Walt Disney Animation Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. It was started on October 16, 1923 under the name, Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. In 1929, it was renamed Walt Disney Productions. On February 2, 1986, after Disney had moved into making mostly live-action movies, it was re-established as Walt Disney Feature Animation, taking on its current name in 2007. It has been known for making animated feature movies in association with Walt Disney Pictures. Locations Walt Disney Animation Studios is headquartered in the Sorcerer's Hat building which was completed in 1995. Satellite studios were around the world in locations like Paris, France, Tokyo, Japan and even at Disney's Hollywood Studios, one of the four theme parks in Walt Disney World, Florida. They were all closed down by December 24, 2022. Characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and other Disney animated characters. Filmography This list includes the movies made by Walt Disney Animation Studios; originally Walt Disney Productions (1937–1985) and Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986–2007). Released movies Upcoming films Achievements The animation studio is noted for creating a number of now-standard innovations in the animation industry, including: The multiplane camera (for Snow White, but first used in the Academy-award winning short "The Old Mill") The realistic animation of special effects and human characters (for Snow White) Advanced composition processes to combine live-action and animated elements using color film (for The Three Caballeros) The use of xerography in animation to transfer drawings to cels as opposed to ink-tracing (developed for 101 Dalmatians, but first tested in a few scenes in Sleeping Beauty and first fully used in the Academy-award nominated short Goliath II) The use of all-digital methods for painting, compositing, and recording animated features using the CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) Among its significant achievements are: The first animated feature in Technicolor (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) The first major motion picture in stereophonic sound (Fantasia), otherwise known as Fantasound. The first animated feature in CinemaScope (Lady and the Tramp) The first large format animated movie (the 70 mm Sleeping Beauty) The first Disney animated feature to use computer-generated imagery (The Black Cauldron) The first Disney animated feature making heavy use of CGI computer animation (Oliver & Company) The first Disney animated feature to use digital coloring (The Little Mermaid, which introduced Disney's CAPS process) The first feature movie to be shot using a 100% digital process (The Rescuers Down Under, CAPS) The first animated feature to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the only nominee for Best Picture to be traditionally-animated (Beauty and the Beast) The first Disney animated feature to gross $200 million, and the highest-grossing movie of 1992 (Aladdin) The highest grossing traditionally-animated (or hand-drawn) movie of all time (The Lion King) The largest movie premiere with over 100,000 viewers (Pocahontas) The most expensive animated movie ever made costing $260 million (Tangled) The highest number of original characters ever created for an animated movie (188 characters) (Wreck-It Ralph) Documentary movies about Disney animation A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (1937, short) The Reluctant Dragon (1941, a staged "mockumentary") Frank and Ollie (1995) Dream On Silly Dreamer (2005) Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010) Related pages The Walt Disney Company Disney's Nine Old Men Pixar Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Animation Disney Television Animation References Notes