asha in the gazebo directly across from Disney Traders along the World Showcase Promenade. This is where Pluto formerly met and, at one time, Duffy, many years ago.

Asha's meet and greet location in the gazebo at Epcot

Given that this was the first day and the film hadn’t been released, I was shocked at the number of guests in line to meet her. While I was standing there wondering what on earth we would talk about, other guests were already Disney-bound in her likeness!

Asha is from the Kingdom of Rosas. From my understanding, she is not considered part of a royal family. However, the purple banners and lights hanging in front of the queue felt regal.

She was a wonderful character to meet and had a lot to chat about while I was taking photos. Her purple costume was gorgeous. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but she has the cutest splash of freckles on her cheeks and nose.

Asha with her hands folded over her heart.

Here are a few more photos.

Asha is an autograph-signing character.

Asha from Disney's 'Wish" signing her autograph.

She signed her name with a star at the end. On the day of our visit, a PhotoPass photographer was available at this location.

If you have an upcoming Walt Disney World vacation planned, make sure to look for Asha when you visit Epcot. For more character meet-and-greets at Disney World, you might enjoy our guides for each park:

Or you might enjoy browsing the Resorts Gal Character Index.