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=== First Incarnation (1989-2004)===
The original Animation Tour began with guests winding through halls decorated with animation sketches from various Disney movies. Guests then entered a theater where they watched a short film called Back to Neverland featuring Robin Williams and Walter Cronkite.
The film began with Walter Cronkite telling guests that they were going to learn how Disney animated its movies. Walter is soon joined by Robin Williams who tells guests that his favorite movie is Peter Pan, and that he wishes he could go to Neverland. Walter then explains to Robin, that in order to show how Disney animation works, they are going to turn him into a animated character. Tinkerbell then flew on screen, and with a little pixie dust transported Walter and Robin away from the Disney Studios. After Tinkerbell flew away, the men found themselves shrunken, and in the presence of a different genres of books. Walter then explained that this is where Disney animation began, with stories. Walter explained that the next step was to create a storyboard.
After the film, guests met with an animator who gave some brief animation tips and took questions from the audience. Moving on, guests then passed by the working animation studio located within the park. Here, guests could peer down and see animators while they were at work. The Animation Tour then ended with a short montage which showcased the different Disney animated movies.
==Current Incarnation (2004-Present)==
The current version of the Magic of Disney Animation begins with a presentation. The Presentation is hosted by Mushu (from Disney's Mulan) and a Disney animator who tells guests how Disney decides what characters they use in their films. The example that the animator uses is from the Disney movie Pocahontas. Originally, Disney was deciding between a hummingbird, a turkey and a Raccoon named Meeko for the role of Pocahontas' sidekick. After deciding to go with the turkey and the hummingbird, Disney realized that Meeko was a much better option then the turkey. The animator then explains to Mushu that the original guardian’s for Mulan were going to be a Gryphon and a Phoenix, before deciding that he should be a dragon. Mushu takes exception to the inference that he was not always a dragon, and he proceeds to show guests pictures of him with his cousin Elliot the Dragon, with his baseball team the Chunichi Dragons, playing his favorite game Dungeons and Dragon, and finally a picture of him and Cher (which has nothing to do with him being a dragon).
In order to explain Mushu's past to him, a film is shown on the screen across from him. The first person to appear is Chris Sanders who did early sketches of Mushu and was also the Head of Story Development for Mulan. Chris explained that originally there were going to be two guardians for Mulan, but then it was decided that was too much. Then, Mushu was changed to a dragon with two heads. Mushu's supervising animator Tom Bancroft then appears on screen. He explains that Mushu was made up of the body of snake, the horns of an elk, the claws an eagle and the face of camel. Tom then goes on to say, that in order to travel with Mulan, Mushu had to be downsized. After Tom left the screen, the other animators in charge of creating Mushu appeared. As Mushu is getting "reacquainted" with them, a short film is shown, which showcases the newest Disney animated characters. After the clip, Mushu and the animator say goodbye to guests ending the presentation.
After leaving the presentation, guests enter an interactive area, where they can play animation games and meet the newest Disney animated characters. Guests also have the option of entering the Animation Academy, where a real Disney animator will teach them how to draw Disney characters.
==See Back to Neverland==
To see Back to Neverland, the original film shown in The Magic of Disney Animation, click play below!
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==Fun Facts and Trivia==
