[innerSpaceman]

It's about time.



I've been thinking Disney should have been on to this decades ago. And not just in stage shows ... but for the characters that interact directly with guests.



If you look back at the characters circa opening day, it's a wonder they didn't scare the bejesus out of kids. They were primitive and pathetic.

Great progress was made with the characters through the 1960's ... and that's where state of the art has basically stalled (though there were design improvements until the 80's). No technological progress, however, has been made in 40 years. I think the video clip demonstates some real progress that should have hit the Parks at least a decade ago.


(and I think the ability to blink is just as important as the mouth movement in creating a wonderful illusion of life for these characters)







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