I was literally sick to my stomach when I heard this. Disney ran their own animation divison into the ground. The reasons were attrocious management, and a cynical attitude towards their audience. "OK let's shovel some more of the same unoriginal crap at them, add Phil collins music, a stupid mascot or 2, and some shmultzy sentiment... They'll eat it up!" When they didn't and people got tired of the same junk, they blamed the medium of 2d animation... (Never mind that 2d animation from Japan is like the biggest thing with the kids these days) not their own bad decisions. So they fire all the 2d animators and trash the entire company's legacy. So they make a 3d feature... Guess what? It's just as bad as their 2d stuff... what a suprise. Mark my words they will do the same to Pixar... They will crank out half-assed direct to video sequels of evrything in Pixar's catalog, and they will destroy Pixar with their corrupt corporate culture. All the while Japan and Korea will continue to make inroads with "gasp!" 2d animation.