Mickey Mouse fans can now get an up-close and personal experience with their favorite Walt Disney World ® character at a new location in Magic Kingdom ®. Disney’s  most adored mouse is now signing autographs and taking photos with fans backstage at Town Square Theater. And the best part of the whole experience is guests don’t have to wait in a line to see the famed character!

Don’t let Disney’s long lines keep you from seeing Mickey’s new Meet & Greet. For the first time in Walt Disney World ® character meet-and-greet history guests can use the FASTPASS service to ensure a timely Mickey visit. This special feature allows guests to reduce waiting by designating a window of time when they can return for the theme park experience.

It all takes place at the Town Square Theater presented by Kodak, located just inside the Magic Kingdom ® entrance. The theater, which was previously known as Town Square Exposition Hall, has been completely re-imagined with posters revealing Mickey Mouse as the star of a magic show.

The marquee itself is nothing short of magical with its gold-leaf trim and sparkling lights luring guests in. Upon entrance guests will enter a lobby that serves as a hub for character meet-and-greet queues, The Box Office Gifts merchandise shop and Tony’s Town Square Restaurant.

After passing through the lush lobby, guests walk through an arch and enter a queue to meet Magician Mickey Mouse, or a queue to meet the Disney princesses, which is only available during the Fantasyland construction.

Once guests enter the Magician Mickey Mouse queue the meet-and-greet experience will begin as posters featuring Mickey’s various magic acts come to life. The portraits are located throughout the queues and make for a magical journey as you travel into the backstage corridors of the theater, where Mickey is waiting for you. As if he was about to go onstage for his magical act, Mickey awaits his fans in a rehearsal-room decorated with posters, steamer trunks, and stage props.

And if you’d like to meet royalty during your Walt Disney World ® trip don’t miss the limited-engagement Princess meet-and-greets also at the Town Square Theater. In a setting fit for a queen, or princess rather, guests are surrounded by plush carpeting, lush velvety-blue drapes with gold tiebacks and a large mural backdrop of a chateau amid green, tree-covered hills and fields. The atmosphere is nothing short of elegant and will make you feel as if you’re meeting real royalty!

Guests who are interested in meeting Mickey Mouse or the Disney Princesses can either obtain a Disney’s FASTPASS ® ticket or get in standby queues. And for Walt Disney World ® tickets you can always find excellent deals right here on OrlandoFunTickets.com!