AWN Oscar® Tour Travelogue: Walt Disney Animation

Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2 Continues at Disney Feature Animation

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:05:32 -0800

Day 2 in Los Angeles continues at Disney Feature Animation, highlighted by a studio tour with John Musker.

Oscar Tour LA Day 4: We’re Going to Disney

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:22:58 -0800

The final day of the 2011 Oscar tour was the busiest of all – morning at the Disney ARL, lunch, 2 screenings and several tours throughout the afternoon, followed by the AWN-Acme Oscar party Friday evening. You could sense the animators were getting a bit antsy, greeting the same questions with the same answers for the umpteenth time, their smiling faces showing traces of exhaustion and anxiety as they silently counted down to the Oscars on Sunday. No rest for the weary however as things really were just getting started.

Last Stop, Disney!

OscarTourEditor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:40:34 -0800

"We're almost there." I don't remember which nominee said it, but it was very fitting, given that Walt Disney Animation Studios was the last stop yesterday on the L.A. leg. Of course, "Almost There," from The Princess and the Frog, summarizes the hopes and dreams of all the nominees. So, it was also very fitting that Princess and the Frog directors Ron Clements and John Musker were on hand to view the shorts and meet with the nominees.

Oscar Showcase Tour 09 Disney Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:01:20 -0800

The tour's stop at Disney has an exciting day. This gallery shares some of the highlights.

My Day at Disney with the Nominees

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:55:26 -0800

Academy member Bob Degus talks about his day with the filmmakers of three of the nominated shorts — "Oktapodi," "Lavatory Lovestory," and "La Maison en Petite Cubes" — as they were welcomed into and toured the “birthplace” of American animation – Walt Disney Studios.

L.A. Leg Kicks Off at Disney

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:24:10 -0800

As the tour swings from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the Oscar Travelogue switches chroniclers from Barbara Robertson to Rick DeMott. First stop - Disney Feature Animation.

Oscar Showcase 08 Disney Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:50:49 -0800

On Feb. 20th, the day belonged to Disney on the Oscar Showcase tour. Here is the photographic evidence.

A Day at Disney with Ed Catmull, Andreas Deja & Other Disney Artists

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:46:04 -0800

The conversation moved to the expansion of animation in the region, especially China. Ed said he was reluctant to get into China, because of the government hoops that doing business there entails.

Ron’s Pics from DreamWorks, Fox, the Academy, Disney & ICM

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:40:39 -0800

Here it is the long awaited gallery of select pics from Ron’s camera from the Oscar Showcase tour’s swing by DreamWorks, Fox, the Academy, Disney and ICM. There’s also a couple special pics at the end courtesy of No Time for Nuts director Mike Thurmeier.

Guess Whom the Nominees Ran Into at Disney & ICM?

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:16:29 -0800

Officially one week of the Oscar Tour is up and we’re nearing the home stretch. Today was less crazed than yesterday, but still wonderfully eventful nonetheless.