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February 10

Physical location of the famous Disney Vault?

Yes, I know that Walt Disney's crygenically frozen corpse isn't really stored in there, but is the vault itself (containing things like the original masters of all the Disney movies) actually located beneath the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland as the stories would suggest? --87.114.149.167 (talk) 01:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I assume there are large quantities of water in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, so placing important items beneath that would risk water damage. I doubt if there is an actually "vault" in the bank vault sense. After all, a stolen master isn't worth much, as you couldn't exactly sell it on eBay, so they don't need armor to keep people out. Rather I suspect it looks more like a computer room, with a temperature and humidity controlled environment, and fire suppression system. However, Disney may be reluctant to share details, as that would give potential vandals or thieves more info. StuRat (talk) 04:41, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone have information on this, rather than guesses? --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 06:40, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, Google turned up enough when you type in "location of the disney vault", including this article from Wired magazine. According to that article, the 'vault' is technically called the "Disney Animation Research Library" and its location is not publicly disclosed; but the article does detail what is kept there and how it operates. Given that its purpose is to preserve the total collection of every piece of artwork produced at Disney, and to serve as a repository and reference for Disney's animators, it is likely to be on the grounds of, or nearby to Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), which is their main corporate headquarters and their main studios; since this is where the animation happens it would make sense to have the library there. There is something called the Disney Vault, but that's just Disney's marketing strategy to "pull" certain DVDs from store shelves in order to generate "artificial scarcity" and encourage people to rush out and buy them. --Jayron32 07:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia article on the Burbank Studios I cited above states that the "Frank G. Wells building" houses the "Walt Disney Archives", so that may or may not be the same thing as the Research Library noted above. But it's another lead. --Jayron32 07:17, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For a real "vault" see Iron Mountain Incorporated (Disney is a client[1]) It is an old limestone mine full of old government and business records - and Disney films. Rmhermen (talk) 05:38, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hoax or real Sonic Generations Episode II

Is there a game add-on called Sonic Generations Episode II: Familiar Faces and is there playthrough of it?--Donmust90 (talk) 16:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)Donmust90[reply]

Googling that title brings me to a review - http://gamersxtreme.org/2012/05/23/sonic-the-hedgehog-4-episode-ii-review-psnxbla/ - If you Google the title and the word "playthrough" you'll likely find more info. Foofish (talk) 20:47, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]