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A113 References

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

All Pixar fans are familiar with the iconic A113 references in every Pixar movie. A113 (pronounced A1-13) was the classroom number used by character animation students at the California Institute of the Arts. A bunch of its alumni continued to work at Pixar, have have established this tradition of using A113 in all Pixar movies.

Toy Story: License plate number on Ms. Davis’ minivan.

A Bug’s Life: Code on a cereal box as Flick enters the bug city.

Toy Story 2: Still on Ms. Davis’ license plate. Also, the airport announcer says, “Alaskan Air flight A113 from Point Richmond now arriving at Gate 3.”

Monsters, Inc.: One of the pillars inside the door vault almost has the correct number, saying “A13”.

Finding Nemo: Model code on the camera used by a scuba diver.

The Incredibles: A room number in Syndrome’s lair. It is the conference room where Mr. Incredible is supposed to get his second assignment and where he is attacked.

Screen from the Incredibles and room number

Cars: Mater’s license plate number. It is also the number of the train which almost crashes into Lightning McQueen while he is on his way to Radiator Springs.

Ratatouille: Git, a lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that says “A113”.

WALL-E: A133 is the forbidden code for AUTO’s “directive”.

Up: On the sign outside the court room.

Toy Story 3: Once again on Ms. Davis’ license plate.

Cars 2: Again on Mater’s license plate.

Brave: A113 is in Roman numerals as ACXIII above the entrance door of the witch’s cottage.

Monsters University: The classroom number of Scaring 101. This might be the closest this has ever gotten to the source of A113.

Inside Out: As a graffiti in the streets of San Francisco when Riley receives a phone call from her mother. It is also the number of Riley’s classroom.

The Good Dinosaur: Formed by pickets on the wooden fence surrounding the area of the “cluckers” on Arlo’s family’s farm.

Finding Dory: The tags of Fluke and Rudder are labeled “A1” and “13”.

Cars 3: Once again on Mater’s license plate. It is also Sterling’s office number at the Rust-eze Racing Center.

Coco: The number on the office door of the “Bureau of Family Grievances” in the Land of the Dead’s Grand Central station.

People lined up outside the Bureau of Family Grievances in Coco

Incredibles 2: The number can be seen spray painted on a dumpster that Frozone crouches behind after the Underminer’s attack.

Toy Story 4: Can be seen on Bonnie’s family truck and on the carpet design of Second Chance Antiques.

Onward: At the end of the movie, Colt Bronco gets a call from dispatch saying, “We got a one-one-three in progress.”

Were you familiar with all of these references? If you were, you deserve to be named the #1 Pixar Fan of All Time!

All images from Pixar Wiki

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Buzz and Andy in Coco

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Buzz, Andy, and Mike Wazowski piñatas hanging on a stand — Buzz, Andy, and Mike in Coco
Image by: AJ Caulfield

In the movie Coco, Miguel at one point runs through the village market on the way to the central plaza. As he is running through the marketplace, he stops by a piñata stand. We can see piñatas of Buzz Lightyear and Andy. And, if you look even closer, you might see a familiar one eyed, green-skinned monster. That’s right- Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.) also makes an appearance! Near the back of the piñata pack is a turquoise piñata, likely designed to be Sully, Mike’s partner.

These easter eggs might not be as random as you would think. The director of Coco, Lee Unkrich, worked on three different Toy Story movies and was also the co-director of Monsters, Inc. It totally makes sense that he would tip his hat to his previous work in animation.

Disney Eggs

Movies in Zootopia

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Zootopia is hands down one of my favorite Disney movies. Throughout the movie there are many little references to the outside world, but this Easter egg might be my favorite.

In Zootopia, we meet a street vendor named Duke Weaselton. He is busy selling different knock-off Disney movies to the buyers. These movies include Wrangled (Tangled), Pig Hero 6 (Big Hero 6), Wreck-it-Rhino (Wreck-it-Ralph), Meowana (Moana), and Floatzen 2 (Frozen 2).

Ironically, the street vendor himself is an easter egg as well. Alan Tudyk, the voice of Duke Weaselton, also voices a Disney character in Frozen– the Duke of Weselton!

“It’s called a hustle, sweetheart.”
Nick Wilde, Zootopia

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Sven in Moana

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Sven from Frozen standing on a large pile of gold in Moana — Sven in Moana
Photo by: Buzzfeed

During the song “Shiny”, from Moana, Maui finally regains his magic fishhook, and does his best to transform into a helpful animal for their situation. Moana and Maui were trapped underground in a large, wealth-obsessed crab’s lair.

Maui manages to grab his fishhook and tries to change into an eagle, but instead goes through a series of animals including a fish, a reindeer, and a pig, none of which were super helpful for them in the moment. Ironically, the reindeer Maui transforms to happens to be Sven, from the movie Frozen.

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Baymax in Moana

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

One of the Kakamoras from Moana has Baymax's eyes — A Kakamora dressed as Baymax

When we are first introduced to the Kakamoras in Moana, we can see a friendly face. The iconic Baymax eyes, from Big Hero 6, are pictured on one of the Kakamoras.

baymax from Big Hero 6 — Baymax (Big Hero 6)
Photo by: Dragos Ionita

This scene takes place when Moana and Maui are on the sailboat attempting to reach the island of Te Fiti to restore her heart. The ride is going pretty well, when they reach the island of the Kakamoras. Let’s just say, they know how to turn from cute to dangerous real quick!

For those who might not know, Baymax is one of the main characters in the Disney movie Big Hero 6. A teenager designs Baymax, a robot whose sole purpose is to take care of people. However, when things start to go downhill, Baymax is forced to become a superhero.

“Hello. I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion.”
Baymax, Big hero 6

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Rapunzel in Frozen

March 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder in front of Anna outside of the castle — Rapunzel and Flynn in Frozen

This is my personal favorite Easter egg. Both Tangled and Frozen were movies I grew up loving, so when I was shown this image I was stunned!

When Anna sings For the First Time in Forever in Frozen, she ends up running out of the castle gate and greeting the crowd.

Two of the people we see her greeting are Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder (Eugene). There has been some speculation in the Disney internet that Frozen and Rapunzel take place in the same universe, and this Easter egg seems to give that theory much more credibility!

There is also a theory that Rapunzel and Flynn are at Elsa’s coronation because Anna and Elsa’s parents died on the ship ride to Rapunzel and Flynn’s wedding. This theory is more unlikely, due to the new Frozen 2 that says that their parents were traveling to find help for Elsa.

I guess you just never know who your favorite Disney characters are hanging out with!