A thought just hit me. I wonder if there's any chance Disney will relocate the Timekeeper animatronic to the new Pirates of the Caribbean?
Disney has relocated animatronics in the past. At DL, a few of the "America Sings" geese became droids at "Star Tours", and of course, the rest of the cast was sent to Splash Mountain. In the late 90's, several of the old EPCOT "World of Motion" figures were added to the DL version of "Pirates".
I've heard that the DL Pirate auctioneer is re-built every few years with the latest animatronic technology. His fluid movements make the WDW auctioneer look like, well, a robot.
Timekeeper might me a little too short to fill the auctioneer's shoes, but perhaps they're planning to use him as a Barbosa or Jack Sparrow. That would definitely save them $$$, while also giving Pirates a state-of-the-art animatronic.
Disney has relocated animatronics in the past. At DL, a few of the "America Sings" geese became droids at "Star Tours", and of course, the rest of the cast was sent to Splash Mountain. In the late 90's, several of the old EPCOT "World of Motion" figures were added to the DL version of "Pirates".
I've heard that the DL Pirate auctioneer is re-built every few years with the latest animatronic technology. His fluid movements make the WDW auctioneer look like, well, a robot.
Timekeeper might me a little too short to fill the auctioneer's shoes, but perhaps they're planning to use him as a Barbosa or Jack Sparrow. That would definitely save them $$$, while also giving Pirates a state-of-the-art animatronic.