Is Hulk coming to Avengers Campus? Disney teases mega and mini theme park characters

Disney is processing innovative costuming exertion that volition let mega-sized characters similar the Incredible Hulk and Baymax and mini-sized favorites similar Baby Yoda and Winnie the Pooh to interact with visitors astatine Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

Walt Disney Imagineering precocious pulled backmost the curtain connected a brace of concealed projects codenamed Exo and Kiwi that person been nether wraps for years. The secretive probe and improvement limb of Disney showcased the advancement connected the tandem projects for the New York Times and CNBC.

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Imagineers demonstrated a Hulk-like elephantine articulated greenish manus with a metallic gauntlet mechanics that allowed the relation to determination the monolithic fingers, according to CNBC. A stilt-walking Imagineer walked astir with Hulk-sized calves and thighs.

The mega-sized Hulk-like quality is portion of Project Exo, which has been successful improvement for astir 2 years astatine Imagineering, CNBC reported.

The extremity of Project Exo: To make a full-body exoskeleton strategy that allows super-sized characters from the Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar universes to locomotion astir Disney taxable parks and interact with visitors.

The full-body exoskeletons made with lightweight materials transportation the 40-pound value of the oversized costumes from the performer’s shoulders to the ground, according to the New York Times.

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Imagineering has besides designed a acceptable of furry feet based connected the Wampa crystal carnal from “The Empire Strikes Back,” according to CNBC.

The gigantic Project Exo characters would greet taxable parkland visitors “from a acold mode away,” an Imagineer told CNBC.

The towering Exo characters could see Thanos from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Baymax from “Big Hero Six,” according to CNBC.

Project Exo remains successful the aboriginal stages of improvement with nary day for introducing the oversized characters into Disney taxable parks.

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Imagineering besides demonstrated a robotic youthful mentation of Groot — the extraterrestrial tree-like carnal from the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films.

The 3-foot-tall Groot animatronic that waddles and coos similar a toddler has cameras and sensors to assistance the robot roam freely and interact with people, according to CNBC.

Custom bundle allows the Groot robot to execute circumstantial behaviors and convey emotions, according to the New York Times. The goal: Make taxable parkland visitors judge they are gathering Groot alternatively than a blase robot brimming with cutting borderline technology.

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The freely walking Groot audio-animatronic was revealed successful April arsenic portion of Project Kiwi. Disney antecedently teased the Groot walking audio-animatronic during a virtual property lawsuit to denote the opening of Avengers Campus astatine Disney California Adventure.

Project Kiwi is present heading into the “play test” signifier successful Disney taxable parks wherever Imagineers volition person the robot characters interact with visitors, according to the New York Times.

The astir logical spot to trial retired robot Groot: Next to the Guardians of the Galaxy— Mission: Breakout successful DCA’s Avengers Campus. The Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind indoor coaster remains nether operation astatine Florida’s Epcot taxable park.

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The Project Kiwi robots correspond a caller people of audio-animatronics that could beryllium utilized for smaller-sized free-roaming characters, according to the New York Times.

The tiny Kiwi characters could see Winnie the Pooh, Baby Yoda and Rocket Raccoon, according to CNBC.