Prolific film animator Tom Bancroft, a son of California, had a fast pass to Disney — but it all came to a screeching halt in 2000.

While his name might be unfamiliar, his work has made its way into countless homes around the globe. He was the creator of Mushu in Disney’s “Mulan,” he designed young Simba in “The Lion King,” and he worked on several other famed Disney classics, like “Tarzan,” “Aladdin,” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

Bancroft was even offered the role of lead animator for 2002’s “Lilo & Stitch,” but he turned it down. He traded in his Mickey ears, he said, “to go work with vegetables.”

The successful artist recently appeared on CBN’s “Faith in Culture” Podcast , where he opened up about what led him to turn away from his “dream job” at Disney to pursue faith-based work.

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