Talk:Walt Disney Animation Studios

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I can think of only ONE Disney movie where the villain "falls", and that is Beauty and the Beast. The notion that it is commonplace is completely bogus.

Snow White, Cinderella (the cat), Sleeping Beauty (the witch/dragon after being stabbed), The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Tarzan (a hanging) are all films in which the villian falls to their death. --FuriousFreddy 06:17, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Disney Pixar merger

The deal has been agreed and announced, but it hasn't closed (which might take several months). Until then, Pixar will continue to be a separate company, and the corresponding wikipedia disney-pixar article merger should be held off. Bwithh 21:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

• Agreed. And even when it goes through I don't think it should be merged here as Disney-Pixar Animation Studios will still be a nominially seperate entity under the current Pixar managment.Gateman1997 22:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
• I don't think Pixar should be merged. The merger does not change the fact that Pixar did exist and was a groundbreaking company in it's own right with work products labelled solely with that name. The existing Pixar article should remain as documentation of what Pixar (RIP) did while it was independent, and the post-merger accomplishments of the new entity should remain separate.   RandallJones 23:30, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
• There should be no merging of Wikipedia articles period. A seperate article on WDFA to cover historical content, a seperate one on Pixar to cover historical content, and a new one on Disney-Pixar Studios will keep each article within a readable scope. --FuriousFreddy 02:33, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
• Agree with FuriousFreddy. --Renesis13 03:29, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
• Agree with FuriousFreddy. --Padrhig 25 January 2006
• Agree with FuriousFreddy. LordBleen 04:31, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the merge tags. There is currently a merge-triangle between three articles (Pixar, Disney-Pixar Studios and Walt Disney Feature Animation) all wanting to merge into each other. Not only does this not make sense (they can't all merge into each other unless all three become one article) but there does not seem to be any support for merging. It appears as if though this was added with malicious or vandalistic intent. If anyone still feels like the merge tags are warranted, please add merge tags at more specific locations (let us know which sections should be merged and to/from where). Zukeeper 09:51, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Also, it has been stated that WDFA and Pixar will not be merged, but will remain seperate entities under a feature animation umbrella [1]. Therefore, there should be no "Disney-Pixar Studios" article period. --FuriousFreddy 01:17, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism Section Removed

I removed the Criticism section from the article because the criticism about direct-to-video sequels doesn't reflect what WDFA does. Disney direct-to-video sequels are not made by WDFA; they are made by Walt Disney Television Animation and DisneyToon Studios. This criticism only belongs in The Walt Disney Company article or the DisneyToon Studios article. This in no way belongs in the WDFA article because WDFA only made two theatrical released sequels, The Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000. Jonyyeh 21:55, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thoughts on moving the article?

According to Variety, Walt Disney Feature Animation has changed its name to Walt Disney Animation Studios and is putting out one pic every 18 months. So, should this article be moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios? SpikeJones 22:14, 23 March 2007 (UTC)