The Disney Animation Renaissance: Behind the Glass at the Florida Studio

By Mary E. Lescher and Mary Louise Kelly

Book Overview

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida opened in Orlando at the dawn of the Disney Renaissance. As a member of the crew, Mary E. Lescher witnessed the small studio's rise and fall during a transformative era in company and movie history. Her in-depth interviews with fellow artists, administrators, and support personnel reveal the human dimension of a technological revolution: the dramatic shift from hand-drawn cel animation to the digital format that eclipsed it in less than a decade. She also traces the Florida Studio's parallel existence as a part of The Magic of Disney Animation, a living theme park attraction where Lescher and her colleagues worked in full view of Walt Disney World guests eager to experience the magic of the company's legendary animation process.

A ground-level look at the entertainment giant, The Disney Animation Renaissance profiles the people and purpose behind a little-known studio during a historic era.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252086864
• ISBN13: 9780252086861
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"