Simba in the Festival of the Lion King: puppet or animatronic?

[Bairstow]

I was curious about this one.
It could be either an animatronic or a puppet, but if it's a puppet, where does the puppeteer sit?

 

[TubaGeek]

In the rock work.

 

[Bairstow]

What about the rockwork?

 

[Rob562]

It's a puppet (as the figures on all the floats are) and the puppeteer sits in the base of the float.

-Rob

 

[AswaySuller]

I always thought these were really good aa's... Interesting to know

 

[Cogworthfangal85]

I thought that they were aa's too, especially the Pumba one.

 

[Paul jr]

For this one, particulary, the pupeter kind of stand in Simba. The persons feets stand in the frond paws. Is ''behind'' rest on a ''behind rester'' in Simba body. The hand and upper body move the head the mouth and, I think' the eyes.

 

[Bairstow]

For this one, particulary, the pupeter kind of stand in Simba. The persons feets stand in the frond paws. Is ''behind'' rest on a ''behind rester'' in Simba body. The hand and upper body move the head the mouth and, I think' the eyes.

It would be really interesting to see a schematic of what that looks like.
I wonder if it's as uncomfortable as it sounds.

 

[xdan0920]

Neither. It's a real African Lion. It's just well trained. They keep it quiet though, Disney doesn't want anyone to make a Blackfish about captive lions made to sing......

 

[Paul jr]

Something like this

Kind of

 

[unkadug]

For this one, particulary, the pupeter kind of stand in Simba. The persons feets stand in the frond paws. Is ''behind'' rest on a ''behind rester'' in Simba body. The hand and upper body move the head the mouth and, I think' the eyes.

I forgot how much I liked this part of the forums!

 

[TubaGeek]

What about the rockwork?

The puppeteer is in the rockwork.

For this one, particulary, the pupeter kind of stand in Simba. The persons feets stand in the frond paws. Is ''behind'' rest on a ''behind rester'' in Simba body. The hand and upper body move the head the mouth and, I think' the eyes.

And what is your source on this theory?

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Neither. It's a real African Lion. It's just well trained. They keep it quiet though, Disney doesn't want anyone to make a Blackfish about captive lions made to sing......

Now that's funny.

 

[PRNCSAurora]

That's really interesting. I always assumed they were aa.

 

[ml123_9]

Next question, how does he get in there?

 

[Raoul]

Next question, how does he get in there?

Well, through the mouth...

 

[Disney Analyst]

there is someone most certainly standing inside. It is a similar design to the Parade of Dreams Simba. If you watch the show, you will see his front paws lift off the rock... meaning someone has to be standing inside to make that work.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

there is someone most certainly standing inside. It is a similar design to the Parade of Dreams Simba. If you watch the show, you will see his front paws lift off the rock... meaning someone has to be standing inside to make that work.

Guess I never paid attention to the paws.

 

[Doodlyday]

Something like thisView attachment 44004Kind of

That's very cool.

 

[Paul jr]

OK I'm sorry if I expressed myself wrong... What I meant to said is I THINK, with my observation that this is the way they done it.

there is someone most certainly standing inside. It is a similar design to the Parade of Dreams Simba. If you watch the show, you will see his front paws lift off the rock... meaning someone has to be standing inside to make that work.

I made the same observation and thats wath lead me to my previous theory

Next question, how does he get in there?

I don't know for sure, but I think maybe the heary head could come off easily.

This is just some hypothetic theorys based on my observations. I never said that I know the absolute truth.