DisneyToon Studios

Background

DisneyToon Studios was established in January 2003, when a reorganization of Disney's animation studios resulted in Walt Disney Television Animation's "Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premieres" unit (a merger of "Disney MovieToons" and "Walt Disney Video Premiere") which had been producing direct-to-video (and occasionally theatrical) sequels to the company's animated classics, spinning off and being made a division of Walt Disney Feature Animation. On June 28, 2018, DisneyToon Studios was shut down, laying off over 75 employees.

1st Logo (February 14, 2003-August 13, 2010)

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Logo: On a white background, a red oval appears. Mickey Mouse peeks out of the oval, then climbs out of it. He proceeds to paint the words:

DiSNEYToon
S T U D I O S

with "DiSNEY" in its corporate font. Mickey goes back into the oval, holds his hands up, and turns into a white silhouette.

FX/SFX: 2D animation. Character animation was done by Andreas Deja while Special/Visual Effects were done by Marvin Petilla.

Music/Sounds: A nice orchestrated theme that accompanies Mickey's actions.

Availability: Appears on many direct-to-video Disney films, such as Tarzan II, Mickey, Donald and Goofy: The Three Musketeers, and the first three Tinker Bell movies. It first appeared on The Jungle Book 2 and was last seen on Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (August 16, 2012-March 3, 2015)

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Logo: On a black background, a spotlight at the top of the screen rotates counterclockwise to reveal a parchment background as the light shines through it (a la the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo), on which "Disney" is printed in its usual corporate font. The word "TooN", in similar font, is then wiped in next to "Disney" by a small sprinkling of fairy dust, and then the word "S T U D I O S" in a plain font fades in below "DISNEYTOON", and continues to slowly zoom in until the logo fades out.

FX/SFX: Simple but effective CGI.

Variants:

• In 2013, beginning with Planes (closing), the logo is enhanced with "TooN" wiping in with fairy dust.
• A movie Planes: Fire & Rescue had two variants of the logo:
  • At the beginning of the film, after the logo animation is finished, Wings Across the Globe's players fly past the logo, proceeding to the first scene of the film.
  • At the end of the film, the logo is shortened. The light rotates faster, with "S T U D I O S" already there, and "TooN" wipes in after that.

Music/Sounds: A calming violin piece, with sparkly sound effects accompanying the on-screen fairy-dust.

Availability: Seen on DisneyToon films from Secret of the Wings, to Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast.

Editor's Note: None.