Disney Animation Attraction in Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure; opened February 8, 2001. Inside, guests can decide between several venues—Animation Academy, Sorcerer’s Workshop (with Magic Mirror Realm, The Beast’s Library, and Ursula’s Grotto), The Art of Animation, or Turtle Talk with Crush. A similar attraction at Walt Disney Studios Paris, named L’Art de l’Animation Disney, opened on March 16, 2002.