Disney Closing Last hand-Drawn Animation Studio

Disney has announced it will close its last studio that draws cartoons by hand. “Disneytoon Studios (in Sydney, Australia) employees were informed of the decision Wednesday and were told the studio would shut down in mid-2006 after the completion of work on sequels to the films Brother Bear and Cinderella. Disney began with hand-drawn, two-dimensional animation in films like Pinocchio and Snow White. However, the most popular animated films are now of the computer-generated, three-dimensional variety, like Toy Story, Shrek and The Incredibles.”