I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks
Olaf, a Disney Imagineering robot that will greet guests at Disney parks. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeYou know Olaf. Before KPop Demon Hunters, before the Wicked movies, it was Disney's Frozen that blasted show tunes like "Let It Go" and "Into the Unknown" into our lives. My little girls loved belting those tunes.
So when I met Olaf, the Disney Imagineering robot, I kept thinking: I can't wait for my kids to meet him too.
It's a weird thought, really, because this Olaf isn't a "he" and can't carry on a conversation. Why do I keep thinking "I met him" when he's largely a remote-controlled puppet teleoperated by a Steam Deck gaming handheld?
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