Are AI Enhanced Animatronics Coming to Disney Parks? — Patent Filed for New Technology

Frozen Ever After ride in EPCOT at Walt Disney World.

Disney has filed a patent for advancements in animatronic projection technology, which could potentially use AI. Animatronic Projections Patent The patent is titled “Dynamic augmented projected show elements.” It was filed on March 1, 2024, and published on September 4, 2025. The inventors are Alfredo Medina Ayala Jr., Nicholas Daniel Gathany, Jonathan Bogie, Brent Yuzo … Read more

Imagineering Shares Details of Walt Disney Animatronic Show ‘Moonshots’

A man stands on a stage set as an office, with Walt Disney portraits projected on a purple-lit background behind him.

Imagineers shared details of the “moonshots” incorporated into the new “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” show featuring the first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic. Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic “Moonshots” Tom Fitzgerald, Senior Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, previously said “there are many, many, what we call ‘moonshots’ of things we have never done before that the team … Read more

VIDEO: See Officer Clawhauser and Chief Bogo Audio-Animatronics Inside Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, Coming Soon to Shanghai Disney Resort

As part of a recent first look inside the new Zootopia land coming to Shanghai Disney Resort, a glimpse at two of the audio-animatronics inside the land’s flagship attraction, Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, were shared online. Video was released September 5 on the official Shanghai Disney Resort Instagram account. Officer Clawhauser Audio-Animatronic We got our first … Read more