Disney to Update Pirates of Caribbean Ride

Pirates of the Caribbean, one of Disney's most popular rides, will get a makeover.

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Way back in 1919 Sigmund Freud postulated his concept of the uncanny. In the (cleverly named) The Uncanny, Freud explored a problem of aesthetics—when something is both familiar and unknown the experience of viewing it can be strongly unsettling.

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Walt Disney Imagineering this week debuted its latest, cutting-edge creation: free-roaming, interacting audio-animatronic Muppets capable of "seeing" and "talking" to tourists — and without a human puppeteer in sight. If nothing else, check out that video!

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Animatronics are tricky You want your puppet to look natural, when it is really a robot. When you need them big, you've got to use hydraulics, which are powerful enough to wreck you.

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BROOKLYN, New York -- I don't know Brett Klisch's wife. So it's especially inappropriate to be poking around the inside of her skull.

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