Description And Comments

The Disney Animation building houses a total of ten shows, galleries, and interactive exhibits that collectively provide a sort of crash course in animation. Moving from room to room and exhibit to exhibit, you follow the Disney animation process from concept to finished film, with a peek at each of the steps along the way. Throughout, you are surrounded by animation, and sometimes it's even projected above your head and under your feet!

Because DCA's Anmation building is not an actual working studio, the attraction does not showcase artists at work on real features, and the interactive exhibits are more whimsical than educational. In one, for example, you can insert your voice into a cartoon character. You get the idea. It takes 40 to 55 minutes to do all the interactive stuff and see everything. Best of the Disney Animation lineup is Turtle Talk with Crush, featuring the 152-year-old sea turtle from the Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo. Originally developed for the Seas pavilion at Epcot, Turtle Talk with Crush is the first attraction incorporating the technology of real-time animation. Here, Crush answers questions, jokes, and makes conversation with guests in real time. The animation is brilliant, and guests of all ages list Crush as their favorite Animation-building feature.

Touring Tips

On entering the Animation building, you'll step into a lobby where signs mark the entrances of the various exhibits. Sorcerer's Workshop is an interactive exhibit where you can act and sing with various cartoon scenes through a touch-screen computer interface. The Animation Academy, hosted by a Disney cartoonist, teaches you how to draw a Disney character. Both provide a good foundation on the animation process and will enhance your appreciation of the other exhibits. Save Turtle Talk with Crush for last. You probably won't experience much of a wait for the Disney Animation offerings except on weekends and holidays. Even then, the Animation building clears out considerably by late afternoon.

Special Comments

Quite amusing, though not very educational

Special Needs

Other Attractions in Hollywood Pictures Backlot

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