(Video) Sneak Peek of Disney’s Most Sophisticated Audio-Animatronics Technology

EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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EpcotServo said:
Magic Kingdom looks like it's 75. It's so hard to believe Disneyland is older.
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I was just thinking the same thing....there are several areas ALL around the resort that really look like they are still in the 70's or 80's.


I'm assuming that DL is not in the 50's :lol:
TP2000 said:
Team Disney Orlando just needs a good, hard management shake-up, that's all. And an order for a few thousand gallons of paint.
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"Soooome dayyyy our VP wiiiilll come.....sommmeeee day when spprrrrring is near....






:lookaroun
 
TP2000

TP2000

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EPCOT Explorer said:
I was just thinking the same thing....there are several areas ALL around the resort that really look like they are still in the 70's or 80's.


I'm assuming that DL is not in the 50's :lol:
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There are still 50's elements at Disneyland, but they are almost all for the best. The inherent charm and quaintness of StorybookLand Canal Boats, for example, a ride system and experience that no Disney park would ever recreate post-1962. The big petrified tree Mrs. Disney "gave" to the park and put in Frontierland in 1957. Etc., etc.

I think the one thing, at least the only thing I can think of, that looks 1950's in an unflattering way is the ceiling vents in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. The ceiling has these big, round industrial vents in them that are clearly from the 1950's, of the type used in any high school cafeteria or auditorium from the mid 20th century. I tend to notice them and think "Wow, those things have been up there since Walt held his wedding anniversary party in here in July, 1955!".

Check them out next time you visit the Golden Horseshoe for a show or an ice cream sundae.
 
EPCOT Explorer

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TP2000 said:
There are still 50's elements at Disneyland, but they are almost all for the best. The inherent charm and quaintness of StorybookLand Canal Boats, for example, a ride system and experience that no Disney park would ever recreate post-1962. The big petrified tree Mrs. Disney "gave" to the park and put in Frontierland in 1957. Etc., etc.

I think the one thing, at least the only thing I can think of, that looks 1950's in an unflattering way is the ceiling vents in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. The ceiling has these big, round industrial vents in them that are clearly from the 1950's, of the type used in any high school cafeteria or auditorium from the mid 20th century. I tend to notice them and think "Wow, those things have been up there since Walt held his wedding anniversary party in here in July, 1955!".

Check them out next time you visit the Golden Horseshoe for a show or an ice cream sundae.
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Heh. Stuff like that, I wouldn't mind.


But there's DEFIANTLY some things in EPCOT and in MK that reek of 70's and 80's.:lookaroun:lol:

(Though, I do love them. :lol: In some ways it's just part of it. :o)
 
nemofinder22

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From the Around Disney Blog at OC Register, the very last paragraph is the interesting part, and hopfully comes true for the other 2 Indy AA's that havent been replaced yet.

http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com...technology-used-in-disneylands-lincoln/27933/

Mr. Lincoln’s jaw won’t just move up and down like before at Disneyland.

His lips will form to make “o” and “s” sounds. His cheek muscles will move. His eyebrows will raise.

Disney creators tried to make the new animatronic Lincoln so precise that they would film the robot and watch the show without sound to make sure they could read his lips.

The new “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” show is expected to debut as soon as late this week with never-before-used technology that is supposed to make the robot more realistic than ever, said Tony Baxter, senior vice president of creative development for Walt Disney Imagineering. A firm opening date has yet to be set.

“We felt than rather than have the frozen face with the mouth moving, we challenged ourselves to bring the entire head to life. This is experimental. It’s the first one. We’re very hopeful that we opened a new door for new animatronics for us,” Baxter said.

The show features a recreation of President Abraham Lincoln in robotic form, giving speeches to audiences in the Main Street Opera House. The show debuted at Disneyland in 1965, after beginning at the New York World’s Fair, as Walt Disney’s first attempt at human animatronics. Mr. Lincoln has appeared at the park on and off ever since, last showing in 2004.

For about 18 months, Disney creators have retooled the new Lincoln with brand-new technology while still retaining the same voice track and speeches as the original.Hydraulics were used to move the previous Lincolns. “It’s reliable and great, but if it leaks, then you have a disaster. To tell you the truth, it did leak,” Baxter said.

The new figure will use electronics — the first time a whole animatronic head will be electronic, Baxter said. Disney creators use a computer to design the internal skeleton and then the forms are printed on a 3D printer, a way to make the insides more realistic, Baxter said.

Each human hair was hand-placed on the figure, including stubble for the beard, Baxter said.

Baxter said creators realize that visitors will zoom in with their video cameras to see every detail, even if they aren’t supposed to. “Mr. Lincoln is good enough to get in real close,” Baxter said.

Creators are using the original voice recordings of actor Royal Dano, but remastered for the show. Previous show versions mostly used recordings from a soundstage. But creators went back and found recordings from a studio that kept in realistic details that were erased in old shows.

“You’ll be able to hear him smack his lips and hear him get another breath,” Baxter said. “The sound is so good in the theater that it will rival anything heard in the cinema today.”

The technology is so new that it wasn’t ready for a President Barack Obama animatronic figure that was added to Walt Disney World in July. Baxter said the new technology likely will be used on other attractions, possibly the Indiana Jones Adventure ride.
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sponono88

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The new “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” show is expected to debut as soon as late this week with never-before-used technology that is supposed to make the robot more realistic than ever, said Tony Baxter, senior vice president of creative development for Walt Disney Imagineering. A firm opening date has yet to be set.

“We felt than rather than have the frozen face with the mouth moving, we challenged ourselves to bring the entire head to life. This is experimental. It’s the first one. We’re very hopeful that we opened a new door for new animatronics for us,” Baxter said.
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“You’ll be able to hear him smack his lips and hear him get another breath,” Baxter said. “The sound is so good in the theater that it will rival anything heard in the cinema today.”

http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com...technology-used-in-disneylands-lincoln/27933/
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wow. I can't wait :sohappy:

and a picture from today's Dateline Disneyland update
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nemofinder22

nemofinder22

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Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is now officially open. Great to see 2(small world and Lincoln) of Walt's Worlds Fair attractions brought into the 21st century while still keeping their roots. Now if we can get some updating to the Prime Evil World section of the DLRR.


Heres a clip from the official Disneyland Youtube page-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlxpV2KJNQ
 

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