People only just realising there’s a ‘hidden code’ in most Pixar movies they’ve ever seen

People are only just realising there's a 'hidden code' in most Disney Pixar movies they’ve seen.

Now, as we all should know by now, Pixar has become famous of its many easter eggs throughout the years and the interconnected universe which seemingly connects all the characters in some way, shape or form.

And one of the most recurring easter eggs is a four-digit code that's appeared in at at least nearly two dozen beloved Pixar flicks.

The code in question is 'A113', which may seem fairly random and generic, but it turns out there's actually a pretty big symbolism behind it.

But, before we get into all that, let's take a look at a handful of times we saw 'A113' in the movies from our childhood.

It appeared several times throughout the Toy Story franchise on the license plate of Andy's mum's car.

In A Bug's Life, there's also box with the barcode 'A113' when Flik arrives in the city.

There's a 'hidden code' referenced in a load of Pixar favourites (Pixar)

And hawk-eyed viewers will remember that the scuba diver in Finding Nemo has an A-113 model camera.

Moving onto the sequel, Finding Dory, which - just like Toy Story - also features license plate reading 'CAL A113' or California A113.

And while we may not directly see the code in first The Incredibles movie we do see Mr Incredible being held on level A1 in cell 13.

Then, in the sequel, we see a bunch more references to 'A113' including a movie title, 'Dementia A113', and a document code on the top-right corner of the International Superhero Accords.

What does the four-digit code mean? (Pixar)

Without going into every last instance, let's just say the code appeared in a bunch more Pixar classics including; Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Brave, the Monsters Inc. franchise, Inside Out, Coco, Soul, Luca and Turning Red.

So, what on earth does 'A113' mean and why does Pixar include it so much in its movies?

Well, the appearance of the code in so many of the films has been widely reported to be a reference to a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts.

The California Institute of the Arts, or CalArts, said in a statement emailed to Reuters that room A113 is a former Character Animation classroom where many animation artists, including Pixar staff Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton and Pete Doctor studied while enrolled at CalArts.

It also appeared in Ratatouille (Pixar)

"The space is currently a School of Art graphic design studio but A113 remains a popular selfie spot on campus tours," the statement said.

So there you have it!

Turns out you really do learn something new everyday...