Elfen John (Animatronic)
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| Type | Animatronics |
| Dates | 1977 – 2006 |
| Tags | Creative Engineering, Elfen John (Animatronic), Animatronics, Animatronic, Elfen John, Jingle Bell Jamboree, Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) |
| Contributors | GallaRM, TutorialTimeYt |
Elfen John (Animatronic) was an animatronic character built by Creative Engineering for the Jingle Bell Jamboree to be use at Santa's Village in Jefferson, New Hampshire).
History
In the original concept art done by Dave Thomas,Elfen John was planned to be significantly shorter,barley being able to reach up to his piano.He also had a significantly larger head.Later on all the elfs would be increased in size. [1] The bot was installed in 1977 in Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) by Creative Engineering for the first full show that they developed. [2] Elfen John resided on the left side of center stage.
Elfen John would stay mostly unchanged over the years with the only major modification being done around 1990,when his original red shorts were removed,his original red vest was replaced with a green one made of a velvet like material with white fur accents,and general wear and tear.
In 2003 [3] the show would receive a complete refurbishment.The only major change this time to Elfen John was his original upright piano getting replaced with a new white grand,the mech and keys however stayed the same.He was also turned to face the audience.
In 2006, the original Creative Engineering animatronics would be removed and replaced by ones created by Advanced Animations ,but the showtape wasn't replaced.[4]
The original Creative Engineering bots would be placed into the park's storage and left there for many years.Eventually the masks of the figures started melting and dripping onto the cosmetics.To avoid ruining the cosmetics,park employees would remove all the figures heads and put them off to the side.The figures are allegedly still in storage headless. [5]
Design
As his name implies he is an elf parody of Elton John.He is an Elf wearing a pair of green eccentric glasses,a green long sleeve shirt,a green pair of pants,a red pair of shorts held up by 2 red criss cross suspenders,a red vest with white fur accents,a pair of red pointy shoes with silver bells on the tips,and a red Santa hat.
Movements
The animatronic has 7 movements [2]
| Movement | Valve number | 1977 Tone Decoder Controller Bit | 1979 Tone Decoder Controller Bit |
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| Nose | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Head Turn Left | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Body Lean | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Left Leg Kick | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Right Leg Kick | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Left Hand | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Right Hand | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
References
Import provenance
Imported from Cheese-E-Pedia at source revision 274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854. Source material is provided under CC BY-SA 4.0.