Winnie the Pooh turns 100 today. A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in 1926, and Disney is marking the centennial with a guide to where you can find Pooh and his friends across Disney parks worldwide, from Magic Kingdom to Tokyo and Shanghai.
The anniversary has already made a few stops this year. Disney opened its Pooh archives in March, as we covered in what Disney found inside the Winnie the Pooh archives, and last week Disney turned a Manhattan coffee shop into the Hundred Acre Wood during New York Comic Con, as we reported in our look at the Pooh pop-up at Daily Provisions. Here is where you can visit Pooh in the parks.
Walt Disney World. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is still a Magic Kingdom favorite, and Pooh and Tigger meet guests at The Thotful Spot in Fantasyland. Pooh and friends also host breakfast, lunch and dinner at The Crystal Palace, with the golden Pooh and Piglet Fab 50 statue nearby on Main Street. At EPCOT, Pooh meets guests in the United Kingdom pavilion at select times. Over at Hollywood Studios, The Magic of Disney Animation includes a few Pooh nods. For merchandise, look for Hundred Acre Goods in Fantasyland, The Toy Soldier at EPCOT and World of Disney and Disney Ever After at Disney Springs.
Disneyland Resort. Disneyland’s version of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh sits in Bayou Country, along with Pooh Corner, which sells caramel apples, fudge and Pooh gifts. Pooh and friends meet outside Pooh Corner at select times.
Around the world. Shanghai Disneyland has something no other park does, Hunny Pot Spin, a teacup-style ride in spinning hunny pots, along with Pooh-themed snacks like a beef and mushroom ragout sandwich. Tokyo Disneyland’s Pooh’s Hunny Hunt has a popcorn wagon out front selling a Pooh popcorn bucket filled with honey-flavored popcorn. Hong Kong Disneyland has Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore in new Halloween looks through November 1. And at Disneyland Paris, a bronze Pooh statue sits in the Gazebo Garden at Disney Adventure World.
Our take is that Pooh is one of the few characters who feels the same at every park, from Magic Kingdom to Tokyo, and 100 years is worth celebrating. Most of Disney’s park list is made up of year-round favorites rather than new centennial additions, though. After the New York pop-up, we would love to see a limited-time Pooh treat or photo spot at Walt Disney World before the anniversary year wraps up. The Tokyo honey popcorn bucket would be a great place to start, and you can find every current bucket on our Disney Popcorn Buckets page.
