Without question, one of the most uplifting Disney-Pixar films in the last 15 years is 2009’s Up, which not only went on to become a Best Animated Feature Oscar winner, but one of only three animated films in Academy Award history to earn a Best Picture Oscar nomination (Walt Disney’s 1991 classic Beauty and the Beast was the first, while Disney-Pixar’s smash hit Toy Story 3 from 2010 was the third). But did you know that a simple drawing at Pixar sparked the idea for the film? Trying to unwind from his years of work co-writing and directing Disney-Pixar’s smash hit Monsters, Inc., Pete Docter said he spotted a simple image that was drawn at Pixar that mirrored his desire to escape from everyday life. “We had a drawing of a house buoyed by balloons at the studio, and there was something that was rather poetic and intriguing about it,” Docter recalled. “We started asking ourselves, ‘Who’s in there and where are they going?’ So, then I drew a picture of these colorful, fun, happy balloons and this super-grouchy guy, and Bob Peterson and I sat in a room and developed it all.” I hope you enjoyed that fun fact, and this great behind the scenes look at a Pixar classic!