After Ellen’s Energy Adventure closed at Epcot last year, the television host joked that she wanted her robot back. Well, after her staff surprised her with the human-like robot on her show, it turns out she doesn’t really want it after all.
The robot’s head and clothes are going up for auction May 5 in Los Angeles, where the nightmare-bot is expected to fetch somewhere between $3,000 and $5,000.
“Is this real? This is … me?” said DeGeneres on her show when the robot was presented to her. “This is not real. This is the robot they used for Ellen’s Energy Adventure? … That is so offensive.”
Other items for auction include a remote control R2D2, a Disneyland maintenance suite, and a pirate’s head from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
Stay on top of Orlando news and views. Sign up for our weekly Headlines newsletter.
This article appears in Apr 19-24, 2018.



