@marni1971 Will this ride have any Animantronics?
Good question!
If Jim's rumor holds true; I wonder just how well those angular-drawn, hard-outlined, exaggerated "pull and stretch" animated characters will translate into three-dimensional animatronics. We've seen the good (Dwarf Mine Train) which used projected faces, the bad and the ugly (Little Mermaid) which was, IMO a poor conversion. I'm hopeful for AAs but ones that better resemble that particular 2D illustrated style.
How would they best create the zany slapstick over-exaggerated pull and stretch motions? I'd be happy to see them use a combination of classic darkride flats, regular AAs, projected scenes and larger scale puppet motion tech as used on Lumiere in Enchanted Tales with Belle. But...
My guess: heavy-handed use of screens and projections with limited motion 2.5D animatronics.
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