How many Audio-Animatronics did Epcot have in 1984?

[MK-fan]

Ive been very interested to learn about Epcot’s history which is why I bought the 1982 book “Walt Disney’s Epcot Center”. It was the last great hurrah of Walt Disney Imagineering in terms of originality, big budgets and a huge cast of Audio Animatronics. Does anyone know the exact number of A-As the park had in 1984, attractions include Spaceship Earth, Horizons, World of Motion, El Rio de Tiempo, Journey into Imagination, Universe of Energy, Kitchen Kabaret, Listen to the Land and The American Adventure.

 

[Heppenheimer]

Well, Listen to the Land and The American Adventure have only changed slightly, if at all, since they originally opened, so you could still count their number today (does Listen to the Land even have any Audio-animatronics? I can't remember). And if you consult any recently made video before the close, other than the addition of Ellen, the number of dinosaur animatronics didn't change throughout the life of Universe of Energy.

Depending on your definition of "Audio-Animatronic", El Rio de Tiempo didn't really have any. More like motorized figures. None of them displayed any kind of complex motion or sound synchronization.

 

[marni1971]

(does Listen to the Land even have any Audio-animatronics?

It does and the number has changed over the years.

 

[Goofyernmost]

The World of Motion had 188 anamatronics all by itself, I believe!

 

[marni1971]

I was going to do a list. Remind me !

 

[VicariousCorpse]

I was going to do a list. Remind me !

*Alarm goes off*

 

[TomDisney]

I believe the official count of The American Adventure was 35.

 

[ABQ]

It does and the number has changed over the years.

Does this fellow count?

 

[marni1971]

Futureworld had 406 animatronics in 1984.

Mexico If memory serves was 23. AmAd was 26.

 

[marni1971]

Does this fellow count?

Yes.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Futureworld had 406 animatronics in 1984.

Still working on showcase.

I almost wonder if Walt Disney World even has that many today.

 

[marni1971]

The breakdown:

SSE 63
UoE 38
Horizons 51
Motion 188 plus 2
JII 26
Listen to the Land 40
El Rio Del Tiempo 23
AmAd 26
CCore 1 if SMRT-1 was classed as an AA

Add one for Living Seas and two for Life too, for a maximum in 1989 of 461

 

[muddyrivers]

I think we need to start a GoFundMe to create/host a Marni's WDWpedia so this information isn't spread across random threads

 

[WondersOfLife]

Dang. I wish AAs were still as amazing as they were back in the day.

Imagine if AA, CBJ, COP, or heck even Tiki Room was just as advanced as say the animatronic in Navi River Journey, or Rocket in Mission Breakout. God that'd be so fascinating to watch. Specifically on the AA shows.

 

[MK-fan]

Yea Epcot was such an amazing feat back in the 80s: anyone know the imagineers that worked on epcot, it was a mixture of veteran imagineers who worked with Walt along with some new imagineers who started making names for themselves, here’s what I have so far:


1: Epcot: Marty Sklar, John Hench, Harper Goff
2: Journey into Imagination: Tony Baxter
3: The Land: Rolly Crump
4: Wonders of Life: Rolly Crump
5: Innoventions and The Land 94: Rolly Crump
6: Communicore: Marty Sklar, John Hench
7: Kitchen Kabaret: Rolly Crump, Jeff Burke, Steve Kirk
8: Horizons: Tom Fitzgerald
9: World of Motion: Marc Davis, Ward Kimball,
Claude Coats, Ken O’ Connor

Anybody have much knowledge of Imagineers who worked on epcot?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

The breakdown:

SSE 63
UoE 38
Horizons 51
Motion 188
JII 26
Listen to the Land 40
El Rio Del Tiempo 23
AmAd 26

Add one for Living Seas and two for Life too, for a maximum in 1989 of 458

SMRT-1?
WoM post-show included? Bird and the Robot?
Do they count?

 

[marni1971]

SMRT-1?
WoM post-show included? Bird and the Robot?
Do they count?

Good call. Let me revise it.

 

[Tavernacle12]

I almost wonder if Walt Disney World even has that many today.

Between the four parks I’d imagine they do? At Epcot alone, no way.

You make up the difference with Haunted Mansion, Small World, Pirates, Star Tours, Galaxy’s Edge, Dinosaur, etc.

 

[MK-fan]

@marni1971 Do you know how many animatronics WDW had in total whenever it had the most in it's history?

That would have to be 1992 with the additions of Splash Mountain, The Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, Muppet-Vision, Cosmic Rays, Cranium Command and Maelstrom. The only AA attraction that was gone by this time was The Mickey Mouse Revue. I’d have to say there was at least 1000 AA’s.

 

[HauntedPirate]

That would have to be 1992 with the additions of Splash Mountain, The Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, Muppet-Vision, Cranium Command and Maelstrom. The only AA attraction that was gone by this time was The Mickey Mouse Revue. I’d have to say there was at least 1000 AA’s.

Without digging into it, I'd have to say that year would have to be close to the peak, if not the peak, of the AA "population".