Disney's Animatronics: A Living History

In the 1960s, Walt Disney carried the torch of one of humanity's oldest pursuits, the search for mechanical life. The result was Audio-Animatronics, a new breed of robots designed to mimic life. In this first part of a two-part exploration into living machines in Disney Parks, Kevin explores the history of automatons and the initial development of Disney's Animatronics. Donate on Patreon for Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/defunctland Buy Defunctland Merch: https://defunctland.com/store Major Sources and Additional Reading: Edison's Eve by Gaby Wood: https://www.amazon.com/Edisons-Eve-Magical-History-Mechanical/dp/1400031583 Persistence of Vision #6/7 by Paul F. Anderson (Out of Print) Marc Davis In His Own Words by Pete Docter and Christopher Merritt: https://a.co/d/2enP2SF Table of Contents: 0:00 - Chapter One: The Sixth Day 19:53 - Chapter Two: Talking Heads 39:46 - Chapter Three: Methods of Control 01:00:40 - Chapter Four: The Resurrection of Abraham Lincoln 01:20:05 - Chapter Five: Pandora's Box This video is adjacent to Five Nights at Freddy's, so I am allowed to include it in the description for keyword reasons. Freddy Fazbear. Defunctland Socials: Defunctland Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defunctland.bsky.social Defunctland Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinperjurer Defunctland Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/defunctland Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/Defunctland-1142494142561537/ For more great content, visit defunctland.com