Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride Projection?

[Sapr15]

Hey guys! Just curious if anyone has any insight on how Disney achieves the facial projections on the new animatronics. Its truly an amazing effect. Of curious this is used through out the mine ride for the dwarfs, but ive seen it used in other rides as well such as the new Frozen ride in Epcot. Is it just a single projection that gets mapped & tracked to the animatronics? Any insight would be great! Thanks again!

 

[englanddg]

Hey guys! Just curious if anyone has any insight on how Disney achieves the facial projections on the new animatronics. Its truly an amazing effect. Of curious this is used through out the mine ride for the dwarfs, but ive seen it used in other rides as well such as the new Frozen ride in Epcot. Is it just a single projection that gets mapped & tracked to the animatronics? Any insight would be great! Thanks again!

 

[englanddg]

To answer your question, it's my understanding that the projections are from within the dwarves themselves.

 

[englanddg]

Fairly sure this is the patent info.

https://www.google.com/patents/US20090292614

 

[Sapr15]

Fairly sure this is the patent info.

https://www.google.com/patents/US20090292614

So the projection is from within the animatronic? How interesting!

 

[Rob562]

So the projection is from within the animatronic? How interesting!

Been that way since the Buzz animatronic in Buzz queue. The new floating Madame Leota is the same way.

-Rob

 

[englanddg]

Been that way since the Buzz animatronic in Buzz queue. The new floating Madame Leota is the same way.

-Rob

Yep.

Re: Leota

 

[Bairstow]

So here's a fun twist-
Instead of projecting an animated face onto (or in this case, within) an animatronic, what happens if you project a face onto a real human face?

 

[marktuppance]

So here's a fun twist-
Instead of projecting an animated face onto (or in this case, within) an animatronic, what happens if you project a face onto a real human face?

That is the coolest thing ever! I need this at work some days!

 

[Timekeeper]

So here's a fun twist-
Instead of projecting an animated face onto (or in this case, within) an animatronic, what happens if you project a face onto a real human face?

...basically the same thing that you get with the animated Snapchat filters.