Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Walt Disney Studios was an innovative force in the art of animation that broke down cinematic barriers and has shaped generations of fans with its signature storytelling and boundless imagination.

The truth is, there is no other media quite as universally beloved as the Walt Disney Company. From theme parks to feature films, Disney has held a special place in our hearts since childhood. Why?

“I’ve been doing it all backwards,” animator Aaron Blaise says, chuckling. Truly, it’s hard to overstate just how disrupting the emergence of CG was to traditionally-trained animators like Blaise.