Research Disney

10 volumes. Each volume features artist interviews about Walt Disney Productions history and staff.

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, two animators known for their work on Bambi, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp and others, share their secrets and insights into the world of Disney animated movies.

Tells the story of the Walt Disney Company's feature animation department through interviews with many of the artists who were told in 2002 that the company no longer wanted their services. It includes more than 2 hours of extra material.

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. The following is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and others.