# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Animationland Opening Day!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center will open the nationally-traveling Animationland on Tuesday, May 19 at 9:00 a.m. Animationland explores the art and science of animation with a behind-the-scenes look at the animation process. The exhibit will be open at the Discovery Center from May 19 to August 20, 2026 and is included in the cost of regular admission. 

Developed and produced by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Animationland offers a fully immersive, interactive exhibit where guests learn to incorporate animation skills into the creation process. This enables guests to understand the interplay that occurs between art and science and how they can apply those skills to tell their own stories in unique and dynamic ways. In order to create a fully immersive environment, OMSI collaborated with expert creative studio Jolby & Friends to develop original characters, illustrations, and animation.

In Animationland, visitors will:

+ Step into a bright, irresistible entryway that welcomes visitors into an animation studio with work tables, sketches, studios, and inspiration everywhere! 
+ Star in your movie in Animationland's Plan and Pose interactive experience. 
+ Explore a fantastical land where the funny, endearing characters Tracey the pencil dog and her crew, Rooth, Drop, Inky, Uno, and Kari, guide you through the art of storytelling.
+ Learn the basic animation process with Tracy the pencil dog and her quirky friends, creating storyboards, shaping characters, and sharing your ideas. 
+ Play with a replica of an early animation tool - the mutoscope - and watch as a seemingly static story comes to life.
+ Use a variety of noise-making tools to add sound effects to an original animation in Animationland’s Foley Studio. 

Regular admission applies, which is $11 for adults and children, $10 for seniors over 65, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 30,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.

Visitors may learn more about the exhibit at www.kansasdiscovery.org/animationland
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/topeka/animationland-opening-day/200030047653338
- **Event Categories**: science-fair, art, entertainment, dog, kids, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Topeka
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 4400 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, United States, Kansas 66604
- **lat**: 39.05204
- **long**: -95.73347
- **full address**: 4400 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, United States, Kansas 66604

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Animationland Opening Day! being held?
  - **A:** Animationland Opening Day! takes place on Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am to Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am at 4400 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, United States, Kansas 66604.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Animationland Opening Day!?
  - **A:** Animationland Opening Day! is organized by Kansas Children's Discovery Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Animationland Opening Day! is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Topeka, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Animationland Opening Day! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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