Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Does anyone know where to find a schedule for the Drawing Academy classes regarding what characters they are doing classes on? I've seen it before, but can't find it anywhere now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't think Disney posts that information online, since it changes from one day to the next, but they've begun putting it on an A-frame sign outside the Animation Building. From my understanding, a large portion of the classes are currently for Olaf. In the past, they've focused on Jack Skellington during Halloweetime, so they may switch over once the festivities begin
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s We love AA, so we walk by early in the day and take a photo of the A-frame sign. Then we'll plan on when to come back based no the character. I wish they would post it someplace, like on their app so at least we can see it day of, but I also don't know of a place it is posted.
Originally Posted By phruby Micechat says it will be all Frozen characters all the time during the Christmas season.
Originally Posted By darcy-becker I somehow doubt that. I've never seen them do any of the more realistic human characters so that would leave only Olaf Sven and the trolls. And I'm sure they would never do all Frozen to the exclusion of Mickey and Friends.
Originally Posted By darcy-becker I'm actually waiting to go into Animaion Academy right now. We will be doing Pluto.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Cool! My kids are really excited to try this out. I bet we'll do Jack Skellington if he's available. He's a family favorite.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Do you need to show up quite a bit early? Or are you good to go if you're there 5-10 minutes beforehand? Do they only take a certain number of people at each session? Is it typically busy?
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Well there is limited seating but I've never seen it full." Yeah. No need to get there real early. I can't draw worth a damn and I leave the academy with passable characters. Pretty neat.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>My kids are really excited to try this out. I bet we'll do Jack Skellington if he's available. He's a family favorite.<< I don't think that anybody in my group is particularly fond of Jack Skellington, but I think we've drawn him dozens of times. It seems like they like him because it's so ridiculously simple to draw (ironically, making some of the drawings come out poorly because there's nowhere to hide mistakes), and I think he gets a lot of extra play around Halloween and Christmas too I do wonder how much Frozen we'll see, since the humans would be pretty tough to draw, and I can't see them completely ignoring the classic characters
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I always do a Jack pumpkin at Halloween cause he's easy to get it to come out looking halfway decent. LOL I'm a terrible artist. I don't know why we've never done the Animation Drawing Academy but I'm excited to try it out! We've also never done Red Creek challange, so looking forward to that too. AND the moving cars on the Funwheel, going to try and give them a whirl *scared*. SO excited to see the Pumpkin carving in DL TOO!
Originally Posted By darcy-becker Don't be scared of the swinging cars, Constance, they're pretty tame.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The FIRST time they move, you may freak out just a bit. The track is above you, so there doesn't seem to be anything supporting you (though of course there is), and all of a sudden you start sliding towards the center of the wheel with seemingly nothing to stop your slide... until of course the slide stops and you swing. It's a lot of fun, but just know that the first time it happens it can be disconcerting. Then you get used to it and want it to happen again.
Originally Posted By berol The only thing to fear is motion sickness, or motion sickness with who is sitting across from you. Several years ago, I was the whole audience for Animation Academy. I thought about staying to goof around with the 2 stage guys. I gave them time off and left.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "The only thing to fear is motion sickness, or motion sickness with who is sitting across from you." And it would have to be someone really really really sensitive to motion sickness.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I mentioned the moving cars on the Funwheel to my husband tonight and the chicken said he's not going to do it!
