Walt Disney Studios Lot Character Count: 571 Characters, Named and Counted

How We Get From 508 to 571

Disney’s own character count for “Once Upon a Studio” is 543, and that number only makes sense once you realize it counts every figure on screen individually, not by how many distinct, nameable characters appear. A litter of unnamed Dalmatian puppies isn’t one character to Disney’s count, it’s every individual puppy actually on screen. We applied that same standard across our full list rather than rounding it away. Here is every group where the individual count runs higher than the one name we gave it:

• Unnamed Dalmatian Puppies: 12 in the short (9 in the “watching Fantasia” scene, plus a generic pup on the attraction map and two more on the Bolt tug-of-war statue in the courtyard)
• Additional Unnamed Dalmatian Puppies: 38, from the short’s closing group photo
• The Trolls (as rocks): 6, from “Frozen”
• The Dancing Skeletons: 4, from “The Skeleton Dance”
• The Penguin Waiters: 4 total (1 plus 3 more), from “Mary Poppins”
• The Enchanted Brooms: 3, from “Fantasia”
• The Bluebirds: 2, from “Cinderella”
• The Trees: 2, from “Flowers and Trees”
• The Twins: 2, the unnamed Lost Boys from “Peter Pan”

Add up the extra instances those nine entries represent, 63 more than a flat one-per-row count, and 508 named characters becomes 571 individual ones. Of those 571, 533 come from “Once Upon a Studio” itself (533 of Disney’s official 543, meaning roughly 10 individual background figures in the short remain unidentified by name or group), and 38 exist only in the physical Walt Disney Studios Lot and have never appeared in the short at all.

Meet Them in Person (Meet-and-Greets & Roaming) (8)

The characters guests can actually meet face to face, either inside the Off the Page meet-and-greet once The Magic of Disney Animation opens, or currently roaming the courtyard lawn.

• Chip (chipmunk), Shorts
• Daisy Duck, Shorts
• Dale, Shorts
• Donald Duck, Shorts
• Goofy, Shorts
• Mulan, Mulan
• Rapunzel, Tangled
• Stitch, Lilo and Stitch

Courtyard Statues & Details (17)

Figures tucked into the landscaping, signage, and architecture throughout the outdoor courtyard.

• Abu, Aladdin
• Bolt, Bolt
• Bruni, Frozen 2
• Diablo, Sleeping Beauty
• Dodger, Oliver and Company
• Fru Fru, Zootopia
• Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
• Lucifer, Cinderella
• Meeko, Pocahontas
• Mochi, Big Hero 6
• Oliver, Oliver and Company
• Pua, Moana
• Ray (Princess and the Frog), The Princess and the Frog
• Sir Hiss, Robin Hood
• Thumper, Bambi
• Unnamed Dalmatian Puppies, One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• Zazu, The Lion King

Courtyard Handprints & Footprints (31)

Cement handprints, footprints, and pawprints set into the courtyard walkways, styled after the celebrity impressions outside the Chinese Theatre.

• Beast, Beauty and the Beast
• Belle, Beauty and the Beast
• Berlioz, The Aristocats
• Big Bad Wolf, Shorts
• Bruno Madrigal, Encanto
• Cruella de Vil, One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• Hercules, Hercules
• Iago, Aladdin
• Jafar, Aladdin
• Little John, Robin Hood
• Long John Silver, Treasure Planet
• Marie, The Aristocats
• Maui, Moana
• Mirabel Madrigal, Encanto
• Moana, Moana
• Mowgli, The Jungle Book
• Mufasa, The Lion King
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Shorts
• Pegasus, Hercules
• Piglet, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
• Pocahontas, Pocahontas
• Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph
• Robin Hood, Robin Hood
• Simba, The Lion King
• Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
• Toulouse, The Aristocats
• Ursula, The Little Mermaid
• Vanellope von Schweetz, Wreck-It Ralph
• Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
• Yensid, Fantasia

Inside the Attraction (Map & Theming) (39)

Characters confirmed on Disney’s official map of The Magic of Disney Animation, spanning the drawing class, the galleries, Drawn to Wonderland, and the Once Upon a Studio theater.

• Abigail Gabble, The Aristocats
• Amelia Gabble, The Aristocats
• Aracuan Bird, The Three Caballeros
• Billie, Hexed
• Blue Centaurette, Fantasia
• Bread-and-Butterflies, Alice in Wonderland
• Buzzie, The Jungle Book
• Captain of the Guards, Tangled
• Clopin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Croquet Hedgehog, Alice in Wonderland
• Dizzy, The Jungle Book
• Dog Sweeper, Alice in Wonderland
• Dormouse, Alice in Wonderland
• Flamingo, Fantasia 2000
• Flaps, The Jungle Book
• Golden Harp, Fun and Fancy Free
• Hammer Bird, Alice in Wonderland
• Heart Card Soldier, Alice in Wonderland
• Joe and Jenny, Once Upon a Wintertime
• Kakamora, Moana
• King Richard, Robin Hood
• Lewis Robinson, Meet the Robinsons
• Little Brother, Mulan
• Mickey Mouse, Various Shorts
• Momraths, Alice in Wonderland
• Mushu, Mulan
• Owl (sing-along), Disney Sing-Along Songs
• Owl Spring, Alice in Wonderland
• Pablo, The Three Caballeros
• Pegasus (Fantasia), Fantasia
• Pencil Bird, Alice in Wonderland
• Royal Guards, Tangled
• Spade Card Soldier, Alice in Wonderland
• Star, Wish
• Trigger, Robin Hood
• Umbrella Bird, Alice in Wonderland
• Vulture (Snow White), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Willie the Giant, Mickey and the Beanstalk
• Ziggy, The Jungle Book

Once Upon a Studio: Full Short Film Cast (413)

Every character we could confirm from the 2023 short that inspired the whole land, grouped by the film or short each one comes from and listed alphabetically by title. A handful of background characters (a litter of Dalmatian puppies, four dancing skeletons, a trio of enchanted brooms, and similar groups) are listed once each below rather than repeated instance by instance. See the count breakdown above for how those add up to the real total.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

• Angus MacBadger
• Brom Bones
• Cyril Proudbottom
• The Headless Horseman
• Ichabod Crane
• Katrina Van Tassel
• Mole
• Mr. Toad
• Water Rat

Aladdin

• Aladdin
• Genie
• Jasmine
• Magic Carpet
• Rajah
• The Sultan

Alice in Wonderland

• Alice
• Cheshire Cat
• King of Hearts
• Mad Hatter
• March Hare
• Queen of Hearts
• Tweedledee
• Tweedledum
• White Rabbit

The Aristocats

• Duchess
• Edgar Balthazar
• Roquefort
• Scat Cat
• Thomas O’Malley

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

• Audrey Rocio Ramirez
• Cookie
• Dr. Joshua Sweet
• Gaetan Moliere
• Kida
• Milo Thatch
• Vincenzo Santorini
• Wilhelmina Packard

Back to Never Land

• Robin Williams’ Lost Boy

The Ballad of Nessie

• Nessie

Bambi

• Bambi
• Flower
• Friend Owl

Beauty and the Beast

• Chip (teacup)
• Cogsworth
• Fifi
• Gaston
• LeFou
• Lumiere
• Maurice
• Mrs. Potts

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

• King Leonidas
• Secretary Bird

Ben and Me

• Amos Mouse
• Benjamin Franklin

Big Hero 6

• Aunt Cass
• Baymax
• Fred
• GoGo Tomago
• Hiro Hamada
• Honey Lemon
• Wasabi

The Black Cauldron

• Creeper
• Eilonwy
• Fflewddur Fflam
• Gurgi
• Hen Wen
• The Horned King
• Taran

Bolt

• Mittens
• Penny (Bolt)
• Rhino

Brother Bear

• Kenai
• Koda
• Rutt
• Tuke

Chicken Little

• Abby Mallard
• Chicken Little
• Fish Out of Water
• Runt of the Litter

Cinderella

• Anastasia Tremaine
• Blue Birds
• Cinderella
• Drizella Tremaine
• Fairy Godmother
• Gus
• Jaq
• Lady Tremaine
• Mary Mouse (credits only)
• Perla
• Prince Charming

Dinosaur

• Aladar
• Plio
• Suri
• Yar
• Zini

Dumbo

• Dumbo
• Timothy Mouse

The Emperor’s New Groove

• Kronk
• Kuzco
• Pacha
• Yzma

Encanto

• Abuela Alma
• Agustin Madrigal
• Antonio Madrigal
• Camilo Madrigal
• Dolores Madrigal
• Felix Madrigal
• Isabela Madrigal
• Julieta Madrigal
• Luisa Madrigal
• One of Bruno’s Rats (credits only)
• Pepa Madrigal

Fantasia

• Bacchus
• Ben Ali Gator
• Blue Centaur
• Brooms
• Chernabog
• Hyacinth Hippo
• Jacchus
• Madame Upanova

Fantasia 2000

• Duke (Fantasia 2000)
• Flying John
• Joe (Fantasia 2000)
• Rachel (Fantasia 2000)

Feast

• Winston (Feast)

Ferdinand the Bull

• Ferdinand

Flowers and Trees

• Trees

The Fox and the Hound

• Big Mama
• Boomer
• Copper
• Dinky
• Squeeks
• Tod

Frozen

• Grand Pabbie
• Hans
• Oaken
• Olaf
• Trolls (as rocks)

Frozen 2

• Anna
• Elsa
• Honeymaren
• Kristoff
• Lieutenant Destin Mattias
• Ryder
• Sven

Fun and Fancy Free

• Bongo

The Great Mouse Detective

• Basil of Baker Street
• Dr. David Q. Dawson
• Fidget
• Olivia Flaversham
• Ratigan

Hercules

• Hades
• Megara
• Pain
• Panic
• Phil
• Zeus

Home on the Range

• Grace (cow)
• Maggie (cow)
• Mrs. Calloway

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

• Claude Frollo
• Djali
• Esmeralda
• Hugo
• Laverne
• Phoebus
• Victor

Inner Workings

• Paul (Inner Workings)

John Henry

• John Henry

The Jungle Book

• Bagheera
• Baloo
• Colonel Hathi
• Hathi Jr.
• Kaa
• King Louie
• Shanti
• Shere Khan
• Winifred

Lady and the Tramp

• Jock
• Lady
• Peg
• Tramp
• Trusty

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

• Lambert

Lilo and Stitch

• David Kawena
• Jumba Jookiba
• Lilo
• Nani
• Pleakley
• Scrump

The Lion King

• Banzai
• Ed (hyena)
• Nala
• Pumbaa
• Rafiki
• Scar
• Shenzi
• Timon

The Little Mermaid

• Ariel
• Eric
• Flounder
• Max (dog)
• Scuttle
• Sebastian

Make Mine Music

• Alice Blue Bonnet
• Casey (baseball)
• Ivan (Make Mine Music)
• Johnny Fedora
• Peter (Make Mine Music)
• Sascha
• Sonia (Make Mine Music)

Mary Poppins

• Penguin Waiter
• Penguin Waiters (3 more)

Meet the Robinsons

• Bowler Hat Guy
• Carl the Robot
• DOR-15
• Lucille Krunklehorn
• Wilbur Robinson

Melody Time

• Jenny (Melody Time)
• Joe (Melody Time)
• Johnny Appleseed
• Pecos Bill
• Slue Foot Sue
• Widowmaker

Moana

• Hei Hei
• Ocean

Mulan

• Chien-Po
• Cri-Kee
• Li Shang
• Ling
• Yao

Oliver and Company

• Einstein (dog)
• Francis (dog)
• Georgette
• Rita (dog)
• Tito

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

• Additional Unnamed Dalmatian Puppies
• Anita Radcliff
• Freckles
• Lucky
• Nanny (101 Dalmatians)
• Patch
• Penny (Dalmatian)
• Pepper (Dalmatian)
• Perdita
• Pongo
• Roger Radcliff
• Rolly

Paperman

• George (Paperman)

Pete’s Dragon

• Elliott

Peter Pan

• Captain Hook
• Cubby
• John Darling
• Michael Darling
• Nana
• Nibs
• Peter Pan
• Slightly
• Smee
• Tick-Tock the Crocodile
• Tinker Bell
• Tootles
• The Twins (Peter Pan)
• Wendy

Pinocchio

• Blue Fairy
• Cleo
• Figaro
• Geppetto
• Gideon
• Honest John
• Pinocchio
• Stromboli

Pocahontas

• Chief Powhatan
• Flit
• Governor Ratcliffe
• John Smith
• Nakoma
• Percy (Pocahontas)

Prep and Landing

• Lanny
• Wayne

The Princess and the Frog

• Charlotte La Bouff
• Dr. Facilier
• Juju
• Louis
• Mama Odie
• Prince Naveen

Ralph Breaks the Internet

• Knowsmore
• Shank
• Yesss

Raya and the Last Dragon

• Boun
• Dyan
• Namaari
• Noi
• Pan
• Raya
• Sisu
• Tong
• Tuk Tuk
• Uka

The Reluctant Dragon

• The Reluctant Dragon

The Rescuers

• Bernard
• Bianca
• Evinrude
• Madame Medusa
• Mr. Snoops
• Orville
• Penny (The Rescuers)

The Rescuers Down Under

• Cody
• Jake
• Joanna
• Percival C. McLeach
• Wilbur (Rescuers Down Under)

Robin Hood

• Alan-A-Dale
• Friar Tuck
• Lady Kluck
• Maid Marian
• Prince John
• Sheriff of Nottingham
• Sis (Robin Hood)
• Skippy Rabbit
• Tagalong
• Toby Turtle

Saludos Amigos

• Jose Carioca
• Pedro (plane)

Scrooge McDuck and Money

• Scrooge McDuck

Shorts

• Clara Cluck
• Clarabelle Cow
• Dewey Duck
• Fiddler Pig
• Fifer Pig
• Horace Horsecollar
• Huey Duck
• Humphrey the Bear
• Louie Duck
• Ludwig Von Drake
• Pete
• Pluto
• Practical Pig
• Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore
• Spike the Bee

The Skeleton Dance

• Skeletons

Sleeping Beauty

• Aurora
• Fauna
• Flora
• Maleficent
• Merryweather
• Phillip

The Small One

• Small One

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• Bashful
• Doc
• Dopey
• Evil Queen
• Grumpy
• Happy
• The Prince
• Sleepy
• Sneezy
• Snow White

Strange World

• Calisto Mal
• Ethan Clade
• Jaeger Clade
• Legend (Strange World)
• Meridian Clade
• Searcher Clade
• Splat

Susie the Little Blue Coupe

• Susie the Little Blue Coupe

The Sword in the Stone

• Archimedes
• Arthur
• Madam Mim
• Merlin
• Sugar Bowl

Tangled

• Flynn Rider
• Maximus
• Mother Gothel
• Pascal

Tarzan

• Clayton
• Jane
• Kala
• Kerchak
• Tantor
• Tarzan
• Terk

The Three Caballeros

• Panchito Pistoles

Treasure Planet

• B.E.N.
• Captain Amelia
• Dr. Delbert Doppler
• Jim Hawkins
• Morph

The Ugly Duckling

• The Ugly Duckling

Us Again

• Art
• Dot

Various Shorts

• Minnie Mouse

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

• Tigger

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

• Christopher Robin
• Eeyore
• Gopher
• Kanga
• Owl
• Rabbit

Wish

• Asha

Wreck-It Ralph

• Fix-It Felix Jr.
• King Candy
• Sergeant Calhoun
• Taffyta Muttonfudge

Zootopia

• Assistant Mayor Bellwether
• Chief Bogo
• Flash
• Gazelle
• Judy Hopps
• Koslov
• Mr. Big
• Nick Wilde
• Officer Clawhauser