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VIDEO: Up close with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train animatronics as Walt Disney World converts classic 2D animation to lifelike 3D

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Animated character with sparkling gemstone eyes, surrounded by vibrant jewels against a dramatic backdrop, evoking the enchanting 3D animation style and playful spirit of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction.

Disney’s 1937 classic film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was groundbreaking for being the first feature-length animated film. Now for the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride at Walt Disney World, that classic 2D look is being translated to 3D using computer graphics to create lifelike Audio-Animatronics figures.

Imagineers have recreated hand-drawn sketches in 3D, together with Walt Disney Animation Studios, to make each of the Seven Dwarfs seem to come alive for the attraction, seeming to sing, speak, and act as seen in the video below.

Animated character with sparkling gemstone eyes, surrounded by vibrant jewels against a dramatic backdrop, evoking the enchanting 3D animation style and playful spirit of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction.

A bespectacled, bearded dwarf—reminiscent of the whimsical animatronics on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Walt Disney World—carefully weighs a gleaming red gem on a scale as tally marks line the background, evoking the attraction’s playful mining scenes.

Cast Members manage the controls beside animated dwarfs and sparkling gems inside a cavern, immersing guests in the magical atmosphere of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Walt Disney World.

Inside a glittering mine scene inspired by the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Walt Disney World, two cast members inspect vibrant gems beneath glowing lights, with a whimsical dwarf figure adding to the magical atmosphere.

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