Once Upon a Studio/Transcript

(The film begins at the Roy E. Disney Animation building where all the animators and workers are going home for the night.)
DISNEY INTERN: It's so incredible to think that Walt started Disney Animation 100 years ago today. To think of all those talented artists and wonderful characters who have been a part of the studio over the years.
BURNY MATTINSON: Yep. If these walls could talk.
(As Burny Mattinson and all the employees left. Mickey calls out for Tinker Bell from his production cel of "Mickey's Birthday Party".)
MICKEY MOUSE: Psst, Tink! Tinker Bell! You there?
(Tinker Bell flies to Mickey.)
MICKEY: Is that it? They all gone?
TINKER BELL: [nods]
MICKEY: Oh boy! (He and Minnie Mouse jumped out of their production cel) Come on Minnie! This is it!
MINNIE MOUSE: Let's get the gang! Yoo-hoo!
(In another "The Princess and the Frog" production cel, whether traditionally or computer animated, Tiana starts to gasps because of the "Yoo-hoo!" signal, and enters jumping.)
TIANA: [gasps] There's the signal. All right, y'all! (then she grunts) It's picture time! (she clap her hands so the chracters could go for a 100th anniversary picture time, then Pinocchio appears in another "Pinocchio" production cel.)
PINOCCHIO: That's tonight?
TIANA: That's now.
(Then the two characters of "Zootopia", Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, from the production cel, jump into the studio.)
JUDY: 100 year group photo. And the sun's going down. Come on. Let's hop to it!
NICK: Ooh, a bunny pun.
(Louis the Alligator from "The Princess and the Frog" pops out while blowing his trumpet. Screen cuts to Mickey running down the hall from left to right while calling out to the characters from "Bambi")
MICKEY: Picture time, guys!
(Bambi, Thumper, and Flower jump out of their picture frames.)
THUMPER: [chuckles] Okay! Here we come!
(The camera follows Bambi, Thumper, and Flower moving right as they laugh. They stop at the picture of Bernard, Bianca, and Orville from "The Rescuers" and Thumper taps his foot.)
THUMPER: Wake up! Wake up!
(Orville suddenly flies out of the picture frame with Bernard and Bianca riding on his back. We cut to Minnie with Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino from "Bolt" as they watch Orville slide across the screen from right to left.)
RHINO: (Jumps from inside his hamster ball) Awesome!
(Minnie, Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino look up to see Peter Pan flying above them while crowing.)
MINNIE: (Calling up) Oh, Peter! (Peter flies up to Minnie) Get the folks upstairs!
PETER PAN: Aye aye, captain! Come on, everybody! Here we go!
(The camera follows Peter, Wendy, John, and Michael flying down the hallway and up to the ceiling. To the beat of "You Can Fly!" playing in the background, they all plunge down one by one as Peter screeches his second rooster crow. The camera flies upstairs to reveal Sisu from "Raya and the Last Dragon" emerging from the halls. Jim Hawkins from "Treasure Planet" flies down the hallway while riding his Solar Surf Board.)
JIM HAWKINS: WHOO-HOO!
(Maui from "Moana" emerges from his picture frame.)
MAUI: It's Maui time!
(Maui turns into his eagle form and the camera follows him flying down the halls)
MAUI: (while flying in his eagle form) We're meeting in the lobby!
ALADDIN: (while sliding down the railing) Okay, see ya there!
(Aladdin lands on one of the rolling boulders and slips left out of the shot. Vanellope from "Wreck-it Ralph" drives down the hall with Dodger from "Oliver & Company" in the passenger’s seat.)
VANELLOPE: WHOO-HOO!
(Dodger howls behind Vanellope and when they drive right out of the shot, Cody from "The Rescuers Down Under" is shown being carried by Elliot from "Pete's Dragon" as he flies him.)
CODY: (happily laughs) Whoa! Higher!
(As Elliot flies Cody up, Wayne and Lanny from the "Prep & Landing" TV specials swing down from the upper floor. Behind them, Moana comes down all covered in water, with Flounder from "The Little Mermaid" landing in her hands.)
FLOUNDER: (Losing oxygen) Water.
(As Moana rushes right out of the shot, we cut over to the coffee station where Merlin, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, The March Hare, The Mad Hatter, and Lucille Krunklehorn are at. Merlin is shown levitating Mrs. Potts with his magic rod.)
COGSWORTH: No-no-no! There's no time for tea!
MOANA: (rushes up to Merlin) Merlin, a little help?
MERLIN: Oh! Uh, oh, ah. (raises his rod and casts a spell) Chapeauious Bowlious!
(Magic dust hits the Mad Hatter's hat off, filling it up with water. Moana puts Flounder in the hat while a penguin butler from "Mary Poppins" passes by.)
MAD HATTER: (chuckles) Oh waiter, there's a carp in my cap.
(As the Mad Hatter laughs at his own joke, we cut to Stromboli from "Pinocchio" ranting in Italian over the food vending machine not working. Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" walk past him as the camera follows them.)
ANNA: Yikes! Do you think all villains will show up?
ELSA: Hmm. (Freezes Hans as he's about to emerge from his picture frame) Not all.
(As Hans strains himself, we cut to Donald Duck at the elevator. The elevator opens to reveal Carl from "Meet the Robinsons", Terk from "Tarzan", Mother Gothel from "Tangled", Humphrey the Bear, and Ranger Woodlore. Carl lets Donald enter with an "after you" gesture.)
CARL: Going down?
(Carl presses the button, only for the group to be stopped by Flash's voice.)
FLASH: (offscreen) Hold the...
(Screen flies left to reveal Flash slowly walking right.)
FLASH: Elevator.
DONALD: Huh?
(Donald angrily grumbles and we cut to Olaf from "Frozen" drawing at a desk.)
OLAF: (sings) I'm in the mood to help you, dude.
(A lost boy flies past the doorway, then Timon calls out to Olaf while riding on Pumbaa's back.)
TIMON: Hey, Frosty! Shake a leg, will ya?
OLAF: The leg won't make a difference. It's all in the wrist.
(The Genie from "Aladdin" emerges from the paper, which scares Olaf, causing him to fall apart after hitting the floor.)
GENIE: Oi! I haven't seen a fall like that since Rome. (magically fixes Olaf, who chuckles after being restored) Oh! Much better.
(We cut to the dressing room where Gaston is singing his own theme song to the mirror, with Prince John from "Robin Hood" adjusting King Richard's crown on his head, Thomas O'Malley from "The Aristocats" licking his paw, Milo Thatch from the "Atlantis" franchise adjusting his bowtie, Chicken Little from "Chicken Little" combing his cowlick, Happy from "Snow White" brushing his beard, and the Headless Horseman from "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" adjusting his neck and cape.)
GASTON: (sings to himself) Every guy here would love to be you, Gaston.
(Gaston kisses his muscle and chuckles to himself, until he sees the Cheshire Cat's eyes and mouth emerge. The Cheshire Cat's teeth play a harmonica sound, confusing Gaston.)
GASTON: (Confused) Huh?
(The Cheshire Cat becomes visible and laughs. The door opens from behind the boys, and the camera flies down revealing Minnie covering her eyes with her hand as a way of not invading their privacy.)
MINNIE: (While covering her eyes) Let’s move it, gentlemen!
(We cut to Christopher Robin, Kanga, and Eeyore all helping pull out Winnie the Pooh, who is stuck inside his picture frame.)
POOH: (Grunts) Oh, help! And bother.
(The camera rotates right as Antonio from "Encanto" skips down the hall with Meeko from "Pocahontas" Pua from "Moana", and the two bluebirds from "Cinderella". Pascal from "Tangled" is shown riding on Antonio's right shoulder, with Cri-kee from "Mulan riding his left shoulder. Pua snorts and Meeko chitters while walking.)
ANTONIO: Uh-huh. Meet me in the lobby. (Stops moving) Don't eat those.
(The camera quickly rotates right to reveal Joanna from "The Rescuers Down Under" about to eat Jaq and Gus from "Cinderella". Pluto barks from behind Joanna and Joanna jumps out of the shot. Gus laughs and Jaq sticks his thumb up to Pluto.)
JAQ: Zuk, zuk!
(We cut to the dalmatian puppies from "101 Dalmatians" watching the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment from "Fantasia" on the TV. Background characters from "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" and "Frozen" walk across the screen in front of the puppies from left to right.)
KRISTOFF: Come on, puppies. You're gonna have nightmares.
(Chernabog suddenly emerges from the TV screen and the dalmatians run away barking. We cut to Scrooge McDuck coming out of his picture frame with two sacks of money in his winged hands. The stampede of puppies tramples him.)
UNCLE SCROOGE: Ooh! (Tosses the money bags out of his hands) Whoa!
(Robin Hood and Little John from "Robin Hood" come down from the ceiling and swipe the loot on the floor and tap their bags like drinking cups.)
ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN: Oo-De-Lally!
(Cut back to the elevator, Flash slowly enters.)
FLASH: Thank you... for holding... the... elevator.
(Baymax from "Big Hero 6" suddenly enters the elevator at the last minute.)
BAYMAX: I am also going to the lobby.
DONALD: Huh?
(Baymax squeezes himself into the elevator as the door closes.)
DONALD: (Muffled) Oh, come on!
(Baymax makes it in and the elevator closes as Donald angrily quacks. We cut to Ursula from "The Little Mermaid." Splat from "Strange World" squeaks as hearts form around him in front of Ursula.)
URSULA: (chuckling) Oh, no. No-no-no-no-no.
(As soon as they exit right, Cinderella and Prince Charming from "Cinderella" come down the stairs while holding hands. The Prince's shoe comes off and he and Cinderella laugh until Max from "The Little Mermaid" takes it with his mouth.)
PRINCE CHARMING: Hey, Max! (Runs right out of the shot) Eric, get your dog!
CINDERELLA: (Runs after her husband) Go, Max, go!
(Mickey laughs while coming up the stairs and stops and gasps as he sees Kaa hypnotizing Clarabelle with his eyes while singing "Trust in Me.")
KAA: (sings) Trust in me.
MICKEY: Kaa?
KAA: (sings) Just in me.
MICKEY: Kaa! You... you-you stop that now, Kaa!
(Rapunzel from "Tangled" enters the shot from the right while carrying her frying pan.)
RAPUNZEL: Don't worry, Mickey. (Chuckles) I got this.
(Offscreen, Rapunzel smacks Kaa in the head with her frying pan. Mickey cringes, then faces the screen and smiles.)
MICKEY: Hmm.
(We see a portrait of Walt Disney as Mickey walks up to it and takes his hat off for a moment of respect.)
MINNIE: (calling offscreen) Oh, Mickey? Where are you? We're in the lobby!
MICKEY: (chuckles in embarrassment and puts his hat on) Gotta go, but thanks. (shrugs) On with the show.
(Mickey exits right and we cut to a line of Disney animated characters on the stairs. Mickey flies down the hall while riding on Dumbo's back.)
MICKEY: Oh!
(Dumbo and Mickey bump into Doris, who flies off of Bowler Hat Guy's head. Bowler Hat Guy catches it and Mickey continues flying Dumbo down the hall. We cut to Raya from "Raya and the Last Dragon" with Madame Mim from "The Sword in the Stone" and Flynn and Maximus from "Tangled" at the doors. Raya opened the right door.)
RAYA: Coast is clear, Mick.
MICKEY: Great! (jumps off Dumbo's back) Right this way!
(Wreck-it Ralph from "Wreck-it Ralph" bumps into the closed door.)
MICKEY: Oh! Ralph, are you okay?
WRECK-IT RALPH: (dizzily shakes his head) Never better, Garfield. (Clumsily trips over the garbage can)
SCAR: I'm surrounded by... (ducks under Mr. Toad riding on Carpet from "Aladdin") idiots!
MR. TOAD: Tally ho!
(Carpet flies around the Sorcerer hat of the building.)
MR. TOAD: Whee! I'll show you the world!
(Mr. Toad laughs as Carpet flies to the screen. Ichabod ducks and watches Mr. Toad.)
MICKEY: (offscreen) Oh, great. The ladder!
(Ichabod ducks as Goofy swings the ladder over his head. Goofy hums while setting it up and trips. Jock and Trusty from "Lady and the Tramp" walk by in front of Goofy from right to left.)
TRUSTY: I don't recollect if I've ever mentioned Old Reliable before.
(Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from "Sleeping Beauty" descend from the top of the screen and float down to the ground.)
TRUSTY: (offscreen) He'd say, uh...
FLORA: Make it pink. (turns the Sorcerer's hat pink)
MERRYWETHER: (frustrated) Ooh! Make it blue! (turns the Sorcerer's hat back to its original blue color)
(Camera rotates down to reveal Mickey guiding the large group of Disney animated characters for the photo.)
MICKEY: Okay, everybody. Get-get together now.
(Screen cuts closer to Mickey as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit enters from the left and walks up to Llama Kuzco.)
MICKEY: Oh! After you.
(Oswald tips his open head and back up until he bumps into Kuzco.)
LLAMA KUZCO: No touchy!
(The Disney characters face the screen as Rafiki from "The Lion King" can be heard chuckling. The next shot reveals Rafiki handing Goofy the camera.)
RAFIKI: It is time!
GOOFY: (Takes the camera) A-hyuck! Thank you!
(As Goofy hums, the ladder becomes unstable and wiggles back and forth as Goofy climbs up.)
MICKEY: (Worried) Goofy, careful!
(Screen cuts back to Goofy still humming until he makes it to the top. The ladder now swings in circles as Goofy tries looking for the timer button on the camera.)
GOOFY: Alright, now where's that timer button?
IAGO: Oh, oh! Three... two... one!
(Goofy falls off the ladder and screams his signature holler. The screen rumbles after Goofy hits the ground off-screen. We cut to Goofy with the broken camera. Stitch tries to eat a piece of it, but Lilo takes Stitch's other arm and drags him away. We cut to the crowd of Disney characters, with Grumpy from "Snow White" being the first to speak.)
GRUMPY: (sarcastically) Well, that was fun. (storms away)
EEYORE: Maybe we can try again in another hundred years.
(All the other Disney characters sadly walk away from Mickey.)
MICKEY: (worrying) Oh, no-no-no. Come back. It-it-it'll be fine. It'll... be...
(The Disney characters stop in their tracks as the screen pans up to Alan-a-Dale from "Robin Hood" playing the first part of "When You Wish Upon a Star" with his mandolin on the roof of the building while sitting in the "O" in "Animation". Down below, Scat Cat from "The Aristocats" plays the next part of the song with his trumpet on top of Hathi Jr.'s back. Mirabel from "Encanto" joins in while playing her accordion. After Hathi Jr. blows his truck, we cut to Mickey and Minnie watching Belle and Beast from "Beauty and the Beast" sing a verse of the song.)
BELLE: (sings) Anything your heart desires...
BELLE AND BEAST: (singing) Will come... to... you.
HADES: (sighs and puts his hand over his eyes while shaking his head) I knew this was gonna happen.
(Screen rotates up to Quasimodo, Hugo, Victor, and Laverne from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" standing on the roof while Quasimodo clings onto the "A" in "Animation.")
QUASIMODO: (sings) If your heart is in your dream...
POCAHONTAS: (sings) No request is too extreme.
ARIEL: (sings) When you wish up...
(Scuttle rises up from the bottom of the screen and squawks to the music until Baloo's paw closes his beak. The camera pans right to reveal Baloo and Mowgli from "The Jungle Book" singing.)
BALOO AND MOWGLI: (singing) As dreamers... do.
(We cut to Sebastian conducting on top of the golden harp and we cut to the magic brooms sweeping up the broken pieces of the camera to Goofy.)
CHORUS: (singing) Fate is kind.
(Fix-it Felix Jr. from "Wreck-it Ralph" runs up to Goofy from the left and gets out his magic hammer. He fixes the camera in one tap from his hammer.)
CHORUS: (singing) She brings to those who love.
(Hercules from "Hercules" stands the ladder back up and Fairy Godmother from "Cinderella" approaches Goofy with her magic wand out.)
FAIRY GODMOTHER: Bibbidi... bobbidi... (Shoots a beam of magic from her wand) boo!
CHORUS: (singing) The sweet fulfillment of...
(Fairy Godmother's magic levitates Goofy up to the ladder. Goofy places the camera down and presses the timer button while floating down.)
CHORUS: (singing) …their secret longing... 
(We cut to Snow White and Mulan holding hands as they prepare to sing, with Asha from "Wish" joining them in harmony.)
SNOW WHITE, MULAN, and ASHA: (singing) Like a bolt out of the blue...
(Camera flies down to Winnie the Pooh.)
POOH: (sings) Fate steps in... (Tigger pounces on him) and... sees you through.
(Screen cuts to Jiminy Cricket from "Pinocchio" rising while standing on Mickey's hand.)
JIMINY CRICKET: (sings) When you wish... upon a star...
(From the overhead view, the camera slowly pulls away from the Disney characters as they sing the final verse.)
ALL: (singing) Your dreams... come... true!
(Tinker Bell flies up to the screen and taps her wand, transitioning to her floating next to the panorama of all the Disney characters all standing in front of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. Tinkerbell flies left out of the shot and the screen fades to black. One final message appears, reading "TO ALL WHO HAVE IMAGINED WITH US, LAUGHED WITH US, AND DREAMED WITH US, THANK YOU." As the credits roll, we hear an orchestral version of "Steamboat Willie" while a bunch of Disney characters make appearances. The short ends.)
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