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Animatronic Wall-E Entertains Guests At Disneyland, Charges $5 For a Popsicle

By Jason Chen Published May 16, 2008, 3:50 pm ET

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What’s even better than a Wall-E robot toy made by WowWee? A Wall-E robot toy made by the animatronic people at Disney. This Wall-E robot is supposed to roam around Disneyland/Disney World entertaining patrons, but got spotted on the streets of LA panhandling and glad-handing for cash. You know who else can say their name? Timmy from South Park. Wall-E! [Slashfilm]

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