animatronics

noun

an·i·ma·tron·ics ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-niks

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: technology dealing with animatronic animation

Examples of animatronics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following a romantic picnic outing between Mickey and Minnie that goes awry, guests are jolted from roving green hills to a cragged canyon to a waterfall and beyond, which appear seamlessly on walls and animatronics in poppy, cartoon style. —

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023 First opened in 1989, the ride is a 10-minute log flume that takes viewers through woods populated with singing animatronics and a final, splash-heavy drop at the end. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023 Digital projections, lifelike animatronics and even the cast-member attendants are characters in the adventure. —

Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023 This year the theme is animatronics; most of the trees feature movement. —

Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for animatronics

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