20th Century Animation Theatre

20th Century Animation Theatre is a 4D motion simulator attraction that opened on October 4, 2019 at Disney California Adventure. Originally named the "Fox Animation Theatre", the attraction themed around characters featured in films from 20th Century Animation and features the use of 3D high-definition digital projection. It replaced the Puppet Pals 4-D attraction, which closed on September 3, 2018 at Disney California Adventure.

Background
On August 3, 2018, Disneyland Resort announced an new untitled 4D theatre attraction would open in the fall of 2019, which would replace the Puppet Pals 4-D attraction. In September 2018, Puppet Pals 4-D closed its doors permanently in Disney California Adventure to allow room for construction of the new 4D attraction. On March 27, 2019, 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company issued a press release announcing the Fox Animation Theatre attraction: "Disneyland Resort will soon roll out the red carpet for a unique, never before seen Fox Animation Theatre attraction. Opening in fall 2019, this newly designed venue will play host to a variety of action-packed Fox Animation themed attractions beginning with a multi-sensory 4D adventure inspired by The Pixelators, and created in partnership with Walt Disney Imagineering and 20th Century Fox Animation. This new technologically advanced attraction will take guests on a thrilling journey that fuses captivating storytelling with state-of-the art 3D projection and LED lighting effects for a highly engaging and immersive 4D experience."

On July 7, 2019, Disneyland Resort stated more details the new attraction: "The new Fox Animation Theatre will feature a towering wide semi-curved screen, two 4K laser projectors with state-of-the art Dolby® 3D technology, LED lighting and strobe effects, sweeping physical 4D effects from water, mist, scents, and wind, 40,000-watt surround sound audio with custom engineered JBL subwoofers, and new ultra-plush, fully articulated motion seats that tilt forward, backward, vibrate, and pivot up and down in tandem with the 3D action. Featuring an original score by composer Henry Jackman, the storyline begins as guests enter the pre-show lobby of the theatre where they meet an array of Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios characters who kick-off the attraction’s narrative."

On May 2, 2021, Disneyland Resort announced that the attraction would be refurbished and would be renamed the "20th Century Animation Theatre" after the company was renamed 20th Century Studios in January 2020. All mentions and references to the original "Fox Animation Theatre" name would be removed and changed.

The Pixelators: Enter the Level
The first attraction to show in the venue is The Pixelators: Enter the Level, which is based on The Pixelators. The film was developed in collaboration with 20th Century Animation, and it features the original voice cast from The Pixelators.

The attraction opened on October 4, 2019.

Queue
To enter the attraction's queue area, visitors must walk through a façade that is inspired by Mission revival architecture and the Golden Age of Hollywood’s Art Deco period of the 1920s. As guests navigate past a ticket booth, through the flourishing outdoor garden and into the indoor theatre queue, they will encounter a series of many movie posters of 20th Century Animation films. The outdoor queue features dozens of television monitors that show clips from Fox Animation movies as well as fun facts, music videos, and movie parodies. Just before entering the pre-show lobby, guests pass an unmanned kiosk where they pick up a pair of 3D glasses for use during the main show.

Pre-show
Within the pre-show lobby, a selection of over various award statuettes will be on display, representing a sampling of the Golden Globe, Emmy, People’s Choice, Critic’s Choice, National Board of Review and Annie awards 20th Century Animation has amassed from 2006 to 2018. While loading the lobby, cast members commonly make jokes to encourage people to move closer to each other in order to fit the capacity audience in the room.

The pre-show begins with Felix Fox (from Twentieth Toons) welcoming the guests to the 20th Century Animation Theatre.

More to be added.

Main show
After the guests are seated in the auditorium, the curtains open, and riders see Bryce, Alice, and Carl on a hovercraft and they begin counting down from 10 to launch. Peppy interrupts the trio by starting the Game-Cruiser and leaving to the core base, where Carlos has successfully captured the core that powers the video game universe. They chase after Carlos throughout Pixel City, where they wind up in Arcade Square, nearly running over many of gamers. The riders then split up from the Pixelators as they chase after Carlos through The Nature Legend video game. As Carlos is about to blast away the riders, Nya and her pet whale splashes water all over his hovercraft dropping the Core Collector and the riders in the middle of a river where the core, Carlos, and the riders are about to go over a giant waterfall, only to be saved by one of the river's whales (by swallowing the riders and the Core Collector). Both the riders and Carlos end up in the belly of the whale, where inside it, the whale's stomach begins to indigest and blows both the riders and Carlos out of its blowhole.

The Pixelators arrive on time to thank Nya for saving the riders and takes the core. Before Bryce takes it, a mysterious airship snatches the Core Collector, the heroes and the riders up to his ship to finish his plan. The mastermind inside the ship reveals to be Lord Hex who snatches the core from Bryce and activates his latest weapon. As he nearly takes the core inside his weapon, a huge explosion occurs outside, sucking everyone out of the airship. The riders, Hex, and the Pixelators unintentionally plummet down a long hole to the restricted glitch sector. The riders stop at an chasm where suddenly, the worst happens: a glitch bomb drops from a claw holder and explodes far below, starting a chain reaction which causes other glitch bombs to explode in the glitch sector room. The riders land on a set of moving cogs, and the riders narrowly misses a set of two buzzsaws. Bryce arrives, attempting to catch the riders but Hex grabs him. Both almost fall into a vat of molten lava only to be saved by grabbing onto the hovering vehicle that Alice, Peppy, and Carl are riding, where Hex is unexpectedly knocked off by a huge mallet unseen. The Pixelators take the riders back to Pixel City where they race back to base to restore the core back to the city's power center.

Just when everybody thinks they won, Carlos and Hex barge in, trapping the Pixelators inside a cage where he takes the core and plans to destroy the riders. However, Peppy shoots a powerful beam (queued up to one of four classic rock songs) at the Game-Cruiser, blasting off the riders to free the Pixelators and fight off Hex. After the battle, Hex and Carlos then get surrounded by thousands of flying cop cars, and both are arrested. Bryce and Alice then place the core back inside the center of the Pixel City which finally restores power of the city, and the two thank the riders for their help, bidding farewell. The theater's curtains close, where Peppy orders someone off-screen for the next training troop.

Music sequences used during the show's climax
Henry Jackman, composer of The Pixelators films, wrote the incidental music for the attraction's main show. More coming soon!

The Pixelators: Enter the Level cast

 * Tom Holland as Bryce Jones
 * Anna Kendrick as Officer Alice Summers
 * Kevin Hart as Carl Stevenson
 * Jason Statham as Lord Hex
 * Ryan Reynolds as Peppy Penguin
 * Gabriel Iglesias as Carlos
 * Catherine Taber as Nya
 * Zack Pearlman and Keith Ferguson as Ed and Elliot

Pre-show cast

 * Tom Kenny as Felix Fox / The Magic Ball
 * Phil LaMarr as Benjamin Bird
 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter
 * Josh Peck as Toby the Lizard
 * Kristen Bell as Alaina Gleen
 * Bill Hader as Max Hat
 * Selena Gomez as Crystal
 * John Leguizamo as Sid
 * Ray Romano as Manny