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find us @TPMvideos. Audio Animatronics are found in dozens of
Disney rides across the theme parks and we love Animatronics! Many of these figures are extremely impressive
and with any sort of technical mechanics, things are bound to fail and go wrong. If you’ve been watching this channel for
a while you’ll know its been quite some time since our last animatronic malfunction
video but we’re back. We’ll take a look at malfunctions featuring
some very well known animatronics while teaching you a little more about these robots as well
as some Plan B’s Disney has in place. So today we’re gonna be counting down the
Top 10 Disney Fails and Animatronic Malfunctions Number 10
A main character featured in Pirates of the Caribbean is the Auctioneer; he’s an impressive
audio animatronic which we’ve shown on the channel before. Now since Animatronics are such a key part
of an attraction’s storytelling, there are certain figures that when they malfunction,
it causes the ride to shut down. The auctioneer is supposed to be one of these
key figures but it doesn’t seem like thats the case with this video from Disneyland that
was sent into us. {Redd} Now quit your clucking! The gentleman wants the run! Don’t cha boys? {Pirates} We wants the rum! {Auctioneer} Now you scurvy scum do I hear
10! It’s really interesting how his legs collapsed
sideways but the rest of his upper body was moving like normal. This was probably a case of hydraulic pressure
in his legs being lost but it really just looks like he has a bad back. Now if you are on a ride and see an animatronic
malfunctioning, it never hurts to let a cast member know so the issue can be looked after
and they can return to working order. Number 9
Staying at Disneyland this next one brings us into the Guardians of the Galaxy Mission
Breakout pre showroom with the Rocket Raccoon audio-animatronic. Now sometimes when Rocket get’s a bit fed
up with the collector he takes a little nap. {Rocket} I’m gonna blast this thing and
destroy all the control system which will open up every cage in this freak show and
free my friends. And then we’ll be on our merry way. Well in this specific case, all the guests
were sent on their merry way out of the pre-show room once Cast Members saw him malfunctioning. Now the Rocket Animatronic is a pretty vital
component to setting up the story. You wouldn’t be able to have a complete
experience without the pre-show so Disney has set up a plan B. When the Rocket Animatronic
malfunctions and isn’t operating he appears on the screen instead of physically showing
up in the room. {Rocket} For those of you that have not been
paying attention, the names' rocket. One of the Guardians of the Galaxy. oo and look what I swiped! Now move it A little clue to figure out if you’ll be
seeing the Rocket animatronic is spotting the walkman is in the display case. If you walk into the room and see its missing,
then you’ll be getting plan B! Number 8
This next malfunction brings us into the finale of the Gran Fiesta Tour in the Mexico Pavilion
at Epcot. The Three Caballeros animatronics were added
to the ride in 2015 but sometimes when they take their big final bow at the end of their
world tour, well they have some issues getting back up. Now these figures look lifeless but if you
pay close attention you can still see that Panchito’s foot and Jose’s left hand and
foot are all still moving. {Music} Ahhh we have the stars to guide us. They’re dancing beside us to play as we
go. We sing and we Sumba we shoot eiiii corumba. Who needs iii corumba, oh yes I don’t know. It’s strange how these are the only parts
moving don’t you think? Number 7
Splash Mountain is home to dozens of audio-animatronics and it seems like this ride in particular
always has an animatronic that’s malfunctioning. It’s pretty rare that all the figures in
the finale are working and on a trip to Disneyland’s Splash Mountain back in September, the fox
seemed to have bust a move and then busted his back. The next day we went back to see how Mr. Fox
was doing and they got him back up but his mouth was the only thing that was moving. As I was reviewing the footage I noticed some
other things, like the Chicken on the third level wasn’t moving as well and one of the
Hens was missing. On another visit, the chicken that should
be here was also missing. Now it is common for Disney to remove one
animatronic at a time to fix the figure so it’s actually not a bad thing when an animatronic
is fully missing. Number 6
The Hondo Onaka animatronic IS the pre-show of Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run. Without a working Hondo you can’t have the
pre-show, or can you? Well when Galaxy’s Edge was first in previews
at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Hondo animatronic was having some issues. He must have been malfunctioning and as soon
as guests walked into the pre-show room Hondo was covered and disguised with what looks
like a shipping container. Much like with Plan B in the Mission Breakout
pre-show, Smugglers Run also has a Plan B where Hondo just appears on the screens to
the right and left. {Cast Member} Hey Hondo. The recruits are here. Hondo. Hondo. Honda {Hondo} Are we all in? Good, good, good. For those who don’t know me, I am Hondo
Onaka and welcome to my completely legitimate shipping company, Onaka Transport Solutions. It’s definitely not as exciting as an animatronic
but it still provides the story points needed to fly the Falcon. {Hondo} The Resistance will get the supplies
they needed! Number 5
Projections play a big part in the animatronics on Frozen Ever After at Epcot. As much as they look great when they work,
you can get some pretty wacky and unsettling looking malfunctions like slot machine Olaf. {Olaf} Summer snow, for Sven and me and you. We’re going up to Elsa’s Ice Palace with
you and you. If you think that looked strange get ready
for Olaf Skellington. {Olaf} We’re going up to Elsa’s Ice Palace
with you and you. All of you! See you there! We just need to change the music and its a
completely different ride. Now speaking of music and sound, this next
malfunction with Olaf is interesting so see if you notice anything. Usually when an animatronic malfunctions and
freezes, their show audio still plays which doesn’t make much sense cause if the character
isn’t alive with animation then how could it be speaking. {Music} I actually think this is a great decision
on Disney’s part to cut the dialogue when the classic Frozen malfunction takes place. I mean the only thing he’s doing is blinking,
and probably blinking for help. So don’t worry buddy, somebody gonna come
get you. Number 4
The highlight of Na’Vi River Journey in Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the
Na’vi Shaman of Songs; she’s a massive figure. The Shaman is the most advanced and complicated
animatronic system Disney has developed to date, but when figures are this complex, issues
are bound to arise. There are times when the Shaman Malfunctions
and although it's yet to be caught on camera, Disney has a quick contingency plan in place. When they notice a problem with the animatronic,
she’s lowered into the ground for maintenance and a screen is brought down to project a
video of the Shaman. {Shaman Singing} Disney tries to have as little downtime with
this ride as possible so this switchover happens pretty quick. The Shaman is the biggest wow moment in the
ride, so it might be a bit of a let done to not see her but the way I see it is that B
mode Shaman is better than no Shaman at all. It keeps her cousin company at Expedition
Everest: Go Disco Yeti! Number 3
We’re going back to the Animatronics on Frozen Ever After and like we saw with the
Olaf projection malfunctions, Elsa has experienced her own problems and just can't seem to let
it go. {Elsa} No rue’s for me. I’m free. Let it go, let it go It looks weird seeing her without a face but
it isn’t as unsettling as Olaf Skellington. Next to Olaf, Elsa seems like the animatronic
that malfunctions the most on the ride and although she’s usually an extremely fluid
figure sometimes she gives frozen a whole new meaning. {Elsa} No rue’s for me. I’m free. Let it go, let it go Now, remember how we talked about Disney having
contingency plans? Well, there’s one set in place that if the
ride itself breaks down and malfunctions leaving you stuck in front of Elsa, she’ll finish
singing Let it Go then in true Disney fashion she stays animated waving to guests in the
boat. {Music} It’s pretty clever, isn’t it? Just like any Disney character would do in
a show or parade breakdown! Number 2
This next one takes us into Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters at Disneyland. Now on this list, a common malfunction we’ve
seen are static animatronics like how Buzz is here. {Buzz} The scanner is detecting more trouble
in sector 9. No doubt its the work of that enemy of the
galactic alliance the Evil Emperor Zurg. Well back in June of 2018 a malfunction similar
to Ursula losing her head happened to Buzz lightyear and instead of his head it was his
hand. {Buzz} The scanner is detecting more trouble
in sector 9. No doubt its the work of that enemy of the
galactic alliance the Evil Emperor Zurg. Without those cells, we’ll all be powerless
and at the mercy of Zerg. Now, this must have just been an issue with
a couple screws coming lose that hold his hand in place since his fingers are still
functioning like normal. Around Buzz lightyear, you’ll see this rod
and in a case with a malfunction like this, they would put a curtain around the animatronic
to block it from the queue while maintenance repairs the figure. Number 1
For this last one, we’re gonna literally shake things up as we head on Spaceship Earth
at Epcot. Now, this ride is filled with dozens of audio-animatronics
and they go from looking like this to malfunctioning like this. {Music} I mean that’s a pretty violent shake, we
need that one more time. Even the lab worker leisurely goes about his
day then sips a little too much coffee and ends up all like. Even King triton on the Little Mermaid Ride
seems to have a case of the shakes. {Guest} Dude are you okay? hahahahah Now what I’ve realized in all three of these
malfunctions is that all the figures are limited motion animatronics. They aren’t advanced a-100 figures, but
I feel like the shaking issue has something to do with the compliance software failing. Compliance was a software setting developed
by Disney that acts as sort of a shock absorber and alleviates pressure during the animatronic
movement. That mixed with issues in the hydraulic pressure
with the actuators and valves could definitely cause this malfunction. It’s quite the sight So have you ever experienced an animatronic
fail and malfunction while on a Disney ride? I’d love to know! Leave a comment down below to start a conversation
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