[Image] Disney’s “Moana and the Legend of the Sea 2” at Hyogo Children’s Hospital

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On Christmas Eve, December 24, “Moana and the Legend of the Sea 2” was screened at Hyogo Children’s Hospital (Chuo Ward, Kobe City) as part of Walt Disney Japan’s nationwide “Children’s Hospital Support Program.

As part of the program, the film, which was released nationwide on December 6, was screened at the “Mobile Movie Theater” set up at the hospital’s entrance. This is the first time in the Kansai region that a screening of the film has been held at a children’s hospital.

The screenings were held in the morning, noon, and afternoon, and were attended by 40 hospitalized children and their families who were unable to visit movie theaters.

The children who attended the screenings held tickets in their hands and came to the mobile movie theater together with their family members and nurses. The children were excited to take their seats and shouted “Yeeeeeee!

Once the movie started, the children were absorbed in the world of the film. After the screening, they were talking with their families, saying, “That was fun! and some looked a little sad that the event they had been looking forward to was over.

The screening ended with the staff handing out Christmas presents to the children. Holding the stuffed animals they received as gifts, some of the children said, “I’m going to sleep with this stuffed animal today! I’m going to sleep with this stuffed animal today! The staff said it was impressive to see the children leaving the venue with smiles on their faces.

＜A word from the reporter:
It was not only a wonderful Christmas Eve for the children, but also a great time for their parents who saw their children enjoying themselves. It was a great time not only for the children, but also for their parents who saw their children enjoying themselves.

For more information

• Hyogo Children’s Hospital Official Website https://www.hyogo-kodomo-hosp.com/