The technology would improve, but its limitations would again be underlined with the 2009 release of The Princess And The Frog, one of Disney’s last ventures into classic animation before calling it quits. John Lasseter, by this time part of the Disney team, told Postmedia that some of its most dazzling moments were beyond the reach of even the most advanced computer technology. But the Disney bigwigs weren’t listening. CGI was making more money and when one final hand-drawn entry, an exquisitely rendered Winnie The Pooh, was ready, it would die at birth because of Disney’s insane decision to release it the same weekend as the latest Harry Potter blockbuster.
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