The Disney Animation Renaissance

Mary E. Lescher (1957-2019) was an animator, art historian, and museum curator. She worked as a cameraperson and scene planner for Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios from 1989 to 2006. The exhibits she curated include Collectibility: Art and Commodity from the Disney Renaissance and The Florida Studio: Disney Art and Artifact.

Acknowledgments Introduction A Theme Park Attraction (1989-1990) Traditional or Digital: It's All Hand-Drawn (1989-1990) B Unit to the Blockbusters (1991-1997) The Little Studio That Could (1998-1999) Shutting Down the Studio (2000-2004) Conclusion Notes Animation Glossary Filmography Bibliography Index

"Adds significantly to the canon of Disney commentary. Mary Lescher was part of an interesting experiment--the creation of a working animation studio that doubled as a theme park attraction--and she was there at a crucial point in the history of animation, when the industry was on the brink of a technological revolution thanks to the development of 3-D digital tools. She chronicles that experiment, as well as the various changes swirling around animation, in an effective and even fond manner, letting us see behind the scenes."--J. P. Telotte, author of The Mouse Machine: Disney and Technology