Walt Disney Imagineering unveils 'most advanced Audio-Animatronics figures yet' at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

Posted: Thursday April 4, 2024 10:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the new audio-animatronic figures coming to Tiana's Bayou Adventure this summer.

Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

WDI says, "You'll be able to experience our most advanced Audio-Animatronics figures yet in Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. These figures build on our legacy with even more sophistication."

Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

You can see the new animatronic figures in motion in the first episode of WDI's new YouTube series, 'We Call It Imagineering.'

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BrerFoxesBayouAdventure6 hours ago

That's an insult to the artistry of Looney Tunes and the Warner Bros. cartoons. The Br'ers always gave me a "Warner Animation/MGM Studios" kind of vibe in how they're animated more expressively than the usual Disney fare.

Dear Prudence7 hours ago

It actually makes the new animatronics being mostly non functioning a lot of the time even more glaringly obvious because they have such limited movements anyway.

Dear Prudence7 hours ago

That's actually a really neat idea!!!!

Brer Panther8 hours ago

Is it just me, or does Mondo look like a more advanced animatronic than the other "new" characters? I dunno, he just seems a bit more articulated...

HauntedPirate14 hours ago

I'd opine that they chose to leave the significant gaps, but that's just me.

networkpro15 hours ago

The scenery and props were designed for the Disneyland space so they had to leave significant gaps for Disneyworlds longer flume.

Incomudro18 hours ago

Yes, there is little implied motion in any of these figures, or steps of figure. It's bad storyboarding.

EagleScout6101 day ago

The other issue I have with the animatronics on Bayou is that everyone is just standing/sitting firmly on the ground. There's no dynamic or interesting poses that allow for interesting animation. Splash had Br'er Rabbit jumping along the fence, Br'er Bear in the tree and thrashing around on his back, Br’er Fox springing up from the background, the Possum babies above the river hanging by their tails, turtles being lifted by geysers, the entire riverboat rocking back and forth... Everything on Bayou just looks so static in comparison. Edit - Forgot about Rufus the Turtle who bobs back and forth slightly. But it's still a very simple animation loop.

networkpro1 day ago

Curious enough I met Troy Landry at the Poly in 2020 while it was open just for DVC and diners. Nice fellow.

Animaniac93-981 day ago

They also don't interact much with each other and are very self contained vignettes that don't build to anything. Think of the geese who's fishing line has nabbed another's hat, or the fish that jumps through the empty net. Think of the vultures looking at each other and finishing the other's sentence. Think of the rabbits commenting on the Brers chasing each other while a projection effect plays in the background. All of that is gone...and the heavier reliance of screens makes the new scenes look physically flat. The ride's soundtrack is doing the heavy lifting of giving life to the scenes, not their staging or animation.

JoeCamel1 day ago

Shelby would run them over with his boat so we escape over the falls!

Brer Panther1 day ago

Yes, this. Both of this. I dunno if they really qualified as "evil", but yes, the film dig have frog hunters. It still would've been a major downgrade from Brer Fox, though... I don't think you could make those frog hunters threatening at all. I suppose they could've made up a brand new villain, but they probably couldn't be bothered (or they knew people would still be complaining that we got this new character instead of Facilier).