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Title: New Animitronics Roaming Disneyland
Post by: gorf1000 on March 05, 2007, 08:08:55 AM

Now Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker have a new way to get around the park.  Imagineering came up with an animatronic remote controlled robot (looks like it's basically a segway with cool themeing and some robots on top) similar to the roaming trash can only a whole lot more complex.  I found the post on engadget and they have a link to some youtube goodness...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/disneyland-intros-roving-animatronic-muppets-mickey-and-friends/ (http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/disneyland-intros-roving-animatronic-muppets-mickey-and-friends/)

They have also said that with this tech they can start introducing some more characters around the park that were too small to be played by actors.

Title: Re: New Animitronics Roaming Disneyland
Post by: ChuckR on March 09, 2007, 12:56:48 AM

I hope this doesn't turn out like The Simpsons. When they go to Itchy & Scratchy Land and they all turn on them...hahah!

Title: Re: New Animitronics Roaming Disneyland
Post by: Dubya91 on March 11, 2007, 12:04:53 AM

^ Thats okay chuck, Disney has cameras!

Title: Re: New Animitronics Roaming Disneyland
Post by: CycloneMan on March 11, 2007, 01:29:57 PM

I've actually known about this guy for a while (One of the things I learned in January when I spent time with an Imagineer). I think it's pretty cool, but Lucky The Dinasour still blows me away!

-Dainan "And Push" Rafferty