Buthehasmade a fewotherappearancesoutsideoftheDisneyparks.
Henowhas a newpermanenthomeatWaltDisneyImagineeringinGlendale, CaliforniaNumberfourcheffromMein 2008 alsowas a partofdiseaseLivingcharacterinitiative, bonapetitefromchefRemi, premieredasinadditiontothediningexperienceatRestaurant, thisstarsintheWaltDisneyStudiosParkattheDisneylandParisresortlaterin 2009.
ItwouldalsomakeitspremiereattheLayChefdeFrantzrestaurantintheFrancePavilionatEpcot, sixdays a weekwithfourappearances a day, Um, a treatywiththreedinersoftherestaurantwith a rollinggourmetfoodcart.
TheyliftthelaidlikewenormallydoinFrance, from a silverdomecheeseplatterwhenthemaitre d reveals a sixinchtallanimatronicratcheffrommefromtheanimatedfilmGratitude, he.
Theonlyrightyou'd beokaywithseeingin a restauranttodate.
ChefforMeisthesmallestaudioanimatroniccreatedbyWaltDisneyImagineeringandistheonlylivingcharacterinitiativeanimatronictogettwoseparatefiguresmade, itdoes a verygoodjobatentertainingdinersandbringinthissmalllittleanimatedcharactertolife.
Nowyoumightbewonderingexactlyhowthisfigureworks.
Well, ifyoulookcloselyatthisvideo, youcanseethattheblackhandleoftheSilverDomehas a smalljoystickontopofitandwhatlookstobe a triggeratthebottom, it's likelythatthisgivesthemaitre d fullcontrolofthefigure.
Midwaymaniaapproximatelyevery 15 minutesfor a minishow, looks a was a veryimpressivefigure, butitdidfacemanymechanicalissuesthatcausedittoconstantlygodownNow.
ButLuxoJrwas a bitdifferentandwas a prototypeof a fullyelectricfigurearoundthetimeLuxoJrappearedatthepark.
In 2009 theNorwegiancompanyLuxoLampsaccusedDisneyandPixarofinfringingtheircopyrightbyusingtheluxonameonthelimitededitionupBlueRaythatcamewith a miniluxofigure.
Thenameissuewasbroughtbefore a judge, wheredocumentsalsomentionedtheLuxoJranimatronicatWaltDisneyWorld.
LuxoJrwasremovedfromtheparkinAprilof 2010 withDisneysayingthatitwillnolongerperformsinceitwas a testfigurewith a limitedrun.
Seeingwherethisfigurewasbuiltinplacedoesn't seemlike a locationfor a limitedruntypefigure, soitsremovalwasprobablymoreof a caseofmechanicalandlegalissues.