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Hong Kong and EPCOT Frozen Ever After Elsa animatronics

VIDEO: Elsa Animatronic with Non-Projection Face Revealed for ‘Frozen Ever After’ in Hong Kong Disneyland, Will It Come to EPCOT?

January 13, 2023 Shannen Michaelsen

The new version of Frozen Ever After at Hong Kong Disneyland will have an updated Elsa audio-animatronic (and possibly the ride’s other animatronics) that does … Read more

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VIDEO: Impressive Banshee Animatronic Debuts at ‘Avatar: The Experience’

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 Justin Giglio

Video of an impressive new Banshee animatronic has surfaced, sadly not from Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the Walt Disney … Read more

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First Look at Officer Clawhauser Audio-Animatronic for ‘Zootopia’ Attraction at Shanghai Disneyland

September 11, 2022 Shannen Michaelsen

Shanghai Disneyland released footage of an Officer Clawhauser audio-animatronic that will appear on the new “Zootopia” attraction in the “Zootopia” land. Officer Clawhauser is a … Read more

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VIDEO: Malfuctioning Ariel Animatronic Seen Floundering at Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at Magic Kingdom

August 21, 2021 Justin Giglio

Today a malfunctioning Ariel animatronic was spotted inside Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at Magic Kingdom. YouTube user AllCentralFlorida shared this … Read more

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VIDEO: Hondo Ohnaka Animatronic Breaks During Pre-Show Spiel at Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

August 20, 2021 Charly Shelton

Being the scourge of First Order ships must be exhausting because legendary pirate Hondo Ohnaka just Ohnaka-ed out mid sentence at “Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run” … Read more

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Lieutenant Bek Missing From Final Scene of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

June 14, 2021 Shannen Michaelsen

The final audio-animatronic of Lieutenant Bek is currently missing from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. … Read more

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VIDEO: Riders See Na’vi River Journey Shaman of Song Audio-Animatronic Malfunction Today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

January 31, 2021 Danielle

Located in the popular Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Na’vi River Journey takes you into Pandora’s glowing bioluminescent rainforest. The … Read more

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Michelangelo Audio-Animatronic Painting Once Again on Spaceship Earth at EPCOT

November 2, 2020 Jessica Figueroa

The Michelangelo audio-animatronic on Spaceship Earth in EPCOT has not been functioning since before the park closure. After many months, “Immobilangelo”—as we so lovingly referred … Read more

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VIDEO: Disney Research Introduces Humanoid Animatronic With Realistic Eye Movements

October 30, 2020 Shannen Michaelsen

Disney Research Hub has released a video introducing an animatronic with realistic and interactive eye movements. Here’s what Disney said in the video’s description: “This … Read more

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy Grand Opening and Full Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

April 1, 2019March 31, 2019 Jessica Figueroa

Here at WDWNT, we’ve been monitoring the progress of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy nearly feverishly. Well, today is the day! Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy has officially … Read more

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VIDEO: Get a Glimpse of Lightning McQueen in Action in this Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy Footage

March 29, 2019 Jessica Figueroa

As part of their press package released earlier this morning, we got a few stills of Lightning McQueen making his big debut onstage at Lightning … Read more

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Star Tours Queue C-3PO To Be Temporarily Removed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

February 15, 2019 Jessica Figueroa

Ask any Star Tours fan and they’ll tell you that one of their favorite parts of Star Tours is the queue. Well, it appears that … Read more

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Disney Releases Video of ‘Stuntronics’ – New Robotic Figures Developed by Walt Disney Imagineering

June 29, 2018 Jose Castillo

Disney has released a video of a new technology they are working on called Stuntronics. These new robotic figures developed by Walt Disney Imagineers, perform … Read more

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