Pokémon Weekends

Pokémon Weekends is an upcoming festival that will be held annually at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort. The event is a joint-venture between Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and The Pokémon Company (itself a joint-venture between Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures). Included with park admission, the event will typically occur on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four consecutive weekends in May and June and featured appearances by cast and crew members from the English dub of the Pokémon anime series, which currently runs on Disney XD. Many original Disney characters also appear dressed as Pokémon characters, such as Mickey Mouse as Ask Ketchum, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck as Team Rocket members, Goofy as Professor Oak, and Pluto as Pikachu. The festival is set to begin in 2021, coinciding with the Pokémon franchises 25th anniversary, and will be held annually.

Events

 * Pokémon GO Academy - Live show at Animation Courtyard. The show depends heavily on audience participation, focusing on children and teens. Each participant is to activate the Pokémon GO app if they have the game on their mobile devices, and is taught how to properly catch a pokémon.
 * Pokémon Parade - Features Team Rocket, along with numerous other Pokémon characters.
 * Pikachu's Jukebox - Live show at the stage in front of The Great Movie Ride. It is a dance-off show featuring Pokémon characters competing in groups against each other in a dance competition.
 * Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon ~ Behind the Scenes - A live show at the Premier Theatre hosted by Sarah Natochenny - the voice of Ash Ketchum. Guests are given a behind-the-scenes making of the series and its English adaptation.

Pokémon GO Academy
The show depends heavily on audience participation, focusing on children. Each participant is to activate the Pokémon GO app if they have the game on their mobile devices, and is taught how to properly catch a pokémon.

Character appearances
In addition to traditional Disney characters dressed in their Pokémon costumes, a number of Pokémon characters from the games and television series appear for photo opportunities and autograph signing. Characters have included Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander, as well as recent characters as Froakie, Fennekin, and Gardevoir. Most appearances are in preset locations in front of themed backdrops but some characters freely roam the parks and pose for photos with guests as well.