Satchemo (Animatronic)

Satchemo was the horn player from The Santa Claus Revue.

History

Satchemo was installed in 1977 in Santa’s Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire) by Creative Engineering (1) for the first full show that they developed, where he operated until 2015/2016. In 2006, the animatronics were replaced by ones created by Advanced Animations, but the showtape wasn’t replaced. (2)

Design

He is Elf with large eyes and bushy eyebrow; he wore a festive outfit with a Santa hat and was also holding a horn.

Movements

The animatronic got 5 movements, but during the remodeling, it lost 1 movement: the eye popped out, but, the leg got a tap movement during the remodeling. (3) | Movement | |—————–| | Eyes | | Head Turn Right | | Head Turn Left | | Arms | | Body Turn up | | |