Post #744311 by AceExplorer on Fri, Jun 5, 2015 11:37 AM

On 2015-06-05 10:41, kkocka wrote:

This was in Orlando, of all places. I say that because I expected more than a month before there was some kinda malfunction. Recently California's windows have had issues (cursors showing up or "no signal" boxes) so I expected this to be from there but it ain't.

As far as animatronics, they break down fairly regularly in the parks and yet aren't fixed right away. An example I think I gave earlier was Brer Bear in Disneyland's Splash Mountain sitting broken, not bobbing, for a good six months - and that's a prime attraction in the parks! This is in a less-trafficked resort bar.

Thanks for the photo, that is hilarious! (I hear that Apple products never break down, and they never get viruses, heh...) With regard to animated figures breaking down, I know it hasn't always been that way, and it's very sad to hear that its that way now. My guess is that budgets have been cut to such a degree by execs and managers so that they can achieve budget goals and earn their bonuses. This comes at the expense of the guest experience. So maybe it's best that Uh-Oa was not given any animation. This also makes me think that the very simple tentacle animation was made that way because it is very simple and requires less maintenance. That's smart in one way, but bad in another.

Still, I have to shake my head that a company known for pioneering mechanical animation decided to be so conservative in Sam's. Let's see what they do in the upcoming themed Hangar Bar in late 2015.

Thanks for the info exchange, Keith.