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[DrStarlander]

I wonder what's really behind this delay. Uncanny valley effects they're racing to fix?

I had thought they've been previewing the figure at Imagineering for VIPs, selected press, family members, going back to last summer. So it would surprise me if the show content -- including any uncanny valley issues -- was the issue...seems qualitative stuff like that would have been confronted and solved (or the project delayed) months ago.

To delay it this close to opening, to me, suggests reliability issues. Maybe I'm just biased by Tiana, but that's where I'd place my bet.

 

[TheUniC6]

Circling back to the exhibit art at the exit showing off upcoming experiences for DLR (Avatar, Coco, Infinity Defense and Stark Flight Lab) I hope there be actually be new concept art instead of just rehashing what was show off at D23 2024.

Though my expectations are somewhat tempered if Disney is planning on showing off more info on any of these aforementioned attractions at Destination D23 2025 and doesn't want to reveal their hand before August.

 

[Clive]

I am not personally confident at all that we're going to see anything substantively new with this "post-show." I'd love to be wrong!

 

[Jerroddragon]

Lol

That’s insane, I hope this show is more then what I’m expecting because it’s insane a show like this is getting delayed

 

[UNIrd]

I'm really excited for all the updates and glad it's going to be more than just the show. An exhibit like this makes a lot of sense for this anniversary.

 

[DrStarlander]

Lol

That’s insane, I hope this show is more then what I’m expecting because it’s insane a show like this is getting delayed

Having tech issues with the Walt figure would be really really bad PR for Disney...Wall Street Journal, New York Times level of bad, especially surrounded by a pre-show display of Disney's history of animatronic technology.

Given they have a rotating turntable stage, maybe they're scrambling to duplicate the set and assemble a second Walt figure on the back-side so if they run into issues they can rotate the stage and have a back-up.