These animatronics were not created to terrify people, however they will surely give you enough
nightmare fuel for a couple of months. From some chilling Christmas animatronics, to animatronics
that inspired an entire genre. Let’s discover some of the top unintentionally creepy animatronics.
8 Gemmy Life Size Dancing Santa Claus
This “Life Sized” Dancing St Nick stands at 5 ft tall, turns its head, moving mouth,
and swinging hips making him a perfect addition to anyone's eggnog induced nightmare.
Something about his dead eyes and robotic movements make this Chris
Kringle feel more unnatural than it should be. On top of that, his pre-recorded songs
and phrases have such a low pitch that you can’t help feeling terrified around him.
On the bright side he has an AUX port so you can add your own music,
so you can make him more jolly, or, you can take the opportunity and really give people nightmares.
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7 Baby Oscar Country Bear Jamboree
Many people love the Country Bears and for good reason! These big balls of fluff have
been entertaining guests at WDW and Tokyo Disneyland for over 40 years
and guests still can't help but tap a paw to their songs even to this day.
But not everything is fun and laughs with these bears because there are some creepy
members of the ensemble. We’ve of course talked about Big Al before,
but this time we’re looking at you Baby Oscar. Something about his head sculpt or the fact
that he doesn't talk, sing, or even play an instrument he just sits there and rocks
back and forth occasionally squeaking his teddy bear, makes him a bit unsettling. This little
cub doesn’t even look like he’s happy to be there and that gives us the creeps.
6 Dirty Foot Pirate Pirates of the Caribbean
Yes, we’re talking about the Dirty Foot Pirate again! We love this ride and everything about
it. The animatronics, the ambience the music the effects. Everything about Pirates of the
Caribbean is amazing. And while we also love the Dirty Foot Pirate like many fans out there,
let’s face it. That foot is nasty! And of course anyone with the fear of germs, or even fear of
feet can back us up! Still, we love you dirty foot pirate don't you dare wash that foot!
5 Projected Faced Animatronics
It’s a fact. Most of us are not big fans of projection faced animatronics. Something about the
way that they are always overly bright due to the LED projection, and the fact that when one of them
goes down the face goes blank... its unsettling and we don't like it. And apart from being creepy,
after knowing what Disney can do with animatronics it’s awful to get… this instead of this.
We get it, they are easier to produce and cheaper to make than standard full face animatronics
but COME ON! We know they can still do it! We need these types of animatronics to be extinct
and get only the full faces animatronics we know and love. Except for the Hatbox Ghosy,
he is the the best animatronic in the world, and we will never talk bad about him!
4 The Jingle Jamboree: Santa's Village, New Hampshire
What is it about Christmas themed animatronics that makes them so creepy sometimes? Santa’s
Village has been open since the early 1950s so of course it is now showing its age. And
the perfect example of this is the creaky animatronic band called The Jingle Jamboree.
This animatronic band features someof the most
powerful performers in holiday history such as Elven John, Elfish Pressley,
and Rudolph as a vegas style crooner. This show sounds perfect doesn’t it?
The only problem is that all of the animatronics are... interesting to say the least. We have to
consider that most of them haven't received a good update in over 20 years and the audio
hasn't been changed at all since the show’s opening in 1969. Leaving this band to feel
less like a holiday celebration and more like a seasonal overlay of Five Nights and Freddy's.
3 Animatronics at Dollywood and Silver Dollar City
This very much like the Jingle Jamboree are definitely a product of their time and though
they hold a special place in our hearts, there is just something about these old animatronics that
sits somewhere in the uncanny valley and scares us a little. Everything from the caricature faces and
creaking mechanics, to the musty smell of their rides it just adds to a level of fear that was
not intentional. But honestly we wouldn't change anything about it. These animatronics date back
1968, 1972 and 1978 from sister attractions Flooded Mine and Fire in the Hole at Silver
Dollar City in Branson Missouri and Blazing Fury at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. All of
these were built in house by Henschend Family Entertainment and even though these rides have
been running consistently for over 50 years, these robots also have not changed in that 50 years and
its honestly that janky creepy charm that keeps us coming around however terrifying they are.
2 It's a Small World Dolls
This is one of the most polarizing rides in the Disney Parks, to some of us they are the
most adorable little dancing dolls and would be happy to be stuck on this ride listening to its
iconic soundtrack. Meanwhile others find this place to be just a few shades away from being
scarier than The Haunted Mansion. We have already seen how potentially terrifying this ride can be
with Small World in Schizhou Amusment Park with their poorly maintained knock off of
the titular attraction and we cannot blame our fans for hating it. Check out our previous video
on most hated animatronics to find out more! But back to the topic at hand, the original
It's a Small World dolls are very creepy to some people and we can sometimes see why.
1 Chuck E. Cheese Showtime Pizza Band
We love to talk about these animatronics in this channel and come on! You cannot expect
us to make a list about unintentional animatronic and not mention these guys! These robots were so
unsettling that they started their own genre of horror that us Animatronic fanatics all love.
Five Nights at Freddy's, Willy's Wonderland, The Banana Splits Movie are just some examples of the
kind of horror these simple robots inspired just by merely existing. And we love them
for it. And even though the era of the original Animatronic Pizza Band started to decline rapidly,
we love that it’s coming back, even if it is just to scary us! The animatronics are
of course untintentionally terrifying and we cannot wait to see what comes next for
them. Beginning with the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie that’s coming up!
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