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In my previous hullabaloo, I wrote about the perils of being animatronic.
According to Jim Hill, it's nothing new. In an article published Monday on JimHillMedia, the titular Hill explains how the original animatronic Abraham was built from military surplus parts and (likely as a result) didn't work properly until Imagineer Corky Wilds got to work on Abe and fixed what ailed the former President.
The fix, as it turned out, did not involve pouring more blue mass down Lincoln's gullet but rather re-sizing his actuators.
Corky has plenty of stories like those he will share when he takes the stage at the Disneyland Hotel on September 18 with other Imagineers in "MAPO Magic: The History of Animatronics". It's part of Disney's "Marvelous Mechanized Magic" event hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, who I doubt ever got his hands on Lincoln.
Jim's article includes a priceless vintage shot of Walt Disney seemingly frightened by an animatronic caveman wrapped in what looks like a sarong.