Top 10 Disney Fails & Animatronic Malfunctions Pt 17

[@davidryan4158]

Former attractions cm here. When figures shake like that, it usually means too much air has entered the hydrologic fluid lines. For pneumatic figures (like Jungle Cruise or Thunder Mountain), they just make an air popping sound and won't move at all when they malfunction

[@TPMvids]

Thanks for the technical answer!!😁

[@HunterTheHero]

Never knew about that before!

[@Schnort]

Do you have any more fun things to share? I find these sorts of things fascinating.

[@Thedragonlover95]

Its interesting to hear from actual employees that worked with these. Get some fun facts about things people wouldn't have known

[@kaitlando636]

Neat!

[@NotOldGreyWolf]

What I love about Mr. Potato Head saying “oh yeah” over and over is you can faintly hear a guy in the background saying “oh yeah” right after him

[@saltbombcreations8336]

Mr. Potato Head is trying to summon Kool Aid Man (Or maybe he is Kool Aid Man)

[@Megastar_Tye]

@@saltbombcreations8336that was exactly what i was thinking of

[@SarahFosmer]

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shelby_lane_]

It’s giving Super Mario to me. 😂

[@idunno908]

LOL I HEAR IT 🤣

[@HunterTheHero]

I believe that the dragon going up in flames definitely must be Mickey's ultimate win. I mean, talk about how powerful the iconic mouse is. Mickey might be small, but he's mighty!

[@JonathanGaeta]

Takes “You might think you’re so powerful, well this is my dream” to a whole new level

[@karebear3152]

"some imangination, huh?" 🤣

[@rosaliesimard2266]

a little too powerfull

[@nv5875]

Yeah, no one messes with Mickey's dreams!

[@magdalenakowalska1451]

Mickey the Mighty Mouse 🎉

[@sweethistortea]

I love seeing how the “magic works” and how these animatronics operate. It’s fascinating.

[@R3V-Editzz]

Yea!

[@lyrmaxlyrics]

Wow, I never realized just how bad the Fantasmic fire actually was, especially that large explosion and pillar of fire that shot toward the ground. Glad that one cast member on the ground had walked away by the time that happened, that could've been horrific.

[@gkdair1413]

Yeah that's actually pretty scary and I was a little concerned when it seemed like everybody was still seated. Can't even believe that one cast member went out there with all that hydraulic fluid spraying everywhere.

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

@@gkdair1413 I think the audience was protected by the large river in between them and the dragon, but yeah, that cast member trying to keep the flames off the floor sure was lucky….

[@baldemarmolina1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christopherbryant8091]

@@baldemarmolina1 Mickey Mouse turned Murphy into a potato crisp!!! :3

[@caracara2021]

Same

[@AmericanWolfGaming]

I always love watching these malfunctions since they show the complexity of animatronics whether they Universal Studios or Disney

[@o11iepdragoon32]

Same

[@CRITICO_YOUTUBE]

Me too, and I used it to study about animatronic and find theorical solution to fix problems (so for the Buz Light Years problem projector seems to be the flat cable connected to the projector, not the projectors itself)

[@sandrawalls-anderson4936]

Me too

[@brucethekitty]

Same it’s also somewhat relaxing listening to him

[@Cup1dR0se]

Can’t wait to meet u

[@melodycoulson8835]

It's kinda sad to hear the dragon won't come back. That animatronic looked so impressive! Still gotta admit tho that something about watching it just absolutly bursting into flames and dripping with fire was kinda cool. I mean it even appeared to still be spitting flames while being a ginormous bonfire by itself already! It's sad to know he's gone but man was it one hell of a way to go. Rest in peace Murphy

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

ok, that would be how a dragon would go out if engulfed in flames. It does sound really cool. RIP Murphy, you will be missed

[@daffers2345]

I find it ironic that they named it "Murphy" in the first place because of all the problems experienced with it in the first place. Talk about going out in a blaze of glory!

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

@@daffers2345 ...the fans named it Murphy after the law.

[@elvirareyes8530]

@QueenofMochi Gettin' toasty with that, aren't ya'? Well, I got A story to tell. Sadly I didn't record it but, I remember it from the back of my mind. It was around March 2023 during Spring Break (TAKE THAT HIGHSCHOOL!) and me,my family, and friends went to Hollywood Studios. I forgot the name of the ride but it was (Cool word here Mania and it way toystory-themed. I went on the same cart with my bestie and when we got to the 3rd theme. The screen blacked out completely. She was like "What the f**k, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET MY GODDAMN POINTS?! IM SO CLOSE BEATING TODAY'S HIGHSCORE! (That day's highscore was about 13K, and she was at 11K, and there was A 2,000 point target) and then we had to do a in-show evacuation. They gave us free lighting-road cards which was cool. But she was mad as hell. Had to buy her chocolate n' caramel popcorn to calm her down.... But we went off with our days and those tickets save us A LOT OF TIME! Saved us 1 hour from A rollercoaster! The end, that's my story!

[@melodycoulson8835]

@@elvirareyes8530 i totally get why she was pissed. Imagen almost breaking the highscore of the day haha

[@superninja360]

Mr. Potato Head saying "Hey, young man!"got me rolling on the floor laughing 🤣

[@deandresinclair]

Looks like he's a bit loopy

[@kaydenskupinski5569]

He has dementia

[@fizzipawp_z]

*Hey, young man!*

[@boobooyou]

Lol

[@arabidllama]

The kids at 4:47 must have made your day :) It's great that you have a channel that kids and adults are both so stoked to send stuff in to. It means you're doing something right, you know? Cheers!

[@thomaswheeler9126]

Two thoughts here. First of all, given the sheer number of "projected face" malfunctions I've seen on this site, I am delighted to learn that Disney may well be retiring this particular process or whatever you want to call it. It doesn't look that great to begin with from what I've seen, and clearly, it has more problems than it's worth. Secondly, the Fantasmic dragon fire was a true tragedy. I remember hearing about it when it happened. Such a genuine shame. I can understand why Disney doesn't want to rebuild it as it was, in case something like that happens again, but wow. Oh, one more thought -- so glad to see Sonny Eclipse is still around. Hope he gets himself together. :)

[@Desugan69]

one thing that scared me whas to see that there whasn't a real fire extinguisher there

[@PixarShark]

Given how perfectly the dragon fire synced up with Malificent's screaming in the show, I could imagine myself as a little kid seeing that and going "dang, Mickey is savage 😳"

[@HyruleHomie]

I'm glad no one got hurt! Though seeing the dragon animatronic go up in flames made me really sad. Even if 14 may not seem old, for something that large to make it that long with fire seems lucky to me. Sad it had to go out that way.

[@hannahmabbott7370]

Yeah it is sad but eventually a new animatronic will be made. I mean yeah the team behind the show have to make a whole new segment! But be thankful we didn't hear about any accidents or deaths!

[@HunterTheHero]

If the animatronic is now gone, does that mean the one at WDW will be removed, too?

[@hannahmabbott7370]

@@HunterTheHero no it doesn't.

[@kaitlando636]

​@@HunterTheHerohopefully nt but we will have to see

[@xaviarsly]

i guess Mickey really wanted to make sure Maleifcent couldn't interrupt his dreams any more. looks like he won!

[@whittadeandkendra2772]

Yep

[@Tozzywozzy01]

That last one when Mickey looked back at Maleficent, you can just sense he was like "Ooooooh sh!t." 😆😆

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

The fact he didn’t even seem to notice at first though… also you look in other footage of the incident, he exits through a trapdoor, which is kinda scary because the fire was dripping a lot on the floor. I really want to know how the actor felt in that moment omg.

[@JRBowling1997]

Where?

[@Proud_of_Yourself]

That Maleficent malfunction was insane, good thing that everyone was okay, but it's a shame that the animatronic will no longer be used

[@tomodaphne]

The hand malfunction on Carousel of Progress reminds me of the scene in Toy Story where Woody says “Give me a hand,” and Buzz throws him his entire arm.

[@kaijunasan4497]

To think the maleficent dragon will go down in history for what happened 😢

[@JonathanGaeta]

Long live Murphy (AKA The Maleficent Dragon)🫡

[@DinoandGalaxy]

@@JonathanGaetait had a name?

[@Olivia_Thompson_]

Or go down in flames.

[@Olivia_Thompson_]

@@DinoandGalaxy Technically no but people gave it the name Murphy after Murphy’s law: anything that can go wrong will go wrong because the animatronic’s debut kept getting pushed back because it was malfunctioning so much.

[@DinoandGalaxy]

@@Olivia_Thompson_ ohhh okay sorry

[@jewelhenson3034]

I think projected faces should only go on certain characters. For a more cartoon look I think it fits.

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

In my opinion they only worked on the Seven Dwarves and Runaway Railway cast. The rest of the time it doesn’t look good at all, especially on the Frozen cast.

[@jewelhenson3034]

@amyvasquez4268 that's what I mean. Some of the characters look good with this, cars for example works in my opinion. The ones you mentioned worked as well.

[@yeehaw-city3086]

Yeah it works with Cars, the Seven Dwarfs and Buzz Lightyear in particular but not so much for Frozen

[@Jaheartsjonas]

Malfunctions with the realistic human animatronics are definitely the stuff of nightmares since they already hang out in the uncanny valley

[@MYBL00D17]

Bro they can’t just take away Murphy like that, the dragon animatronic was the only reason people even watch Fantasmic. Murphy will forever be missed.

[@AlolaMasked]

When TPM uploads an animatronic malfunction video our day is instantly made. I actually went to Disneyland recently! No animatronics malfunctioned. But i kept a sharp eye out. If i saw one I'd immediately tell a cast member

[@marcelinda277]

I went there in june, and the only animatronic malfunction that i noticed was during star wars rise of the resistance

[@MatthewERyan]

4:52 you really made a kid’s day!

[@lateramae]

I can't imagine how traumatized the audience and cast members were when Murphy bursted into flames. Such a tragic lost for 'Fantasmic.'

[@LivvyHaddon]

I was at Disneyland the day that the Fantasmic dragon caught fire, but we left around twenty minutes before it all went down. CRAZY!

[@toysvilltvstudios2.072]

Press "F" to pay your respects to the dragon. RIP Murphy. (Maleficent) 😢 Good video as always!.

[@kristipearce4819]

This may seem like a stupid question, but why is everyone in the comments calling the dragon Murphy?

[@avacadotoast5571]

​​@@kristipearce4819People named it after Murphy's law because it malfunctions a lot. If anything can go wrong, it will...

[@danceswithmules]

Bengie always seemed like kind of a chill guy. Maybe he was just casually leaning on the Statue of Liberty's torch up there with Mr. Clemens.

[@caspenchaos]

It’s so crazy, I was lucky enough to see Fantasmic just days before it burst into flames. That must of been so intense.

[@QuiGonJohn1999]

I feel really bad that I never got to see the Maleficent dragon in person because it looked incredible. I’m glad that no one got hurt but still it sucks that I’ll never get to see Fantasmic with it

[@skrillboystgdmvids9418]

Me too!!

[@kaitlando636]

Ikr

[@kaitlynrivera2638]

3:16 Triton was really cold that he started to shiver

[@Database1990]

7:43 "What's so Important that's outside?" Freedom. He's been stuck in that room 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He wants to go outside, he wants to touch grass!

[@heyyo966]

Sucks they’re not bringing back the dragon animatronic. But man, what a way to go out. Bursting into flames just as mickey in the show casts a spell to destroy her.

[@Amanda_the_Musical_Nerd]

I remember when I first heard about the Murphy incident. It's terrifying for sure, but also, why didn't they think to make the head flame-proof? That just feels like common sense. Still, I guess Murphy lived up to her name: Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.

[@PKLuver944]

It might've been something hard to do at the time considering she was fourteen years old, or she was fire-resistant at that point in time but the material had degraded, or the material was simply no match for the flammable hydraulic fluid I'm no expert on animatronic history though, citation needed

[@davidleavitt835]

2:00 i love hiw Franklin just looks great like he's nonchalantly leaning on the torch. 😂

[@brendanliew9598]

AT 15:08 you can see the pause on micky's face LMAO

[@aggressivedisneyfan9765]

“Oh crap”

[@MysteryOfTheShockwave]

​@@aggressivedisneyfan9765 "maybe my dream was a little too powerful"

[@nathanhaimson]

I'm about to take an animatronics design and construction course at my makeup school in Burbank. Watching these are super interesting to see how they work and can fail.

[@emilyshaver5446]

11:54 I guess you can say Anna is really FROZEN in place. XD

[@TPMvids]

😂😂

[@forceghostyoda5730]

You got the whole squad laughing 😐

[@emilyshaver5446]

@@forceghostyoda5730 Why you put that face at the end there?! Do you not like my pun?? :(

[@HKG4]

GET OFF THE STAGE

[@emilyshaver5446]

@@HKG4 wow. hater. LOOK!! It was just a pun!! :(

[@Fish-is-Fish]

Hey tpm! I just want to say thanks for being a huge inspiration for me. These videos were an obsession for me as a child, and thus is not led to me being fascinated with theme parks, and hopefully getting to design stuff for parks. Thanks!😊

[@Fish-is-Fish]

Also the triton one fascinates me. Did it get stuck switching between frames as it went through it’s program ( in like a up 2 frames back one frame then so on?)

[@jennatodd9396]

13:12 Gives “a blank face” a new meaning lol 🤣

[@blissfullycat02]

When i saw it I wondered if you'd cover the fantasmic disaster. I just happened to be on Instagram when someone popped up livestreaming it, it was crazy to see happen in real time, I can only imagine what it would have been like in person. on one hand it was kind of cool seeing a dragon just up in flames but then you think about the damage, the amount of time that went into that, the danger it could have caused and the aftermath and it's heartbreaking

[@ThePirateprincess23]

Seeing Murphy go up in flames after 14 years brought tears to my eyes 😭😢. She was a much beloved performer in the show 💔. But I will admit that the ambiance music from New Orleans Square did bring a bit of a comedic touch to what was going on.

[@marilynmonroeicon]

Is it just me or is it a good day when tpm posts?

[@bwilliamsadhd]

1:40 Ben was just chilling while telling his friend something inspiring lol

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Sometimes I wonder if being able to see all the back alleys and storage rooms of Disney would be more interesting than visiting the actual park. Just getting the see the old costumes and animatronics, where they get built or repaired, and how the park is run seems fascinating.

[@adampellett4917]

TPM, outstanding job to make KZbin videos very entertaining. Even informative about when happened to the auto animatronics got malfunction. My props to u. 😊

[@loganbrumit6727]

17:58 so glad you did not ignored this malfunction

[@SONOFHADES_WILLSHUSBAND]

15:54 The head: on fire The music: *very happy music*

[@AthenaPlayz]

I love that two people in the same spot caught the same event and both send it to you

[@Itsjustjay11]

The way his eyes switched from normal to nightmare scared the life outta me 4:17

[@Itsjustjay11]

I’m like 70% sure that’s not how the eyes usually are

[@itrashcant7947]

There’s just something so hilarious when animatronics malfunction that cracks me up 😂

[@alexia33024]

Kid: "Can we send this into TPMvids? Can we send this into TPMvids? Can we send this into TPMvids?" Mom: "YES" 😂

[@charliejones7512]

I was watching other fires that happened at Disney after the Maleficent dragon fire happened and found a similar occurrence with the same dragon but in a parade. I’m wondering whether it was the same thing that happened here since both were fire breathing Maleficent dragons that had fires in the head area but the parade version was much smaller in comparison to Fantasmic’s version.

[@TheofficialEXPLOSION]

I really like how in the last part with the burning dragon. Mickey just bows and disappears in the smoke. Also when the water splashes up he just freezes and is like “really?”

[@CLC-1000]

I have been praying for more of this wonderful series to come, and today, it’s that day. After all, a dream is a wish your heart makes. ❤️

[@wednesdaythecoolercat]

You can see the fear in Mickey seeing the dragon burning at 15:08 LOL

[@S1LLY_3MB3RLYNN_L0V3R]

He’s just scared of being replaced

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

If you take a look at better footage, he goes down in a trapdoor. Must’ve been really scary seeing that the fire was reaching the ground. When the cast member playing him retires, I hope they get to tell us how they felt during the situation.

[@emqtychxir]

4:41 it’s so cute that the kids were so excited to send it in!! ❤

[@hannahsundeen]

Wow... I'd heard California's Fantasmic wasn't returning until 2024, but I had no idea they were retiring the animatronic for good. RIP Murphy. 😢

[@kosmosstormstrike3438]

The animatronic probably was too seriously damaged to repair that they just scrapped her

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

Tbh I think they should’ve made a new dragon animatronic and instead of emitting real fire, they could have it breathe orange-illuminated mist that resembles fire without it getting destroyed a second time.

[@---Jack---]

These are always so entertaining! Keep them up!

[@SlipperySoap]

I agree!

[@BleachFan9891]

Nothing brightens my day more than a video about animatronic malfunctions

[@Wiiplay123]

At 5:47, if you look closely, you can see that all the animatronics in the scene are having the same motion problem. It's just harder to tell because the other ones aren't moving much.

[@StephanieP-zj3df]

Wow. Seeing the dragon go up in flames with joyful ragtime music playing in the background kind of reminds me of Disney itself.

[@celineholzl]

im so glad i got to see the dragon in 2022, it was breathtaking, RIP

[@matthewavery2934]

Who knew Mark Twain would have a breakdown at Disney World 😁

[@AaliyahShapiro]

14:51 That's honestly terrifying... I am actually shocked one of the members were brave enough to try and extinguish it.

[@jimoftehgray]

Gosh, Maleficent burning is quite sad when you think about it, but also hilarious with the backing music 😅 just glad no one got hurt from this too, even the brave employee trying to stop the fire from spreading.

[@mrfilmer2423]

It’s funny because where sonny eclipse is located is right by the mad tea party (Alice in Wonderland) and the queen mostly says off with his/her/their head. Quite the coincidence.

[@bluegold1026]

10:34 Don'tcha hate it when you get that crick in the neck? 14:03 LMAO he definitely pulled an Ursula!

[@DiegatusStudios]

16:40 luckily no one was really near the animatronic, that fuel in flames blast could have caused so many damage

[@craigt.crocodile5597]

I was sad to see the Maleficent dragon go up in flames like that. That was my favorite part of Fantasmic, and now I'm sad that it won't be returning when the show comes back. Rest in Power, dragon. You will be missed. :(

[@Munci_StudiosOFFICIAL]

3:09 blud really said ShIvEr My TiMbErS

[@VIXERON]

his timbers have definitely been shimbered

[@MrAwesomedude808]

15:37 Now THAT’S a lotta damage!!!

[@ItzJosh_0]

You are the best youtuber in the world ❤ keep it up!

[@bravenknightley]

Hey TPMVids!!! I really love your videos. I just really want more Disneyland CA Videos!!

[@paystation164]

The dragon will be missed, but I'm glad the show will be reimagined. I personally couldn't stand the new soundtrack, and how they cut out the snake and Pinocchio in the show and so much more. The jack sparrow scene deserves its own stunt show hour. Great content👍🇺🇲

[@amysoffe703]

Just want you to know that my 7 year old son, Oliver, loves your channel and whenever we encounter a slight issue on a ride he talks about how we should film it for TPMVids. Thanks for doing such a great job.

[@mlwrestling8002]

I remembered back in 2017, I went to Magic Kingdom and I watched The Muppets Great Moments in American History and it was going all good but at the end, the confetti was supposed to fly out but when I went, it malfunctioned and nothing happened. Even Fozzie was confused. My dad got it on video

[@taliagmail.com2005]

I went to disney euro in 2017

[@bojackboys]

we makin it out of carousel of progress with this one 🔥🔥🔥

[@DeenaTheCat]

poor malificent. I am glad I was able to see it in action at least once in my lifetime in 2020! (yeah right before the whole world shut down)

[@Turds-f9w]

Mickey finally defeated her.

[@KingKaosUnkgedOfficial]

Hello TPMvids I hope you are having a great day! I love seeing Animatronics break down. Some of them can be very funny! Like that time you made a Animatronic video when John from Carousel of Progress freezes in a Dab before it was a real thing! Thanks for the great video! ❤

[@Eterrnal_pokefake]

ur first

[@jRadioPlaylists]

🎉you’re first! And you’re not bragging about it, good guy

[@Clone1961]

Official first comment

[@Irohtheweirdo]

Dang you are first

[@olivier2017]

5:16 I speak french and the moment when you Said problème made me laugh

[@carterp7830]

5:20

[@Sirjboy]

You know it going to be a good day when TPMvids posts

[@the.greatestcrewmates]

We thought Mr. Potato head said Mowgli 😂 -Dark Green the crewmate

[@PinkyJunimo]

Timothy Snyder was my father so thank you for putting our video in! ❤

[@TPMvids]

Thank you so much for the submission!!

[@PinkyJunimo]

Thank you!

[@aliensomniac3842]

I love how Mickey just dipped when he saw the fire. Just like "haha! Nope! That's all folks!"

[@Nikkii199045]

9:05 this reminds me of the "OH YEAH" glitch

[@itzlimeboi123]

Hey young man..

[@KadenceChapin-o4p]

idk about you but the fact that a dragon named after murphy's law lit on fire is actually pretty funny

[@Daluna13]

I was waiting for you to talk about #1 it was so insane to see on twitter when it happened

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

I really hope that the reimagined sequence of Mickey facing of Maleficent will be more physical and creative than using a screen or projection when Fantasmic 2.0 returns, but who knows.

[@grantmillard8387]

That blast of flame from the dragon probably made the "brave cast member" reconsider their firefighting choices. It is fortunate they weren't standing where the stream of flame struck the ground. That would have been a horrific tragedy captured on hundreds of videos and unlikely to be something to be survived.

[@arceuslord1365]

I can just imagine the person in the Mickey suit going"Oh S#^$" when Maleficent caught on fire.

[@hannablackwell9544]

15:14 Mickey: Welp. I defeated Maleficent. Time to go home.

[@Bowling.30047]

this and in- show exits are defiantly my favorite type of videos!

[@ao9688]

Love this series!

[@stelladoesstuffXD]

The fire was CRAZY! I was there and WOWIE I WAS SCARED!

[@Sand_and_company]

poor malificent... she didn't deserve to burst into flames and be burnt to a crisp... Poor dragon...

[@trianglesimp]

I love these types of videos especially the ride breakdowns❤

[@johnnetbrame1254]

I love these kinds of videos❤😊

[@laurieallen8040]

My favorite was a couple years back on It’s a small world, one of the little drummers was punching it self in the face. 🤣

[@mafusally]

never clicked faster, love this series ❤❤

[@PokeBoyVT]

Love the vids keep up the great work I love Disney sm and u make it extra special for me