'Hoppers' Concept Art Exhibit at Pixar Place Hotel

Art from the upcoming Pixar film Hoppers is now on display in Pixar Place Hotel at Disneyland Resort. Concept art, sketches, and a maquette can be seen in The Art of Pixar Gallery.

Hoppers Gallery

'Hoppers' Concept Art Exhibit at Pixar Place Hotel

A Hoppers mural takes up one wall, depicting a robot beaver being chased by a scientist. In the background is Mabel Tanaka, who is hooked up to a machine that allows her to control the beaver. The 19-year-old animal lover is voiced by Piper Curda. The scientist is Dr. Sam, voiced by Kathy Najimy.

In a display case is a maquette of the Mabel beaver. This is 3D polylactic acid print and spray paint on a wood base. It was sculpted by Kaleb Rice, printed by Daniel Wright and Justin Fong, with finishing by Allie Kawamoto.

A television screen runs through storyboards of Hopper’s scenes. This consists of sketches representing different shots and motions. It also displays artscapes and footage from a research trip to Yellowstone National Park.

In frames on the walls are various Hoppers character designs and digital paintings of settings. This wall highlights the biology lab, science equipment, human characters, and robot animals.

Another group of art includes an “Epilogue” piece of Mabel and the beaver King George, sketches of Beaver Jerry, and backgrounds depicting a destroyed dam and “Desolate Glade.”

There are multiple pieces depicting different designs for Grandma Tanaka, Mabel’s grandmother, who is voiced by Karen Huie.

This wall is dedicated to the film’s animals. These include the aforementioned King George (Bobby Moynihan), the Insect King (Dave Franco) and Insect Queen (Meryl Streep), Tom Lizard (Tom Law), Ellen the bear (Melissa Villaseñor), Bird King (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), Amphibian King (Steve Purcell), Fish Queen (Ego Nwodim), Reptile Queens (Nichole Sakura), and Diane the shark assassin (Vanessa Bayer).

This color script by art director Hye Sung Park features several full-color images from various scenes featuring Mabel and the animals.

Hoppers is directed by Daniel Chong from a screenplay by Jesse Andrews and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle. It will be in theaters on March 6, 2026.

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