Logo: Over a clear night sky, the Moon Child from the previous logo stands up from their crescent, grabs it, and starts flying while the moon vanishes into light. The camera then pans throughout the sky, They pass by various DreamWorks characters from various DreamWorks franchises and films; in order, the Bad Guys (from their self-titled film, all inside a car, with Mr. Wolf pointing a finger gun at the Moon Child, which they do back), Toothless (from How to Train Your Dragon, who flies out of a constellation and towards us), Po (from Kung Fu Panda, on an island with a temple, performing a gesture), Ted Templeton Jr. (from The Boss Baby, on the other side of the island, surrounded by toy blocks and a baby bottle), and Poppy (from Trolls, inside a bubble). The Moon Child high-fives her, causing the bubble to burst and the scene to transition into a sunny atmosphere. We see some hills and a riverbank in this scene. The Moon Child then passes by Shrek, Princess Fiona and Donkey (all from Shrek), the former two of whom they wave goodbye to. The Moon Child then flies above the clouds, into the cloud background from the 3rd logo (with more defined clouds this time). As they stop in front of the moon, the Moon Child casts their rod, forming the print logo design. As this happens, the text from the 3rd logo fades in under the moon.
Trivia:
The sequence lasts 32 seconds and took eight months to create.
The 2D art background represents the matter that connects all life and makes up dreams.
The DreamWorks characters shown will differ throughout every upcoming film. For example, if a character represented in the logo also appears in the following film, it will be replaced with another one from an unrelated franchise.
The characters are redesigned (Po having less of a fur texture, Shrek's face having simpler features, etc.) for a sense of co-existence within the same universe.
The logo first appeared on DreamWorks' YouTube channel as an unlisted video on November 22, 2022.
Variant: At the end of their films, the logo is still.
Technique: Advanced CGI animation, which incorporates elements from the previous logos.
Music/Sounds: A re-orchestrated and more majestic rendition of the 2nd logo's theme, taking elements from the previous fanfare and having the brass instruments be more prominent. This was once again composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. None for the still version.
Availability: Brand new. It is set to debut in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which will be sneak-previewed on November 26, 2022, before being officially released on December 21, 2022. Currently, it is being used in tandem with the 3rd logo.
Legacy: The logo serves as an homage to the company's entire library, and their history with very successful films, though the logo has received a mixed reaction, with many praising the return of Harry Gregson-Williams' fanfare, but some criticizing the apparent lack of other DreamWorks franchises and films (though this criticism subsided due to DreamWorks confirming that the characters will change for each film).
Disney100 variant (short version, without tagline, open-matte)
Disney100 variant (short version, without tagline, scope)
Disney100 variant (short version, without tagline, 2:1)
Disney100 variant (short version, without tagline, square)
Logo:
2022–2023: It starts off with an enhanced version of the night sky from the previous logo, which turns out to be reflected in a river as the largest star jumps out of the river, causing the scene to ripple around it (a la the current Paramount Pictures logo). Instead of panning down, the camera pans up and zooms past an updated version of the river and buildings as the train passes by on a bridge, now with a waterfall, trees and other elements, as we follow the star around the landscape. Once the camera gets to the waterfall, we pan up to reveal a metallic Cinderella Castle from the back before the star flies across it and fills it with color. The camera rotates to the left and then works its way to the front of the castle (similar to the 20th Century Studios logos since 1994) while multiple colored fireworks are seen going off from all directions. The camera then reaches its standard position, revealing a new sunrise/sunset background and a new river, and the arc (now wider, brighter, and colored in blue) draws from the left of the castle rather than from the right, with a star twinkling when it reaches its highest point as the coloring of the castle is finished. As the camera slowly zooms out, the "Disney" script, in chiseled silver, writes in (which is once again in the 1985 font) along with a "100" (with the two zeroes resembling an infinity symbol) in a similar fashion next to it. "100 YEARS OF WONDER", set in the InspireTWDC font, fades in below the text as the camera comes to a stop before the logo fades out.
2024 (tentative): It's the same as the previous one, except that the text below only reads "Disney", and is centered. Plus, when the castle appears, it is already colored, with the arc appearing only when it draws from left to right.
Trivia:
This logo was revealed at the Disney Studios & Animation and Pixar panel at the 2022 D23 Expo.
According to an official D23 article,[1] the flying star that jumps out of the river is meant to represent Tinker Bell from Peter Pan.
The pan up/zoom shot to a castle through a forest/waterfall background is a homage to Beauty and the Beast, which opened with a similar shot. The castle being filled with color homages a scene in the film where the enchantment is broken and light and color spreads across the castle. The castle, however, was shown in the reflection in that scene.
Like the previous logo, the train seen halfway through the logo is Casey Jr. from Dumbo, reusing the design from the 2019 live-action remake of said film.
At the end of the logo, Matterhorn Mountain from Third Man on the Mountain (and the Disneyland attraction Matterhorn Bobsleds) and Pride Rock from The Lion King can be seen on opposite sides of the castle. You can also see the lanterns from Tangled in the river, and the Will O' the Wisps from Brave on the grass.
Three Mickey Mouse head-shaped fireworks are shown when the castle appears. Two more of those are also shown as the camera pans across the castle. This references the hidden Mickeys. Overall, there are five Mickey Mouse head-shaped fireworks in total.
The castle's color that starts off platinum references the company's 100th anniversary in 2023, as platinum is a recurring color across the company's anniversary branding.
The arc, which traditionally appears from right to left, appears from left to right in this logo, possibly in homage to the 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland logo, the 2006 print logo and the animated logo of Disney+. The arc, as well as the star's trail, is also in blue, the main color of Disney+.
This was also used in the intro for The Wonderful World of Disney since 2022, albeit without the text forming. This version of the intro was based on the 2020 version of the intro, in which it starts as the castle is reaching its position, albeit being shown before the archival audio of Walt Disney saying "...here we go.". Similar to the previous versions, the castle was shown at the end of the intro. As the castle reaching its position, the Wonderful World of Disney logo along with the "Presented by Disney+" tagline (with the animated Disney+ logo being shown as the arc is being drawn), was fading in. After that, it transitions to the print Disney100 logo. A few months later, the intro was updated as the print Disney100 logo was removed, as the "Presented by Disney+" tagline will remain shown for the rest of the intro. This was most likely due to the addition of films from 20th Century Studios, as in which a scene from the featured movie was shown. Just like the 2015 and 2020 versions of the intro, the music is "Heaven's Triumph", composed by Q-Factory's Robert Etoll.
A frame of the finished logo (without the text) is shown in a door-shaped mirror in the Disney100 teaser site in all supported regions and languages besides Japan (until February 12, 2023; February 13 for the rest of the world), albeit with the US English version of the site as one of the rotating images until around the end of December 2022.
The post-Disney100 variant first appeared on the teaser trailer for Inside Out 2.
Variants:
Sometimes, the "100 YEARS OF WONDER" text is absent on the opening and closing logo.
A short variant exists where it starts on the arc drawing and the star twinkling when the arc reaches the highest spire, albeit with the castle already colored and the text already formed. This can be seen on trailers and periodically at the end of the credits (with the text below).
Furthermore, the official site featured the finished logo (without the text below). Alongside the video's release, the Disney profile picture and banner on the company's social pages have been updated with the profile pic showing the Disney logo in silver on the finished logo's sky background and the profile banner showing the logo with the arc drawn and the Disney100 logo (which is different than the one shown on-screen and without the text below it) being moved up to fit with the banner's height.
In the LEGO Disney100 collection teaser, a Minifig version of Tinker Bell appeared as the logo (in its scope format), starting from the camera moving to its position, fades in. She flies away then follows the arc before tapping her wand before the text is being drawn, as grey bricks appear, as the screen fades to white and transitions to a scene from Steamboat Willie.
Starting with Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl, the coloring of the logo is slightly redone, with the sky being more of an orange-red color, and the logo being slightly darker than usual.
A 30fps version exists.
Closing Variant: Either the full animation (on animated films) or the short version as transcribed above.
Technique: CGI by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in collaboration with Disney Studios Content.
Music/Sounds: A longer, more majestic and powerful re-orchestration of the "When You Wish Upon a Star" theme from the previous logo, this time composed by Christophe Beck. We also hear the sounds of a whistling train as the train passes by, as well as the sounds of the waterfall rushing as we get close to it, and the choir vocalizing towards the end (albeit more audible). Also, the firework sounds are different and louder, syncing to the notes.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Sometimes, the opening or closing theme of the film is used.
Starting with Peter Pan & Wendy, the closing variant now has a different pixie dust sound when the arc appears, and a twinkling sound (similar to the one used in the Pokémon anime) when the star appears.
Availability: Current.
It made its official theatrical debut with Strange World on November 23, 2022, also the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to use it. The previous logo appears on the trailer.
It then appeared at the beginning of the Disney+ concert special Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl on December 28, 2022 and Chang Can Dunk on March 10, 2023, the first Disney+ originals to use the logo.
It also appeared on Elemental on June 16, 2023, also the first Pixar film to use it.
The post-Disney100 variant is expected to make its proper debut with Elio on March 1, 2024.
Legacy: Many consider this logo a love letter to Disney's filmography, and an appropriate successor to the previous logo.
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