Disney's Once Upon a Studio | Full Short Film

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About “Once Upon a Studio”
An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together in “Once Upon a Studio” for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney's 100th anniversary. Featuring 543 Disney characters from more than 85 feature-length and short films, “Once Upon a Studio” welcomes heroes and villains, princes and princesses, sidekicks and sorcerers—in all-new hand-drawn and CG animation—to celebrate 10 decades of storytelling, artistry and technological achievements. Directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy and produced by Yvett Merino and Bradford Simonsen. Characters from these shorts and more can be seen on Disney+.

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[Elbenzo]

Mickey's little "after you" to Oswald was such a nice touch. Walt never got his rabbit back in his lifetime, but the studio did eventually bring him home

[thefirstofthelastones]

The fact they brought back characters from underatted Disney films such as Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet and even Brother Bear bring a tear to my eye.

[bboof]

Hearing Robin Williams voice again, even though it’s just old clips, nearly made me cry 😭

AND CINDERELLA IN HER REAL SILVER DRESS!!

[badtwelveyearold]

The fact they have so many 2D characters here proves disneys still got it in them

[smileeface]

I'm impressed by not only how the characters are 2D hand drawn, but how their originating line styles, like in comparison from Merlin's rough lines to the March Hare's clean lines, are also implemented.

[Xchii.]

7:26 i love how you can hear the oldness in the crickets audio. Like it gives me that nostalgic feeling.

[galaxy_space]

6:33 ARE YALL SLEEPING OVER THE FACT TOM FREAKING HULCE CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO VOICE THESE NEW LINES ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[AleixLosa]

The scene with Mickey and Walt, along with the song 'Feed the Birds, ' just broke me and made me cry my heart out!

[dazzlethestar]

The fact they didn't just bring back their most famous/recognizable characters, but also characters from underrated/niche films like Atlanis the Lost Empire and Treasure Planet is honestly so touching. Kudos to everyone who worked on this short, and everyone who ever worked for Disney in general :)

[rattis]

In a way, even though it wasn't intended as such, this feels like a final goodbye to classic Disney. One thing that makes this short especially poignant is that the last animator who had worked for the company since the days of Walt himself, Burny Mattinson, is the man appearing in the begining of the short, and he passed away before the release of it (and it was dedicated to his memory). Also, when the music "Feed the birds" play in the background as Mickey is talking to Walt, that music is actually being played in a new recording by the original composer Richard Sherman, who used to play that song privately for Walt when he requested it (Walt would often start tearing up when he did, and Sherman believes that Walt took the phrase "feed the birds" to really mean "spread love and kindness"). When being recorded for this short the song was even played by Sherman on the same piano and in the same room that he used to play it for Walt in. So when in addition to everything else that is in this short film that summarizes the Disney of the decades gone by, it also contains Richard Sherman playing Feed the Birds to Walt for one final time, it really feels, intentional or not, like a final loving farewell from classic Disney, and for all of us to say our loving farewell in return.
EDIT: And so, on may 25 2024, Richard Sherman passed away at age 95. Rest in peace and thank you for the memories. Now you can play your song for Walt in person as many times as the two of you like, for all of time.

[dobbyj]

4:31 “A good story can take you on a fantastic journey.” R.I.P Walter Elias Disney, ( 1901-1966) Tanks for all

[berengerdietiker]

"When You Wish Upon a Star", an inspiration to us all.

[mcwildstyle]

In my personal opinion, this is possibly the greatest thing Disney has created in a while. Not only it brought back our beloved classics but also underrated ones. Not to mention, bringing back the one character who in a way started it all: Oswald the Luck Rabbit

[Pentaholic]

After the awful year Disney has had, this was genuinely sweet seeing everyone from every animated movie they’ve made. And they kept the 2d animated characters, 2d animated; not just redesigned with cgi. I love that. Please go back to 2d animation Disney. We all miss it

[camillavisi]

A tear fell when Robin Hood's minstrel rooster appeared.. I became a child again. Thank you Disney for the imagination you gave us ❤

[EmmaCiprianMedia]

The way I started crying when Genie showed up and it was Robins voice

[NunsenseStudios]

Disney, PLEASE pay attention! Everyone LOVES this short! It's a genuine return to form and there isn't a person I know that isn't in love with this. Please make your way back to stories like this one. It's as classic Disney as it gets.

[mushroomgremlin]

1:55 I absolutely love that they kept Jim’s solar surfer 3D animated. This whole short is beautifully integrated with 2D and 3D, but I was worried they’d have just made his surfer 2D for one less thing to combine

[marvelboy]

A couple of days ago I passed my one year anniversary of working for the Walt Disney Company, and honestly I have never been so grateful for the opportunity I’ve been given. I’m truly blessed to be a part of the magic that is Disney.

[crimsong]

I was expecting this short to be very cheesy, but getting to see all the characters grouped together and interacting in such a natural way works really well. I'm also glad that they didn't only feature the most recognizable characters and call it a day. That makes it feel like a true celebration.

This is a fantastic and perfect tribute in every way. 10/10 would make 100 years of magic again.