Disney's remarkable 25-year evolution

4. Zootopia (2016)

To produce Zootopia, a film full of furry animals that walk, talk, and dress like humans, Disney pushed its fur-animating technology to an unprecedented level. Animators spent eight months making the 2.5 million hairs on rabbit Judy Hopps and fox Nick Wilde.

To bring the 64 different species of animals to life, animators specifically researched different types of fur, and the studio's IT engineers even wrote a whole new language in the computer to make it possible.