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We’re not gonna sit here and act like Disney’s Hollywood Studios hasn’t had a rocky start to the new year.
Galaxy’s Edge
We’re just over a week into 2022, and Studios can’t seem to catch a break. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster can’t seem to make up its mind about whether or not it wants to be open, and if we had a nickel for every time a Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge animatronic disappeared in 2022, we’d have two nickels, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right? [Read more…]
Since Disney World reopened last summer, pre-shows were removed from rides as a safety precaution.
Where’s Hondo?!
Since the reopening, many pre-shows have been unavailable. But as restrictions have been changing around Disney, we’ve started to see the return of some pre-shows! Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith had the band back in the recording studio, Haunted Mansion’s room is stretching again, and Dinosaur saw the return of Dr. Seeker. And now, we found another awesome pre-show reopen in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and so is a missing animatronic!
Here at DFB, we’ve been lucky enough to spot quite a few celebrities in the parks!
Magic Kingdom
Just like us, they like to visit Disney World with their families and enjoy a little magic from time to time. Whether they’re there for work or pleasure, it can be a little challenging to spot them if you’re not looking in the right places — the parks are pretty big, and usually, these people are just trying to blend into the crowd. But don’t worry, if you’re looking to find some famous people, there are a few places where you can always find them in the Disney World parks!
Disney is known for creating some state-of-the-art, seriously impressive animatronics for its attractions over the last few years. The Shaman of Song that serenades riders in Na’vi River Journey and Hondo Ohnaka that greets future pilots, engineers, and gunners on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run are both shockingly realistic.
Hondo Ohnaka audio-animatronic ©Disney
However, not all animatronics are created equal. Sometimes, they’re just downright creepy. Plus, they can even have bad days, just like the rest of us. The Yeti of the Forbidden Mountain on Expedition Everest has been riding the struggle bus for years, and even Elsa had a rough patch a few months ago. Well, today, we’re talking about some of the strangest and scariest animatronics created by Disney, and even taking a look at some of their mishaps!
Get those Leia buns ready because Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge officially opens in Hollywood Studios THIS WEEK!
Hondo Ohnaka
And to celebrate, Disney is releasing a Hondo Ohnaka Funko Pop!
Well, if your mind hasn’t already been blown by everything you’ve seen so far about what’s coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when it opens in Disneyland this summer and Disney World’s Hollywood Studios this fall, wait until you see this…
Hondo Ohnaka Screenshot from video ©Walt Disney Imagineering
THIS is the Audio-Animatronic Hondo Ohnaka coming to the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction queue, and he is part of “the next evolution” of the A100 Audio-Animatronic figures. [Read more…]
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