animatronic
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animatronics
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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
McDermott had perfectly employed James as the droll animatronic Disneyland Lincoln in his animation-friendly, slightly goofy production of “Perfect American” in Madrid, where the opera premiered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The animatronic Great White gave his engineers as much trouble as it gave Spielberg on set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Let's hope the giant animatronic elephant hasn't gone rusty in its storage container.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
All of a sudden, a row of animatronic geese tucked into a corner of the room started honking and singing.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
An outside expert in animatronics, who typically works in television and theater, gives them an annual tuneup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Using animatronics and other tools, many of these practical critters moved and appeared to even breathe, causing more than a few of us to scream in surprise.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
The original show gave the prehistoric reptiles the nature documentary treatment, offering glimpses of a world that was ruled by dinosaurs millions of years ago through the magic of CGI and animatronics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
To achieve that level of in-camera wonder, the filmmaker enlisted John Nolan Studio, the storied London-based animatronics outfit with credits on productions ranging from the “Harry Potter” franchise to the more recent “Jurassic World: Dominion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
They’ve got most of the animatronics dismantled, and they’re taking down the glass in the Ballroom now.”
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory
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