Every A113 we could find in Pixar movies, including 'Hoppers'

What is A113?

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.

A113 is the license plate on Andy's mom's minivan in "Toy Story."

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.

It's still the minivan's license plate in "Toy Story 2."

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.

In "Toy Story 3," Andy's mom has a new car, but the license plate remains the same.

"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."

Instead of a license plate in "Toy Story 4," a '70s-style print with A113 is seen inside the antique store.

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.

In Pixar's second movie, "A Bug's Life," there's a box with the barcode A113 when Flik arrives in the city.

"A Bug's Life" was released in 1998, just three years after "Toy Story."

The scuba diver in "Finding Nemo" has an A-113 model camera.

"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."

In "Finding Dory," a truck has the license plate "CAL A113," or California A113.

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

We don't see A113 together in "Incredibles," but we do see that Mr. Incredible is being held on level A1 in cell 13.

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.

There are multiple instances of A113 in "Incredibles 2."

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.

The freight train that almost flattens Lightning McQueen has A113 on the front in "Cars." It's also Mater's license plate.

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

A113 remains Mater's license plate in "Cars 2." Siddeley's tail number is also 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.

In "Cars 3," the office number for Sterling is A113. It's also still Mater's license plate.

"Cars 3" has a few hidden details worth pointing out.

It's seen twice in "Ratatouille." Git, a lab rat, is tagged with A113. We see it again on TV when Linguini falls asleep with an old movie playing.

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

A113 isn't a visual Easter egg in "WALL-E." In fact, it plays a big part in the plot: A113 is the directive given to the Axiom, a ship, to never return to Earth.

"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.

In "Up," A113 is the courtroom number Carl is summoned to.

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

A113 appears in Roman numerals, ACXIII, above a doorway in "Brave."

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

A113 didn't appear in "Monsters, Inc.," but it is the number of the lecture hall where Mike and Sully have their first class in "Monsters University."

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.

A113 is graffitied on a wall behind Riley in "Inside Out."

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

A113 appears as Roman numerals again in "Inside Out 2" above Riley's Vault of Secrets.

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

Some fans think they found it hiding in a fence in "The Good Dinosaur."

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

The office Miguel's family visits in the Bureau of Family Grievances is marked A113 in "Coco." One of Ernesto De La Cruz's albums also has the code A113.

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

A police officer can be heard saying they have "a 113 in progress" in "Onward."

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

A113 can be seen on a street sign in the Great Before in "Soul."

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's ticket number for Genova is A113 in "Luca."

"Luca" was released in 2021.

In "Turning Red," Mei's dad uses a model A113 chalk machine.

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

Some fans said they spotted A113 through the window of Alisha's office in "Lightyear." We only saw 114 and 115, which still feels intentional.

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?

Fans spotted A113 in both the first teaser for "Elemental" and the actual film.

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.

A113 appears twice in "Elio."

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 chalkboard in "Hoppers" is full of Pixar references, not just A113.

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."