Astonishing Disney animation secret stuns the internet

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Twitter users were stunned by the revalation (Image credit: Disney/Future owns)

Its output might be pretty much entirely CGI these days, but Disney is arguably most famous for its classic hand-drawn animations. Starting with 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the studio produced over 40 traditionally animated films over the six decades – but a new viral Twitter video is showing some of them in a surprising new light.

Viewed over 11M times, the video (below) shows various classic Disney clips side-by-side, revealing several instances of recycled animations. Characters precisely mirror one-another's actions, and judging by the response online, the clips are blowing minds left, right and centre. (Check out how to get 15% off Disney Plus if you're inspired to watch some of the studio's older classics.)

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Daniel John
Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.

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