animatronic
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animatronics
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It felt almost as if Chuck E. Cheese had replaced its animatronic band with several real-life Tejano ones.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The name was technically an Easter egg: Pasqually P. Pieplate is the chef in Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic house band.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Let's hope the giant animatronic elephant hasn't gone rusty in its storage container.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Do they still have those animatronic robot characters? They were kind of freaky.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
Another has eight life-size animatronics, including Frankenstein and his bride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Most of all, the movie’s distinction is in its stomach-churning smorgasbord of wild nightmare visions produced by the animatronics and makeup departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
For Woliner and Notarnicola, “The Man in the Tuskhut” is only the beginning of their venture with animatronics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
In the years prior, Woliner had become transfixed by immersive theater and animatronics, prompting him to purchase Dale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
But what if all of the animatronics had human operators—telecontrollers, working with waldoes?
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
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