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The chalk drawings around the 2023 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

Every year during the arts festival at Disney World Imagineers puts chalk drawings around the World Showcase in EPCOT.

This year, during the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, Disney added a new location, this one is outside the Imagination! Pavilion, where we find Mickey from the Sorcerer’s Apprentice and a Magic Broom.

Some other new scenes are some squirrels in love in the UK, The Broom Brush Dog from “Alice in Wonderland,” Spike the Bee is new in Germany and the sushi from Chef Harryhausen’s in “Monster’s Inc.” can be found in Japan.

This year’s festival is taking place Jan. 13 through Feb. 20, 2023, and in addition to the chalk drawings there are over 100 artists scheduled to appear, about 15 Food Studios are open with special foods (here are the complete menus), you can learn to draw a Disney character at Animation Academy, help create a mural at the Expression Section: A Paint by Number Mural and help Figment learn about art on a scavenger hunt around World Showcase. The Disney on Broadway Concert Series also returns this year.

Here’s a guide to all the chalk drawings at this year

Photos by Steve Liebman

The first new location is at the Imagination! Pavilion where we find Mickey from the Sorcerer’s Apprentice and a Magic Broom.

Over at Canada, see if you can find this guy from the 2003 film “Brother Bear.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Make sure to search for Little John, Robin and Skippy from “Robin Hood” in the United Kingdom pavilion as well. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Peter Pan’s shadow makes an appearance at the United Kingdom pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

There are a few new pieces of art near the maze area in the back of the pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

The Broom Brush Dog from “Alice in Wonderland” can be found inside the maze (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Lumiere is waiting to light the lamp, of course, in the France pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Remy and Emile from “Ratatouille.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Toulouse, Berlioz and Marie from the “Aristocats.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Abu from “Aladdin” in the Morocco pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Duffy the Disney Bear is taking lessons from his artistic cat friend Gelatoni in the Japan pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

New this year is the sushi Chef Harryhausen’s in “Monster’s Inc.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

At the American Adventure, you might have seen this little guy in the 1953 short “Ben and Me.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Jiminy Cricket. It might take you a while to find him in the Italy pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

The characters from “Luca” are at the Italy pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

We get a double dose of Pascal from “Tangled” in the Germany pavilion. The first is next to the chocolate shop. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Spike the Bee in Germany. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Where else would one find Mushu and Cri-Kee from “Mulan?” In the China pavilion. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

And don’t forget Little Brother from “Mulan” as well in China. (Photo by Steve Liebman)

The Snowgies from the “Frozen Fever” short in the Norway pavilion.  (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Find the outside fireplace at Norway to find Bruni from “Frozen 2.” (Photo by Steve Liebman)

Character Chalk drawings at the Arts Festival.

Dante, the spirit guide, from “Coco” in the Mexico pavilion. (Photos by Steve Liebma

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