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| Stitch Encounter | |
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 Logo for the former Hong Kong version | |
 Stitch Encounter at Tomorrowland in Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Name | Stitch Encounter 幸會史迪仔 |
| Area | Tomorrowland (original version) The Pavilion (temporary event) |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | July 13, 2006 (original) June 15, 2019 (event)[1] |
| Closing date | May 2, 2016 (original) June 22, 2019 (event) |
| Replaced by | Star Wars: Command Post (original) |
| Walt Disney Studios Park | |
| Name | Stitch Live! |
| Area | Studio D, Production Courtyard (2008–2025) Studio D, World Premiere Plaza |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 22, 2008 |
| Replaced | Walt Disney TV Tour: CyberSpace Mountain (Production Courtyard) |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | Stitch Encounter スティッチ・エンカウンター (in Japanese) |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 17, 2015 |
| Replaced | Captain EO Tribute |
| Shanghai Disneyland Park | |
| Name | Stitch Encounter 太空幸会史迪奇 |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 7, 2016 |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Living Character show |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Lilo & Stitch |
| Hosted by | Stitch |
| Sponsor | Daiwa House (Tokyo Disneyland)[2] |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
 Assistive listening available | |
Stitch Encounter is an interactive show located in Walt Disney Studios Park (under the name Stitch Live!), and in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The first edition of the show at Hong Kong Disneyland was closed on May 2, 2016, to make room for Star Wars: Command Post, although it temporarily returned to Hong Kong in 2019 for a limited time as a "Magic Access Members"-exclusive event.[1]
Disney attractions similar to Stitch Encounter include Turtle Talk with Crush, located in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort and in Tokyo DisneySea, as well as Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Neither of the American Disney resorts have ever seen the release of this attraction, with Stitch's Great Escape! in Magic Kingdom having been the sole major Lilo & Stitch-themed attraction in the United States, although this attraction is based on an earlier exhibit featured in Disneyland's Innoventions according to the Disney A to Z database.[3]
The attraction employs both real-time animation and digital puppetry. Stitch Encounter consists of an unscripted, real-time conversation between park guests and the animated character Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise. The attraction, which opened in July 2006, was part of a three-attraction expansion of Hong Kong’s Tomorrowland. It is located adjacent to the entrance of Space Mountain. The attraction offers shows in different languages depending on the locale: Cantonese, English, and Mandarin in the original Hong Kong version (Cantonese only for the 2019 event),[1] French and English at Disneyland Paris, Japanese at Tokyo Disneyland, and Mandarin in Shanghai. Show times are available at the entrance of the attraction and each show has a length of approximately 15 minutes.
On July 1, 2021, following Disneyland Paris' reopening, Walt Disney Studios Park announced that the attraction is set to become part of Studio D.
- ^ a b c "It's the Magic Access Members Summer Party and you're invited!". Hong Kong Disneyland official website. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Begins Sponsorship at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea" (PDF). OLC Group.
- ^ "Stitch Encounter". D23.com. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved April 7, 2024.