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Upcoming Pixar reader, Daniel Chapman, very kindly sends the link to lots of photos from a tour of Pixar. There are some great shots of the grounds and the inside of Pixar. This is how the post starts…

Once a year, Pixar studios opens its doors for tours though it’s guarded walls thanks to the Emeryville Education Fund and its VP, Randy Nelson (one of the higher ups at Pixar University). I found out this event last year but I was unable to attend, but this year I was fortunate enough to make it to this sold out event that earned over $30,000 for the Emeryville School District.

The author talks about the Cars exhibit which they were not allowed to take photos of, but mentions this…

While admiring one of the models, I was approached by 2 Pixar employees who had noticed my Nightmare Before Christmas jacket that I was wearing. As it turns out, one of them worked on Nightmare creating several of the models for it. The other one, it turns out, has a relative that’s one of the event coordinators at the El Capitan Theater (I’m sorry that I can’t use names, but they both asked not to be identified. Especially when they mentioned that something might be in the works soon with Pixar and Tim Burton).

And at the end of the post, the author notes some information on Ratatouille and Toy Story 3.

During this time I was able to find some Pixar employees and ask them if they could say anything about Ratatouille and any rumors about Toy Story 3. Luckily the person I asked was an animator on Ratatouille, they said that everyone there who has seen it is saying that Ratatouille is the best thing that Pixar has done. Looks like we’re in for a treat next year. When I asked about Toy Story 3, they just grinned and said ‘At the end of Toy Story 2, Buzz and Woodie are talking about Andy growing up and what’s going to happen when he outgrows playing with them. Doesn’t that just scream for another movie to be made?’.

Isn’t this all very exciting? The post also gives good word on Lifted and Mater and the Ghost Light which were screened during the tour.

So be sure to have a look at the post here, as there is lots of juicy info and plenty of great photos. Thanks Daniel!

Last modified: October 16, 2006