We made a NIGHTMARE MICKEY Animatronic!

Jaimie and Jay build a custom SCARY Mickey Mouse animatronic inspired by Steamboat Willie!

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The animatronics at Disneyland have always been a huge inspiration for us. Now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, we’re celebrating by turning the Steamboat Willie style Mickey Mouse into a terrifying animatronic monster!

From horror games like ‘Five Nights at Treasure Island’, ‘Captain Willie’, and ‘Infestation’, to upcoming scary movies ‘Mickey’s Mouse Trap’ and ‘The Return of Steamboat Willie’, there’s a bunch of people who are jumping on the chance to make their own Mickey Mouse horror character. There’s a ton of ways we could have made a scary Mickey Mouse, and we didn’t want to re-create any of the ones already out there. We recently finished building our own animatronic Springtrap, and we really love the withered style of the Five Nights at Freddy’s animatronics, so we decided to create our horror Mickey in the FNAF style.

To make Mickey’s head we commissioned a 3D artist, Beardless Props, and worked with them to design a printable 3D model of Mickey, complete with broken bits, holes, and animatronic mounting points. We designed a 3-axis animatronic head mechanism that would let Mickey move his head in all directions, and we even gave him an animatronic jaw. Mickey’s head was finished with Bondo, paint, and flocking, and we gave him some creepy red glowing eyes.

This was our first from-scratch advanced DIY animatronic project, and while we definitely had our share of struggles, we’re really happy with how it turned out. We’re going to keep working on him, and maybe even give him a body, so if you want to follow along with our progress check us out on Patreon. And let us know what you want to see us build next!

Stay Wicked, y’all! (Disney - if you see this, please don’t sue us ♥)

Special thanks to Beardless Props for creating the Mickey Mouse 3D Model!

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[allenbeiter]

I like the symbolic idea of steamboat mickey being a creature who was just kind of abandoned and not upkept just because disney didnt want the public to get their hands on him so he has gotten no maintinence because no one has been allowed to touch him for 70 years

[eternalmiasma]

4:14 “it’s not supposed to be a costume but it could be” William afton moments before inventing the spring lock

[jadey]

I gotta say, even though it wasn't intentional, the way he looked around and his head just broke still gave me chills for some reason.
awesome design!

[christopherlamoureux]

Disneyland Animation Machinist here. Your building process is pretty spot on. Granted we have ridiculously highend parts (smaller than a football, more expensive than my truck) but at the end of the day its all nuts, bolts, and an energy source. Love watching you guys make stuff. I wanna make this just to put it in my shop to mess with my managers lol.

[ashs]

The unintentional movements of the eyes and the jarredness of the head movement from how heavy the head was actually worked so well with the believability - such an awesome build!!

[bogbert]

I think his head being so heavy actually worked to your advantage! The way he tosses it around with all that momentum gives it an extra unsettling and lifelike feel. Really awesome work!

[TeoOfficial-hn]

The public domain is one of the funniest things for horror movies

[noTheGamineer]

The mechanical whirring from the servos are perfect for the old Steamboat Willie squeaks! Phenomenal all around.

[Roblox_sigma_sistas]

My dad wanted me to tell you guys this. Me and my dad watch you guys as soon as you make a new video! You inspired him to make his own animatronics! Now every nown and then we make a new animatronic and my dad just wanted to thank you guys for recommending Mila note, every animatronic we have made since this video we have used it to organize our ideas and Inspo!

[KhaoticJesteress]

I absolutely love how detailed you got into when building the neck shaft.. it feels accessible to everyone when you show exactly how you did everything and explained the components.

[FredbearOfficial]

That "Hey can you throw me that ear" transition was insanely smooth

[khime]

Oh man I would LOVE to see a body on him. Maybe you could even program some custom voice lines/sound effects into him (even just like a creepy version of the iconic Steamboat Willie whistling) because I remember you saying something about that a while back.

[DistortionsUnlimited]

Hello Wicked Makers! Wishing you a great 2024 from us all at Distortions!

[You_found_my_profile]

I hope I'm not the only one who appreciates this but I like the fact that you explain how the mechanisms you make work for each animatronic. As a robotics enthusiast and beginner, I can only say that this is wonderful.

[emptiness.]

Nightboat Willie:

He will appear from any direction. When he appears, flicker your light and run away to avoid his grasp.

[candiceatwater]

It looks like there’s a whole story behind him! The characters you guys create are always so detailed and beautiful; I love looking at the finished product and imagining the story behind it. But I also love seeing every step of the process; watching you guys be creative and do problem solving is my favorite!

[HairMetalKaren]

I really like that you keep in the moments where things don't go perfectly and then show how you fix and adapt the concept. This is so helpful to other makers out there.

[tropicalflame-sxcg]

I think the heavy head with the increased momentum actually made this even more creepy than it would’ve been with something lighter. Would love to see a video doing the whole body❤😊

[Pwt]

That looks amazing that crinkle stuff works great.