Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Megan duBois is a reporter who covers The Walt Disney Company. Mama Odie Audio-Animatronics figure for Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Ever since Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opened in 1963, animatronics (automated puppetry that uses prerecorded sounds and movements) has been entertaining people at amusement parks and in film.

Bring frightful fun to your festivities with the best Halloween animatronics, delivering spine-chilling thrills and hauntingly realistic effects for the ultimate scare factor. Kenny Eliason / Unsplash ...