In Dan Guterman's animated apocalyptic allegory, another planet is about to crash into Earth, putting an end to life as we know it — and only Applebee's can save us. Carol Kohl is sitting on a train.

The new hit movie “Hoppers” has brought an end to the Disney/Pixar animation drought that stretched for a decade and threatened the long-term development of new rides and lands at Disneyland based on ...