For more than seven decades, Walt Disney Imagineering has brought beloved stories and characters to life through the groundbreaking innovation of Audio-Animatronics figures. From classic attractions to brand-new adventures, these incredible creations are part of the fabric of iconic Disney storytelling that keeps guests coming back year after year. There’s always something new to inspire. That legacy continues at Walt Disney World Resort, with new figures debuting across several attractions: Zootopia: Better Zoogether: Starting at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, guests can get ready to clap their paws and click their claws when Zootopia: Better Zoogether! opens on Nov.7 in the iconic Tree of Life Theater. It’s a “4D” show guests won’t want to miss, as the residents of Zootopia are gearing up for Zoogether Day, a citywide celebration. On this special day, all kinds of animals join with performances from many of the diverse biomes that make up the city. In Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, the Tree of Life Theater is the epicenter of Zoogether Day with fast-talking, loud-howling wolf host Heidi Howler presenting a watch party where the audience of mammals big and small will catch all the festivities via livestream. Thanks to the special “Carrot Vision” glasses guests will wear as part of the watch party experience, some of their favorite characters from Zootopia and Zootopia 2 will “jump” off the screen. except for Gazelle’s number one fan and off-duty ZPD officer. That’s right, Benjamin Clawhauser himself will be in the theater with the audience in the form of an all-new Audio-Animatronics figure. When guests met Clawhauser in Zootopia, he was sporting his ZPD uniform (and sometimes a tasty donut, too). At the Zoogether Day watch party, he’ll be decked out from head to tail with a brand-new look: glow necklaces, bracelets, and his favorite, glittery Gazelle tee shirt. This larger-than-life fan wants nothing more than to be picked as the V.I.Z. (Very Important Zootopian),  the lucky mammal who will get special access to the Zoogether Day performers). And when that doesn’t work out, he must take matters into his own paws. Frozen Ever After: Guests will soon encounter enhanced Audio-Animatronics updates, bringing even more life and emotion to Anna, Elsa and friends. In the heart of the Norway pavilion at EPCOT, Frozen fanatics have been sailing through the story of Princess Anna and Queen Elsa on Frozen Ever After since it debuted in 2016. It is full of Audio-Animatronics figures—including Sven and Kristoff, an ice-skating Olaf, Marshmellow and a whole herd of Snowgies, and of course, Anna and Elsa. Many of these figures were groundbreaking in the world of Audio-Animatronics —not just as part of the first Frozen attraction, but also as the first attraction to have all electric Audio-Animatronics figures, and the first to combine electric motors and 3D printing. To build the attraction and make it feel like the enchanted Frozen story, it all came down to one wrist. Elsa is known for her magical, ice-forming hand gestures. For her Audio-Animatronics figure to handle the fluid movements just like Elsa does on screen, Imagineers needed enough space to run cables and motors down her arms and hands. They figured out how big Elsa’s wrist needed to be and scaled everything else in the attraction to match. Since then, Walt Disney Imagineering couldn’t “let it go” and has built upon that very technology of all-electric motors, 3D printing, and scaling for every figure they produce—from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, to Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival at Tokyo DisneySea, and World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland. And in a full circle moment of innovation, the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Audio-Animatronics figures will soon receive new updates after 10 years of delighting fans in Frozen Ever After. Taking inspiration from the advancements seen in figures at World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland, the Frozen Ever After figures will face the future of Audio-Animatronics. Early next year, this investment will bring a more true-to-film look for these beloved characters. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets: Debuting summer 2026, this reimagined attraction will introduce the first-ever Audio-Animatronics figures of Scooter and the penguins, who will be seen hard at work inside the recording studio. At Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, you bet we’ll have rock as we roll across Hollywood on a wild ride with the Electric Mayhem—complete with backstage chaos, high-speed thrills, that signature Muppet humor, and an all-new Muppet Audio-Animatronics figure.  Side by side with a dedicated team of penguin audio engineers, Scooter, in his capacity as band manager, will be trying hard to convince the Electric Mayhem to stop laying down tracks so they won’t be late to their own concert. This will be the first time Scooter has ever been imagined as an Audio-Animatronics figure, and he might not be the only Muppet Audio-Animatronics figure joining the attraction. And if guests want to paper that psychedelically sweet poster everywhere, they are in luck—The Muppets have a downloadable wallpaper here so guests can add some rock ‘n’ roll to their desktops. Get ready to rock out when Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets speeds into Disney’s Hollywood Studios in summer 2026! All this excitement about Audio-Animatronics figures to come is the next chapter in a long, iconic story that dates all the way back to Walt Disney himself.  He discovered an antique mechanical singing bird in New Orleans, and after returning to California, tasked Imagineers to learn how the little bird worked. His curiosity and the talents of his Imagineers laid the groundwork for future Audio-Animatronics figures.  The first-generation of Audio-Animatronics figures, known as the A-1, debuted in the 1960s at Disneyland in attractions like Jungle Cruise, Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland, and Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, which featured more than 200 singing birds. The technology and artistry of Audio-Animatronics figures didn’t stop there.  Next came the world’s first fully animated human figure in Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, which debuted at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Then came the introduction of the A-100 figure in 1989. Fast forward a few decades and hundreds of innovations later, Imagineers introduced one of the most sophisticated figures in 2017 with the Shaman of Songs in Na’avi River Journey in Pandora-The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened in 2019 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, it marked another huge advancement in technology with the introduction of the A-1000 figure, boasting enhancements in range, speed, and overall performance.  The latest figure has a special place in Disney history: Walt Disney-A Magical Life features for the first time an Audio-Animatronics figure of Walt himself, advancing a technology he pioneered 60 years ago with Abraham Lincoln at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. This special homage opened July 17, 2025, as part of the 70th anniversary celebration of the Disneyland Resort. As recently announced at Destination D23, guests will soon be able to see Walt Disney through the magic of Audio-Animatronics technology at “Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress” at Walt Disney World. The desire to captivate, immerse and entertain is woven into the fabric of Disney’s DNA, and the development of the Audio-Animatronics figure is proof of Disney’s goal to always do more and deliver more for guests. Each new figure builds on the legacy of time, talent and skill of generations of Imagineers. Disney continues to invest in this technology as it keeps moving forward. Take a deeper look in the “We Call It Imagineering Audio-Animatronics” episode. For more information, visit www.disneyworld.com.

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