Look what's coming around again!  (And again, and again....)   The Pixar Toy Story 3D Zoetrope returns to the Academy Museum.

The Zoetrope features 3D models of characters from the Toy Story franchise, including Buzz, Woody, Jessie and Bullseye.  (And yes, the little green aliens have been chosen, too!)   As the Zoetrope spins around, there is an illusion of motion,  with the characters seeming to come to life, leaping, jumping, riding and twirling before your eyes. This is the magic of animation!

This time around, the Pixar Toy Story 3D Zoetrope is presented alongside another highlight of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’s outstanding pre-cinema collection: a historical “Wheel of Life” zoetrope from the 19th century, along with the historical image sets that accompanied it.

Courtesy of Academy Museum Foundation, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, photo: Joshua White/JWPictures