Which is your favorite?

[Davyjones]

The auctioneer from Pirates!

"Shift yer cargo, dearie. Show'em yer larboard side."

Is larboard an actual word?

[wedway76]

"Shift yer cargo, dearie. Show'em yer larboard side."

Is larboard an actual word?

I always thought he was saying starboard, but I looked up larboard and it is a word. It is the opposite of starboard, it is the left side of a boat (when facing front).

[texasteacher]

I don't know what it is but I LOVE the Dad in the Carousel of Progress!

He is my favorite as well!

[Shanaynay]

The lady with the glowing heart in the Haunted Mansion, she always catches my eye (she's spooky), although I'm not positive that she would be considered an animatronic figure...

[Melanie]

My family as a whole loves the sleeping monk in Spaceship Earth. Hope he's still there!

And I personally love the little (Egyptian???) winking girl in Small World. She's adorable!

[EJS-Houston]

Hi! I was respondin to "Von Drake" the screen name of the poster. I am so sorry for the confusion I caused!
Rachel

That'll teach me to read more carefully.

[WriteDisney]

Ooo this is a good one..

1- I'm happy to see the pirate with his hairy leg over the bridge has made an appearance in several posts. That's the first one that came to my mind

2-I love rover too. Carousel of Progress is definetely one of my favorites.

3-Its hard to pick a favorite on Splash Mountain (I love them all). But if I had to I'd pick the buzzards right before the big drop. I'm not sure that they are ones though. I believe they are.

Great post!

[ldn324]

Another "Rover" from CoP fan here!!

[browneyedgirl12]

I like the talking trash can in Tomarrowland. Its hillarious when you put trash into it and then it burps and says thanks for the snack. You've got to love it.

[GrmGrninGost]

Big Al! He is incredible!

[Main Street Jim]

I'm gonna throw in a little "Animatronics" trivia here...

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.. the man in the bathtub floating in the water

He actually has a name: Cousin Elrod

POTC, one that always stands out for me, oddly, is the drunk guy with the cats around him.

He is one of three Animatronic figures in PotC to actually be named in the attraction's script. Besides Cap'n Jack Sparrow, there's the mayor ("NO, NO, NO, NO, Carlos...do not TELL heem!" from the "screaming lady" up in the window above the well), and the "drunk guy with the cats" is "Ol' Bill". Listen to the audio as you pass next time you ride PotC.

I don't know what it is but I LOVE the Dad in the Carousel of Progress!

The dad's name is John. Mom is Sarah, the daughter is Patricia (or Patty, depending on which show scene you're in ), and the son's name is Jimmy (or James, again, depending on which show scene you're in). There are four other Animatronic characters in CoP: Rover (the dog), ol' Uncle Orville, and the grandfather and grandmother in the last show scene (where Grandma's kickin' Jimmy's butt on the video game...LOL). The dog actually had different names in different show scenes for while, I believe when the show had the "Now is the Time" theme song going. I distinctly recall that at least one of the names was "Queenie". Oh - and one other piece of trivia about CoP. It's the only attraction that Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Loony Toons, etc.) has ever done a "Disney voice" for, working with Walt: he voiced the "Uncle Orville" character.

1.) I love Big Al- also the moose on the wall...

There are twenty-three Animatronic characters in CBJ; the moose is named "Melvin". The deer is "Max", and "Buff" the buffalo. Can y'all name all of the others?

The lady with the glowing heart in the Haunted Mansion, she always catches my eye (she's spooky), although I'm not positive that she would be considered an animatronic figure...

That would be the bride in the attic, although she is more "holographic" now. She's *more awesome* now than she was before (after the refurb)!

I like the talking trash can in Tomarrowland.

That would be "Push", although he's not really "animatronic". He's more "radio-controlled"

The master entertainer of tomorrow land, Sonny Eclipse at Cosmic Rays .... got to love the act.

Lil' story about Sonny that I've heard from an Imagineer friend of mine
When Tomorrowland was being re-done in the mid-1990s and the Tomorrowland Terrace was being transformed into Cosmic Ray's, Imagineers wanted to put in a "lounge singer" of some sort "to entertain intergalactic travelers of Tomorrowland". Tony Baxter, then the head of Imagineering, told his guys if they could in under budget for the show, they could get it done. So, the crew apparently found a "spare" Trixie (from CBJ) to use as their frame for the Tomorrowland scene. They came in under budget by using an already-built Animatronic frame, and Sonny Eclipse was born So next time you're here at the park, look at the similarities between Sonny and Trixe; you'd never guess they were "related"....LOLOLOLOL

[Kurtoon]

I am always amazed at Tom Marrow
I have not seen the Yeti yet...but i think he will be my new favorite

[jrpersinger]

Ofcoarse, I have to say the first Jack Sparrow also. My DD argued with me he was real the first time we seen him. You can leave that one out when it really does look that REAL!

My other fav is the Wicked Witch in GMR. And the munchkins.

[Donald A]

My favorite, though no longer in his original form or glory, has been and always will be, Figment. From the moment I went on the old ride, it was instantly my favorite thing in all of Disney World. I cried when I learned they'd taken it away. I've been on the new ride, but it's not the same.

Long live Imagination!

(Except for the crying part)

[Gibbs]

My top three:

The Pirate with his foot hanging from the bridge on POTC

The Buzzards just before the drop on SM

The three Pirates in jail tring to coax the key from the dog on POTC

[Kisobel]

i love the vultures in splash mountain. they always crack me up. we also love the new bride at the end of haunted mansion. hurry back.


kate

[AbeeNormal]

I love them all....... but my favorite is the dog with the keys in POTC.

[MissMaryPoppins]

I like the pirate sitting on the bridge on "Pirates of the Caribbean". I remember a vacation planning tape we use to have that had a segment that focused specifically on that guy. I remember a guy in a deep announcers voice going "See the hairy leg" and a close up of the leg. I also liked the guy in "World of Motion" who fell off his bike into the mud and the woman laughing at him.

Joy

[kathymk616]

I love...

...the pig wallowing in POTC. He looks so happy.

...the robot dog in one of the scenes on the walkway exiting Space Mountain. I am fascinated by it, because I could swear it is the old "His Master's Voice" RCA mascot, but with the fur coat stripped off. Would WDW reuse an AA like that?

...the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM.

...impatient Mona Lisa in old SE in Epcot.

[Miss Mouse]

I'm gonna throw in a little "Animatronics" trivia here...

Thanks for all the great trivia, Main Street Jim! It's cool to know that most of our faves have some interesting back-stories. You're just a wealth of knowledge!