Thread: Most all my Animatronics went downhill...

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Hey everyone!

I have been pulling out my Halloween goodies and started setting up the indoor porps & decor last couple of days(reasoning for my MIA). But I plugged my older animatrionic figures and found them ALL defective in one way or another...

1: Jason: Only moves his eyes and arm movement is up and down. Thats it!
2: Jeeves(butler): Works but does not breathe anymore!
3: Skelly skell(dancing skeleton): Only sings now and nothing else!
4: Hunchy(hunchedback butler): Works but skeleton on silver platter is dead!
5: Dr Shivers: Does not work at all!

That really bummed me out yesterday when I tested them out.. I am really debating ever buying animatronic figures again... They have too many issues! my options are to build them all myself from this point or buy them and hope I can repair them... A sad week for me! It truly was heartbreaking!..

Anybody else having issues with their animatronic figures?

Yup, my witch stirring cauldron, mister puffed and stopped working, eyes won't light up and jaw only moves slightly.

none for me becuz I never have the money to buy such a thing.

Most of the things we purchase from the local halloween shops, although expensive to us, are cheap in the world of animated props. The reason Demonica and Jason are affordable is because they are sadly not of the highest quality. Making your own is perhaps a great idea, although can be costly if you don't have the resources or the tools to do so.

My plan, dress up and do it the old fashion way.

Well that is sad to hear TD! You can always make some great homemade props Kareena! no need to blow all the cash as I did in years past.. I spent nearly $750 for all of the five listed above.. What a waste! You may be correct utusemi! They do make them cheap but I too like to dress up the old fasion way idea!

Sadly this is a situation were I am the lone wolf here on Halloween with only 3 or 4 helpers at most. So the animatronics have served me pretty well in past years ya know! Either way I will figure something out. Thanks for listening and the ideas!

I have not unboxed mine yet this year but I am not looking foward to it after hearing your experience.
I have had issues in the past. For instance Jason quit raising his arm. I had to do some surgery and modify some parts but it now works. One of the butlers quit moving his head so I hooked up the wires that went to the eyes to the motor of the head. Had other props go south and that is the main reason I buy them on sale now so I don't feel to bad.

I know this isnt halloween related but it fits in this post...... I purchased a dancing santa from wally world several years back well about two years later it stopped singing in english and would only sing songs in spanish and then when I was going into the attic to find all my stuff for halloween I happened to look at him and saw that he is starting to crack all over his face and hands... oh well he will be a great addition to my next years theme (haunted christmas/ christmas from hell) .... hope you get them working !!!

Originally Posted by ter_ran

1: Jason: Only moves his eyes and arm movement is up and down. Thats it!
2: Jeeves(butler): Works but does not breathe anymore!
3: Skelly skell(dancing skeleton): Only sings now and nothing else!
4: Hunchy(hunchedback butler): Works but skeleton on silver platter is dead!
5: Dr Shivers: Does not work at all!

Fix them.
That's one of the reasons this forum exists.

Hope you get them fixed that sucks that this had to happen to you the maker of these props should make them better lasting so they dont break as easily!

I dont think I will have the time to disassemble them all and put them back together in time as I have mush other things to do before the big day! The figures will be checked out and possibly repaired in good time but not during this season I'm affraid....

Hope everyone else has better luck than I when it comes to unpacking and testing theirs!

The good side is they still look cool from the static prop standpoint!