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Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida was a division of Walt Disney Feature Animation that operated from 1989 to 2004. Its offices were backlot of the Disney-MGM Studios theme park and visitors were allowed to tour the studio in The Magic of Disney Animation attraction to observe animators at work from behind glass-paneled overhead breezeways. The division had primarily animated ''Mulan'' (1998), ''Lilo & Stitch'' (2002) and ''Brother Bear'' (2003). History Walt Disney Animation placed Max Howard in charge of starting up its Florida animation studio in 1988. Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida began operations in May 1989 with 40 employees. The division was originally planned to work on featurettes and shorts that they could do on its own. 70 animators including Disney veteran supervising animator Mark Henn were hired by 1990. After doing its first work, the Roger Rabbit short, '' Roller Coaster Rabbit'' (1990), the division was enlisted to help finish ''The Rescuers Down Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Of Disney Animation
The Magic of Disney Animation was a show and tour located at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. A Disney animator would show guests how the characters in Disney animated films were chosen and designed. The attraction closed permanently on July 12, 2015. In December 2015, the building began to be used to house the ''Star Wars'' Launch Bay. Summary Originally, when the park first opened in 1989, the ''Feature Animation'' pavilion of "The Magic of Disney Animation," designed originally by award-winning experience designer Bob Rogers and his design team BRC Imagination Arts, included four connected experiences which explored the legacy of Disney animation. The tour commenced with the live action/animated short film entitled "Back to Neverland," in which veteran newscaster, Walter Cronkite and comedian Robin Williams guided guests through the different stages in animating a feature-length film by turning Williams into an animated character i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince And The Pauper (1990 Film)
''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a 1990 American animated comedy action adventure short film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and directed by George Scribner. Featuring the voice of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse, it is based on the 1881 novel of the same name by Mark Twain. It was Disney's final use of the traditional ink-and-paint and camera process for a theatrical product, before the CAPS digital-ink-and-paint process rendered the traditional techniques and equipment obsolete. It's also the final Mickey Mouse short to use the APT process. Some objects, such as the carriage, were created on computers before being printed out on paper and photocopied onto animation cels. The animation was given a watercolor look and based on Disney's style from the late 30s, influenced by Fred Moore. The film was released on November 16, 1990, as the first animated short produced by Disney to accompany the original release of a Disney animated feature, accompanying the original re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Tracy (1990 Film)
''Dick Tracy'' is a 1990 American crime action film directed and produced by Warren Beatty, based on the 1930s comic strip of the same name by Chester Gould. The film stars Beatty in the title role, alongside Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, and Charlie Korsmo, with supporting performances from Dustin Hoffman, James Keane, Charles Durning, William Forsythe, Seymour Cassel, Paul Sorvino, Mandy Patinkin, Catherine O'Hara, Ed O'Ross, James Caan, James Tolkan, Michael J. Pollard, Henry Silva, R.G. Armstrong, Estelle Parsons, and Dick Van Dyke. The narrative follows detective Dick Tracy as he navigates romantic tensions with both Breathless Mahoney and Tess Trueheart, confronts the rise of crime boss Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, and begins fostering a young streetwise boy known only as Kid. The film was released theatrically in the United States on June 15, 1990, following its premiere at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., on June 10. It received generall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Rabbit Short Films
The ''Roger Rabbit'' shorts are a series of three live-action/animated short films produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1989 to 1993. They feature Roger Rabbit, the animated protagonist from ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988), being enlisted the task of caring for Baby Herman while his mother is absent, resulting in a plot defined by slapstick humor and visual gags. Each short concludes with a sequence involving live-action and animation, in which the characters interact with live-action human beings, akin to the 1988 film. Droopy Dog from MGM makes a cameo in all of the shorts. Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Lou Hirsch, and April Winchell returned to reprise their voice roles from the film, alongside producers Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Don Hahn. Marshall also directed the live-action segments in the first two shorts, while Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was responsible for the live-action visual effects. Produced in association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixar
Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, a segment of the Walt Disney Company. Pixar started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division. It was known as the Graphics Group before its spin-off as a corporation in 1986, with funding from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. Disney announced its acquisition of Pixar in January 2006, and completed it in May 2006. Pixar is best known for its feature films, technologically powered by RenderMan, the company's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan Interface Specification image-rendering API. The studio's mascot is Luxo Jr., a desk lamp from the studio's 1986 short film of the same name. Pixar has produced 28 feature films, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Bear 2
''Brother Bear 2'' is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video romantic fantasy comedy film, and the sequel to the 2003 animated feature film ''Brother Bear'', which was released on August 29, 2006. Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to the film. In the film, the adventures of bear brothers Kenai and Koda continue. While the first film dealt with Kenai's relationship with Koda, this one focuses more on his bond with a young human from his past, Nita. Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, and Michael Clarke Duncan reprised their roles, with Patrick Dempsey replacing Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai. As heard in the first trailer, Jason Marsden was initially cast as Kenai before being replaced by Dempsey. The end credits still note Marsden as one of the additional voices. Jason Raize, the voice of Denahi in the first film, had died in 2004, and his character therefore does not appear in the film. Producer Jim Ballantine was removed from the project and replaced with Carolyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie'' (also known as ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween: The Movie'') is a 2005 American animated direct-to-video Halloween fantasy adventure comedy-drama film produced by Disneytoon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, featuring the characters from Disney's '' Winnie the Pooh'' franchise, based on the original characters from the books by A. A. Milne. The sequel to '' Pooh's Heffalump Movie'', this was the final ''Winnie the Pooh'' film to be produced by Disneytoon Studios. The film marked voice actor John Fiedler's final appearance as Piglet, as he died before completing his voice work (two and a half months before the film's release). Upon Fiedler's death, Travis Oates was brought in to finish the remaining scenes (and received credit for "additional voices") and became Piglet's new official voice actor. It was followed in the ''Winnie the Pooh'' film series by a television film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Polygon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disneytoon Studios
Disneytoon Studios (DTS), originally named Disney MovieToons and also formerly Walt Disney Video Premieres, was an American animation studio which created direct-to-video and occasional theatrical animated feature films. The studio was a division of Walt Disney Animation Studios, with both being part of The Walt Disney Studios, itself a division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio produced 47 feature films, beginning with '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' in 1990. Its final feature film was '' Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast'' in 2015. History Disney MovieToons/Walt Disney Video Premieres Disney MovieToons' first feature production was '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' in 1990, with animation by Walt Disney Animation France. Disney Television Animation hired director of specials, Sharon Morrill, in 1993. Disney began producing direct-to-video (DTV) sequels of Walt Disney Feature Animation films: the first of which was the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Animation Studios
Universal Animation Studios LLC, formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios, is an American animation studio and a division of Universal 1440 Entertainment, an home entertainment division of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, which in turn owned by NBCUniversal, the entertainment division of Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to Universal-released feature films, such as ''The Land Before Time'' (1988), ''An American Tail'' (1986), '' Balto'' (1995), and ''Curious George'' (2006), as well as other films and television series. The actual animation production is done overseas, usually by foreign animation studios such as AKOM, Wang Film Productions and Rough Draft Studios, while pre-production and post-production is United States–based. The television animation divisions of Universal and DreamWorks merged on August 23, 2016, after Universal completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, who began producing a majority of Universal Pictures' family-friendly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curious George (film)
''Curious George'' is a 2006 animated adventure film based on the Curious George, book series written by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey. It was directed by Matthew O'Callaghan (in his theatrical List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut), written by Ken Kaufman and produced by Ron Howard, David Kirschner, and Jon Shapiro. Featuring the voices of Frank Welker, Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, and Dick Van Dyke, it tells the story of how the Man with the Yellow Hat, a tour guide at a museum, first befriended a curious monkey named George and started going on adventures with him around the city while attempting to save the museum from closure. It is the first theatrically-released animated film from Universal Pictures since 1995's ''Balto (film), Balto'', the first theatrical animated film from Universal Animation Studios (making this Universal's first in-house theatrical animated film), and the first animated film from Imagine Enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida, that opened on June 7, 1990. Owned and operated by NBCUniversal, it features numerous rides, attractions, and live shows that are primarily themed to movies, television, and other aspects of the Film industry, entertainment industry. Universal Studios Florida was the first theme park to open at Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, joined later by the second theme park, Universal Islands of Adventure in 1999, Universal Volcano Bay in 2017, and the fourth theme park, Universal Epic Universe in 2025. In 2019, it ranked eleventh in the world – sixth in North America – for overall attendance among amusement parks with approximately 10.9 million visitors. The success of its sister location, Universal Studios Hollywood, in the 1980s fueled the desire to build a similar park in the Orlando area to compete with Walt Disney World. Two of its early projects were partially developed by famed Hollywood directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
