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04-27-2012, 12:40 PM
The first wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/art-of-animation-resort/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0002) in Walt Disney World Resort (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0001) doesn’t open to guests until May 31, but Thursday, Pixar supervising animator Shawn Krause got an early tour led by the resort’s general manager, Rick Allen. Shawn knows a little something about the art of animation, having worked on Disney•Pixar classics including “Toy Story,” (http://disney.go.com/toystory/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0003) “Monsters, Inc.,” (http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/movies/monsters-inc?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0004) “The Incredibles,” (http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/movies/the-incredibles?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0005) “Cars,” “Up” (http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/movies/up?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0007) and “Cars 2” (http://disney.go.com/cars/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0006).
Shawn has a special connection to this first wing at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, as it’s themed to Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Nemo.” (http://disney.go.com/finding-nemo/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0008) Nemo, Marlin, Dory, and Crush are just some of the characters that Shawn animated for various scenes in the Academy-Award winning classic. Shawn also led the animation team for “The Seas with Nemo and Friends (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/the-seas-with-nemo-and-friends/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0009)” attraction at Epcot (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0010).
As a child, Shawn got hooked on animation after creating flipbooks on notepads his parents left lying around the house. Other wings at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will open through the rest of the year: “Cars” on June 18, “The Lion King” on August 10, and “The Little Mermaid” on September 15. Sources tell us Shawn was also spotted touring some of those areas. So far, Shawn isn’t talking. Maybe we can get his reaction a little closer to some of those opening dates.
Check out these posts for more of the latest news about Disney’s Art of Animation Resort:
Tandoor Ovens, Mongolian Grill, and Real Gelato at Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/tandoor-ovens-mongolian-grill-real-gelato-at-landscape-of-flavors-at-disneys-art-of-animation-resort/)
Opening Dates Now Set for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort at Walt Disney World Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/opening-dates-now-set-for-disneys-art-of-animation-resort-at-walt-disney-world-resort/)
From the Drawing Board: Take a Look at the Suites Coming to Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/take-a-look-at-the-suites-coming-to-disneys-art-of-animation-resort/)
Pixar Animator Tours New ‘Finding Nemo’ Wing at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog
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Shawn has a special connection to this first wing at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, as it’s themed to Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Nemo.” (http://disney.go.com/finding-nemo/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0008) Nemo, Marlin, Dory, and Crush are just some of the characters that Shawn animated for various scenes in the Academy-Award winning classic. Shawn also led the animation team for “The Seas with Nemo and Friends (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/the-seas-with-nemo-and-friends/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0009)” attraction at Epcot (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q2PixarAnimatorToursNewFindingNemoWingAtD isneysArtOfAnimation27-04-12@0010).
As a child, Shawn got hooked on animation after creating flipbooks on notepads his parents left lying around the house. Other wings at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will open through the rest of the year: “Cars” on June 18, “The Lion King” on August 10, and “The Little Mermaid” on September 15. Sources tell us Shawn was also spotted touring some of those areas. So far, Shawn isn’t talking. Maybe we can get his reaction a little closer to some of those opening dates.
Check out these posts for more of the latest news about Disney’s Art of Animation Resort:
Tandoor Ovens, Mongolian Grill, and Real Gelato at Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/tandoor-ovens-mongolian-grill-real-gelato-at-landscape-of-flavors-at-disneys-art-of-animation-resort/)
Opening Dates Now Set for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort at Walt Disney World Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/opening-dates-now-set-for-disneys-art-of-animation-resort-at-walt-disney-world-resort/)
From the Drawing Board: Take a Look at the Suites Coming to Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/take-a-look-at-the-suites-coming-to-disneys-art-of-animation-resort/)
Pixar Animator Tours New ‘Finding Nemo’ Wing at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DisneyParks/~4/lyxaPLSwHd8
More... (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisneyParks/~3/lyxaPLSwHd8/)