Moana (Vaiana) made her first ever Disney Parks appearance in a special “You’re Welcome” pre-parade at Disneyland Paris, timed to coincide with the French premiere of the new Walt Disney Animation Studios movie.

In France and several other countries, the character and film are known as Vaiana.

Moana began meeting guests in person from Sunday, 20th November 2016 in Art of Disney Animation at Walt Disney Studios Park.