What is in the future for animatronics?
It can be speculated that animatronics will not be a large player in the future of cinematic special effects and theme parks. Because of the growing ease and versatility of computer graphics, animatronics are being used less and less to render life-like fantasy creatures in movies. It is much less expensive to create a digital version of imaginary monsters, then to build them in a life-like size. The other main use for animatronics, themeparks, has also seen a decline in the need for mechanized puppets. Newer theme parks are built around attractions such as roller-coasters and the importance of visual stimulation such as animatronic figures has been downplayed in favor of the thrill of an adrenaline rush. Furthermore, the initial wow-factor which applied to animatronics when the Enchanted Tiki Room has worn off because of an audience used to seeing many the technological marvels on television and through the Internet. Nevertheless, animatronics (and their father, the puppet) have playe
