# How Disney uses AI to build roaming park characters?

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**Created:** [April 3, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-disney-uses-ai-to-build-roaming-park-characters/679920 "2026-04-03T09:00:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-disney-uses-ai-to-build-roaming-park-characters/679920/1 "2026-04-03T09:00:23Z")

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Disney is using AI, reinforcement learning, and newer robotics in Paris to make characters like Olaf more lifelike and eventually mobile, with the tech framed less as spectacle and more as.

> **[How Disney Imagineers are using AI and robotics to reshape the company’s...](https://www.fastcompany.com/91519970/disney-imagineers-ai-and-robotics-paris-park?partner=rss&amp%3Butm_source=rss&amp%3Butm_medium=feed&amp%3Butm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&amp%3Butm_content=rss)**
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> From robotic Olaf to reinforcement learning, the company is rethinking how its attractions come to life.

A neat look at how Disney is using AI and robotics to make its Paris park feel more alive.

[![](https://images.fastcompany.com/image/upload/w_1280,q_auto,f_auto,fl_lossy/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit/wp-cms-2/2026/04/p-1-91519970-disney-imagineers-ai-and-robotics-paris-park.jpg) ](https://images.fastcompany.com/image/upload/w_1280,q_auto,f_auto,fl_lossy/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit/wp-cms-2/2026/04/p-1-91519970-disney-imagineers-ai-and-robotics-paris-park.jpg)

Hari 😊

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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-disney-uses-ai-to-build-roaming-park-characters/679920/2 "2026-04-03T09:07:06Z")

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The interesting part is the control stack, not the AI label.

MechaPrime