Bunsen and Beaker make their debut!

Last week the new free roaming Muppet audio-animatronic was unleashed on Disney's California Adventure. The Seattle Times has a good article on the unveiling of the Muppet Mobile Laboratory.

Jim Hill media also has a good article on Imagineerings "Living Character Initiative".

I was lucky enough to see Lucky the Dinosaur (no pun intended) at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2005. The interaction with the crowd and his "trainer" were phenomenal. Hopefully Imagineering will keep up with this trend of interactive displays.

Links:
Seattle Times: "Disney re-animates theme park with no human in sight"
Jim Hill Media: "The Muppet Mobile Laboratory to begin rolling..."