Zootopia: Better Zoogether will debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on November 7, 2026, but Disney has already shared a first look at the Officer Clawhauser Audio-Animatronic figure guests will now find inside of the Tree of Life.
Here’s what Disney had to say about the upcoming show and this particular figure:
I hope you’re ready to join in the fun, because we’re all invited to join the audience too! Thanks to the special “Carrot Vision” glasses we’ll wear as part of the watch party experience, some of your favorite characters from Zootopia and Zootopia 2 will “jump” off the screen … except for Gazelle’s number one fan and off-duty ZPD officer. That’s right, Benjamin Clawhauser himself will be in the theater with us, in the form of an all-new Audio-Animatronics figure.
When we met Clawhauser in Zootopia, he was sporting his ZPD uniform (and sometimes a tasty donut, too). At the Zoogether Day watch party, he’ll be decked out from head to tail with a brand-new look: glow necklaces, bracelets, and his favorite, glittery Gazelle tee shirt.
This larger-than-life fan wants nothing more than to be picked as the V.I.Z. (Very Important Zootopian – the lucky mammal who will get special access to the Zoogether Day performers). And when that doesn’t work out, he has to take matters into his own paws.
This particular Audio-Animatronics character does appear to be very similar to the one guests will find in the queue of Zootpia: Hot Pursuit at Shanghai Disneyland, albeit in a different costume.
Zootopia: Better Zoogether
The show will debut at the former It’s Tough To Be a Bug venue at the Tree of Life on November 7, 2025. This 9-minute show sees the Zootopia characters celebrating Zoogether Day, which centers around the unity of the city’s diverse biomes.
The host of the show is a new character, Heidi Howler is “a slick-talking wolf who hosts the Zoogether Day LIVE! broadcast with excitement, energy, and quite a bit of howling,” according to Disney Parks Blog. Guests will wear 3D CarrotVision glasses and experience new sights, sounds, smells, and touches.
In addition to the new show, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde will have a meet and greet at Discovery Island near the Tree of Life. They will wear new looks from Zootopia 2.
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