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/* Current Incarnation (2004-Present) */
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 Second Incarnation (2004-Present2015)===
The current second version of the Magic of Disney Animation begins began with a presentation. The presentation is hosted by Mushu (from Disney's Mulan) and a Disney animator who explains explained to guests how Disney decides decided what characters they use in their films. The example that the animator uses is used was 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 initially deciding to go with the turkey and the hummingbird, Disney realized that Meeko the raccoon was a much better option than the turkey. The animator then explains explained to Mushu that the original guardian’s guardians for Mulan were going to be a Gryphon and a Phoenix, before deciding that he (Mushu) should be a dragon. Mushu takes took exception to the inference that he was not always a dragon, and he proceeds proceeded 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 DragonDragons, 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 was then shown on the screen across from the dragon. The first person to appear is was Chris Sanders who did early sketches of Mushu and was also the Head of Story Development for Mulan. Chris explains explained that originally there were going to be two guardians for Mulan, but then it was then decided that was too much. ThenNext, Mushu was changed to a dragon with two heads. Mushu's supervising animator Tom Bancroft then appears appeared on screen. He explains explained 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 went on to say that in order to travel with Mulan, Mushu had to be downsized. After Tom leaves the screen, the other animators in charge of creating Mushu appearappeared. As Mushu is was getting "reacquainted" with them, a short film is was shown which showcases showcaseed the newest Disney animated characters. After the clip, Mushu and the animator say said goodbye to guests ending the presentation.
After leaving the presentation, guests enter entered an interactive area where they can could play animation games and meet the newest Disney animated characters. Guests also have had the option of entering the Animation Academy, where a real Disney animator will would teach them how to draw Disney characters.
==See Back to Neverland==
