audio-animatronic

adjective

au·​dio-an·​i·​ma·​tron·​ic ˌȯ-dē-ō-ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-nik How to pronounce audio-animatronic (audio)
: being or consisting of a lifelike electromechanical figure of a person or animal that has synchronized movement and sound

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Or at least an audio-animatronic version of Walt, which will be the centerpiece of a new show at the Main Street Opera House (narrated by Disney CEO Bob Iger!) called Walt Disney — A Magical Life. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025 The ride sees guests sit on a boat which takes them through a miniature version of countries around the world, with hundreds of audio-animatronic dolls singing the famous song. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 The new $5 million show featuring the world’s first audio-animatronic figure of Walt Disney has been in development for seven years at Imagineering. Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025 The show will feature the debut of an audio-animatronic figure of Disney, and is expected to retell the Disneyland creation myth. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 The autonomous audio-animatronic stunt robot in a Spider-Man suit developed by Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development as part of the Stuntronics Project is capable of performing aerial somersaults and backflips 65 feet in the air. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 29 Oct. 2024 Using the latest audio-animatronic technology, riders will join Miguel on a trip to the land of the dead. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024 To mark the occasion, the company will create the first-ever audio-animatronic version of Walt Disney, with a level of complexity of technology that has yet to be seen in a Disney park. Natasha Chen, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024 Disney's first-ever audio-animatronic of Walt Disney will debut next year as the park celebrates its 70th anniversary. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from Audio-Animatronics, a trademark

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of audio-animatronic was in 1963

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“Audio-animatronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audio-animatronic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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