Every A113 we could find in Pixar movies, including ‘Hoppers’

A113 is a reference to a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts, specifically a classroom used by the graphic design and character animation students. Many CalArts alumni went on to work at Disney and Pixar, including John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Tim Burton, current Pixar chief Pete Docter, Henry Selick, and more.

As a result, almost every Pixar movie includes “A113” somewhere on screen as a nod to their shared alma mater. Other animated movies and TV shows have also included A113, like “The Brave Little Toaster.”

Here are all the A113s we could find.

As Pixar’s first movie, released all the way back in 1995, many of the studio’s traditions were established here, like A113, the Luxo ball, and the Pizza Planet delivery truck.

An announcer can also be heard saying “LassetAir flight A113 from Port Richmond now arriving at gate three” during the airport scene, a reference to director John Lasseter. You can hear it here.

“Toy Story 3” was released in 2010, 15 years after the original “Toy Story,” and 11 years after “Toy Story 2,” setting the stage for long-awaited sequels like “Finding Dory,” “Monsters University,” and “Incredibles 2.”

There were plenty more Easter eggs to love in “Toy Story 4,” which was released in 2019.

We’ll see if there’s any more references in “Toy Story 5” this summer.

“A Bug’s Life” was released in 1998, just three years after “Toy Story.”

“Finding Nemo” won Pixar’s first best animated feature Academy Award. The category was introduced in 2001, and the first two winners, before “Finding Nemo,” were DreamWorks’ “Shrek” and then the Studio Ghibli film “Spirited Away.”

“Finding Dory” was released in 2016, 13 years after its predecessor.

You can also hear Mirage say “A113” when referring to a conference room that Bob (or Mr. Incredible) is supposed to have a meeting in.

The three we could clearly spot were on the front of the runaway train that Helen/Elastigirl has to stop, as a document code on the top-right corner of the International Superhero Accords, and on the marquee at the movie theater Tony and Violet go to on their date. A movie called “Dementia A113” is playing.

Other fans have said they found an A113 spray-painted on a dumpster during the Underminer attack and on a door in the room where Helen watches the Screenslaver footage, but we couldn’t spot either.

It might be blurry on Mater’s bumper, but trust us: It’s A113.

Some eagle-eyed fans also noted they could see it in a photo of the British car Miles Axlerod’s engine, but we didn’t see it.

“Cars 3” has a few hidden details worth pointing out.

In the old movie Linguini watches, a train has the number A113 on its side.

“WALL-E” takes place in a universe where humans have been living stationary lives in a space station for 700 years after a president from long ago ordered directive A113, which means humans are never to return to their home planet.

Carl is sent there after he attacks a construction worker who mistakenly knocks his mailbox over.

This one might require breaking out the magnifying glass, but it’s there! The Roman numerals fit in with “Brave’s” medieval time period.

Sully barges in late, letting viewers get a good look at the classroom.

“Monsters University” is another example of a long-awaited Pixar sequel (though technically, it’s a prequel), coming out 12 years after “Monsters, Inc.’s” release in 2001.

In March 2026, it was reported that a third “Monsters, Inc.” film is in development.

This is when Riley decides to run away back to Minnesota, after suppressing her feelings for most of the film.

“Inside Out 2” came out in 2024, nine years after “Inside Out” changed the game for animated movies forever.

This might be a stretch, but the poles do suspiciously look like A113.

This is the first official confirmation that A113 exists in the afterlife, too.

It’s the first solely audio A113 in Pixar’s history.

This also requires turning the sharpness up all the way and breaking out a magnifying glass, but the good people of Reddit confirmed our suspicions, so we’re including it.

“Luca” was released in 2021.

“Turning Red” was one of two Pixar movies released in 2022. Undoubtedly, it was better received than the other one, “Lightyear.”

Many of the classic Easter egg spotters said that A113 was visible through Alisha’s window, but we studied and studied, and we could only see the clearly marked 114 and 115, so maybe the 113 is implied, just outside the window’s view?

In the first teaser, a sign for the Element City metro shows the letters A, H, and Al. The A stands by itself, but the “H” and “Al” are a fun meta nod to the periodic table. H stands for hydrogen, which has the atomic number of 1, and Al for aluminum, or atomic No. 13. So A, H, and Al translate to A113.

Then, in the movie, Wade walks past an office in City Hall marked A113.

The first A113 spotting comes around five minutes into the movie, when we get a good look at Elio’s backpack. He’s got a sticker for Area 113, a cheeky nod to Area 51 and Pixar’s history.

The next is about 17 minutes in, as a file number on Olga’s computer at the airbase.

The largest circled idea is labeled “IDEA #113,” so there’s your first reference.

But if you take a closer look at what the idea actually is, you might recognize it as the collar that allows Dug to speak English in “Up.”

There’s also a prototype sketch for WALL-E in the top left; an idea to transfer human consciousness into cars on the top right (seems like a horrible can of worms to consider with the “Cars” franchise); a prototype sketch of Sox from “Lightyear” in the bottom right; a brainstorm about teaching dogs to fly (also from “Up”) in the bottom center; and an idea about how to convert screams into energy, à la “Monsters, Inc.”