• "Toy Story 4" is the latest sequel to open below expectations at the box office this year.
• But it still made an impressive $118 million domestically, further showing Disney's domination at the box office.
• Disney holds the top three spots at the global and domestic box offices so far this year, and has more potential blockbusters on the way.
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Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 4" opened with $118 million at the domestic box office over the weekend, but it was below expectations.

Experts projected the sequel to debut between $140 million and $170 million. Box Office Mojo anticipated $165 million, while Boxoffice.com projected a more conservative $149 million debut. Those would have fallen short of breaking the animated opening-weekend record held by "Incredibles 2," which opened with a massive $183 million last year.

Instead, "Toy Story 4" had the third-best premiere for an animated movie, behind "Incredibles 2" and "Finding Dory," which earned $135 million in its first weekend in the US.

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"Toy Story 4" is the latest sequel this summer to fall short of expectations, hinting at possible franchise fatigue among audiences. Boxoffice.com chief analyst Shawn Robbins wrote that the movie "again underlines the enormous uphill battle franchises face after apparently concluding their stories."

But $118 million is still an impressive start for an animated movie, especially the fourth in a series. Robbins added that "Toy Story 4" is far from a failure and "will go on to a leggy domestic and global run." It's made $238 million worldwide so far.

And it further represents how Disney is dominating this year like no other studio.

Disney is carrying the box office on its back

Disney owns the top three spots so far this year at the domestic and global box offices, with "Avengers: Endgame,""Captain Marvel," and "Aladdin." And "Toy Story 4" has already cracked the top 10 domestically.

The company seems immune to the woes of this year's lackluster box office, which is trailing the record-breaking 2018. Prior to "Toy Story 4," the 2019 box office was down 6% domestically and 4.7% globally compared to that time last year.

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Some notable non-Disney movies have broken through and grabbed audiences' attention, though.

They include Jordan Peele's "Us," his follow-up to 2017's "Get Out.""Us" had the biggest opening weekend for an original horror movie ever in March with $70 million and made $255 million worldwide off of a $20 million production budget — what the production company Blumhouse does best.

"How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" grossed $520 million worldwide, and "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum" is the rare sequel this year to top its predecessor with an impressive $289 million worldwide.

But the rest of the year will likely continue Disney's domination, as it releases "Spider-Man: Far From Home,""The Lion King," and "Frozen 2."

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• Disney and Pixar are known for putting references and easter eggs in their films. "Toy Story 4" is the latest offering from the studios.
• Fans have tried to track down the reference to A113 in the movie. It's a number that's cropped up in every Pixar film bar "Monsters, Inc."
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Any self-respecting Pixar fan could tell you that the animation company's movies are filled with references and Easter Eggs of their back catalogue. But producer Mark Nielsen recently explained that there are nods to every single Pixar movie in Toy Story 4. Here are the ones we spotted.

1. The movie opens with a flashback to nine years ago, explaining the absence of Bo Peep from Toy Story 3. She was last spotted singing with Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Wheezy in "Toy Story 2", but fans complained that it wasn't clear if she'd been broken or was donated.

2. Outside the licence plate on the car is RMR F97. Licence plates have been used in "Cars" and "Toy Story 2" to mean a whole range of things. This one refers to when "Toy Story 2" was accidentally deleted from the render farm. RMR F97 was the command on the computer that deleted the film, which had to be restored using a backup file. Fitting then, that the car that takes bo away is also the one that nearly killed the whole movie.

3. Bo Peep assists Woody in rescuing RC from a storm drain. A card is passed through the group to use as a launch pad. On this card is a crude drawing of Rainbow Unicorn from "Inside Out".    

4. Take a closer look at the students' boxes at the back of the classroom when Bonnie creates Forky. One of them belongs to Anton, a possible reference to food critic Anton Ego in "Ratatouille".

5. Inside Bonnie's room has some similarities to the wallpaper in Andy's room in "Toy Story", as well as later in the film we see a bedspread full of Pizza Planet-style rockets and Pixar stars that's the same as in the original movie.

6. The van that the family go on vacation in a tri-county RV. This links to references to Tri-county International airport in "Toy Story 2" and Tri-County Landfill in "Toy Story 2".

7. One of the vacation spots is to a home that looks very similar to the original design for "The Incredibles"' house.

8. Woody and Forky come across Second Chance Antiques. The store sign tells us that it was established in 1986, the same year as Pixar.

9. Also, the building address is 1200. Pixar is based at 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California.

10. Outside the antique store is a Ship It removals van. This same company van crops up in "Toy Story of Terror".

11. Inside the store is where we get lots of Pixar movie references packed in. There's a vintage record player that plays a record from Chalupa Records (from "Coco").

12. There are a green diver's mask and Tiki Heads from the fish tank in "Finding Nemo".

13. Bo Peep slides past an ornate plate that has a Celtic-looking symbol from "Brave" on it. This plate crops up in several shots.

14. A yellow plane hanging near the window resembles Sun Wing from "Planes".

15. There's also awards cases from Gusteau's office from "Ratatouille" and furniture from "The Incredibles".

16. Take a closer look at the key the antique store staff member is carrying. It's a replica of Sora's Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts. Fans have speculated that this is a nod to the upcoming Square Enix title  Kingdom Hearts 3.

17. Here's where 'The Shining' comes in. From carpets to garbage truck licence plates, Stanley Kurich's film has made an appearance in manyToy Story movies.  A record is put on playing 'Midnight, the stars and you' as performed by Ray Noble and his Orchestra. This is the same song as played at the end of The Shining, as the camera pans out from a photograph showing Jack smiling at the Overlook Hotel ball. Fans have also suggested that the old lady's home address when attacked by Ducky and Bunny is 237. So keep an eye out for that.

18. The antagonists of the antique store are a group  of vintage toys. The ventriloquist dummy Vincent bears resemblance to Slappy the dummy from Goosebumps. And Gabby Gabby has the same yellow bows and dress as 1950s Chatty Cathy.

19. Combat Carl is back. We first see a Combat Carl doll being blown up by Sid in "Toy Story". This version though is the Carl Weathers lookalike from "Toy Story of Terror". Rumor has it that John Lasseter wanted to use a GI Joe in the original "Toy Story" movie, but Hasbro was upset that the doll would be blown up, so they made up a brand instead.

The carnival is in town, with a few blinks and you'll miss it details.

20. Buzz flies into a purple and yellow spider-like ride that has the same color palette as Zurg, his enemy in the original "Toy Story".

21. There's a spinning ride next to the Ferris wheel, with a purple and yellow umbrella structure. This looks exactly like the sundrop flower from "Tangled".

22. A stall is called Jet Stream, echoing the character  alias Strut Jetstream from "Planes": "you're strutting jetstream?"

23. It's in this fairground that Bo Peep loses her arm.

This could be a possible Star Wars reference. Throughout Disney-owned franchises, characters lose an arm in a nod to Luke Skywalkers amputation scene at the end of "The Empire Strikes Back".

24. Bo's sheep bring her a bottle cap and safety pin while out foraging. The cap they give her is from the same grape soda bottle as Russell gets awarded in "Up".

25. Later in the film, Buzz gets trapped in a ring-toss style game. Other prizes include the guitars from "Coco", blue hats with the Pizza Planet logo on, rockets featuring the Luxo ball, and a red and yellow stuffed toy flame resembling Anger in "Inside Out". We see this flame again later when Duke Caboom attempts his first stunt.

26. Think Duke Caboom looks familiar? He actually cropped up in "Incredibles 2", in the corner of shot where we see Jack-Jack's crib.

27. Bo and Woody approach the secret entrance for a club in the antique store. Above this, we see a decoration for 'Catmull's' Cream Soda', named after Ed Catmull, a longstanding studio exec stepping down after "Toy Story 4".

28. Bo presses a 25 cents button on the slot machine to enter the club. The number 25 pops up a few times in the film. This could be a nod to "Toy Story 3" maker Lee Unkrich, who parted ways with Pixar after 25 years in 2019.

29. Inside the club, we meet Tinny, from the 1988 Pixar movie "Tin Toy", and Franklin, the eagle from "Toy Story Toons".

30. Think Mr Potato Head sounds familiar? Don Rickles' voice is in the movie, even though the actor died in 2017. He had signed on to the movie before passing away, and his vocal likeness is compiled through various shorts, games and theme park voiceovers.

31. We found A113. It's masquerading as a vintage '70s pattern. 

32. The RV stops at Dinoco Gas, which is the same chain of gas stations that Woody and Buzz get stranded at in the original "Toy Story".  

33. Lastly, look closely at the poster for the movie and you'll see a reference to "Up". A painting on the wall behind the gang is of dogs playing poker, the same dogs as Russell sailed past holding a bunch of balloons.

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• "Toy Story 4" won the domestic box office for a second-straight weekend with a $57.9 million take.
• However, it's below the second weekend performances of other big Pixar sequels like "Incredibles 2,""Finding Dory," and "Toy Story 3."
• Warner Bros.' "Annabelle Comes Home" had a strong opening, as the horror came in second place with $31.2 million (since opening on Wednesday).
• "Annabelle Comes Home" is the latest hit for a movie in "The Conjuring" universe.
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It seems the narrative playing out for Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 4" is: " It's a big money maker — but..."

Last week the latest movie in the treasured franchise opened number one at the domestic box office with a $120 million performance ($238 million globally). It's one of the biggest opening weekends for an animated movie ever and is the fourth-biggest opening of 2019 (all four are Disney releases). But, industry projections had the movie taking in $140 million-plus, domestically.

This weekend "Toy Story 4" repeated as domestic box office champ, bringing in an estimated $57.9 million (its global take is now over $496 million). But, that's below the second-weekend performances of previous big Pixar sequels like "Incredibles 2" ($80.3 million), "Finding Dory" ($72.9 million), and "Toy Story 3" ($59.3 million).

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In no way is Disney going to regret dusting off the "Toy Story" franchise — despite not living up to lofty industry expectations — but it is another indication that the 2019 theatrical slate isn't grabbing audiences as much as the record-breaking 2018 line-up. 

"Toy Story 4" also faced strong counter-programming competition from Warner Bros.

"Annabelle Comes Home," the triquel in the horror franchise which is part of "The Conjuring" universe, came in second place at the domestic box office with $31.2 million, since its opening on Wednesday ($20.3 million over the weekend). It's another win for the franchise that explores the adventures of paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Budgeted between $27 million - $32 million, the movie has already made a profit in its first weekend, along with its strong domestic take it has brought in over $20 million internationally to have a global cume of over $50 million. 

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• Disney rereleased 1999's "Toy Story 2" in June, and it's missing a small scene from the gag reel at the end.
• The scene shows Woody catching the movie's antagonist, Stinky Pete, in closed quarters with two dolls.
• After Stinky Pete tells the dolls he can get them parts in the next "Toy Story," he realizes he's on camera and looks embarrassed.
• The 20-year-old scene has striking similarities to young women's allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood executives during the #MeToo era.
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Ahead of "Toy Story 4," Disney rereleased "Toy Story 2" in June on Blu-ray and digital. Some were quick to notice that the new edition of the film is missing a small scene at the end.

In the gag reel at the end of the 1999 movie, Woody catches the movie's antagonist, the prospector Stinky Pete (voiced by Kelsey Grammer), getting chummy with two younger dolls in his figurine box. The sheriff doll is taken aback.

"And so you two are absolutely identical?" the prospector asks the dolls as he chuckles to himself.

"You know, I'm sure I could get you a part in 'Toy Story 3,'" he adds as he reaches for one of the dolls' hands.

As soon as Stinky Pete notices the camera is rolling, he looks shocked and immediately lets go of the doll's hand.

"I'm sorry. Are we back?" Stinky Pete asks nervously.

"All right, girls. Lovely talking with you. Yes, anytime you'd like some tips on acting, I'd be glad to chat with you," he adds as he sends the dolls off, looking them over once more.

As Vice reported, Rerelease News first spotted that the scene was missing from the new release of "Toy Story 2."

After reviewing the digital rerelease, INSIDER can confirm the scene was removed from the sequel.

In the original animated movie's gag reel, the scene takes place directly after two characters from "A Bug's Life" make a cameo. In the rerelease, the gag reel skips from the "A Bug's Life" scene to one with the three iconic aliens from the "Toy Story" franchise.

In the era of #MeToo, the 20-year-old Stinky Pete scene comes across as highly problematic and uncomfortable instead of funny as intended. The scenario in the scene mirrors young women's allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood executives in recent years.

The scene's deletion also follows the departure of John Lasseter, the Pixar cofounder and Disney Animation chief creative officer, after allegations of inappropriate behavior. Lasseter was the director of the first two "Toy Story" movies.

You can watch the original scene here.

A representative for Disney didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

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• "Toy Story 4," the fourth installment of the famous Disney-Pixar franchise, premiered June 20. 
• Some new characters are voiced by well-known celebrities Betty White, Keanu Reeves and even Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass player Flea.
• "Toy Story 4" has the highest audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes of all the "Toy Story"s.
• Woody utters the film's final words — a series trademark. 
• This post contains spoilers for "Toy Story 4."
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The long-awaited addition to the "Toy Story" franchise has finally been released. "Toy Story 4" has been welcomed with rave reviews and life-long fans turning to Twitter to share their admiration for the film. In celebration of the franchise's final installment, INSIDER rounded up 11 things you might not know about "Toy Story 4." 

Betty White plays a character called 'Bitey White'

In the opening scene of the film, fans see a bunch of different children's toys in Bonnie's room, including what appears to be an orange tiger-shaped teething toy. This character is Bitey White, named for and voiced by the famed actress Betty White. 

The film has an unexpected connection to The Red Hot Chili Peppers

While you'd expect a band like The Red Hot Chili Peppers to have a song in a feature film, "Toy Story 4"'s connection to the famed California band is a little less predictable. In the film, fans see a commercial for the Duke Caboom toy. The announcer in the commercial is voiced by RHCP bass player Flea. 

"Toy Story 4" has the highest audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes of all the "Toy Story"s

Of the four films in the franchise, "Toy Story 4" has the highest RT audience score at 95%. To put that into perspective, the first film has a 92% audience score, the second film has an 86% audience score, and the third film has an 89% audience score. On the Tomatometer, "Story Story 4" is tied for second place with "Toy Story 3" with a 98% rating, while "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" each have a 100% rating.

But it's worth noting that these scores can change over time and there may be more people using the site now than when the last movies came out, which could impact the score.

Don Rickles's voice was recreated using old recordings

Sadly, actor Don Rickles died in 2017 before he was able to record his lines for Mr. Potato Head in the new film. With his family's permission, Disney recreated his voice using old recordings. The team sorted through 25 years of tapes to find the right lines to use in the film.

The license plates on one of the cars have a secret meeting

When Woody and Bo Peep are having a tearful goodbye outside Andy's house, the car they're hiding under has a license plate that reads "RMR F97."According to INSIDER, this is a reference to when "Toy Story 2" was accidentally deleted. It turns out that "RMR F97" was the code used to delete the film. 

Thankfully, Disney was able to recover a backup of the film and release "Toy Story 2" on time.

The antique store is filled with easter eggs

Look closely and you'll spot several nods to past Pixar films throughout the antique store. From a vintage record titled "El Son de La Cruz" from the film "Coco," to various pieces of furniture from "The Incredibles," this second-hand store is filled with gems only true Pixar fans will spot. 

Production designer Bob Pauley told Hollywood Reporter these items were added both as a way to fill the second-hand store with goods, but also as an opportunity to celebrate older Pixar films.

There's a nod to 'Kingdom Hearts' in the film

The antique store owner has a key-shaped similarly to Sora's key blade in the cult-favorite video game "Kingdom Hearts."Fans believe the key is specifically a nod to "Kingdom Hearts 3" where "Toy Story" was an area on the map.

Duke Caboom was inspired by a real person

While Duke Caboom is voiced by Keanu Reeves, it turns out the toy was inspired by a real-life stuntman, Evel Knievel. Caboom's Canadian garb is a spoof on Knievel's iconic red and white performance outfits. As an added fun fact, this action figure is the same one that appears in Jack-Jack's crib in "Incredibles 2."

Woody is the last one to speak in the film

You might not have noticed, but Woody is always the last character to speak in a "Toy Story" film before the credits roll. This is a series trademark that movie-makes kept in the last film.

Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key sang for 20 minutes

During a recording session, producers asked Peele and Key to improv a song for the film. The actors revealed on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" that they sang for 20 or so minutes, but only 5 seconds of that made it into the film.

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• The fourth installment in the "Toy Story" franchise achieves a level of detail and realism unseen in any Disney-Pixar film.
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• We explain Pixar's production pipeline, start to finish — from the story and artwork stage; moving onto 3D computer modeling, shading and surfacing, layout, voice acting, character animation, simulation; and ending with lighting, effects, scoring, sound mixing, and final render.
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Following is the transcript of the video.

Narrator: If you've seen "Toy Story 4," you've probably noticed that Pixar's animation doesn't neglect any detail, no matter how small. From dust particles in the antique shop to subtle signs of aging on the toys, it's all there, rendered incredibly realistically on the big screen. So how exactly did Pixar bring this intricate world to life? Let's take a look at the fascinating process that created "Toy Story 4," from start to finish.

For "Toy Story 4," as for all Pixar films, story comes first. While the writers draft the script, story artists work alongside them, making preliminary sketches for each scene in the film. These sketches, called storyboards, give the Pixar team an idea of how each scene will go down. Editors then cut the storyboards together into an animatic, or story reel, basically a long, detailed flipbook that reflects the pace of each sequence. The story reel is edited with rudimentary sound effects, a scratch soundtrack, and temporary dialogue that's been prerecorded by Pixar employees. It serves as a rough draft for the movie, allowing the filmmakers to get an idea of how the story will unfold and hone the sequences before having them animated.

Once the storyline is set, the art department and production designers get together to create concept art for the characters and their environments. Meanwhile, character artists lay out how each toy will look in the film. For "Toy Story 4," character design involved a lot of research into the toys themselves: how they're made, how they age, and everything in between. The character team found their perfect villain on field trips to antique shops, where they'd often spot vintage dolls lurking in corners. There, the idea for Gabby Gabby was born. This newcomer is a talking doll from the 1950s, and she's designed to come off as very toylike in a way that might even give you the creeps at first. On the other hand, it's all warm fuzzies when we meet Ducky and Bunny, a pair of carnival-prize toys voiced by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. Their loud, bright colors, cheap-looking plush, and sheen finish were designed to look authentic for the kind of toy you'd win at a carnival game: not the highest in quality, but lovable nonetheless.

The character artists also decide on wardrobe. They steered clear from any major changes to most of the toys' signature costumes. But they wanted to update Bo Peep's look to reflect her resourcefulness and sense of adventure, aspects of her character that weren't fully explored in the earlier "Toy Story"s. So they came up with a convertible costume that allowed Bo to repurpose elements of her outfit on the fly, even turning her dress into a bag or a cape when it suits her.

Another key step in the visual development of the film is the creation of color scripts, these digital illustrations that kind of look like impressionist paintings from the 19th century. Each picture depicts a single frame in the movie, helping filmmakers start to define the style, lighting scheme, and general mood of each shot and figure out how the colors in each scene will relate to the overall storyline.

All of these illustrations provide reference material for the next stage of computer modeling. This is when the toys and their environments begin to take form in three-dimensional space. Modeling artists take the basic shapes of the characters, sets, and props and mold them into a 3D mesh, then sculpt and refine these builds until they're satisfied. In constructing the sets, scale was a chief concern, as the artists wanted to accurately represent the diminutive size of the toys relative to their surroundings. To nail down that contrast, they photographed models of the toys interacting with objects out in the real world, then used those photos for reference. The character models require an extra step.

Al: So how long is this gonna take?

Geri: You can't rush art.

Narrator: They get rigged with a movable skeleton, which has controls placed around its face, its joints, and the rest of its body, like a really advanced digital puppet. Animators will then be able to manipulate the character's movement using its unique set of controls, making it act and emote in precise ways as the story requires. So the characters can now move, and they have sets to move around in, but something's missing. Neither the characters nor their sets have any surface characteristics, making everything kind of fall flat. That's where shading, or surfacing, comes in.

Shading artists' job is to furnish the 3D models with the kind of textures, finishes, and tints they'd have in real life, lending them visual complexity and charm. Some of this work is done using shaders, computer programs that know how to simulate a range of materials like plastic, fabric, metal, wood, glass, hair, or skin. Clever software proved useful for the 10,000 items that filled the antique shop. Shading-art director Laura Phillips said her team saved time by developing a language of three different ages for the many items in the store: fairly new, moderately aged, and extremely aged. They applied varying degrees of texture to the objects according to that visual language. But a lot of the shading was done by hand, especially for the most central and visible items, like the carnival game where Buzz accidentally lands himself. The sets team reasoned that in a traveling carnival, games like this one would have to be quickly assembled, torn down, and stowed away, so they'd probably look a little beaten up. To capture that, artists painted welding marks on the grid backdrop of the booth. This fit the game's shabby look, with its slightly warped metal bars and visible rusting.

Of course, special attention was also lavished on the shading of the characters. For plastic toys like Woody and Buzz, the shading artists created an algorithm to simulate the effect of light penetrating a slightly translucent surface, such as plastic. Meanwhile, they added subtle signs of wear and tear to the toys to reflect their histories. The threads on Woody's clothes have started fraying. There are dirt smudges on his hand and chin. And the seam on his vest has worn thin. Buzz has plenty of scratches of his own, especially near his joints, and his stickers have begun to bubble, pucker, and peel. You can also see felt poking out of certain spots on Jessie's hat. These specific scuffs towards the front of Gabby's shoes could only result from the distinct walking style of an older doll like her. The scratch effect on Forky's cheeks indicates his past life as an eating utensil. And Bo's porcelain shows signs of crazing, the type of micro-cracks that appear in the glaze of ceramics.

Now that the characters have started looking more tangible and real, the cast members visit the studio to record their voice performances. The sessions are filmed so that the actors' expressions can guide their characters' facial animations later on. Before that, though, is layout, when the characters are set up in front of a virtual camera. Layout artists in an animated movie function similarly as a camera team would in any live-action movie. Guided by the storyboards, they place the characters appearing in a scene into the appropriate set, arrange the characters in front of the camera, and block out their basic movements within the right camera angles. At this point, the sets may not be completely dressed yet, meaning more props might be added later on. But layout helps the set dressers determine the best placement of every object within the composition of each shot. Once the scenes have been staged, the animation team gets them moving, bringing all the primary and secondary characters to life.

Sid: The toys are alive! Nice dolly...

Narrator: Each character is defined by up to 1,000 avars, or hinges that are built into their skeleton. If the animators are like puppeteers and the characters are their puppets, the avars represent the strings on a puppet, points of possible movement that the animators manipulate to make their characters act and emote. Every day, the animation department comes together to analyze the one or two seconds of film they've just put into motion and talk about ways they can make those few seconds even more expressive.

Since the shots in Pixar films are so complex, it can take eight weeks or more to animate a single shot. The character animation is also highly specific. The way each character moves in "Toy Story 4" was informed by what type of toy they were and what personality traits they gave off. The story and character artists imagined the Bo Peep of "Toy Story 4" as a kind of graceful, agile road warrior, so the animators looked to reference footage of ballroom dancer Sharna Burgess, gymnast Aly Raisman, and "The Bride" from "Kill Bill." The way Bo wields her shepherd's hook was informed by footage of javelin throwers, martial-arts pros, and, of course, Rey from "Star Wars." In contrast, animators gave Gabby Gabby more doll-like movement that'd be consistent with an old-fashioned pull-string doll of her variety. Her weighted eyes blink slowly, closing when she's horizontal, and she mostly moves from joints in her hips, shoulders, and neck.

While the animation team choreographs characters' movements and facial expressions by hand, the simulation team uses computer programs to lay down the movement of other elements like fur, weather, or clothing. These phenomena interact with other components of a shot in ways that are largely defined by science. How much does a cat's hair move? How fast do raindrops fall? How much does a specific garment shrink or stretch? Pixar builds physics-based simulators that govern how these textures should behave onscreen. This saves the animators from doing impossible tasks by hand, like, for instance, animating each strand of hair on Gabby's head individually. Of course, simulation isn't solely dictated by science. The sim team balances math and physics against artistic considerations. One example is the fur on Ducky and Bunny. Its behavior is largely based on ostrich feathers and the fake feathers used on the Muppets. But according to simulation supervisor Henry Garcia, they found that Ducky's tuft was 10% funnier if they let it stay alive a little bit longer after he stops moving. The result is adorable.

Once the motion feels alive and believable, the lighting team comes in to illuminate the characters and sets. Using software that mimics the physics of light, Pixar adds hundreds of virtual light sources to each scene. The lights are strategically placed to draw attention to story points or to cultivate a certain mood. The antique shop, for example, appears bright towards the front but grows dark as you move deeper into the store, heightening the drama. Tonal variation is important. Bonnie's school appears cool and intimidating at first, but that changes once she gets to her classroom. There's warm light streaming through the window where she creates Forky, emphasizing the birth of new life. The carnival lighting establishes a very different energy, with multicolored marquee lights and Ferris wheel lights creating a sense of chaos and excitement. And inside the pinball machine, low-level lighting and fog create a cool aura, making it feel like an ideal hangout spot for the toys. After all the images are lit, rendering gets underway. This is when all of the digital data that makes up the motion picture gets translated into actual frames of film, 24 of them for each second of the movie.

At last, it's time for the final touches on shading, lighting, and effects. It's up to the effects artists to perfect the amount of dust and atmosphere in each image, varying the levels until they get their ideal look. That, of course, depends on setting. They wanted a lot of dust particulates in the antique shop, while at the carnival they emphasized the dirt kicked up from the ground. They also gave the air around the toys a richer texture than the air around the human characters to highlight just how tiny these toys really were. After the final frames are rendered, the film gets scored and sound-mixed. Five years and many, many late nights later, the fourth "Toy Story" is finally ready for viewing. Pixar's painstaking attention to detail draws the audience into the unique world perspective of the toys and makes watching "Toy Story 4" a totally immersive experience.

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Some of the most beloved Disney movies live on for years after they're released thanks to successful Disney Channel spin-offs.

Though plenty of well-known Disney films have gotten sequels, some lesser-known ones got a second chance to shine on TV, like "The Three Caballeros" and "The Emperor's New Groove."

Keep scrolling to see if you can remember all 18 Disney movies-turned-TV shows.

One of the most recent movies to earn a TV spin-off is "Tangled," which returned with a new animation style in 2017 as "Tangled: The Series." It's now called "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure."

"Tangled" was released in 2010, and signaled a return to form from Disney Animation, which had been in Pixar's shadow when it came to films in recent years.

"Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure" takes place after the events of the 2010 film, and before the short film "Tangled Ever After," which depicts Rapunzel and Eugene/Flynn's wedding. Both of the film's leads, Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore, returned to voice their characters.

The show was renewed for a third season in May 2018.

"The Emperor's New School" takes place after the events of "The Emperor's New Groove," and follows Kuzco as a high school student.

"The Emperor's New Groove" was released in 2000. After it received high ratings in syndication, "The Emperor's New School" hit airwaves in 2006, with most of the film's original voice cast returning, besides the original Kuzco, David Spade.

"New School" takes place after the events of the film, and sees Kuzco getting kicked out of the palace and forced to attend high school. The show features some of our favorite characters from the film, but also plenty of new characters for Kuzco to interact with, like Malina, a cheerleader he has a crush on.

The show lasted for two seasons, and ended in 2008 after the death of Eartha Kitt, who voiced the villainous Yzma.

"Hercules" got the prequel treatment with "Disney's Hercules," which followed the titular hero as a teenager.

Actually, the show is more of a "midquel," as it takes place during Hercules' training with Phil, which is shown in a training montage during the song "One Last Hope." The show, which premiered in 1998, a year after the movie was released, elaborates more on Hercules' journey to becoming, in the Muses' words, "Hunk-ules."

The show added two main characters to be Hercules' friends, Icarus and Cassandra (also based on characters from Greek mythology), who were not mentioned in the film.

"Hercules" also crossed over with the animated series "Aladdin," which saw Aladdin and his monkey companion Abu encounter Hercules' enemy Hades, while Hercules meets Jafar.

"Disney's Hercules"lasted for two seasons, and ended in March 1999.

Not only did "Aladdin" receive two direct-to-video sequels and a live-action remake, there was also an animated series in 1994.

The "Aladdin" series take place after the original movie and its first sequel, "The Return of Jafar," and focus on the adventures of Aladdin, his fiancée Princess Jasmine, and a newly reformed Iago (former sidekick of the villain, Jafar).

Almost all of the original film's voice cast returned except for, notably, Robin Williams as the Genie. However, for the show's de facto series finale and second direct-to-video sequel "Aladdin and the King of Thieves,"Williams reprised his role.

The show lasted for three seasons between syndication and airings on ABC, and ended in November 1995.

"The Lion King" received not one but two animated spin-offs, "Timon & Pumbaa" and "The Lion Guard."

"Timon & Pumbaa" takes place after the events of "The Lion King," but before the direct-to-video sequel "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride." It follows the lovable sidekicks Meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa on their adventures both in the Pridelands (the setting of the movie) and around the world. Many characters from the film make appearances, including Simba, Zazu, the hyenas, and Rafiki.

"Timon & Pumbaa"aired for five seasons from 1995 to 1999.

The second "Lion King" series is much newer: "The Lion Guard." The show is focused on Simba and Nala's second-born cub, Kion, as the leader of the Lion Guard, a group dedicated to protecting the Pridelands.

During "Simba's Pride," there is a notable time-jump, as it begins with the birth of Kion's older sister Kiara, and then jumps to her as an adult. "Lion Guard" takes place during the in-between time, with Kiara and Kion as kids.

"Lion Guard"premiered in November 2015. Its third and final season premiered in August 2019.

"The Little Mermaid" was the first Disney animated movie to receive an animated spin-off show. It takes place before the events of the film.

"The Little Mermaid" series centers around Ariel's life under the sea, before she fully meets Prince Eric — though he does pop up in a few episodes. All of the movie's beloved sidekicks like Flounder and Sebastian appear, and Ariel's sisters play a larger role in the series than they did in the movie.

"The Little Mermaid" also had two direct-to-video sequels. First, "The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea," which takes place after the movie, and a prequel, "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning," which directly contradicts some of the plots from the show.

The show aired for three seasons, from 1992 to 1994.

"One Hundred and One Dalmatians" has had two TV spin-offs: "101 Dalmatians: The Series" and "101 Dalmatian Street."

The original "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" was released in 1961. Over 30 years later, in 1997, "101 Dalmatians" began airing on TV. The series takes place after the events of the film, which ends with Roger and Anita owning 101 Dalmatians inside their London home. In the first episode of the show, the entire brood moves to a farm, which is where the rest of the show takes place.

The first series focuses mainly on three of the puppies: Lucky, Cadpig, and Rolly. Lucky and Rolly were two of the main puppies from the film, along with Patch who received his own direct-to-video sequel, "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure." Cadpig is new to the show.

It aired for two seasons from 1997 to 1998.

The second show, "101 Dalmatian Street," is loosely based on the original film, but it focuses on new human and canine characters alike. It also updated the setting from the '60s to present-day. It hasn't aired in the US yet, just on Disney Channel UK, but is set to start streaming on Disney Plus.

Winnie the Pooh has had many different TV shows after the film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh."

After the 1977 film was released, Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have graced our screens a few times. First, there was the live-action puppet series, "Welcome to Pooh Corner" in the '80s. Then, there was "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," which was a traditionally animated show that aired from 1988 to 1991. Ten years later, "The Book of Pooh" debuted on Disney Channel, and was a combination of puppets and animation. It ended in 2004.

The most recent adaptation of Pooh and his friends came in 2007, "My Friends Tigger & Pooh," a computer-animated series that introduced two new characters: a young girl named Darcy, and her dog Buster. It ended in 2010.

"Lilo & Stitch" has produced three TV spin-offs, but only one aired in the US, "Lilo & Stitch: The Series."

"Lilo & Stitch: The Series" was first teased after the release of the direct-to-video sequel "Stitch! The Movie," which acted as a backdoor pilot. The show focuses on Lilo and Stitch and the rest of their "ohana" as they attempt to round up the rest of the alien experiments. The duo help place the aliens where they will be the happiest. It aired for two seasons, from 2003 to 2006.

The other two shows, "Stitch!" and "Stitch & Ai," aired in Japan and China, respectively. "Stitch!" was an anime re-telling of the cartoon that moved the setting from Hawaii to an island off the shore of Okinawa. "Stitch & Ai" was produced in a similar animation style as the original series, but the setting was moved again to the Huangshan mountain range in China.

A beloved "Toy Story" character received his own spin-off with "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command."

Though Buzz knows he's a toy during the events of the "Toy Story" franchise, the spin-off focuses on the character that Buzz used to believe he was: a space ranger fighting off the evil Emperor Zurg alongside other heroes at Star Command.

The only other characters from "Toy Story" to make an appearance in the show are the little green aliens that our characters first encountered in a claw arcade game.

The show aired on UPN and ABC for two seasons in 2000 and 2001.

"Big Hero 6: The Series" began airing in 2017 and picks up after the events of the film.

Almost all of the cast from "Big Hero 6" returned for the series, save Damon Wayans Jr. and TJ Miller, who were replaced by Khary Payton and Brooks Whelan, respectively.

The series picks up after the events of the film, with Hiro starting at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology as a child prodigy, and working together with the Big Hero 6 team.

The show premiered in 2017, and has already been renewed for a third season.

"Monsters At Work" is an upcoming spin-off of "Monsters, Inc." that will air on Disney Plus.

"Monsters at Work" is set six months after the events of "Monsters, Inc.," with the scare floor running on laughter instead of screams.

All your favorite characters are set to return with their original voices, like Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski, John Goodman as Sully, and John Ratzenberger as the Yeti. The show will also add new characters like Tylor Tuskmon and his mom Millie, who are voiced by "Superstore" star Ben Feldman and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?' host Aisha Tyler, respectively.

The show, only the second-ever to be based on a Pixar film, will be added to Disney Plus in 2020.

"The Legend of Tarzan" was about the adventures of Tarzan, his new wife Jane, and the rest of their animal friends.

"The Legend of Tarzan" picks up with newlyweds Tarzan and Jane, her dad, and Tarzan's friends Terk and Tantor, as well as his adopted gorilla mom Kala.

A few characters that died in the film appear in flashbacks, like villainous Clayton and Tarzan's adopted father Kerchak. However, plenty of new animals pop up in the series throughout its 39 episodes.

The show ended in 2003.

"Dumbo's Circus" turned the animated characters from the movie into life-sized puppets in the '80s.

Much like the 2019 live-action remake, the only character from the film "Dumbo" to appear in "Dumbo's Circus" is the elephant himself. He also grew up, learned to talk, and began running his own circus.

Other characters on the show include Lionel the lion, Dink the koala, Barnaby the dog, and Lilli the cat. They are all puppets.

"Dumbo's Circus"aired for three seasons from 1985 to 1986.

"Jake and the Never Land Pirates" is a distant spin-off of "Peter Pan."

The titular Jake and his pirate friends aren't Lost Boys, but they are enemies of Captain Hook, Smee, and Tick-Tock the Crocodile, much like the original group, and they solve puzzles to defeat them. Peter Pan, Wendy, and Tinker Bell appear in various episodes throughout the series.

"Jake and the Never Land Pirates"ran for four seasons, and ended in November 2016.

"The Jungle Book" spawned two shows: prequel "Jungle Cubs" and the reimagined "TaleSpin."

"TaleSpin" began airing in 1990. The show took characters from "The Jungle Book," like Baloo, Louie, and Shere Khan, along with new additions, and anthropomorphized them. In the show, the characters all live in a city called Cape Suzette: Baloo became a pilot, Louie a club owner, and Shere Khan a conniving businessman in a suit.

"TaleSpin"ended in 1991 after a single season.

"Jungle Cubs" took place before the events of "The Jungle Book," and followed Baloo, Bagheera, Louie, Shere Khan, and Kaa as young animals in the jungle. It aired for two seasons, from 1996 to 1998.

"The Legend of the Three Caballeros" is streaming outside of the US, seven decades after the original "Three Caballeros" film.

"The Three Caballeros" is a lesser-known Disney film that was released in 1944, starring Donald Duck and his two new friends, parrot José Carioca and rooster Panchito Pistoles.

In 2018, "The Legend of the Three Caballeros" began streaming on DisneyLife, a platform available outside the US. Not much is known about it, but Nerdist called it an"absolutely crazy Disney adventure series."

The dwarfs from "Snow White" received an update in Disney XD series "The 7D."

In "The 7D," all seven dwarfs return to protect a kingdom called Jollywood from the bad guys, the Hildy and Grim Gloom, who constantly try to overthrow the kingdom. While Snow White doesn't show up, as the show takes place before she was born, the Magic Mirror does appear from time to time.

The show aired for two seasons, from 2014 to 2016.

• During the D23 Expo event on Saturday, Disney finally revealed the synopses for its two Pixar films coming out in 2020.
• "Onward" tells the story of two elf brothers who go on a quest to help bring their dead dad back to life for 24 hours.
• "Soul" is about a man's (you guessed it) soul which accidentally leaves Earth and returns to the You Seminar — a place where all souls are given their personalities. 
• "Onward" comes out March 6, 2020, while "Soul" is scheduled for sometime in the summer of 2020.
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Until Disney's major D23 Expo event this past weekend in Anaheim, California, very little was known about the two upcoming Pixar animated movies — "Onward" and "Soul."

With only a teaser of "Onward" released and virtually nothing other than the title for "Soul" announced, the films were curious markers on Disney's slate of upcoming films. But now, thanks to a presentation from Pete Doctor (the chief creative officer of Pixar), we have full synopses for both movies. 

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'Onward' tells the story of elf brothers living in a world that has forgotten magic — but that's about to change 

The first Pixar film of 2020, "Onward," was produced by Korie Ray and directed by Dan Stanlon. 

"Onward" is a twist on the animated fantasy movie genre with a hint '80s nostalgia. Set in what looks like the suburbs of Los Angeles (if the suburbs were populated by elves, centaurs, trolls, and gnomes), the story follows two elf brothers named Ian and Barley Lightfoot. 

Ian is a shy and nervous teenager, while his older brother Barley is "chaotic and wild and lives his life in the past." 

Barley is nostalgic for the days of real magic and quests — a relic of decades past. Though magic once existed prominently in their world, it's slipped into the background in the same way pop culture fads go out of style.

Ian and Barley's dad died before Ian was born. The one thing he wants more than anything in the world is to meet his father and learn more about him.

And then Ian's wish comes true. Well, partially.

In footage shown to the D23 Expo audience, the movie opens around Ian's 16th birthday. His mom, Laurel, reveals that Ian and Barley's father left behind a gift that was only supposed to be given to his sons after Ian turned 16 years old.

The present turns out to be a wizard's staff wrapped with a special crystal and instructions for a "visitation" spell that will bring Ian and Barley's father back for just 24 hours. Barley, the brother with the most knowledge and passion for magic, tries and fails to make the spell work.

But then, after everyone has given up, Ian accidentally activates the wizard's staff. Barley comes in and excitedly realizes that Ian must have magical abilities. 

Ian only gets halfway through performing the spell before he's distracted and the magical crystal in the staff breaks — which means only their father's feet and legs are successfully brought back to life. This leads to a race against the clock (set to 24 hours, as the spell indicated) for Ian and Barley to find a powerful crystal to complete the spell and fully bring their father back for his intended visit. 

The rest of the movie will involve Ian and Barley on their "quest," with their father's legs and feet in tow, as they try to rediscover magic in a world that has forgotten its wonder.

Ian will need to learn how to wield the magic powers Barley has obsessed over for years, but clearly doesn't posses. Instead of using magic himself, Barley will act as Ian's teacher and guide. 

"Spider-Man" actor Tom Holland stars as Ian, with Chris Pratt voicing Barley and Julia Louis-Dreyfus playing their mom Laurel. The teaser trailer also says Octavia Spencer costars in "Onward," though more about her role was not announced during the D23 Expo. 

"Onward" premieres on March 6, 2020.

Just months later, a second Pixar movie called "Soul" will arrive in theaters.

'Soul' is about the way human souls are prepared for the real world, and will follow one man's lost soul trying to return to Earth

"Soul" is cowritten and directed by Kemp Powers, with writer Mike Jones and producer Dana Murray.

"Have you ever noticed that when babies are born with no experience in the world, they already have personalities?" Murray said during the D23 Expo panel. "How is that possible?"

The team went on to say that each person is born with a soul, and the movie "Soul" posits that each human soul was "prepared" for its time on Earth at a place called the You Seminar. At this seminar, souls are given "quirks, abilities and interests" along with passions and dreams.  

After graduating from the You Seminar, each soul goes on to the real world and lives its life inside a person. 

"Soul" will follow the soul of Joe Gardener, a music teacher living in New York City whose dream was always to become a professional jazz piano player. He's disappointed to find himself grown up and stuck listening to kids half-heartedly playing instruments in a classroom instead of spending his days and nights on a stage. 

Then, just when he gets his big break and lands a gig at the most prestigious jazz club in New York City, Joe falls down a manhole in the middle of a Manhattan street. 

Suddenly he's back to being a soul at the You Seminar. The movie will follow Joe's soul as he tries to find his way back to Earth.

Jamie Foxx stars in "Soul" as Joe, while Tina Fey voices a fellow soul named 86,783,123,522 — or just 22 for short. 

22 believes Earth is a "terrible" and "stressful" place and has purposefully stayed at the You Seminar for hundreds of years instead of going to join her fellow souls on the planet.

The movie's score was written by both jazz musician Jon Baptiste and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails ("The Social Network,""Gone Girl"). Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, and Daveed Diggs also costar in the movie as various characters. 

"Soul" is coming to theaters sometime in the summer of 2020.

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Disney's huge new streaming service, Disney Plus, is almost here.

On November 12, Disney is scheduled to roll out its Plus service to the US, Canada, and the Netherlands, adding Australia and New Zealand one week later and more countries later on. It costs $6.99 a month, or $69.99 a year, though Disney is offering a discount that brings the cost down to about $4 a month if you sign up for three years before September 2.

Disney is promising the ability to stream Disney movies and TV shows, Marvel and Pixar movies, shows from National Geographic, the entirety of "The Simpsons," everything "Star Wars," plus a bunch of original shows — like the revival of Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire" starring Hilary Duff and the documentary series "The World According to Jeff Goldblum."

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But what is it actually going to be like to use Disney Plus? The Streamable, a website that provides daily news for cord-cutters and in-depth testing for streaming services and devices, attended Disney's D23 Expo earlier this month and filmed the company's walkthrough of Disney Plus on an Apple TV, posting the results to YouTube. (The Streamable has also written impressions and a full review of the service, based on its experience at D23. You should definitely check those out.)

Thanks to The Streamable and Disney, we have a good idea of what to expect when Disney Plus launches later this year. Take a look at what it should be like to actually use Disney Plus.

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Here's the kind of screen you'll see when you boot up Disney Plus for the first time.

You can scroll along the top to see featured items, including new movies like "Captain Marvel" and fan favorites like "The Simpsons."

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Below the top carousel of images are the five major categories of Disney Plus: Disney, Pixar, Marvel, "Star Wars," and National Geographic.

Each of the categories have cute little animations when you hover over them. Pixar's shows clouds from "Toy Story" flying by ...

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... while Disney's icon animates to show fireworks above Cinderella's castle.

When you click into any one of these categories, you'll see a brief animation ...

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... before all the content appears below.

When you hover over a piece of content, like Disney's "Frozen," a brief trailer will automatically play at the top of the screen.

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Thanks to the demo, we got to see a handful of titles confirmed for Disney Plus, including old favorites like "The Parent Trap" and "Steamboat Willie" as well as newer classics like "Moana,""Remember The Titans," and "Lilo and Stitch."

Similarly, we saw that Pixar would have almost every piece of content it's ever made available on Disney Plus, from features like "Inside Out" to shorts like "Bao" and original series like "Forky Asks A Question."

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Disney has the full rights to "Star Wars," so the company will feature every film in the main series, in order, right in the app. You can also watch any of the movie spin-offs or TV shows there, too.

Here's what the National Geographic page looks like: It's full of documentaries and shows that depict life on planet Earth.

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We still don't know which Marvel movies will be included at launch, but it won't include all 23 titles from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, most movies, and all of the original shows, are expected to be there.

Here's what it looks like when you actually click a title. Here, you have the ability to play or pick up where you left off or to add the title to your watch list by clicking that plus sign. You can also read the movie's description, watch extras, and see related movies at the bottom of the screen.

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When you click "play" on a movie, you'll see the Disney Plus logo in the upper right-hand corner for a few seconds before it disappears.

Similar to Netflix, you'll have a sidebar on the left where you can jump to different sections, like movies and originals.

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Here's what the Watchlist looks like. Pretty simple!

When you visit the Movies tab, you can filter by originals, alphabetical order, or genre. By default, Disney will show you featured films it wants you to see.

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If you click the Series tab, you'll see similar filters to choose which TV show you want to watch.

It doesn't look as if you'll get any filters when you visit the Disney Plus Originals tab, however, which just shows you a big grid of content to choose from.

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The bottom-left part of the sidebar features settings, but the top-left portion features your user profile.

You just type your name and pick from a wide variety of icons from Disney's various properties.

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Disney Plus offers up to seven profiles on a single account.

Children's accounts are themed to be more playful: They use brighter colors and feature more options geared toward the younger crowd (even though the entire service is family-friendly).

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All in all, Disney Plus should be familiar to anyone who uses Netflix; it even has similar row categories, like "Recommended For You," based off you viewing habits. The best part though: Anything on Disney Plus can be downloaded for offline viewing. Your only limitation is the storage on your device.

What do you think about Disney Plus?

Special thanks again to The Streamable for filming this video. Be sure to check out its other coverage of Disney Plus, including its first impressions, full review, and everything it learned about the service at D23.

Do you plan on subscribing to Disney Plus? Or is this one too many streaming services for you? Tell us what you think: Shoot me an email at dsmith@businessinsider.com.

• We looked back at the biggest movies of every summer at the box office since 2000.
• Disney had only one movie rule the summer in the 2000s, but the company has released seven of the 10 biggest summer movies this decade.
• The list includes critically acclaimed hits like "The Dark Knight," but also critical duds like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
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The summer movie season is home to some of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Every year, audiences can expect theaters to be packed with superhero movies, animated adventures, and other franchise favorites. 

With the summer 2019 movie season officially over, we looked back at the biggest movie of every summer since 2000, based on how much it made in the US (per numbers from Box Office Mojo), adjusted for inflation. We counted movies that came out May through August (so no, "Avengers: Endgame" didn't make the cut for this list).

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Superheroes, animated movies, and Disney have ruled most summers in this timeframe, and it shows just how quickly Disney has dominated the industry. In the 2000s, Disney had only one movie rule the summer: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in 2006.

"Finding Nemo" was the biggest summer movie of 2003, but Disney didn't acquire Pixar until 2006; similarly, Disney didn't purchase Lucasfilm until 2012, and "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" was the biggest movie of the summer of 2005.

But this decade, Disney released seven of the 10 highest-grossing movies of each summer, including three from Pixar and three from Marvel Studios.

For this list, we've also provided the movie's original domestic gross, its worldwide gross, and its Rotten Tomatoes critic score for comparison. Some movies that raked in the big bucks performed terribly with critics (we're looking at you, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen").

Below is the highest-grossing movie in the US of every summer since 2000:

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2000: "Mission: Impossible 2"

Release date: May 4, 2000

Adjusted domestic gross: $360,082,200

Original domestic gross: $215,409,889

Original worldwide gross: $546,388,105

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 57%

2001: "Shrek"

Release date: May 16, 2001

Adjusted domestic gross: $426,088,600

Original domestic gross: $267,665,011

Original worldwide gross: $484,409,218

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 88%

2002: "Spider-Man"

Release date: May 3, 2002

Adjusted domestic gross: $626,057,600

Original domestic gross: $403,706,375

Original worldwide gross: $821,708,551

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 90%

2003: "Finding Nemo"

Release date: May 30, 2003

Adjusted domestic gross: $507,600,600

Original domestic gross: $380,843,261

Original worldwide gross: $940,335,536

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 99%

2004: "Shrek 2"

Release date: May 19

Adjusted domestic gross: $640,168,900

Original domestic gross: $441,226,247

Original worldwide gross: $919,838,758

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%

2005: "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith"

Release date: May 19, 2005

Adjusted domestic gross: $534,514,500

Original domestic gross: $380,270,577

Original worldwide gross: $848,754,768

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 80%

2006: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

Release date: July 7, 2006

Adjusted domestic gross: $582,301,600

Original domestic gross: $423,315,812

Original worldwide gross: $1,066,179,725

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 53%

2007: "Spider-Man 3"

Release date: May 4, 2007

Adjusted domestic gross: $440,717,700

Original domestic gross: $336,530,303

Original worldwide gross: $890,871,626

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 63%

2008: "The Dark Knight"

Release date: July 18, 2008

Adjusted domestic gross: $669,163,900

Original domestic gross: $534,858,444

Original worldwide gross: $1,004,558,444

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%

2009: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

Release date: Jun 24, 2009

Adjusted domestic gross: $485,647,400

Original domestic gross: $402,111,870

Original worldwide gross: $836,303,693

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 20%

2010: "Toy Story 3"

Release date: June 18, 2010

Adjusted domestic gross: $480,588,300

Original domestic gross: $415,004,880

Original worldwide gross: $1,066,969,703

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 98%

2011: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2"

Release date: July 15, 2011

Adjusted domestic gross: $432,389,100

Original domestic gross: $381,011,219

Original worldwide gross: $1,341,511,219

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 96%

2012: "The Avengers"

Release date: May 4, 2012

Adjusted domestic gross: $692,699,700

Original domestic gross: $623,357,910

Original worldwide gross: $1,518,812,988

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 92%

2013: "Iron Man 3"

Release date: May 3, 2013

Adjusted domestic gross: $440,132,200

Original domestic gross: $409,013,994

Original worldwide gross: $1,214,811,252

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79%

2014: "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Release date: August 1, 2014

Adjusted domestic gross: $371,009,900

Original domestic gross: $333,176,600

Original worldwide gross: $773,328,629

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 91%

2015: "Jurassic World"

Release date: June 12, 2015

Adjusted domestic gross: $691,874,600

Original domestic gross: $652,270,625

Original worldwide gross: $1,671,713,208

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 72%

2016: "Finding Dory"

Release date: June 17, 2016

Adjusted domestic gross: $505,984,400

Original domestic gross: $486,295,561

Original worldwide gross: $1,028,570,889

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%

2017: "Wonder Woman"

Release date: June 2, 2017

Adjusted domestic gross: $415,500,900

Original domestic gross: $412,563,408

Original worldwide gross: $821,847,012

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%

2018: "Incredibles 2"

Release date: June 15, 2018

Adjusted domestic gross: $597,356,200

Original domestic gross: $608,581,744

Original worldwide gross: $1,242,805,359

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%

2019: "The Lion King"

Release date: July 19, 2019

Domestic gross (so far): $523,578,926

Original worldwide gross (so far): $1,242,805,359

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 52%

• This brand new two-book set on Disney legend Marc Davis will delight Disneyland fans, especially those who love the classic rides. 
• This book set gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of beloved Disneyland attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, and Country Bear Jamboree.
• Imagineer Christopher Merritt and Pixar's Pete Docter ("Inside Out,""Up,""Monsters, Inc.") collaborated on this ambitious and awe-inspiring project.
• Weighing almost 11 pounds and including over 1,500 images, this book set is worth the $109 price tag.

If you don't know the name Marc Davis, you certainly know his work.

Marc Davis was one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men, Disney's core team of animators who joined the studio in the 1920s and '30s, and arguably one of the most important figures both in Disney films and Disney Parks. Davis began his journey working on "Snow White," Disney's first feature, and continued to create unforgettable characters that we all know, love, and sometimes loathe including Tinker Bell, Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty," and Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians" as well as the title characters in "Alice in Wonderland,""Bambi," and "Cinderella."

After Davis' long and illustrious career in animation, Walt Disney gave him a new assignment. He moved the incredibly talented Davis to WED Enterprises (later known as Walt Disney Imagineering) to work on attractions at Disneyland including the Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, and Country Bear Jamboree.  

This transition from animation to amusement park is where the new book "Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks" takes off. Imagineer and theme park designer Christopher Merritt, along with director and chief creative officer of Pixar Pete Docter, spent years working on this ambitious project published by Disney Editions — and their efforts paid off. 

"I think it's one of the best books ever done on the topic of Disney in general and perhaps the best so far on the subject of Imagineering," prolific Imagineer Tom Morris, who is now retired, told Business Insider. "It's the book I always dreamed of having when I was a kid," he added.

Whether you're a kid, art-loving adult, theme park aficionado, or lifelong Disney fanatic and Marc Davis devotee like myself, this book will speak to you.

I caught up with the authors, Christopher Merrit and Pete Docter, to talk about their stunning new book and Davis' remarkable legacy.

The books

This massive two-volume set (weighing about 11 pounds) is a unique and intimate look at a creative genius. "Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks" is a fascinating, fully illustrated deep dive into Davis' work at Disney Parks and includes a staggering amount of images. There are more than 1,500 from the Walt Disney Imagineering archives, most of which were previously unpublished.

"The book features Marc's amazing drawings and paintings, and the text is essentially by Marc himself, pulled from many lectures he gave about his work and process," Docter told Business Insider. "There are many unpublished photos showing Marc at home and work, Marc with Walt Disney, and the attractions as they took shape. It's really an incredible volume, not only of Marc's artwork but also of his thinking and process."

The massiveness of the book

"We felt that if we were going to do this, we wanted to get as much as we could into readers' hands," Docter told me. "The combination of Marc's words and the incredible concept art is pretty powerful to see together in one place."

"The team at the Imagineering Art Collections did a tremendous amount of work as well, photographing over 700 pieces of Marc's artwork to make it the most color-accurate it has been in a publication to date," Merritt said. "I'm beyond impressed with how good it looks when you are holding the books in your hands." 

The volumes truly are visually stunning, and it's hard to put it down. With each turn of the page, there is another treat for the eyes — from early concept sketches that would later become the Haunted Mansion to ideas for Pirates of the Caribbean to an incredibly exotic assortment of fantastical birds that never made it into Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. It's captivating to see the concepts that became the rides we know and love as well other ideas that would never be.

How the book came about

Imagineer Chris Merritt was in a unique position to tell Davis' story. Merritt met Marc and Alice Davis in 1990. Then a student at CalArts as well as a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland, Merritt wrote Davis a letter in hopes of interviewing him for a student paper.

"To my surprise, not only did he say yes, but he also invited me up to his house to spend the day with him and his equally talented wife, Alice. At age 20, it was a bit of a gob-smacking experience for me!" Merritt said.

Marc and Alice Davis later became mentors to Merritt. He'd often visit them while attending CalArts, adding that he would "pepper them with questions about their work on classic Disneyland attractions." He wisely began to record these conversations.

Inspired by these conservations from decades ago, Merritt began working on the book about five years ago while he was on assignment working on Shanghai Disneyland. "I was Skyping with Alice Davis occasionally and told her about this idea I had, and she very sweetly said, 'Oh my yes, Marc would be so pleased!'" (Marc passed away in January of 2000.)

Merrit then approached Docter who was eager to work on the project with him. The two have been friends since their days back at CalArts although their paths went to different arms of the Disney company.

"He's always been interested in Imagineering history and artists," Merritt said of Docter. "He also had a similar relationship with Marc and Alice, although he was asking Marc more animation-related questions, while I was pestering him with questions like, 'Just how did you stage the situations in Pirates of the Caribbean?'"

"I got to know Marc and Alice out of enthusiasm for both of their work," Docter said of the couple. "They were such giving people that I can't remember visiting without having been fed. So, when Chris approached me with the concept of a book dedicated to Marc's work at Imagineering, it was a no-brainer."

In June 2018, Docter became the chief creative office of Pixar while also directing his upcoming film "Soul," but he still found time to be involved in the project.

"Pete got on board to be part of this book very early on, and I made a deal with him," Merritt told me. "I would do the legwork of transcribing and getting everything together, if he would serve as my editor and help me get things shaped into a narrative that the average reader could access. Obviously, he's incredibly talented as a storyteller and getting to the heart of making something work." With films such as "Monsters, Inc.,""Up," and "Inside Out," as well as a couple of Oscars, we'd have to agree. 

Merritt and Docter began compiling other recordings and transcribing various lectures to create a rich and full picture of Marc Davis' career, in his own words no less. 

"We really wanted to put this book in his voice, and give the reader a similar experience to what Pete and I had when we were lucky enough to visit with them in our 20s," Merritt explained. "Our hope is that the reader feels like they are getting a personal lecture from him, explaining his design theories and sharing stories about working directly with Walt Disney on Disneyland."

Beyond compiling all of Davis' interviews, Merritt was intent on including as many rare images as he could. "Between scouring the collections at the Imagineering Art Library and Show Documentation files, the Walt Disney Archives and Photo Collection at the Studio, contacting photographers who took photos at WED Enterprises in the 1960s, private collectors and all the items Marc and Alice saved at their home, well, it was daunting to say the least," Merritt recalled. "We even found a treasure trove of photographs at the Library of Congress that, to me anyway, are jaw-dropping. They show Walt Disney, Marc Davis, and his core team of Imagineers not posing for the camera — but actually hard at work creating the attractions millions of guests are still enjoying today."

Marc Davis' legacy

Not only do millions of Disney Parks guests enjoy Davis' contributions to this day, but Davis continues to have an impact on those that make the magic today. "Marc's focus on creating specific, caricatured, real characters and situations is something that completely lit me up as a kid, and continues to inspire today," Docter told me. 

Merritt also continues to cite Davis a guiding light. "I think of Marc every day when I'm at work as a concept and show designer," he said. "I'm constantly asking myself, 'How would Marc have staged this? Where would he have put things in order to make things most clear to guests? What are the opportunities for humor here?' Funny situations and just how you stage them — that was Marc's specialty. He was a master of color and environmental design and what I like to think of as 'flow' in an attraction, but he was the undisputed master of the funny gag in our classic shows and rides."

"He's a titan of the industry, and I'm hoping not just Disney fans, but theme park designers get a lot out of these books as well," Merritt said.

The bottom line

If you'd like to learn more about the making of iconic attractions at Disneyland or take a deep dive into the creative process, this would be a wonderful addition to your bookshelf. If you're already a Marc Davis fan, then this book set is required reading.  

Pros: The Disney Publishing team did a fantastic job at reproducing and printing Davis' work; it really is visually stunning. As far as content, what better way to learn from a master than in their own words? It's a wonderful opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at what went into all those classic Disney attractions.

Cons: The book set is an investment. But if you're a Disneyland or theme park fan, it will be worth every penny. The set is also huge, so you'll need to make some room on the coffee table.

Buy "Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks" for $108.99 at Amazon

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• Anxiety-ridden Forky is the newcomer in "Toy Story 4." He's made from trash and convinced he doesn't belong with the rest of Bonnie's toys. 
• Director Josh Cooley told Insider the writing team didn't "set out to make a character that represents [Imposter Syndrome]," but many people have told him they relate to Forky.
• "It kind of made me sad that people think, 'I get that character, that's me,'" he said.
• Keep reading for more from our interview with Cooley and "Toy Story 4" producer Mark Nielsen.
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The Pixar team behind "Toy Story 4" didn't expect audiences to find a spork going through an existential crisis and constantly trying to throw himself back into a trash can (the one place he thought he belonged) at all relatable.

And yet, Forky is perhaps one of the most relatable characters of 2019 thanks to his clear imposter syndrome and issues with self-worth and doubt. 

"You know, I've heard that from a lot of people, and I find that interesting," director Josh Cooley told Insider at Mattel headquarters in El Segundo, California. "It wasn't like we set out to make a character that represents [Imposter Syndrome], but it kind of made me sad that people think, 'I get that character, that's me.'"

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Forky is now an actual retail toy, created by Mattel after the Pixar animators nailed down his aesthetic starting in the fall of 2017, but he started as just a throwaway joke in the writer's room for "Toy Story 4."

"We were sitting in the story room trying to figure out the rules of the 'Toy Story' world," Cooley said. "The whole idea is that toys are alive in this world, but the truth of it is that we look at our own kids and they play with anything."

Cooley used the example of a child picking up a water bottle and making it walk across the table.

"So does that mean that the water bottle's alive?" he asked rhetorically. "We were trying to figure out what the deal is, but then we started laughing and just said, 'Well, why not? Why not try? Why not embrace that?'"

"We drew a spork with googly eyes, and thought about how our kids make garbage all the time," Cooley said, breaking into laughter when he realized what he'd said. "Well not garbage, our kids make beautiful craft projects."

Forky may have started as a joke, but quickly became a new kind of 'Toy Story' character which would help break up the rhythm of the existing universe

Cooley and the creative team at Pixar quickly realized how Forky would be able to bring a new voice and perspective to the "Toy Story" universe because he didn't know anything about how toys function within the world.

"It was already comedy gold because he doesn't get any of it," Cooley said. "This isn't in the movie, but we had a line where they're like, 'Bonnie's coming!' and everybody falls to the ground but Forky just stands there. And he goes, 'What are you doing?' And they're like, 'Bonnie's coming, lay down' and he's like, 'Why?' He didn't get it."

Cooley said another version of the script had Forky "actually talking to Bonnie at the end of the movie," and all the toys freaking out about how he isn't supposed to interact with people.

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"He can come to any situation with a very innocent point of view, which is very empathetic from the get-go," Cooley said. "Like he can put his hand on Gabby because he doesn't understand that she's supposed to be the villain. It also forced Woody to have to explain what it means to be a toy, which was great. Once we started to unravel who this character was [we realized] he's way more important than just a gag about a talking spork."

Now it's common for both Cooley and the movie's producer Mark Nielsen to hear from fans of the movie who feel like Forky is a kindred spirit.

"From the very first teaser trailer that came out online, there were a lot of people being like, 'I can identify with that guy,'" Nielsen told Insider. "He had one line, 'I don't belong here,' and people just said, 'Yep, I get it.'"

We pointed out that this might also have to do with the current social and political atmosphere in the world, where it feels as if anxiety levels have gone up on average for people. Forky is an anxious character who's just constantly shaking and trying to find his way through life.

"I think that's exactly it," Cooley said.

"And [actor] Tony Hale captures it brilliantly," Nielsen added. "He's great at anxiety."

Now you can have a Forky of your own at home thanks to Mattel's new "Toy Story 4" figurine collection. The movie will be available digitally on October 1 and on Blu-ray October 8.

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• Disney has more than 600 movies and TV shows coming to its streaming service, Disney Plus, starting on November 12.
• Though more titles will be announced over time, for now Insider has picked the 51 movies we're most excited to be able to stream. 
• Our picks include Disney Channel Original Movies like "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" and "Brink!" along with live-action classics like "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" and the original 1961 "Parent Trap."
• Keep reading for the full list.
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On Monday morning, the official Disney Plus account on Twitter shared a list of hundreds of movies subscribers will be able to stream starting on November 12. A Disney representative confirmed to Insider that more films will be added over time, but for now we've gone through the many options and picked the best of the bunch we're most excited to watch. 

Keep reading to see the best 51 movies coming to the Disney Plus streaming service. 

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937)

The princess movie that started it all at Walt Disney Animation Studios will be one of many classics available on Disney Plus right away. 

"Fantasia" (1940)

The pairing of classical music with fanciful and imaginative animated sequences (some of which, like the "Night on Bald Mountain," may have given you nightmares as a child) in "Fantasia" is always worth revisiting.

"Alice in Wonderland" (1951)

Another of the better Disney classics, "Alice in Wonderland" brings author Lewis Carroll's already-trippy story to life in a lush and technicolored animation. 

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954)

This film ushered in a new era of science-fiction storytelling, and is well-worth the watch for its then-innovative special effects and gripping underwater adventure.

"Sleeping Beauty" (1959)

"Sleeping Beauty" is one of Disney's most gorgeous animated movies, and its lovely musical score is just one of many reasons we're eager to watch it again and again. 

"Swiss Family Robinson" (1960)

Though some people may remember the early Walt Disney Studios days for the company's animated movies, the swath of live-action films are just as significant.

The story told of a shipwrecked family in "Swiss Family Robinson" is one of the most iconic in all of Disney's catalog.

"101 Dalmatians" (1961)

The original "101 Dalmations" movie has an incredible score, and more of that exquisite 2D animation styling of Disney's early days.

"The Parent Trap" (1961)

This is yet another Disney movie based on a book (this time the 1949 German novel "Lottie and Lisa" by Erich Kästner). The studio's original take on the story is funny and heartfelt and a must-watch for anyone who loves the 1998 Lindsay Lohan remake.

"The Incredible Journey" (1963)

Remember "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey," aka the movie about pets that made everyone cry in 1993? Well yes, that was yet another Disney remake of its own great movie.

The original, simply titled "The Incredible Journey," will be on Disney Plus.

"The Sword in the Stone" (1963)

This retelling of the Arthurian legend is another wonderful Disney animated classic, complete with delightfully strange magical encounters and an inspiring tale of knighthood. 

"Mary Poppins" (1964)

Blending 2D animation with live-action wonder, "Mary Poppins" is one of the most beloved Disney movies ever made. Julie Andrews shines as the titular witch-like character, and the film's soundtrack is iconic for good reason.

"The Sound of Music" (1965)

One of the most famous musical movies of all time, "The Sound of Music" will be nice for millennials and older generations to stream. Remember the double VHS-tape set you used to have to rewind when you wanted a dose of "The Sound of Music?" This is going to be much easier.

"Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971)

Following the "Mary Poppins" style of mixing animation with live-action and great musical numbers, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is an often-overlooked story of witches and wartime adventure that we can't wait to dive back into. 

"Robin Hood" (1973)

"Robin Hood" is yet another tale that has been told and retold countless times, but Disney's 1973 animated version is among our favorites. 

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"Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975)

The sci-fi book was written by Alexander Key in 1968, and tells the story of two orphan siblings with a paranormal abilities like telekinesis and the power to talk to animals.

"Freaky Friday" (1977)

Just like the 1961 version of "The Parent Trap," this original Disney telling of "Freak Friday"— when a mother and daughter switch bodies — is pitch-perfect and an entertaining watch for anyone who loves the later 2000s version. 

"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977)

We could all us more visits to the Hundred Acre Wood and picnics with Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, and the whole gang.

This collection of "Winnie the Pooh" stories was the first of many beloved stories based on A. A. Milne's characters, and we can't wait to dive in once more.

"The Rescuers" (1977)

This is one of the more underrated Disney animated movis, likely because it came during the slight lull in hits for the studio in the 1970s. Both "The Rescuers" and its great sequel "The Rescuers Down Under" are coming to Disney Plus. 

"The Black Cauldron" (1985)

The Middle Ages, goblins, magic, and princesses all come together in this rather dark story. "The Black Cauldron" is infamous thanks to its box-office failure which nearly bankrupted Walt Disney Animation Studios. 

It's worth a rewatch just to experience the riskier (and expensive) story that cause such a stir in the 1980s, though we also think the movie has a lot of merits that were overshadowed by the disastrous rollout.

"The Great Mouse Detective" (1986)

This take on "Sherlock Holmes" is one of Disney's best animated movies from the pre-Renaissance era, and helped swing the studio back into critical acclaim after the disaster of "The Black Cauldron."

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"Willow" (1988)

Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer costar in this fantasy adventure story created by MGM (not Disney). But now director Ron Howard is in talks to make a "Willow" sequel series exclusively for Disney Plus, so it's worth revisiting the original movie.

"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989)

Several of the "Honey, I Shrunk..." movies are coming to Disney Plus, but you can't beat the original sci-fi story.

This movie follows an inventor who accidentally turns shrinks his children to smaller-than-ant-sized, leaving them to traverse the treacherous backyard to make it home safely.

"Beauty and the Beast" (1991)

Though Disney has been on a tear lately, remaking "live-action" versions of its classic movies, nothing compares to the originals. "Beauty and the Beasts" boasts some of the most gorgeous animated sequences and musical moments of any fairytale story.

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"The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)

This is just one of many Muppet movies you'll be able to watch on Disney Plus, but it's our favorite holiday treat. The comedy and heart of Jim Henson's Muppets paired with the classic Christmas tale is a must-see.

"The Sandlot" (1993)

As we head into the later decades of Disney films and other movies it has since acquired, "The Sandlot" stands out as a coming-of-age tale most 90s kids grew up watching over and over again.

"Thumbelina" (1994)

This was not originally a Disney movie, but instead a Warner Bros. production eventually sold to 20th Century Fox. But now that Disney and 20th Century Fox have merged, "Thumbelina" is under the Disney Plus umbrella of animated movies. 

"The Return of Jafar" (1994)

Disney made many straight-to-video sequels for its animated hits, and "Return of Jafar" is one of the better ones. If you're a fan of "Aladdin," then odds are you'll find things to like in "Return of Jafar" with an expanded role for Iago and of course, Jafar.

"The Lion King" (1994)

One of the greatest achievements in Disney animation history, the original "The Lion King" is an iconic movie we're happy to be able to watch whenever the mood strikes.

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"The Santa Clause" (1994)

Disney Plus will have all three movies in "The Santa Clause" holiday trilogy, but the first one is the only one truly worth revisiting. The Christmas story about Santa falling off a roof and dying (yes, it's dark) and then passing along his powers to Tim Allen's character Scott Calvin is a creative and heartwarming tale about the power of belief.

"A Goofy Movie" (1995)

This movie is worth watching for the music alone. The two songs performed in the movie, "Stand Out" and "I2I" (sung by artist Tevin Campbell), are timeless pop hits. Treat yourself and move this one up in your queue. 

"James and the Giant Peach" (1996)

"James and the Giant Peach" is based on the novel by Roald Dahl, and is a unique mix of live-action and stop-motion animation. The grim story takes a young boy on a bizarre adventure which helped paved the way for darker children's stop-motion movies like "Coraline." 

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996)

The Oscar-nominated soundtrack and creation of the loathsome villain Frollo are among the best pieces of work ever made by the animation team at Disney's studios.

With its dark themes of religion, sin, and genocide, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is markedly different than many of its fellow animated movies released during the Disney Renaissance.

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"Flubber" (1997)

Robin Williams is remembered for many signature roles around this period, including "Good Will Hunting" and "Patch Adams," but "Flubber" is a much goofier and Disney-fied version Williams that his fans can now more easily revisit.

"Mulan" (1998)

It's hard to select from the best of Disney's animated movies around this time, but "Mulan" also floats to the top of the list thanks to its incredible musical score and impressive female heroine.

"The Parent Trap" (1998)

As much as we love the original movie, director and writer Nancy Meyers' take on the story of identical twin-swapping is practically flawless. 

Read more: THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'The Parent Trap' 20 years later

"Brink!" (1998)

And now we've entered the era of Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs). "Brink!" is one of our favorites, thanks to the very 90s plotline of street rollerblading crews and one teens attempt to juggle corporate sponsorship with staying true to the blades, brah. 

"Halloweentown" (1998)

Though many millennials undoubtedly grew up with "Hocus Pocus" as a Halloween staple in their household, "Halloweentown" is another holiday classic for many.

It's so popular among fans that the official Disney Channel YouTube page literally plays it on a 24-hour live loop for weeks at a time around Halloween.

"Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" (1999)

"Zenon" is the most beloved and remembered of all the DCOM, again thanks to its hit music contained in the story ("Zoom, zoom, zoom, make your heart go boom boom") and the star power of Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné as the galactic BFF duo.

"Smart House" (1999)

Twenty years ago, this DCOM predicted several smart-home technologies that are prevalent today. In "Smart House," a teenager wins a computerized house that winds up becoming an out-of-control artificial intelligence system.

"Johnny Tsunami" (1999)

Another DCOM on our list, "Johnny Tsunami" follows a teen from Hawaii who forced to move to Vermont and switch from surfing to snowboarding as he tries to fit in with new classmates.

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"The Emperor's New Groove" (2000)

Another underrated Disney animated movie, "The Emperor's New Groove" tells the story of a selfish ruler who only learns how to be kind after he's magically transformed into a llama. The music, animation styling, and comedy in this movie are all simply fantastic.

"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" (2001)

This movie was significant for being the first sci-fi animated film produced by Disney's studios. The steampunk styling and bleak take on capitalist exploration were game-changers for Disney storytelling.

"The Princess Diaries" (2001)

This was Anne Hathaway's breakout role (alongside a small parts played by superstars Mandy Moore and Sandra Oh), and it's every bit as enjoyable to revisit as it was to witness 18 years ago.

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"Monsters, Inc." (2001)

Many great Pixar movies are coming to Disney Plus, including every "Toy Story" film, but "Monsters Inc." is one we're most happy to see on the streaming service. 

"Freaky Friday" (2003)

Just like "The Parent Trap" remake, Lindsay Lohan also starred in this version of "Freaky Friday." This is truly a time-capsule of 2000s pop trends and the family comedy film Disney was trying to recreate for a modern audience.

"The Incredibles" (2004)

One of the best superhero movies of the century so far, "The Incredible" is a phenomenal family story about what it takes to be a hero and how to handle your life's trajectory when it feels like the world has moved on. 

"Ratatouille" (2007)

With one of the best Pixar scores and yet another knockout creative premise, "Ratatouille" is one of the more recent animated movies you won't want to skip on Disney Plus.

"Wall-E" (2008)

We're more than 10 years past the release of "Wall-E"— which warns of a growing man-made climate crisis — and still the world has not banded together to enact drastic changes to our energy and commodity consumption.

But "Wall-E" remains an endearing and ambitious animated tale that you'll find inspiration in no matter what year it is or what darkness lies ahead.

"The Princess and the Frog" (2009)

"The Princess and the Frog" is woefully underrepresented among Disney's line of animated princess stories.

With yet another great Disney soundtrack and aspirational heroine, "The Princess and the Frog" is a movie you might have missed on its first go-around but should definitely watch as soon as possible. 

"Tangled" (2010)

"Tangled" was one of a few key Disney animation studios movies which began showing an uptick in storytelling quality from the non-Pixar creative teams.

The take on the tale of Rapunzel is funny, charming, and features the brilliant casting of Mandy Moore in the role of a new Disney princess. 

"Zootopia" (2016)

Tackling the complex topics of institutionalized discrimination against race and sex, "Zootopia" is a brilliant movie with an important message. The cute animal animations and witty punchlines are just cherries on top. 

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When it comes to Disney movies, there's a huge amount of trivia to learn.

From remembering which Disney princess was inspired by an actual person — it's Pocahontas! — to how many Disney movies have been made into Broadway shows, Disney fans certainly know their stuff.

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However, whether you've seen every single flick hundreds of times or only watched a couple as a child, this Disney quiz by Play Like Mum will challenge your Disney smarts.

Can you correctly identify these 10 Disney and Pixar movies based off only their first spoken lines?

Scroll down to see whether you can guess each Disney movie correctly.

"Life's not fair, is it?"

Is it "The Lion King,""Aladdin," or "Up"?

It's "The Lion King"!

In the opening scene of "The Lion King" after the "Circle of Life" is played, Scar dangles a mouse in front of his face and asks, "Life's not fair, is it?" He is then interrupted by his bird friend, Zazu.

"We're under attack! Light the signal!"

Is it "Hercules,""Mulan," or "Robin Hood"?

It's "Mulan"!

"Mulan" opens with the Huns climbing the Great Wall of China and telling terrified guards to relay the message to the emperor that they are there.

"My story begins in London, not so very long ago."

Is it "101 Dalmatians,""Mary Poppins," or "The Aristocats"?

It's "101 Dalmatians"!

Though all three movies are set in London, "101 Dalmatians" opens with the line, "My story begins in London, not so very long ago."

"Oh, I come from a land, from a faraway place."

Is it "Aladdin,""Toy Story," or "Moana"?

It's "Aladdin"!

"Aladdin" opens with a local merchant beginning the story of Aladdin's magical lamp.

"This is the story of how I died."

Is it "The Nightmare Before Christmas,""Frankenweenie," or "Tangled"?

It's "Tangled"!

Flynn Rider opens "Tangled" by saying, "This is the story of how I died."

"All right, everyone, this is a stickup! Don't anybody move! Now empty that safe!"

Is it "Toy Story,""Toy Story 2," or "Toy Story 3"?

It's "Toy Story"!

The first "Toy Story" movie begins with the line, "All right, everyone, this is a stickup! Don't anybody move! Now empty that safe!" while Andy plays with his then-favorite toy, Woody. 

"All this has happened before. And it will all happen again."

Is it "The Jungle Book,""Peter Pan," or "Brave"?

It's "Peter Pan"!

Peter Pan begins with an opening shot of London and the following quote:

"All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. But this time it happened in London. It happened on a quiet street in Bloomsbury. That corner house over there is the home of the Darling family. And Peter Pan chose this particular house because there were people here who believed in him."

"You poor little fella. It's all right. Big Mama's here."

Is it "The Fox and the Hound,""Bambi," or "Finding Nemo"?

It's "The Fox and the Hound"!

"The Fox and the Hound" begins with a fox carrying her baby as she runs through fields and forests — before an owl spots the cub being left behind.

"In a faraway land long ago lived a king and his fair queen."

Is it "Sleeping Beauty,""Frozen," or "Tangled"?

It's "Sleeping Beauty"!

In the classic style of earlier Disney princess movies, "Sleeping Beauty" begins with a golden storybook opening to reveal the first lines of the story, "In a faraway land long ago lived a king and his fair queen."

"Sometimes I think I'm cursed because of something that happened before I was even born."

Is it "Tangled,""The Princess and the Frog," or "Coco"?

It's "Coco"!

In "Coco," Miguel Rivera begins telling the story of his family by revealing that he thinks he is cursed.

How many Disney movies did you identify correctly?

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• Apple TV Plus launches this Friday, November 1, and costs $5 a month. Disney Plus launches on November 12, and costs $7 a month.
• A "standard" subscription to Netflix, meanwhile, costs $13 a month — more than the price of Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus combined.
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The streaming landscape is going to change drastically in the next couple of weeks.

Right now, the big names in streaming are Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and HBO. It's been this way for years now.

But this Friday, Apple joins the fray.

And in about two weeks, Disney, the 800-pound gorilla, will enter the picture.

The competition is about to heat up. Apple and Disney are about to raise the bar for what people expect out of streaming services in terms of quantity, quality, and price.

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This Friday, Apple will release Apple TV Plus, where Apple's original programming will live. It costs $5 a month, but you get one free year of service if you buy an Apple product like an iPhone or Mac computer.

Early reviews for the first Apple TV Plus service are mixed, with some critics calling series like "The Morning Show" and "See" underwhelming, at least at launch. But Apple has a ton of star-power — and promise — attached to this thing.

Just look at all of these names, who have committed to building series for Apple TV Plus: Steven Spielberg. Steve Carrell. Chris Evans. NBA star Kevin Durant. Kristen Bell. Rashida Jones. Oprah Winfrey. (To name a few.)

Questions about quality aside, these are A-listers you don't usually see attached to streaming services. Netflix and HBO get some pretty big names, too, including some of the names above, but Apple and Disney are going to attract a lot of big-name Hollywood talents. That will put more pressure on Netflix and HBO to continually do the same.

In about two weeks, Disney will launch Disney Plus, which costs just $7 a month. (Disney has also been offering promotions throughout the year, so it can be even cheaper than that.)

Disney Plus will host a ton of original programming like Apple TV Plus, but it also benefits from Disney's massive vault. On top of Disney's own movies and shows, Disney also owns Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and Fox (including "The Simpsons"), so expect an onslaught of options.

Even if you buy subscriptions to both Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus, that's still cheaper than a single "Standard" subscription to Netflix.

Netflix has three plans:

• "Basic" limits you to one screen and is standard-definition only. It costs $9 a month.
• "Standard" gives you high-definition video and lets you watch two screens at once. That costs $13 a month.
• "Premium" offers 4K support (on content where it's available), and you can watch on four screens at once. It costs $16 a month.

Similarly, HBO Now costs $15 a month.

Lots of people watch HBO and Netflix, since they have a ton of programming that people like to talk about, but the presences of Apple and Disney might make some people re-think their subscriptions.

All of these streaming services start to add up. Hulu can cost anywhere from $6 a month to $12 a month. Amazon Prime Video can cost $9 a month, though it's included if you're an Amazon Prime member.

If you want all of the above services, plus the new ones from Apple and Disney, it's going to cost you: If you buy into all the above services — Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, a standard Netflix subscription, HBO Now, and Hulu — you're going to pay around $46 a month.

It will be interesting to see how people receive Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus. But given how the companies behind these services have a ton of power, money, and influence in the tech and entertainment spheres, I'm expecting a big shift in the landscape. The pressure will be on incumbents like Netflix and HBO to prove the value of their offerings.

HBO is in pretty good shape, even after the global bow of "Game of Thrones." It has a ton of hit shows, big-name actors, and interesting series like "Watchmen,""Euphoria,""Silicon Valley," and more. It has always been a premium service, so don't expect much to change there. HBO will also have a new "Max" service coming in 2020, and the company is pouring a ton of resources into that.

Netflix, on the other hand, is perhaps the most popular streaming service — for shows like "Stranger Things," movies like "To All The Boys I've Loved Before," and excellent docu-series like the new "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" series from David Chang — but it also has a ton of programming I'll just never watch. Netflix could definitely be pickier about which shows and movies it chooses to produce.

As Apple and Disney release their streaming services, it will be interesting to see how these mainstays respond. There will be more pressure to create shows that are not just good, but phenomenal— both popular and critically acclaimed. Hopefully, these services (particularly Netflix and HBO) choose to also re-examine their own monthly prices.

But two things are certain: More competition in this space is a very good thing, and there has never been a better time to be a cord-cutter.

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• After booking a gig at a club, Joe is so excited, he accidentally falls into a manhole on the street — and is unwittingly transported to a fantastical realm full of souls. 
• Joe soon makes the acquaintance of 22, a charming but cynical soul who isn't that impressed with life on earth. 
• As Joe struggles to return to New York City, he and 22 learn more about what it truly means to have a soul. 
• Jamie Foxx voices Joe, and Tina Fey voices 22 in the film, which will be released on June 19, 2020. 
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• You can watch almost every Pixar movie on Disney+ alongside a variety of brand-new movies madeexclusively for the streaming service when Disney+ launches on November 12.
• Along with family favorites like "Toy Story,""Inside Out," and "Monsters, Inc." Pixar will be streaming new content exclusively for Disney+. 
• Yearly subscriptions are just $69.99/year ($5.83/month) and month to month subscriptions are $83.88/year ($6.99/month).
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In my house, we have completely and utterly destroyed our DVD copies of Pixar masterpieces like "Toy Story,""Finding Nemo" (save for the first heartbreaking minutes which we always skip), and my daughter's absolute favorite, "Monsters, Inc." (she can't get enough of Mike and Sulley). The DVDs have become pitifully scratched and worn after being in the (tiny) hands of our little girl.

What is Disney+ and how much does it cost?

Thankfully, with the debut of Disney+, we will have the entire Pixar catalog available 24/7. So when the mood strikes and my daughter wants to watch "Ratatouille,""A Bug's Life," or "Brave" right away, we can. 

Disney+ is a new streaming service with unlimited ad-free downloads of movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and 20th Century Fox. New subscribers can sign up for a free 7-day trial after which an annual subscription will cost $69.99/year ($5.83/month) while a monthly subscription will cost $6.99, or $83.88/year and a bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ is $12.99 a month.

Here's everything to know about the service along with plan breakdowns.

Can I watch Pixar movies and shows on Disney+?

You sure can.

And it's not only old Pixar features that will be available for streaming either — the studio will be creating new shows exclusively for Disney+. In fact, we've listed out all the Pixar content you can stream on Disney+ right here from classics like "Toy Story" and "Monsters, Inc." to new series like "Forky Asks A Question" and "Monsters A Work."

Here are all the Pixar movies and shows you can watch on Disney+:

'Forky Asks a Question'

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Tony Hale ("Veep,""Arrested Development") returns to Pixar as Forky from "Toy Story 4." The 10-part series features the anthropomorphic spork exploring deep questions such as "what is love?,""what is time?," and "what is cheese?"

'Monsters at Work'

The series "Monsters at Work" will be a sequel to "Monsters, Inc." as the animated Monstropolis transitions from scare power to laugh power. Ben Feldman ("Mad Men") and Aisha Tyler ("CSI") join Billy Crystal (as Mike Wazowski) and John Goodman (as Sulley).

'SparkShorts'

"SparkShorts" is a project in which Pixar Animation Studios employees create their own short stories with the support of the studio. These shorts offer a place to discover new talent from within the company and to explore new storytelling techniques from across the studio. 

'Lamp Life'

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If you've wondered what happened to Bo Peep in the time that elapsed between "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 4," the short film "Lamp Life" will fill in the blanks.

'Pixar in Real Life'

This hidden camera show features interactions between Pixar characters and people in the real world. According to the trailer, we'll see moments like WALL-E walking through a public park and uniformed agents from the Child Detection Agency in "Monsters, Inc." picking up a lost sock on the sidewalk. 

Other Pixar titles available on Disney+

At launch, Disney+ will have available almost all of the Pixar back catalog. The following feature films will be available beginning on day one, but there are a few Pixar flicks missing.

"Coco,""Incredibles 2,""Up," and "Toy Story 4," won't be available for streaming; they'll roll out during the first year instead. Pixar's upcoming films "Onward" and "Soul" will be available about four months after they hit DVDs.

• "Toy Story" (1995)
• "A Bug's Life" (1998)
• "Toy Story 2" (1999)
• "Monsters, Inc." (2001)
• "Finding Nemo" (2003)
• "The Incredibles" (2004)
• "Cars" (2006)
• "Ratatouille" (2007)
• "WALL•E" (2008)
• "Toy Story 3" (2010)
• "Cars 2" (2011)
• "Brave" (2012)
• "Monsters University" (2013)
• "Inside Out" (2015)
• "The Good Dinosaur" (2015)
• "Finding Dory" (2016)
• "Cars 3" (2017)

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• Disney launched its Disney Plus streaming service on Tuesday.
• The ad-free service costs $7 a month or $70 a year.
• Its offerings revolve around both old and new Disney content, spanning Disney original movies, Pixar, National Geographic, Marvel, "Star Wars," and more.
• It's now live and available to stream. The streaming service costs $6.99/month or $69.99/year after a seven-day free trial.
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Disney's much-anticipated Disney Plus streaming service officially launched on Tuesday. While some users were having technical issues, others were able to explore the wide array of movies and TV shows available on the service.

Disney Plus costs $7 per month or $70 per year, which is within a few dollars of a basic Netflix streaming plan. The Disney service doesn't touch on every genre the way Netflix does, but because Disney owns so many other production companies, you won't be stuck with Steamboat Willie.

Here's what using Disney Plus looks like.

The home screen gives an overview of the content on Disney Plus. The top image switches among popular movies like "Avatar" and Disney's original shows and movies.

Scrolling down, you'll see many of the categories to browse through, including Disney originals, recommended content, and hit movies.

Disney seems to be going for nostalgia, highlighting Disney Channel favorites from the 1990s and 2000s, plus movies like "The Parent Trap."

The "out of the vault" section is also one of the major appeals of the service. Disney has historically circulated films in and out of its "Disney Vault," so older titles were not always available.

The "Star Wars" tab is an easy place for fans to access all "Star Wars" content, including every movie — with the originals available in 4K ultra-high-definition too.

Content in the tab is helpfully divided into intuitive categories, like movies, series, and shorts.

The Marvel tab is also likely to be a big draw. It has all the Marvel movies, plus TV series and other shorts.

The service has older Marvel cartoons too.

The National Geographic section has original content like "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" and critically acclaimed documentaries like "Free Solo."

The rest of the section is filled out with nature shows and informative series.

The Pixar section — with the familiar lamp logo — has every Pixar movie and short film.

Finally, the Disney section highlights new original content, but it also has sections for movies from the vault and old Disney Channel shows.

When you search at the top of the screen, you can type whatever you're looking for, but Disney Plus also offers helpful suggestions by directing you to collections like Disney Channel original movies or the "Muppets" videos.

The "Disney Through the Decades" collection is a neat package that lets you watch titles dating all the way back to the 1920s.

You can also filter by only Disney Plus originals.

The movies tab also has filters you can apply, including comedy and documentary.

When you watch something through the service, the controls allow you to skip forward or backward 10 seconds, pause, adjust the volume, and make it full screen.

Changing audio and caption languages is done through a button in the upper right of the screen.

You can sign up for a seven-day free trial to test the service before committing.

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