More than 500 animated characters gather for a group portrait in front of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in Burbank, California.

How Once Upon a Studio Reacquaints Fans with Beloved but Rarely Seen Characters

Featuring over 500 characters, Disney’s Once upon a Studio gives fans a chance to find some rarely seen characters back on screen.

Walt Disney, Margie Gay, and Roy Disney on the set of an Alice Comedy.

Here’s How a Four-Page Contract Started The Walt Disney Company

Explore the origin of The Walt Disney Company: A four-page agreement that paved the way for an entertainment titan’s magical 100-year legacy.

On the left, Disney animator Austin Traylor smiles and holds a pencil; a sketch of Mickey Mouse is on his desk. On the right, Disney animator Tyler Panaca grins in a hallway.

Meet Two Disney Animation Apprentices Behind Once Upon a Studio

Meet the hand-drawn animation apprentices bringing classic characters back to life in Disney’s Once Upon a Studio.

Everything You Need to Celebrate 100 Years of Disney

With the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company right around the corner, make sure you’re stocked up on celebration essentials from our friends and partners joining in the jamboree!

In a promotional image for ABC’s 1980s series Moonlighting, now streaming on Hulu, Bruce Willis as David Addison is leaning onto Cybill Shepherd as Maddie Hayes’ lap. Addison is wearing a black leather jacket over a white T-shirt. Hayes has chin-length blonde hair. In an image from Disney+’s Loki, the title character (Tom Hiddleston) stands in a darkened hallway holding some sort of timing device in his hands. In an image from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Once Upon a Studio, Moana stands inside the Disney Animation building holding Flounder from The Little Mermaid; they both look surprised.

5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Weekend Presented by State Farm®

In the week of Disney’s 100th anniversary, Loki continues on Disney+, while Once Upon a Studio premieres on ABC.

MARVEL Puzzle Quest Celebrates 10 Years with Never-Before-Seen Villain

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In a scene from the short film Once Upon a Studio, Minnie Mouse (left) clasps both hands and looks at Mickey Mouse (right). The two are standing in front of black and white portraits in the lobby of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in Burbank, California.

The Touching Story of How Richard Sherman Revisits Walt Disney’s Favorite Song in Once Upon a Studio

The directors of Disney’s Once Upon a Studio recall Disney Legend Richard Sherman to reprising his original music for the short.

Calling all Frozen fans! Listen to the brand-new Disney Frozen Podcast: Forces of Nature starting today

The Disney Frozen Podcast: Forces of Nature is a standalone audio-first adventure featuring Anna, Elsa, and Olaf—plus a couple of new friends!

In a scene from the short film Once Upon a Studio, Moana holds Flounder. Merlin stands behind the counter at The Snuggly Duckling café and waves his magic wand. Chip and Mrs. Potts are airlifted above the counter. Cogsworth, March Hare, and the Mad Hatter are standing in front of the counter. Lucille Krunklehorn is on the other side of the counter.

Celebrating the Artistry and Technology Behind Disney Animation’s Once Upon a Studio

Learn more about the art of bringing a century of styles of animation together with Disney’s Once Upon a Studio with D23.

In hallway with framed animation art lining both walls, Nick Wilde from Zootopia stands with his back to one wall, looking somewhere between frightened and surprised, as Louis, the huge alligator from The Princess and the Frog, fills the space in front of him, with a trumpet in his mouth, pointing at Nick. Behind Louis stand Judy Hopps and Tiana, both of them smiling. Pinocchio is emerging from one of the framed images on the right wall, with just his head and neck showing and one hand over his mouth as he laughs with his eyes closed.

Meet the Characters of Disney Animation’s Once Upon a Studio

By Bruce C. Steele If we’re going to get through all the characters in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new short Once Upon a Studio, we’d better get started, because in its rapid-fire nine minutes, some 543 characters from Disney Animation films and shorts make an appearance. If you spend just 30 seconds reading about each …