Name: Top 10 Recycled Disney Animatronic Secrets Pt 3 ft. Disney Dan
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Audio Animatronics are constantly being recycled at the Disney Theme parks.

They’re expensive to produce so Disney reuses these robotic figures where they can.

In part one of Recycled Animatronics featuring Disney Dan we discussed figures from old attractions

In part two, we discussed Disney recycling animatronic molds, where a lot of the same

face molds were used in multiple attractions.

Well in this third instalment, we’ll be primarily focusing on old animatronic figures

We’ll also be taking a look at some traditional animatronic recycling as well and who better

to help co-host the video than Disney Dan! {Disney Dan} What’s going on Disney fans,

You might as well just called this Recycled Animatronics part 3 and the Prince of Thieves

So while looking at the history of animatronics and extinct attractions, today we’re gonna

be counting down the Top 10 Recycled Disney Animatronics part 3!

Number 10 One of the earliest examples of animatronic

recycling can be found in the Primeval World diorama on the Disneyland railroad in California.

For the 1964 New York World’s Fair, Disney developed an attraction called Ford’s Magic

Guests were seated in the newest Ford model and were taken on a slow journey from the

The past involved a series of scenes with many audio animatronic dinosaurs; these were

some of the largest animatronics Disney had built at the time.

Out of the 4 attractions Disney developed for the New York World’s Fair, Ford’s

Magic Skyway would be the only one after the fair ended in 1965 to not find a home at Disneyland…but

Disney wanted to reuse these impressive audio animatronics, so in 1966 they were recycled

into the Primeval World diorama on the Disneyland Railroad.

The animatronics don’t have a large range of motion but they’re in excellent shape

and represent such an important part of Disney animatronic history.

Number 9 Star Tours: the Adventure Continues can be

found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland in California, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo

Many audio animatronics fill the attraction’s queue but there’s one specific prop that’s

actually an old recycled audio animatronic.

In the current version of Star Tours, C3-PO pilots the star speeder but he was only added

during the attraction’s update in 2010.

Before C3-Po took over the pilots seat, the droid Rex was the original Starspeeder pilot.

Since he was removed in this new incarnation of Star Tours, Imagineers recycled the animatronic

He can be found in the droid custom area of the second room after you pass C3-Po.

When you’re walking into the room, you can find him here on the right hand side at Disneyland

in California and at Hollywood Studio’s he’s right here on the left hand side.

Rex is marked as defective and although he no longer moves, you catch him light up and

mutter some of his old dialogue from the original ride.

Rex can also be found in the queue at Disneyland Paris and at Tokyo Disneyland.

Number 8 Next we’ll board our Viking Ship and sail

Before Frozen Ever After opened in June of 2016 this space used to be home to Maelstrom.

The classic boat ride featured a variety of different audio animatronics but when the

ride closed in October of 2014 a group of animatronic figures were recycled into Frozen

During the Polar Bear scene on Maelstrom, you were able to find these puffins on the

They’re simple figures painted with black light paint.

Well after your ship passes marshmallow on Frozen Ever After and heads down the drop,

you’ll find the puffin animatronics from Maelstrom on the right hand side.

Recycling these figures into the snowy mountains outside of Elsa’s Ice castle acts as a fun

little tribute to the extinct Disney ride.

These were the only animatronics recycled from the ride but this polar bear animatronic

from Maelstrom is currently on display in central shops at Walt Disney World.

If you take the backstage magic tour you’ll get to see this extinct audio animatronic!

Number 7 Over in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom you’ll

find these beautiful water spitting camels in front of the Magic Carpets of Aladdin and

they actually have a rich history of recycling.

In 1992 a parade called Aladdin’s Royal Caravan made its debut at what used to be

Both of these golden camels made their original debut as a parade float.

While turning their heads from side to side, they would spray guests with water along the

parade route; even Danny Tanner was sprayed by these camels.

In August of 1995 they ended their parade run when they found a new home outside of

what used to be the Soundstage Restaurant.

It’s where the Disney Junior Dance Party is today.

After spending another 3 years at the entrance of the restaurant the camels were removed

in November of 1998 and then in May of 2001 they were finally recycled into their current

Aside from the slightly different paint job, the camels remained the exact same, although

it does seems like their heads have stopped moving as of recently.

At least now it’s become a lot easier to not get wet.

Number 6 Muppet Vision 3-d at Disney’s Hollywood

Studios includes some animatronics and although none of them are recycled, the attraction

The queue is filled with so much detail that you’ll spot something new every time, but

have you ever noticed these solider figures plopped up in the catwalks.

There’s a few of them in multiple places, and they’re actually some of the authentic

Jim Hensen rod puppets used in Muppet Vision 3-D. In Sam Eagle’s patriotic Grand finale

of the film, there’s this army of soldiers.

Made out of foam and polyurethane, the soldiers recycled in the queue are the ones seen in