Animation Academy

Animation Academy is a live show in Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney's California Adventure. Scroll down for readers' ratings and reviews.

Written by Robert Niles
Theme Park Insider Editor
Posted: August 27, 2011

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Readers' rating:

A giant room full of songs, sketches, pictures and clips from Disney movies, that serves as the gateway for four Disney shows/attractions. Very cool, and a definite must do! - Tommy N

This is really more than one attraction! - Mostly Anonymous

Amazing! THere's lots of artwork, and some really cool things. I don't know which one I like better: THe Toy Story Spinny-majig, or the Crush show! Either way, it's fantastic! - Reggie Templeton

A great place to go especially during hot days. The best part is Turtle Talk. Could be very funny depending on the castmember voicing Crash on the show - Erik Avila

A nice place to rest. We like to visit during the hot,crowded part of the day so we can relax for awhile. The Turtle Talk with Crush show inside this attraction is a surprise hit. Crushs interaction with the audience is fun and I recommend watching this short show at least once on your visit. They also have a neat exhibit with toy story characters inside a circular glass container, where they are animated right infront of your eyes. It is called a zoetrope and it's pretty neat and worth a look. - Manny Barron

There is a lot of cool stuff to do here. I kind of rushed through it because i wanted to get to the rides, but i would like to go in there again and actually do some of the stuff [and not just run by it] - Chloe !

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