Walt Disney--A Magical Life

As part of the Disneyland 70th Anniversary celebrations, Disney Imagineers temporarily paused the classic Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln show at the Main Street Opera House and replaced it with a new Walt Disney--A Magical Life show that details the crushing challenges and triumphant successes of the one and only Walt Disney.  Not only that, this show also features the first ever audio animatronic of Walt Disney--a fitting tribute given Walt could be called the grandfather of audio animatronics.  Now, much was initially fussed over regarding the appearance of the animatronic and how it didn't quite look like Walt.  Certainly, the early publicity stills stoked some criticsm.  

Well, I finally had some time to watch the show--nine months later, and while I think the animatronic's face could have been a little better, it doesn't look as odd in real life as I thought when I saw the photos.  The face seems a little shorter than I would have imagined, but it looks like Walt. And watching the animatronic speak and move in real life does much to reassure the illusion that Walt has been brought back to narrate his incredible experiences.  Sometimes, photos and real life don't exactly illustrate the same thing.  But to each their own, and you can judge for yourself.