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you can find us at TPM videos audio animatronics are a Disney staple when it

comes to rides and attractions at the theme parks for decades the animatronics

and star tours have been the only Star Wars characters present at the parks

well that is until Star Wars Galaxies edge this new 14 acre land features

quite a few audio animatronics that transport you to the planet of batoo now

this is all happening currently at Disneyland in California but soon you'll

be able to experience galaxy's edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt

Disney World on August 29th today we're gonna be taking a look at some of the

best animatronics Disney has created to date while sharing some secrets hidden

details and fun facts so sit back as we count down the top 7 animatronic secrets

of Star Wars Galaxies edge number 7 let's start off by heading into black

spy outpost marketplace once you're inside right here beside the restrooms

you'll find this water fountain station you may have noticed a sign on the

holding tank and when we translate it from air veg it reads warning this water

is not safe to consume for most life-forms please drink with caution now

don't worry the water is completely safe to drink in black spy outpost but if you

do go and drink from one of the fountains you may be greeted by a little

hidden surprise living in the water tank is the one I died Noga monster and you

may remember this creature from the compactor seen an episode for a new hope

well Imagineers hid this animatronic in Star Wars Galaxies edge as a fun little

easter egg and it's also an interactive figure since it's activated when someone

presses one of the buttons

now there seem to be a couple different variations of movements from this

creature but if you happen to catch this sequence where it fully extends out of

the water you get a great glimpse into how

detailed this animatronic really is

number six the creature stall in the marketplace is where you can find many

exotic creatures and critters from across the galaxy there's everything in

here from these cute pogs too temperamental lost cats now this is a

baby loth-cat which you can buy and take home but in the center of the shop

you'll find the mother in her cage she's kept locked away due to the

temperamental nature of the species depending on the amount of people in the

stall it's an easy figure to miss but Disney Imagineering delivered another

fantastic audio-animatronic the loth-cat was first introduced in the Star Wars

rebels animated series and watching this figure come to life in galaxy's edge

it's a lot of fun with the wag of a tail along with each breath the figures

movements are unlimited in terms of audio-animatronic technology but they're

very convincing seeing an animatronic breathe brings so much life into a

figure just like that sleeping monk on Spaceship Earth at Epcot even though the

loth-cat can be a bit temperamental don't you just want to reach in the cage

and pet it look how cute she is

number five we've checked our watch and yes it's time to head into Iran so

roasters one of the quick service restaurants in galaxy's edge after

following the smell of grilled meat once you're inside you'll find some rant Oh a

beasts native to the planet of tatooine being grilled by this podracing engine

with each hiss of the engine this impressive grilling apparatus is powered

by another audio-animatronic 8 d j8 the former smelter droid is a brand new

character that was introduced into the Star Wars Canon right here in galaxies

edge it's easy to pull off these droid characters with simple animatronics

since their actions and movements can be pretty robotic as it is 8 D smelter

droids were first introduced in episode 6 Return of the Jedi and are usually

programmed to have minimal intelligence so having a DJ perform the simple task

of grilling meat it's a perfect fit for this type of droid now although the

figures mouth doesn't move it does have dialogue that place continuously in the

restaurant with the echo from the domed ceiling plus the hissing of the engine

and the murmur of guests it is kind of hard to hear a lot of it but just to

give you an idea of what he sounds like take a listen to this

number four the Droid Depot is where you can build your own customizable droid

but it's also where you can find a couple more audio-animatronics

behind the cash desk you'll find this cage that holds an r2 and a BB unit

although these figures are confined to this small space they actually have

quite a bit of movement while communicating with each other it's

actually quite entertaining watching these two droids have a conversation

a fun little secret with these figures is that their colors are the reverse of

r2d2 and bb-8 instead of the BB unit being orange it's blue and instead of

the r2 unit being blue it's orange now there is an r2d2 replica animatronic

that you can buy in the Droid Depot for the hefty price of twenty five thousand

dollars that's a lot of money it's a fully functioning figure and sometimes

there's a cast member operating the droid in the depot so you may get a

chance to see this animatronic in action as well on your next trip to galaxies

edge number three over a togas Cantina you can indulge in some delicious

specialty drinks while enjoying the musical entertainment from DJ Rex

this animatronic droid is a small but extremely fluid figure and Rex actually

has a pretty rich history at the Disney parks before becoming the resident DJ of

the Cantina breakfast formerly known as our x24 and used to pilot the star

speeder ship on Star Tours he was voiced by actor Paul Reubens

who's well known as pee-wee Herman for galaxy's edge Imagineers wanted the land

to be as authentic as possible so Paul Reubens was brought back to voice DJ Rex

in the cantina now it's ironic that the theme parks Disney is building galaxy's

edge in that being Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios

are both of the parks where you can find Star Tours in our recycled animatronics

video we talked about Rex and how although he no longer moves he can still

be found in the Star Tours queue at both parks muttering some of his old dialogue

and speaking of old dialogue when Imagineers were writing new dialogue for

Rex they made sure to include a couple nods to star tours in the cantina

Rex malfunctions and just before he shuts down he mutters this at the end of

your Star Tours flight he used to say

it's pretty much the exact same piece of dialogue and you know that famous Star

Tours chime yeah that one well Rex's reboot sound is actually the

start to really exciting seeing Rex back in action but you're probably wondering

how did he end up on the planet of Batou well there is a story for it and it

starts with Rex flunking his way at a Star Tours he found his way into the

rebellion and into the battle of jakku in an epic TIE fighter chase Rex crashes

into Batou where the Droid Smith mu Bo finds him move over cycles and repairs

Rex at the Droid Depot where he was given the new name of r3x and in an

effort to pay off a debt he was given to auga at the cantina now we haven't seen

any sources saying Rex in the cantina was recycled from an old animatronic

from Star Tours but you can probably bet that the original mold was recycled here

in this fantastic audio-animatronic

number two next we're gonna head into dock on Dora's den of Antiquities and

when it comes to advanced audio-animatronic figures disney

delivers big time in here da con dar who's the head of the black

market and black spire outposts has collected many treasures and placed them

here in the shop and this big gritty Ithorian is ready to barter with

visitors who come to black spy outpost

when you're up close the detail on this figure is so impressive with many subtle

movements from his eyes blinking to head movements and the ever so subtle cheek

movements while he mumbles you're convinced you're face to face with a

living Ithorian

it's absolutely incredible how fluid in life like Disney's animatronics have

gotten over the years and the fact that he's so large makes the figure even more

impressive now doc andar is a fairly new character in the Star Wars canon briefly

being mentioned in solo even though Doc andar can be a bit

grumpy and temperamental this audio-animatronic is definitely one of

the best figures Disney has produced but he isn't the only highly impressive

animatronic in Star Wars Galaxies edge number one Millennium Falcon smugglers

run is home to one of the most advanced audio animatronics Disney has developed

to date as you make your way through onaka transport solutions you'll come

face to face with the droid r5 p8 and a life-size hondo ohnaka in the pre-show

and Wow is this animatronic impressive

hondo ohnaka made his first appearance in the Clone Wars and he was voiced by

Jim Cummings with keeping authenticity in check Imagineers brought Jim Cummings

back to voice Hondo and his sarcastic sense of humor is brought right to life

with this animatronic

Hondo is a hybrid of an a 1,000 advanced figure which precedes the a 100 figures

introduced in the 80s along with custom-built elements these a 1,000

figures incorporate electric functions that replace hydraulic functions

allowing the figures to move in a hyper realistic manner when you walk into the

pre-show if you didn't know he was an audio-animatronic you'd be convinced it

was an actor dressed as hondo ohnaka that is how convincing and fluid this

animatronic figure is and honestly it's worth experiencing Smuggler's run just

to see this audio-animatronic in action

now there is one attraction in galaxy's edge that is yet to open and that's rise

of the resistance this trackless dark ride is supposed to feature many audio

animatronics so it's gonna be exciting to see what's in store once the

attraction opens so what's your favorite audio-animatronic in Star Wars Galaxies

edge do you think we'll see figures as advanced as Hondo and rise of the

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