5 fun facts about the Disney Animation Building at California Adventure

The Disney Animation Building at California Adventure park in Disneyland is an immersive setting showcases how animated films come to life.

The area also you to take an undersea adventure, visit the Sorcerer’s Workshop or see characters come to life on paper.

Here are 5 fun facts from Disney about the location:

1.  When  exploring the Sorcerer’s Workshop, keep an eye out for hidden details. For example, you may notice the portrait and rose inside the Beast’s Library mysteriously begin to change.

2. In the Magic Mirror Realm, also part of the Sorcerer’s Workshop, there’s an unusual hidden Mickey incorporated into musical symbols. Be sure to also look closely for a secret message featured on the walls referring to the two famous Disney brothers.

3. Learn the names of each animation machine in the Magical Mirror Realm: a phenakistascope, praxinoscope, thaumatrope and zoetrope. Do you know which one’s which?

4. Fun for all ages and experience levels, Animation Academy hosts drawing classes every 30 minutes. Receive step-by-step instruction with others on how to illustrate some of your favorite Disney characters under the guidance of a Disney artist.

5. In Turtle Talk with Crush, each interactive show uses state-of-the-art computer-graphic imagery. Each show is unique and improvised—meaning no two shows are the same.