New Updates to Audio-Animatronics Figures at Walt Disney World

For more than seven decades, Walt Disney Imagineering has brought beloved stories and characters off the screen and into reality through the revolutionary innovations of Audio-Animatronics figures. From classic attractions to brand-new adventures, these incredible creations are part of the fabric of iconic Disney storytelling that keeps Guests coming back year after year. There’s always something new to inspire, and Disney just shared some details about some exciting Audio-Animatronic figure updates coming to the parks!

Zootopia: Better Zoogether!

We’ll begin at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where you’ll soon be able to clap your paws and click your claws when “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” opens on November 7 in the iconic Tree of Life Theater.

It’s a “4D” show you won’t want to miss, as the residents of Zootopia are gearing up for Zoogether Day, a citywide celebration. On this special day, all kinds of animals join together with performances from many of the diverse biomes that make up the city. In Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, the Tree of Life Theater is the epicenter of Zoogether Day with fast-talking, loud-howling wolf host Heidi Howler presenting a watch party where the audience of mammals big and small will catch all the festivities via livestream.

Thanks to the special “Carrot Vision” glasses you’ll get to wear as part of the watch party experience, you’ll see some of your favorite characters from Zootopia and Zootopia 2 “jump” off the screen … except for Gazelle’s number one fan and off-duty ZPD officer. That’s right, Benjamin Clawhauser himself will be in the theater with you, in the form of an all-new Audio-Animatronics figure.

When we first met Clawhauser in Zootopia, he was sporting his ZPD uniform (and sometimes a tasty donut, too). At the Zoogether Day watch party, he’ll be decked out from head to tail with a brand-new look: glow necklaces and his favorite, glittery Gazelle tee shirt.

This larger-than-life fan wants nothing more than to be picked as the V.I.Z. (Very Important Zootopian – the lucky mammal who will get special access to the Zoogether Day performers). And when that doesn’t work out, he has to take matters into his own paws.

Frozen Ever After at EPCOT

In the heart of the Norway pavilion at EPCOT, Frozen fanatics have been sailing through the story of Princess Anna and Queen Elsa on Frozen Ever After since it debuted in 2016. It is full of Audio-Animatronics figures – from Sven and Kristoff, an ice-skating Olaf, Marshmallow and a whole herd of Snowgies, and of course, Anna and Elsa.

Many of these figures were groundbreaking in the world of Audio-Animatronics – not just as part of the first Frozen-themed attraction, but also as the first attraction to have all electric Audio-Animatronics figures, and the first to combine electric motors and 3D printing.

To build the attraction and make it feel like the enchanted Frozen story, it all came down to one wrist. Elsa is known for her magical, ice-forming hand gestures; for her Audio-Animatronics figure to handle the fluid movements just like Elsa does on screen, Imagineers needed enough space to run cables and motors down her arms and hands. They figured out how big Elsa’s wrist needed to be and scaled everything else in the attraction to match.

Since then, Walt Disney Imagineering has built upon that technology of all-electric motors, 3D printing, and scaling for every figure they produce – from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival at Tokyo DisneySea.

And, in a full circle moment of innovation, the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Audio-Animatronics figures will soon receive their first updates in ten years. Taking inspiration from the advancements seen in figures at World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland, the Frozen Ever After figures will come to life in even more magical ways.

Early next year, you’ll get to marvel at a  more true-to-film look for these beloved characters.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets: Opening Summer 2026!

At Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, you’ll get the chance to roll across Hollywood on a wild ride with the Electric Mayhem – complete with backstage chaos, high-speed thrills, that signature Muppet humor… and an all-new Muppet Audio-Animatronics figure.

Side by side with a dedicated team of penguin audio engineers, Scooter, in his capacity as band manager, will be trying hard to convince the Electric Mayhem to stop laying down tracks so they won’t be late to their own concert.

This will be the first time Scooter has ever been imagined as an Audio-Animatronics figure, and he might not be the only Muppet Audio-Animatronics figure joining the attraction… (details to follow!).

Fans everywhere are filled with anticipation as they get ready to go pedal to the metal and experience the high-speed hijinks of The Muppets in this latest story. Thankfully, the wait will be over before you know it: Get ready to rock out when Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets speeds into Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Summer 2026!