Cranium Command by Leo Matsuda, the short "is the story of the internal struggle between a man’s Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose." "Cranium Command", along with "Reason and Emotion" is cited as one of the main inspirations for the short. In July 2018, it was reported that the Audio-Animatronic Stars of Cranium Command, Captain Buzzy and the Hypothalamus, would be removed from the show building as an additional part of some routine maintenance sweeping over the entire pavilion. However, urban explorers discovered that Buzzy was still in the pavilion
Cranium Command to step in as directors. Wise claims, "Saying "yes" turned out to be the smartest thing Gary and I ever did." In addition, the pre-show of "Cranium Command" was the very last project at Disney Feature Animation to be traditionally inked and painted on cels. While work on the animation commenced the newly built animation wing at Disney-MGM Studios, Rees flew to Los Angeles to begin filming the live-action main show elements. Eventually he would end up directing nearly all of the show elements, per him: “Everything that you see and hear from the 8 screens, 2 Audio-Animatronic figures, and