{"id":37428,"date":"2025-06-26T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?p=37428"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:44:16","slug":"the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-and-military-life\/the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio\/","title":{"rendered":"The DOD Assists Disney with Military Details on Disney&#8217;s Elio"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disneys_new_movie_Elio_premiered_nationwide_on_20_June_2025\"><\/span>Disney&#8217;s new movie, Elio premiered nationwide on 20 June 2025!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Movie-Poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Movie-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Movie-Poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Movie-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Movie-Poster-533x800.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-and-military-life\/the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio\/#Disneys_new_movie_Elio_premiered_nationwide_on_20_June_2025\" >Disney&#8217;s new movie, Elio premiered nationwide on 20 June 2025!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-and-military-life\/the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio\/#Pixar_Works_with_Disney\" >Pixar Works with Disney<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-and-military-life\/the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio\/#A_Galactic_Adventure\" >A Galactic Adventure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-and-military-life\/the-dod-assists-disney-with-military-details-on-disneys-elio\/#In_Theaters\" >In Theaters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The movie is about 11-year-old Elio, who lives with his aunt Olga after the death of his parents. Olga is an Air Force Major who serves as an orbital analyst.<\/p>\n<p>Young Elio is obsessed with space, and since he doesn&#8217;t have many friends, he dreams of being abducted by aliens to hopefully make some.<\/p>\n<p>The movie explores themes that many military kids can relate to, such as loneliness, being an outsider, finding one&#8217;s place, and the importance of friendship.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pixar_Works_with_Disney\"><\/span>Pixar Works with Disney<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-768x319.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2019, Pixar reached out to the Department of Defense to assist with keeping the movie as accurate as possible regarding the military and military family life.<\/p>\n<p>Pixar personnel toured Beale Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, shortly before it was renamed as a Space Force Base, and Travis Air Force Base to get a feel for what aircraft flightlines are like. Pixar also wanted to learn more from military personnel and their families.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that a good percentage of the animation for the movie took place before the full implementation of the United States Space Force, when the Air Force performed many of the jobs not done by the Space Force. \u00a0Because of this, Olga and her coworkers are portrayed as Air Force members because re-doing the animation could have cost &#8220;several million&#8221; dollars.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Galactic_Adventure\"><\/span>A Galactic Adventure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through a series of misadventures, Eliop winds up making his dream happen and goes on a galactic adventure where he becomes friends with an alien.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETVi5_cnnaE?si=ekn0HZcrsGbS45EL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Elio is an 11-year-old who doesn\u2019t feel like he fits in on Earth. He loves his Aunt Olga, and he knows she loves him, too, but she doesn\u2019t really get him. \u201cElio\u2019s parents passed away when he was younger,\u201d says producer Mary Alice Drumm. \u201cHe\u2019s lonely. He sees this magnificence in space\u2014the promise of life\u2014and he puts all his energy into that. He really believes that\u2019s where he\u2019ll find true connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-and-Olga.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-and-Olga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-and-Olga.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-and-Olga-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Elio-and-Olga-768x319.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olga Solis is a brilliant Major in the Air Force, stationed at Montez Air Force Base. Well-respected and highly decorated, Olga had plans to pursue the astronaut program. But her career trajectory changed when her nephew, Elio, came to live with her following the loss of his parents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Olga-at-Work.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Olga-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Olga-at-Work.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Olga-at-Work-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elio-Military-Disney-Olga-at-Work-768x322.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olga\u2019s pivot into parenthood was sudden and not without hiccups\u2014Elio\u2019s passion for space makes him hard to reach sometimes, but she loves him dearly. She wants more than anything for him to find his place in the world,\u00a0as long as it\u2019s on Earth.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Theaters\"><\/span>In Theaters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elio is in theatres now!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share in the comments if you plan to see it or if you have seen it, what your thoughts are!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"milit-2316384909\" class=\"milit-after-content milit-entity-placement\"><br>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/4V6YWP2M2DNAU\">Send Steve a Tip<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney&#8217;s new movie, Elio premiered nationwide on 20 June 2025! The movie is about 11-year-old Elio, who lives with his aunt Olga after the death of his parents. Olga is an Air Force Major who serves as an orbital analyst. 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