When we talk about the wizardry of theme parks, we're often talking about animatronics, that super-cool STEM-tastic world of turning cogs and computers into almost-living people, animals, and straight ...
Ever since Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opened in 1963, animatronics (automated puppetry that uses prerecorded sounds and movements) has been entertaining people at amusement parks and in film.