Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Megan duBois is a reporter who covers The Walt Disney Company. Mama Odie Audio-Animatronics figure for Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

In this final installment of my animatronic mouth series, I show how I designed and built the teeth and tongue to create a more realistic and expressive mechanism. From sculpting and material choices ...

The Five Nights at Freddy's movie brings the wildly popular series of mobile games into the live-action realm. Like many adaptations before it, the movie had to make a choice - should those iconically ...

Disneyland's new attraction may be its most ambitious in years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New animatronic showWalt Disney: ...

Ever since Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opened in 1963, animatronics (automated puppetry that uses prerecorded sounds and movements) has been entertaining people at amusement parks and in film.

Sometimes, filmmaking can really be an excuse for nerds to research stuff. Writer and director Isaiah Saxon spent years developing “The Legend of Ochi” to be a fantasy adventure that looks and feels ...

While it’s not the arrival of a certain walking, talking snowman – something Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland will receive later in 2026 – Disney World Epcot's flagship Frozen attraction is ...