Meet Goofy in His Carnival Outfit at Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Update: This meet-and-greet concluded. Goofy now meets in another area of the park, wearing a different outfit. You can learn more about his current location in our Animal Kingdom Characters Guide. The photos of Goofy in his carnival outfit are left below for historical reference. See our retired meet-and-greet list for more former locations.

Goofy is again meeting guests as part of Donald’s Dino-Bash at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. He wears a carnival costume! We visited recently and found that several characters had returned to traditional meet-and-greets.

This morning, we met Pocahontas, Meeko, and Goofy, who had all formerly dedicated meet-and-greets at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Goofy used to meet alongside Pluto in Dinoland. However, Pluto has become a hard-to-find character in the parks these days.

If you want to meet Goofy, check for him in Dinoland, U.S.A. He was meeting in a covered area adjacent to the TriceraTop Spin queue.

This queue is a little difficult to see. But most of the area is shaded by a couple of trees. So, it’s not the worst place to wait.

We got in line at 11:34 a.m. and met Goofy at 11:42 a.m.

Goofy was more than ready to pose when I asked him for a photo shoot.

But first, he signed my autograph book. If you have an autograph book, cast members always ask that you have it out and turn it to the page you want the character to sign. They like to get that out of the way first to make the meets more efficient.

On the day of our visit, a PhotoPass photographer was available at this meet-and-greet. If one is unavailable, you can ask the cast member attending the meeting if they can take a photo with your personal device.

I always ask Goofy for a close-up, and this is always his response.

Here is his signature.

If you visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the coming months, check this area for Goofy. If he’s not listed in the My Disney Experience app, you’ll most likely find him in the mornings. As we mentioned in our last few articles, character meets are considered entertainment, and per Disney, entertainment is subject to change. However, we visit regularly and strive to keep our character coverage as accurate as possible.

Our best tips for meeting characters include:

• Check the My Disney Experience app for characters, locations, and times on the day of your visit.
• Keep your eyes open for random lines in the park. Often, a character is at the end of those lines.
• Ask cast members (in the blue shirts) at other character locations in the park for help. They are the best people to ask if you can’t locate a particular character.
• Most character meet-and-greets (not all) wrap up earlier in the day than later.

Several other characters formerly met at Donald’s Dino-Bash:

• Meet Daisy at Donald’s Dino-Bash
• Meet Donald Duck at Donald’s Dino-Bash
• Meet Chip and Dale at Donald’s Dino-Bash