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Creepiest disney world animatronic.
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Rob562
Well-Known Member
Scared by Gerald Ford, eh?
Yup, the AA playing the mandolin (or whatever the instrument is) is President Gerald Ford with a different wig. In a cost-saving measure during construction, they re-used some Hall of Presidents AA faces for minor characters in Spaceship Earth and World of Motion.And someone else mentioned the bald guy fanning the pharoah in the Egyptian scene. That's Howard Taft without a wig.
World of Motion had a heavily-bearded Nixon in the "invention of the wheel" scene.
And the tradition continues today. The driver of the truck that your car swerves to avoid in Test Track is a flat cutout of none other than Lyndon Johnson with sunglasses on.
-Rob
CThaddeus
New Member
Well, I'm glad you and Rover appreciate my little joke. You beat me to it. I was just about to bring that up. I'm glad I read the whole thread first. Yes, she gets top billing as creepiest in my book because, as I noted in another thread, she looks more like Lady Elaine Fairchild from Mr. Rogers than she does Ellen. I have to be honest, that freakin' puppet (and I'm referring to Lady Elaine here) scared the crud out of me when I was little. I love Ellen's Energy Adventure, but that AA needs to go.
Number two would definitely be the Ripley AA everyone else keeps mentioning. She just doesn't look like Sigourney Weaver at all. Sigourney is hot. That thing is just...well, someone hit it with a massive ugly stick.
And number three goes to another already mentioned one - George W. Bush. Nixon is almost as creepy, but not quite.
the-reason14
Well-Known Member
Scared by Gerald Ford, eh?
And someone else mentioned the bald guy fanning the pharoah in the Egyptian scene. That's Howard Taft without a wig.
World of Motion had a heavily-bearded Nixon in the "invention of the wheel" scene.
And the tradition continues today. The driver of the truck that your car swerves to avoid in Test Track is a flat cutout of none other than Lyndon Johnson with sunglasses on.
-Rob
wow, and usually when disney does stuff like that im quick to catch. But I never would have guessed that. Thanks for the info.
Ilovewishes
Member
Nope, I'm sorry but for me it's the little dolls in It's a Small World. They are so freaky! I was convinced they were evil from the first time I saw them (anything that sings THAT song has to be evil!) and I'm obviously not the only one who thinks so. In that book, Kingdom Keepers, they attack people!
I knew it!
I knew it!
momofnine
Member
I just noticed this last week.
It's not as creepy as it is funny and sad:
On carousel of progress, all of the AA's need a little attention and work.
The one that really stuck out to me was
Jimmy, the son, in the 4th of July scene (I believe).
I rode it three times on different days, and each time, only 1 eye would blink. Ok, so it was a little creepy. The grandfather sitting right next to him holding the explosives doesn't help much either
It's not as creepy as it is funny and sad:
On carousel of progress, all of the AA's need a little attention and work.
The one that really stuck out to me was
Jimmy, the son, in the 4th of July scene (I believe).
I rode it three times on different days, and each time, only 1 eye would blink. Ok, so it was a little creepy. The grandfather sitting right next to him holding the explosives doesn't help much either
Mr_Tom_Morrow
New Member
I remember on World of Motion there was an AA that had the dialogue running too fast it was high pitched n kinda eerie wonder if they ever fixed it or just said "eehh forget it youll be scraps soon enough"
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
paper boy. yep. that is my vote too.The paperboy in Spaceship Earth gives me a major case of the heebie jeebies!
yes it does....
and BTW, i cant say if Ellen is the scariest since im always napping in that scene. dang.
PKD
Active Member
This is the one I was going to pick as well, however he is located near the end of the ride in the burning town scene. His legs have hair that is just creepy as all get out.. plus the mud on his feet look like it's going to drip right on you!!
TheBeatles
Well-Known Member
When I rode it during CB25 I fell asleep during the last theatre portion. That would mark the first time I have ever slept on a Disney attraction.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
im usually dooozing off until that big booom in the theater. then i almost p e e on myself. nice.
hrcollectibles
Active Member
Those AA in Its a Small World.. Those have always creeped me out....
Craig & Lisa
Active Member
My son has added the alien that you first see in SGE, he says that it feels like it's really looking at you.
JimboJones123
Well-Known Member
I have 2.
1. The Paperboy. The old script "Eeextra, Eeextra, New York Day-Leeeee" always reminded me of a mix of "They're here" and "Peanuts, Popcorn, Candy Apples" from Toby Tyler. Hidden Mickey???
2. The horrible pirate AA in World of Disney at DTD. Sloth Pirate is REALLY BAD! Didn't remind me of the attraction AT ALL. I still say put the old Captian (Pre Barbossa) outside the attraction.
1. The Paperboy. The old script "Eeextra, Eeextra, New York Day-Leeeee" always reminded me of a mix of "They're here" and "Peanuts, Popcorn, Candy Apples" from Toby Tyler. Hidden Mickey???
2. The horrible pirate AA in World of Disney at DTD. Sloth Pirate is REALLY BAD! Didn't remind me of the attraction AT ALL. I still say put the old Captian (Pre Barbossa) outside the attraction.
Frank Stallone
New Member
I believe Ellen's AA was designed as a male AA, and was turned into a female AA when it does chosen to be used for U of E. Then again, Ellen is a man, so I suppose changes weren't really necessary. I think that requires one of those smiley things :lookaroun
My vote goes to one of the AA's that was found in the jail scene of PotC. It is the old man with the narrow face with a beard behind the bars (not one of the guys whistling to the dog; there are a few other guys on the other side). Before the refurbishment, his head was always shaking in a creepy half bobblehead, half Parkinson's mode. Also his eyes were facing opposite directions, and his audio wasn't very intelligible.
Unfortunately, his flaws were corrected when the refurbishment took place, so I don't get a chuckle in that scene when I go on PotC.
My vote goes to one of the AA's that was found in the jail scene of PotC. It is the old man with the narrow face with a beard behind the bars (not one of the guys whistling to the dog; there are a few other guys on the other side). Before the refurbishment, his head was always shaking in a creepy half bobblehead, half Parkinson's mode. Also his eyes were facing opposite directions, and his audio wasn't very intelligible.
Unfortunately, his flaws were corrected when the refurbishment took place, so I don't get a chuckle in that scene when I go on PotC.
TheBeatles
Well-Known Member
True.
