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  “The persistence of vision with regard to moving objects” by Peter Roget. The idea of motion picture animation became a huge deal.
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  The first successful sound animated film called Steamboat Willie. It made Mickey a star and launched the production of Disney.
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  Animation in TV commercials started booming and became very important.
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  Beauty and the Beast was the first animated production to be nominated for the Academy Award’s Bes Picture.
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  Finding Nemo was the highest money making animation of all time, beating Beauty and the Beast.
