World View: The Many Faces of New Fantasyland

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The Many Faces of New Fantasyland by Mark Goldhaber

Mark looks at some of the amazing faces in the Magic Kingdom's new expansion.

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Your statement about Lumiere in Enchanted Tales is completely incorrect - "Despite the thin arms and narrow channels available for threading through controls and mechanisms, Imagineers have given Lumiere expressive motion and tremendous flexibility". Photo by Mark Goldhaber.

FACT: Lumiere is actually a rod puppet under the power of a machine providing the movement. The unit that provides his movement is located directly behind the back curtain/behind Lumiere. That is why the color of the curtain is what it is and why the is lit the way he is. Lumiere has a total of three rods attached all directly behind, and slightly lower - each rod is covered in the same color fabric as the curtain behind Lumiere. One rod controls each of his arms/hands, and one controls his upper body/head. Lumiere's arms are actually just silicone (like tubing or solid). His face is internally rear projected, and his lip is the only item that is moving on his body.



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