DisneyToon Studios
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DisneyToon Studios is an animation studio and a division of The Walt Disney Company. It produces primarily sequels to Disney animated features (The Lion King 1 1/2, Lilo and Stitch 2), Winnie-the-Pooh films (The Heffalump Movie), and Mickey Mouse films (The Three Musketeers, Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas).
DisneyToon Studios Australia (see also Walt Disney Animation Australia), formerly known as Walt Disney Television Animation Australia, was a part of DisneyToon Studios based in Sydney, Australia. Originally one of several Disney television animation satellite studios, responsible for programs such as Goof Troop, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Bonkers, DisneyToon Studios was the main producer of the many Disney sequels and direct-to-video films (among them most of the above-mentioned films, along with the theatrically-released Return to Neverland, The Jungle Book 2, and Piglet's Big Movie). It was the last in-house Disney facility that still produced traditional animation.
On July 25, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that it will close DisneyToon Studios Australia in October 2006, after 17 years of existence. The closing was attributed to the rising costs of animation production in Austrailia. DisneyToon Studios plans to produce its animated films, both traditional and computer-generated, primarily through outsourcing in the future.