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Circle 7 Animation was a short-lived division of Disney specializing in computer generated imagery (CGI) animation and was originally going to work on making sequels to Pixar's hit movies, leading to rivals derisively nicknaming it "Pixaren't". The division was working on Toy Story 3 before Disney's acquisition of Pixar in 2006 led to the end of production on the Circle 7 version of the film.

Overview

The division was named after the street where its studios were located. Circle Seven Drive in Glendale, California is also home to KABC-TV; the street is presumably named after KABC's trademark Circle 7 logo, which is also used in other ABC O&Os in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

On March 21, 2006, Disney, with the help of John Lasseter, officially closed this division, transferring some employees to the Feature Animation department^[1].

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