Project Overview

1. Audio-Animatronics is the registered trademark for a form of robotics created by Walt Disney Imagineering for shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. The robots move and make noise, generally in speech or song. An Audio-Animatronic is different from an android-type robot in that it uses prerecorded movements and sounds, rather than responding to external stimuli. 
    

2. Show Programmers at Walt Disney Imagineering facilitate development of animation for Audio-Animatronics figures, animated props, or ride systems by programming intricately controlled themed attraction sequences, and/or integrating show control systems with rides, Audio-Animatronics figures, and other show elements such as special effects, audio/video, show lighting, etc. These highly technical positions require strong creative intuition and the ability to collaborate closely with Creative, Engineering, Manufacturing, Media Production, and Theme Park Maintenance teams.
    

3. As a Show Programmer/ Technical Animator, I am responsible for creating compelling storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring Audio-Animatronics characters to life in Disney Theme Park Attractions around the world. Our team is constantly challenged to create innovative new ideas for animating, staging, and creating the illusion of life within a physical theme park attraction. Often, we collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Creative Directors to deliver the creative intent of the directors within the limitations of the physical world.