animatronic

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Despite being eager to remind us how savvy it is about horror clichés, “Scream 7” indulges lavishly in them; the animatronic figure with the butcher knife that appears in a prologue is merely the first of many mechanical, factory-built elements.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first act of Glass’ 2013 opera, “The Perfect American,” about the last days of Walt Disney, ends with a flashback of Walt, who idolized Lincoln, visiting Disneyland and getting into an argument about slavery with the animatronic Lincoln, which gets so worked up it attacks Walt.

From Los Angeles Times

Timelines for the land’s bar and shops will also be dialed back to better reflect the the classic characters, although “Star Wars” die-hards maybe shouldn’t think too hard about it as an animatronic figure such as Oga’s robotic DJ “Rex” is best known for a different role during that era.

From Los Angeles Times

The animatronic Great White gave his engineers as much trouble as it gave Spielberg on set.

From The Wall Street Journal

Engineers took special care to protect the animatronic systems on a structure that rose nearly twice as high as many traditional floats.

From Los Angeles Times