Meet Mickey Mouse at Epcot’s Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival

Mickey Mouse met at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival during Epcot’s reconstruction period between 2019 and 2023. He now meets at a permanent location in the park called Meet Mickey and Friends at Epcot, where he meets alongside Minnie Mouse and other classic characters. We’ll leave the details of this meet-and-greet below for historical reference. This meet-and-greet has been added to our character archives.

Are you looking to meet Mickey Mouse on your next visit to Epcot? Unfortunately, with all the construction in the park, he’s moved around quite a bit over the past several years. Currently, he’s meeting inside the Magic Eye Theater at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival. This article will examine the meet-and-greet details, including timing, pictures, and autographs.

This character sighting is formally called “Meet a Favorite Pal at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival.” Mickey is listed as stepping out of his breakthrough role here to greet guests. (Steamboat Willie is one of the films that plays inside the theater.)

Mickey formerly met alongside Minnie Mouse and Goofy at the Epcot Character Spot. Unfortunately, that location was demolished a few years back. Since then, the three have moved around a pretty good bit. During this time, you might run into Goofy near Spaceship Earth at the entrance of Epcot. Minnie meets in the same area; however, they meet separately. Meanwhile, Pluto has taken over the gazebo near the World Showcase Plaza. Disney recently announced that the new CommuniCore Plaza (under construction) will be home to a new Mickey and Friends character location.

You know what they say. The more things change, the more they stay the same. But it will be nice to have the opportunity to meet multiple classic characters in one location again. Anyway, back to meeting Mickey Mouse at Epcot. This character meet is located inside the entrance of the Magic Eye Theater. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any signage indicating the location on this visit.

For reference, the theater is part of the Imagination Pavilion, located in Epcot’s World Celebration. It is on the left-hand side of the pavilion next to the fountain. We did see a sign near the Image Works exit directing us to Mickey’s location.

Vanellope Von Schweetz and Joy from Inside Out meet inside the Image Works building. You might stop in and say hi to them before meeting Mickey or vice versa. At the time of this update, Mickey meets from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and then again from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can check the exact times for his character meet-and-greet in the My Disney Experience app on the day of your visit. He takes small breaks from time to time. Therefore, if you see him disappear while you’re waiting, don’t worry. He will return shortly.

On this visit, I waited approximately 15 minutes to meet Mickey Mouse. Of course, it wouldn’t have taken that long, but he took a small break while I was waiting.

Before I knew it, it was my turn.

After a hug, Mickey signed my autograph book.

Additionally, a PhotoPass photographer was present to take photos.

Mickey Mouse is the quintessential character meet at Disney World. Preview his character spotlight to see more photos of Mickey Mouse, or you might like to read about these other locations:

• Meet Mickey Mouse at Magic Kingdom (Magician)
• Meet Mickey at Red Carpet Dreams (Hollywood Studios)
• Meet Mickey Mouse at Adventurer’s Outpost

Additionally, you might like to browse other character meets at Epcot:

• Meet Disney Princesses at Epcot
• Meet Belle at Epcot’s France Pavilion
• Princess Aurora at Disney World Meet and Greet
• Anna and Elsa Meet and Greet at Epcot
• Meet Princess Jasmine at Epcot

You can also preview our entire list of Disney World characters.

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