Benjamin Franklin (audio-animatronic)

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Benjamin Franklin (audio-animatronic) is a lifelike robotic figure of the American Founding Father featured as a central narrator and historical host in Epcot’s The American Adventure attraction at Walt Disney World.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf audio-animatronic figure
robotic figure
theme park character
appearsIn The American Adventure NERFINISHED
appearsWith Mark Twain (audio-animatronic) NERFINISHED
audience theme park guests
audioSource pre-recorded narration
basedOn Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED
category Disney animatronic character NERFINISHED
Epcot character
Fictional representation of a real person
depictsTimePeriod 18th century America
designedToBe lifelike
function interacts with Mark Twain (audio-animatronic)
narrates scenes from American history
genre educational attraction character
inspiredBy historical accounts of Benjamin Franklin
introducedInAttraction The American Adventure NERFINISHED
language English
locatedInAttraction The American Adventure NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Bay Lake, Florida NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInPark Epcot NERFINISHED
locatedInResort Walt Disney World Resort NERFINISHED
locatedInState Florida NERFINISHED
manufacturer Walt Disney Imagineering NERFINISHED
medium themed entertainment
movementType programmable robotic motion
narrativeFunction guides guests through key events in U.S. history
openingYearOfAttraction 1982
operatedBy Walt Disney World Resort NERFINISHED
operationalStatus in regular operation (subject to maintenance and refurbishments)
ownedBy The Walt Disney Company
parkOpeningContext Opened with Epcot on October 1, 1982
partOf The American Adventure Pavilion NERFINISHED
World Showcase NERFINISHED
portrays Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED
purpose to educate guests about American history
to entertain Epcot guests
roleInAttraction central narrator
historical host
setting The American Adventure theater NERFINISHED
showType indoor theater show
subjectOf theme park fan discussions
theme American history
Founding Fathers of the United States NERFINISHED
usesTechnology Audio-Animatronics NERFINISHED
visualAppearance 18th-century attire associated with Benjamin Franklin

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The American Adventure Pavilion showHosts Benjamin Franklin (audio-animatronic)