Moana?

[meganew]

Just curious- does anyone know why there’s no Moana princess or Moana themed stuff at Disney yet?

[Deleted]

I've seen it in Disney stores and they had a Moana meet and greet at Disneyland.

[meganew]

I mean, there’s obviously merchandise (most of which we own thanks to our Moana-obsessed 4 year old), I’m just wondering why they haven’t added Moana to the regular character meet and greets.

[nicolewi]

Good point! Is Aulani supposed to be her thing?

They should totally have a Moana meet & greet!!

[bronxgirl]

She was at WDW when her movie was popular, but I think she now just comes out for special events. I think/ hope she has meets at DL. We've never met her so I really hope she's at DL when we're there in a couple weeks.

[gretchenindisguise]

She was at Disneyland for a while, but then they were doing construction where her meet and great area was. They just repopened that area so it'll be interesting if she comes back.

[wesleycrusher]

She was at WDW when the movie was released and now for parties only to meet. She does appear on the boat at the end of Fantasmic. There are 2 reasons (rumors) why she doesn't meet at WDW...first is budget- her original appearance was paid for by marketing for the movie, not by the parks. I don't believe this one too much because lol that Disney can't find the money for such a popular character. Second, I had always heard that in FL it was difficult for them to hire enough cast members to portray her for a full time meet and greet. And many of the polynesian CMs they do have at WDW perform in the Spirit of Aloha show instead.
That is not an issue on the west Coast, which is why she had a meet and greet at Disneyland. Although right now I don't believe she has a permanent spot and wanders Adventureland. (KTP has her marked as rare now but she was meeting when we were the in the fall).
She is also highly visible at Aulani and is around daily for meets, campfires, and canoeing.