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
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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.
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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
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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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“Animatronics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animatronics. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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