Character Spotlight: Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Disney World
Belle is a regular character appearing daily at Walt Disney World. She is the heroine of Disney’s animated and live-action films Beauty and the Beast. She is considered a reasonably simple character to find, and she appears in several parks, including a traditional character meet-and-greet at Epcot. Below, we’ll preview the places you might find her and discuss her timeline.
Related Movies:
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast Live-Action (2017)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
- Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World (1998)
- Belle’s Tale of Friendship (1999)
Belle’s Meet-and-Greets at Disney World
- Meet Belle at Epcot’s France Pavilion (This is Belle’s only traditional character meet-and-greet at Walt Disney World.)
Character Dining with Belle
- Belle is part of the princess rotation at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall at Epcot’s Norway Pavilion.
Other Places You Might See Belle at Disney World
- See Belle at Enchanted Tales with Belle at Magic Kingdom
- Belle rides with Beast at the front of the first float in the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom.
- She is the star of Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This performance is a must-see for fans.
- Belle rides on one of the princess barges in Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Seasonal:
- Belle meets in her red holiday gown at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
- She rides on the princess float in Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade.
- Sometimes, Belle appears in her holiday gown at Epcot during the International Festival of the Holidays.
Belle’s Timeline:
- Enchanted Tales with Belle opened as part of the New Fantasyland expansion in late 2012.
- Belle formerly met with Gaston at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. They have not met together since 2019.
- During social distancing, she was part of the Princess Processional at Magic Kingdom and the Princess Promenade at Epcot. (2020)
- When character meet-and-greets initially returned, Belle met guests in her blue village dress at Maurice’s cottage. (2022)
- Enchanted Tales with Belle reopened in 2023. Guests can see Belle in her yellow ball gown at this location.
Related Characters: Beast, Gaston
Photo Gallery
Here are a few photos of Belle we’ve taken in various locations around Walt Disney World. We’ve also included a photo of her autograph.
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