One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961) May 2026

: This was the first feature to use the Xerox process to transfer drawings directly to cels.

In 1961, Walt Disney was in a tight spot. Sleeping Beauty (1959) had been a massive financial flop, and the studio was on the verge of closing its animation department entirely. Enter a litter of spotted pups and a revolutionary new technology that changed the face of animation forever. A Radical New Look One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Unlike the lush, painterly style of previous classics, One Hundred and One Dalmatians embraced a modern, graphic aesthetic. : This was the first feature to use