From a moving Pixar Lamp to a mini animatronic from the Tiki Room, Disney Store just dropped special edition D23 reveals
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Disney turning D23 animatronics into limited online drops shows how fast physical IP merch is converging with robotics and collector economics. If you operate in fandom or consumer hardware, expect expectations for motion, personality, and scarcity mechanics to rise together.
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