Disneyland- Buzz Lightyear

In the Queue for the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction at Disneyland is an audio animatronic Buzz Lightyear figure. The very expressive figure explaind the mission of the ride. Shoot the targets and earn points to destroy the evil emperor Zurg.

Now buzz shoots his laser gun to show how it works. His face is animated using some sort of rear projection technology similar to Madame Leota in the Haunted Mansion.

From another angle we see Buzz and his Etch-A-Sketch that he uses for strategic planning.

Here is the evil Zurg, as drawn on the Etch-A-Sketch. His animatronic figure can be found near the end of the attraction.

Visit the official Disneyland website here.

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American Historical Wax Museum- Battle of the Alamo

This nice and violent tableau from the American Historical Wax Museum shows the battle of the Alamo. In this scene we see Mexican soldiers attacking what's left of the Texians hold up in the Alamo. The battle, which resulted in the Mexicans overtaking the mission and killing most of the Texians, ended on March 6th 1836.

This is probably William B. Travis, who commanded the Texian army during the battle. They did a good job with his expression in this very dynamic scene.

A Mexican soldier. Is he about to kill Travis, or is he the next victim of the desperate officer?

A dead Davy Crockett lies on the sand. In the old television series, he was the last survivor, and began to swing his rifle at the invaders after he ran out of ammunition. Here, he didn't quite make it that long.

View more information on the battle here.

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Hollywood Wax Museum- The Gold Rush

This nice wax figure of Charlie Chaplin in the Hollywood Wax Museum is from the motion picture The Gold Rush. I like the way the figure is balancing on one leg. The set was fairly small, but fit in nicely with the claustrophobic theme of some of the film.

Finally, a clapboard sign that was so prevalent at the Movieland Wax Museum is seen here at the Hollywood Wax Museum. This is the first sign like this since the Wizard of Oz set at the entrance of the museum. I'm glad they have at least a few of these in the building to give more information on the characters and movies.

View Charlie Chaplin's Filmography here.

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