This changed when she moved to Los Angeles and met Tom Schumacher, the No. 2 executive in Disney's animation department. You have to be organized and you have to be creative. To help the Disney visual designers and story developers, Coats arranged a three-week tour of China to see the traditional buildings, mountain ranges and people. Coats also arranged the voice casting, which put Eddie Murphy in a guardian role as the smart-alecky dragon Mushu. Coats ideas worked out very well.
Kids really enjoy it on one level, and adults enjoy it on another level.