Disneyland gets jaw-dropping Groot robot ready for Guardians of the Galaxy dance party
A top-secret project that has been under wraps for years could soon be revealed in Avengers Campus as Walt Disney Imagineering inches closer to pushing a jaw-dropping Groot robot out into Disney California Adventure to take part in a Guardians of the Galaxy dance party.
Disneyland is conducting play tests of technology from the Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development team for select theme park visitors who are shown a short presentation of the Groot audio-animatronic character.
Imagineering’s Project Kiwi version of the Young Groot audio-animatronic may be coming to Avengers Campus this summer, according to MiceChat.
The Marvel superhero on the team of intergalactic mercenaries in the “Guardian of the Galaxy” films is a gentle, kind and childlike extraterrestrial tree-like creature who says only one thing: “I am Groot.”
The most logical place to test out robot Groot: Next to the Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout in DCA’s Avengers Campus. The behind-the-scenes play tests have let lucky theme park visitors watch the Young Groot robot take part in the “Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Dance Off” show, according to MiceChat.
The public first got a glimpse of the freely walking Young Groot audio-animatronic robot when Walt Disney Imagineering pulled back the curtain in 2021 on the secret project codenamed Kiwi that had been under wraps for years. The secretive research and development arm of Disney showcased the progress on the tandem projects for the New York Times and CNBC.
The innovative costuming technology developed by Imagineering allows mini-sized favorites like Young Groot, Rocket Racoon, Baby Yoda and Winnie the Pooh to interact with visitors at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
The 3-foot-tall Groot animatronic that waddles and coos like a toddler has cameras and sensors to help the robot roam freely and interact with people, according to CNBC.
Custom software allows the Groot robot to perform specific behaviors and convey emotions, according to the New York Times. The goal: Make theme park visitors believe they are meeting Groot rather than a sophisticated robot brimming with cutting edge technology.
Disney teased the Groot freely-walking audio-animatronic during a virtual press event to announce the opening of Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.
The Project Kiwi robots represent a new class of audio-animatronics that could be used for smaller-sized free-roaming characters, according to the New York Times.
A top-secret project that has been under wraps for years could soon be revealed in Avengers Campus as Walt Disney Imagineering inches closer to pushing a jaw-dropping Groot robot out into Disney California Adventure to take part in a Guardians of the Galaxy dance party.
Disneyland is conducting play tests of technology from the Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development team for select theme park visitors who are shown a short presentation of the Groot audio-animatronic character.
Imagineering’s Project Kiwi version of the Young Groot audio-animatronic may be coming to Avengers Campus this summer, according to MiceChat.
The Marvel superhero on the team of intergalactic mercenaries in the “Guardian of the Galaxy” films is a gentle, kind and childlike extraterrestrial tree-like creature who says only one thing: “I am Groot.”
The most logical place to test out robot Groot: Next to the Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout in DCA’s Avengers Campus. The behind-the-scenes play tests have let lucky theme park visitors watch the Young Groot robot take part in the “Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Dance Off” show, according to MiceChat.
The public first got a glimpse of the freely walking Young Groot audio-animatronic robot when Walt Disney Imagineering pulled back the curtain in 2021 on the secret project codenamed Kiwi that had been under wraps for years. The secretive research and development arm of Disney showcased the progress on the tandem projects for the New York Times and CNBC.
The innovative costuming technology developed by Imagineering allows mini-sized favorites like Young Groot, Rocket Racoon, Baby Yoda and Winnie the Pooh to interact with visitors at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
The 3-foot-tall Groot animatronic that waddles and coos like a toddler has cameras and sensors to help the robot roam freely and interact with people, according to CNBC.
Custom software allows the Groot robot to perform specific behaviors and convey emotions, according to the New York Times. The goal: Make theme park visitors believe they are meeting Groot rather than a sophisticated robot brimming with cutting edge technology.
Disney teased the Groot freely-walking audio-animatronic during a virtual press event to announce the opening of Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.
The Project Kiwi robots represent a new class of audio-animatronics that could be used for smaller-sized free-roaming characters, according to the New York Times.