In fact, the Walt Disney Company is behind the recent spate of mentions of Westworld on social networks such as Twitter, as a report from the The New York Times has made a comparison for many people to say the least chilling between what is defined by the same advertising slogan as "the happiest place on earth" with the theme park with dark and murderous implications that is represented in the film and in the Westworld television series. But what exactly is this about?
The plan to introduce robots to Disney parks
According to sources, Disney executives are trying to get robots and the animatronics of the various attractions begin to walk in the parks with the guests. We are certainly several years away from this possibility from a technological point of view, but it seems that the leaders of Disney are excited about the idea of having the most iconic characters created by Disney as robots that mingle with visitors throughout the world. park.Guest enjoy the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., in Mickey's Toontown, which is covered in festive decorations. (Paul Hiffmeyer / Disneyland)
Given this news, Westworld's citation boom on social media is certainly more understandable: the series began as a story about an interactive theme park in which, however, artificial intelligences began to develop a conscience of their own . For this reason, some people on social media have begun to express concern about this choice, even if, as mentioned above, we are definitely a long way from seeing the Disney parks turn into Westworld!
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