Radiator Springs Racers - Lightning McQueen test at D23 Expo

A test of the Lightning McQueen audioanimatronic at the D23 Expo. Even though it is just projection, the mouth effect was extremely convincing, even when viewed up close in person. The Disney Imagineers said they would use projection for cars with flat bumpers, such as Lightning's case, and mechanics for other non-flat front cars. The car's bodies will also be able to move similar to how they do in the movie, and not just be rigid.

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Entertainment

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• D23
• Cars
• Disney's
• California
• Adventure
• Radiator
• Springs
• Racers
• Lightning
• McQueen
• audio
• animatronic
• Imagineer

[mickeymouse14]

projector crap? looks fake, they should have had like...an anamtronic face and some sorta soft rubber for the face.

[heydigital]

@mickeymouse14 Having been there, and it looked great in person, even up close. Talking to the Imagineers, they said some would be projection, some would be animatronic.

[MrHelloEarthling]

@heydigital

I think the mouth looks great and the eyes look fake. Was the mouth different from the eyes?

[heydigital]

@MrHelloEarthling Remember, we are referring to a talking car with eyes here :) The room lighting also impacted the overall effect. If this was setup in a dark room as it will be in the final product, the eyes should look great and not a little washed out as they are in this bright room. The eyes were rear projection, mouth front projection.

[uruseiranma]

I hope phase 2 will be to actually have Lightning's body move around.

Thanks for the video. I'm still trying to figure out how the mouth is done. Is it a curved surface television screen?

[heydigital]

"Flat" surface front bumper with a projector in front of it below the ground. I panned the video around near the end (:20)so you can get a glimpse of it.

[TheTigerunleashed]

Wait was that really lighting maqueen .

[LEGOMaster56]

I really am wondering more about Mater's AA.

[Dragonrider1227]

The lips reminds me of Clutch Cargo XD

[clayrox117]

i think that they should make the mouth a rear projection insead of a front projection, that way he can move around and still have the mouth look good, like the buzz lightyear animatronic. This thing is awesome!!!

[kylosme]

i hope they get owen to do the voice =^)

[DisMupPix010]

@AliveSigns

I'm sure that in the ride the characters will have more movement.

I was there and saw this in person. This was only a test of the mouth and eyes. :-)