Disney Pixar are known for putting little hints and Easter eggs in their films. Many of you are already familiar with the Pizza Planet Truck that appears in nearly all their animations. They’ve also put clues in their movies that hint at other animations (for example, Boo in Monsters Inc. has a Nemo toy in her room – which is an obvious reference to Finding Nemo).

But there is an even more bizarre Easter egg that has cropped up in hundreds of Disney Pixar movies. If you look closely, you can see the code “A113″ hidden in quite a few scenes. So what does it mean? We reveal the answer…right after we give you a run down of some notable examples.

Brave (Pic 1)

This one is difficult to see without proper highlighting, but there it is: etched into the wooden beam in the background.


A Bug’s Life (Pic 2)

Printed on a giant cardboard box as Flik takes a stroll.


Cars (Pic 3)

Right on the front of this train in Cars.


Cars (Pic 4)

You can see it on the back of Mater.

What's the meaning?..

Cars 2

You can also see it on the tail of this plane in the sequel…


On the blue border of this screen…

Finding Nemo Pic1

The model of this diver’s underwater camera seen during this climatic moment when Nemo is kidnapped (fishnapped?)


The Incredibles Pic 2

This one is slightly more subtle. It’s the level (A1) and number (13) of Mr Incredible’s cell.


Monster’s University Pic 3

On one of the classroom doors that Sully enters.



Ratatouille pic 4

Again, this one is a bit more difficult to spot, but a quick zoom reveals it to be the tag on this rat’s ear.

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What's the meaning?..

After i am done posting all 22 pics....

Toy Story pic 1

Here we see it as the registration number of this car that Woody is struggling to hold on to.



Up pic 2

Even Pixar’s saddest film to date had to include the code somewhere. Here we see it during the courtroom scene.


Wall-E Pic 3

in Wall-E it’s used as the code for the Abandon Earth protocol. Is anyone else reminded of the film Alien when they look at this image?



The Iron Giant pic 4

It was even used before Disney began making computerised animations. Here it is on the back of this beaten up car in The Iron Giant.

Lilo & Stitch pic 1

And again used as a vehicle registration number.


The Brave Little Toaster pic 2

Hidden in plain sight in this lesser-known Disney animation from 1987.



The Princess And The Frog pic 3

On the front of this cable car in The Princess And The Frog.



The Simpsons pic 4

Yep, even non-Disney products couldn’t escape using the code. Here it is as Bart Simpson’s criminal record number.

The Simpsons pic 1

Even Krusty The Clown (or maybe it’s Homer in disguise…) can be seen sporting it in this scene.


American Dad pic 2

And here it is in Seth MacFarlane’s animated sitcom, American Dad. Again with the license plates…


The Avengers pic 3

Even live-action films feature it. Here it is in The Avengers in a newscast.



The Avengers (And Stan Lee!) pic 3

Code A113 and Stan Lee in one image!

So what exactly does this code mean



Now that you’ve seen enough examples, are you curious as to what it actually means? Is it hinting at something big Disney are working on? Is it some sort of conspiracy theory? Well, no…it’s actually the room number at the California Institute of Arts where many of the animators at Disney and Pixar studied. It’s simply an homage to the classroom where many of the creative types who worked on some of the world’s most treasured animations learned their craft.

Here’s a photo of the original A113:

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The code is an 'Easter egg' - an inside joke - referring to classroom number at California Institute of the Arts A113 has appeared in at least 45 animated films, TV shows and video games Out of Pixar's 14 films, A113 popped up in 13 of them Number also appeared in live-action movies like Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Oscar-winning Pixar director Brad Bird has used A113 in every one of his films, including The Incredibles and Ratatouille | The mysterious combination of numbers and letters 'A113' that has been popping up in Pixar films for over a decade is well known to people in the animation industry. The secret behind the code, which made appearances in various forms in the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life, Up, Brave, as well as animated shows like The Simpsons and American Dad, and even live-action movies like Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is that it's an intentional inside joke. As it turns out, 'A113' is the number of a classroom at the famed California Institute of Arts where the first generation of animators studied graphic design and character animation.

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Was almost thinking twas something evil. Lol

Evil, lol.

Remember The evil lady in 101 Dalmatians. here name was a Cru El devi, which actual was another way to write cruel devil.

I thought it was

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Evil, lol.

Remember The evil lady in 101 Dalmatians. here name was a Cru El devi, which actual was another way to write cruel devil.

Av not seen 101 dalmatians.

toy story

lol i almost thought its illuminati again.

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all dis devilish stuffs

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Evil, lol.

Remember The evil lady in 101 Dalmatians. here name was a Cru El devi, which actual was another way to write cruel devil.

Cruella De Vil

I don't watch Disney movies tho

Wht's the meaning ?

"A113 refers to a classroom number at the California Institute of Arts. It was the classroom for first year graphic design and character animation, where many of the animators at Pixar and Disney, and several other studios, discovered and mastered their craft. The use of A113 in their films is a friendly nod to one another that they once shared a classroom without which they would never be doing what they're doing now

. as far as the code no be F9

I prefer A1 sha..

Bank Verification Number.

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Thanks OP, another knowledge added to my brain box. But in most of the pix, the number A113 is hardly noticeable. Infact, you can use those pix as a game asking people to locate the number.