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Inside the Making of ‘Lilo & Scratch,’ from Returning Talent to a New Animation Pipeline

The Walt Disney Company News·Nov 13, 2026 · 11:13 AM CT
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Walt Disney Animation Studios' theatrical short “Lilo & Scratch,” opening in front of “Hexed” this Thanksgiving, is the studio's first theatrical short in five years. In it, Lilo (Maia Kealoha, reprising her live-action role) leaves Stitch (Chris Sanders) in charge of Scratch, a mischievous cat, for about six hours. The official Disney story also looks at returning talent and a new animation pipeline used to make the short.

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