An opening season announced for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Tiana audio-animatronic revealed, and construction walls redecorated for Mardi Gras — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World Resort Hotels New Merchandise Disneyland Resort Entertainment and Media Disney+ The … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Sunday, January 7, 2024. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
The Shaman of Songs appears to have suffered a new wound as guests have shared a look at the gaping hole in her neck on Na’vi River Journey where the audio-animatronic’s “skin” has ripped. WDWNT Reader Jesse noticed the recent damage on a recent visit, and provided a brief video. Gaping Hole in Shaman of … Read more
At an event for the grand opening of Zootopia at Shanghai Disneyland, Chairperson of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences & Products Josh D’Amaro introduced audiences to an incredible roaming Duke Weaselton Audio-Animatronic character. Duke Weaselton Audio-Animatronic for Zootopia Land Imagineer Dustin Schofield shared a video of the animatronic on Instagram. In the video, Duke appears from … Read more
The Shaman of Songs audio-animatronic on Na’vi River Journey in Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been caught napping. Audio-Animatronic Issues in Pandora TikTok user @destinationdvc shared a video (below) of the Shaman of Songs unmoving with her head tilted back. The user wrote, “The shaman at rope drop before she had her coffee.” This isn’t the … Read more
According to Mice Chat, the Disneyland Resort is currently testing out an audio-animatronic resembling Baby Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Disney California Adventure has been conducting small group testing of this incredible little animatronic. The lucky participants have been invited to jam out with Groot as part of a special Guardians of … Read more
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 not have a projected face. Arendelle: World of “Frozen” is currently under construction at Hong Kong Disneyland. In addition to Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, a new roller coaster, it will … Read more
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 life-size cheetah animatronic, as seen next to two Cast Members in the video. Watch him move and talk in the embedded tweet below. A “Zootopia” ride vehicle maquette and concept … Read more
An inside look at Destination D23 gave a sneak peek at one of the animatronics under development for Zootopia Land at Shanghai Disneyland. The animatronic is of the character Yax, a yak who owns a “naturalist” club in the city of Zootopia and helps Judy Hopps by providing information. The short clip showed the designers … Read more
Yet another audio-animatronic has malfunctioned at Walt Disney World, bringing the total over the last week up to five. The Shaman of Songs on Na’vi River Journey, part of Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, was seen malfunctioning by TikTok user erinn_disneyplanner. Watch the video below to see the moment when … Read more
Even though it’s only Wednesday, it’s been a bad week to be an Audio-Animatronic at Walt Disney World. On Tuesday night, a guest at the Magic Kingdom managed to capture footage of the Abraham Lincoln Audio-Animatronic malfunctioning in The Hall of Presidents. The video, posted by @daytonac500 on TikTok, shows Lincoln slumped over during his … Read more
Hail to the chief! After being closed since January, the Hall of Presidents has reopened at the Magic Kingdom with its latest addition, President Joe Biden. The attraction quietly welcomed backed guests this afternoon, with our reporter happening to be at the first official show. Crowds quickly descended on the attraction to check out the … Read more
When we reported on the free-roaming Groot animatronic, we mentioned that Imagineers were working on eyes that will be able to recognize guests. A Disney patent application published April 29, 2021 explains one way Imagineers could add natural eye contact and facial recognition to animatronic figures. “Eye Contact Sensing and Control for Robotic Characters” describes … Read more
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 boat ride features Shaman of Song, Disney’s “most-advanced audio-animatronic,” as she sends positive energy out into the forest through the power of her music. However, the Shaman hasn’t been quite … Read more
It’s not only Jose and Panchito asking “¿dónde está Donald?” The Donald Duck Audio-Animatronic remains missing as of yesterday on Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at EPCOT. Three days ago, the figure was propped up against a box following a malfunction, and then, he was removed entirely. In his place, a sombrero and … Read more
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 video describes the development of a system for lifelike gaze in human-robot interactions using a humanoid animatronic bust. We present a general architecture that seeks not only to create gaze … Read more