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 At the grand opening, Jeffrey Katzenberg was so impressed by the pre-show that he claimed it was almost more entertaining than the main show itself. When he got back to Glendale, he found himself needing to assign a new director to "Beauty and the Beast" after firing Richard Purdum from the project due to creative differences. Immediately he thought of Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, who were major players on turning the troubled "Cranium Command" project around in record time, and giving it a great sense of humor which "Beast" desperately needed at the moment. Katzenberg quickly hired the duo