![]() Villains will clearly be present too, considering we’ve seen Hades from Hercules with Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians in the background, but oddly alongside John Henry from his short film, also produced at the now defunct Florida studio. That’s Pua from Moana, Pascal from Tangled, Meeko from Pocahontas, Cri-Kee from Mulan, and some dressmaking bluebirds from Cinderella. Oh wait, those aren’t his animal friends. Īnd while we see Winnie the Pooh and his friends struggling a la Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, we see Antonio from Encanto running down the hall surrounded by his animal friends. We see the fairies from Sleeping Beauty arguing over the color of the landmark hat on the building outside, but they’re also joined by Jock and Trusty from Lady and the Tramp. ![]() A bit of fun since both of their films were helmed by the legendary duo of John Musker and Ron Clements. This is clearly a world-mashing bit of magic, as evidenced almost immediately by Moana catching a falling Flounder from The Little Mermaid. Bambi, Thumper, Flower appear, and as Peter Pan himself flies through the halls of the studio, uttering the all-but-trademarked “Here we go,” we see him, Minnie, and the cast of Bolt all in the hallway before he takes flight. Together they round up a who’s who of characters that was an onslaught in just the trailer so I can’t even fathom what the full short entails. The art tells us that we will see Mickey and Minnie as they appeared in Mickey’s Birthday Party, a short film from the studio dating back to 1942, and the 114th short to feature the iconic character. As Tinker Bell flies by, who apparently summons everyone out of the art as the last of the artists leave the studio, Mickey and Minnie spring to life from some nearby art. Of course, the studio famously “was started by a Mouse” so it is absolutely no surprise that he has a prominent role (at least in the trailer). However, there is a high chance this is a known person, but we won’t know for sure (at least I won’t) until we see their face. ![]() This shot could just be a passive shot showing the multi-generational aspect of artists at the studio, with students fresh out of college joining in various productions, to highly respected industry veterans who created the films of our youth that are still present at the studio. The first film produced at this studio was The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and every full-length Walt Disney Animation Studio feature that followed has been made here, save for Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear, which were made at the now shuttered Florida animation studio that was located in what is now Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. (More about this can be seen in the documentary, Waking Sleeping Beauty, which I highly recommend). Colloquially referred to as “The Hat Building” by many animators, artists, and fans, the building opened in the 90’s, reportedly announced at a wrap party for Beauty and the Beast. Disney Animation building, located across from the main Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank. The trailer opens up looking at the Roy E. ![]() Featuring 543 characters from more than 85 Disney feature-length and short films, Once Upon a Studio welcomes heroes and villains, princes and princesses, sidekicks and sorcerers-in all-new hand-drawn and CG animation-to celebrate 10 decades of storytelling, artistry and technological achievements.” Let’s see what we find in the trailer! The official description reads: “An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together in Once Upon a Studio for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney’s 100th anniversary.
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