MerlinTheGoat
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The "dozens" thing was from almost a year ago. And I would normally recommend not taking what they claim in PR statements as gospel. Especially given their track record of playing extremely fast and loose with the term "AA" to describe simple props with less complexity than a Tiki Bird (which is pretty much the minimum baseline for what i'd classify as an AA). We also need to know how MANY dozen. Thankfully it sounds like ToTBellHop seems to also believe we're looking at well above 36.Not to mention your sources have been confirmed just very recently with Disney stating, with the ride opening only months away that there will be "dozens" of AAs.
Anyone who says there will be less than that has bad info.
And to be clear, I don't think Splash Archive has ever stated how many figures in total the entire ride will contain. He cited 6 and then later 9 for the finale. But he hasn't given an overall precise number, just that it would be sparse. This again contradicts what I was told.
Brayden was the one who started the "only 17 AA's in the entire ride" claim. Then WDW Pro stole it along with Archive's stuff to add his own spin to it. These claims at least are already provably false.
Much appreciated. And I really don't enjoy stepping on any toes here, especially in the event I somehow end up being proven wrong and need to apologize for both that and also coming across as rude (I don't think what I was told will be incorrect, but still). I've got my eye on this as well given what i've been told.As @Disney Analyst said, you have provided, without a doubt, some of the best info on these forums, and everything you have said and explained makes sense, and also lines up exactly with what Disney and Josh D'Amaro have said regarding this attraction. I trust you and your sources, and I think many others on here would agree, especially given the track record.
I know personally that Mark at Splash Archives does have legitimate info in regards to certain aspects of this attraction too, yet we will only know the specifics once it's all revealed soon. Thankfully we don't have to wait much longer.
The little info I have on this attraction leads me to believe we could easily see 48 Animatronics, especially with 17 new characters already confirmed. I know all of this has already been talked about more than enough, but I firmly believe there is nothing to worry about in regards to Animatronics specifically.
There's a reason this is the closest I have ever followed an attraction, let alone a retheme of Splash, which I loved dearly. Disney is not going to disappoint us and I'll leave it at that.
There are at least 27 confirmed major individual characters who will be present this attraction (not the AA total). 17 new original characters created for the attraction, along with the 10 confirmed returning ones from the film. Public information of course, so that already debunks what Brayden and Pro claim. They should all be present in animatronic form in the ride (not all A1000's of course, but the others should still be very good in their own right).
As you and I have both noted, a significant amount of these characters will appear multiple times throughout the ride. So they will have several AA's each. Tiana I'm sure will have at least 3-4 figures. Louis and Naveen should have at least 2+. I expect a number of the other new critters (like the Otter for instance) to also reappear multiple times. You get the idea. Likely there will be some regular minor critters in the ride too that aren't part of the band. But we'll see.
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