This was key to help orient the animators in the design of Atlantis and its people. Marc Okrand, a renowned linguist and expert in constructed languages, was brought on to develop the Atlantean language. The world-building for Atlantis was some of the most extensive ever conducted by Disney Animation. Much of their research was devoted to crafting a version of the myth of Atlantis that, although fantastical, could seem plausible enough to engage the audience on their journey to its discovery. In typical Disney fashion, they wanted to incorporate supernatural mysticism into a real-world setting. They buried themselves in the theories of Atlantis, both the grounded and the far-fetched. They had to build a mythos from the ground up. Their team t-shirts read: “Atlantis: Fewer Songs, More Explosions.” Much of the team had already been working together for years, and the camaraderie and ease allowed for a lively and exciting workplace environment.
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This allowed the Atlantis team a relatively smooth production.
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Michael Eisner, Peter Schneider, and Thomas Schumacher all had their attention directed toward other corporate interests and endeavors.
#MILO ATLANTIS SERIES#
Trousdale and Wise, fresh off a series of successes at Disney, got little pushback from executives. It seemed fitting to take animation into the realm of another section of the Magic Kingdom: Adventureland. After all, as Wise noted, Disney parks had a whole section named Fantasyland with princess movies galore. They yearned to add to this canon, to create something different: an animated film that could join the ranks of Indiana Jones and the Swiss Family Robinson. They reminisced over drinks about the films they grew up on, the ones that “just didn’t get made anymore.” Chief among these influential films of their youth were live-action adventure films, many of which Disney themselves released all throughout the 1950s and 60s. In October 1996, after the release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, along with producer Don Hahn and screenwriter Tab Murphy, all mainstays at Disney’s animation studios, met up for dinner. Like The Emperor’s New Groove before, it represents another foray into an untapped genre for Disney Animation, a bold departure from storybook fantasy. At the end of the film, Obby is seen back in Atlantis with Milo, Kida, and their comrades as they celebrate the world being a better place.Atlantis: The Lost Empire was released on June 15, 2001. He often helps out when the team is in trouble, such as trying to stop a huge leak in their sub pod by chomping at the flowing water, gnawing through ropes when Milo and his friends are tied up, and saving them from a vicious wolf by biting on the wolf's tail. Later, Obby accompanies Milo, Kida, Audrey, Vinnie, Mole, and Joshua on three exciting and dangerous quests.
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Obby then runs over to greet Milo by jumping on top of him and licking his face. After Kida restores her city's former glory using the Heart of Atlantis, she and Obby travel over to see Milo. Obby is first seen in Atlantis with Kida (now Queen, and married to Milo). He appears in the direct-to-video sequel Atlantis: Milo's Return. Lava Dog) and faithful companion of Milo Thatch and Kidagakash Nedakh. King Milo and Queen Kida's pet and companion