{"id":583157,"date":"2026-02-11T21:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/583157\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:50:19","slug":"first-look-at-updated-frozen-ever-after-animatronics-at-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/583157\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST LOOK at Updated Frozen Ever After Animatronics at EPCOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disney shared first look photos of the updated Audio-Animatronics figures on Frozen Ever After at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>Updated Frozen Ever After Animatronics<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5530.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376234 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5530.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1707\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The heads of the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff animatronics have been completely replaced to give them fully-articulated physical faces instead of projected features. The bodies were also refurbished to give them refined animation, creating a more \u201ctrue-to-film look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1423\" height=\"2134\" data-id=\"1376232\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376232 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5531.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1423\" data-eio-rheight=\"2134\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"1376233\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376233 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5533.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2048\" data-eio-rheight=\"2560\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The animatronic update was inspired by the version of Frozen Ever After that opened in Hong Kong Disneyland in 2023. The EPCOT version <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/01\/frozen-ever-after-closed-animatronic-update-signage-game-pin-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">closed on January 26, 2026<\/a> and is scheduled to reopen on February 12.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376235 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wdw-epcot-frozen-ever-after-updated-animatronics-5532.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1708\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disney also used the short refurbishment period to <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/02\/frozen-ever-after-refurbishment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">update the show control system<\/a>, refresh show lighting, and touch up sets.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more coverage.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney shared first look photos of the updated Audio-Animatronics figures on Frozen Ever After at EPCOT. 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