Breaux Bridge, Louisiana: Animatronic Swamp Puppet Show
The Atchafalaya Welcome Center featured a free show with realistic animal puppet-robots: a raccoon, a loggerhead snapping turtle, and an alligator. They sing!
Atchafalaya Welcome Center
- Address:
- 1908 Atchafalaya River Hwy, Breaux Bridge, LA
- Directions:
- Underneath the I-10 highway, on the ground. Go down the exit ramp and you are there, it is the main building complex. Nothing else around but swamp.
- Hours:
- Daily 8:30-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 337-228-1094
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Great stop. Free coffee, nice interpretive display, and the animatronic animals are in fact working (contrary to what earlier comments said).
[V. Siegel, 06/09/2025]Animatronics show in Atchafalaya Louisiana Welcome Center. Racoon, snapping turtle, and alligator entertain visitors waiting to enter the theater. Once inside, a large white bird (stork? egret?) introduces a four-minute-long movie that promotes the Atchafalaya area.
[Barry Groover, 09/22/2024]
Pre-show is a bit like the Tiki Room at Disneyland; adorable! And the 4-minute movie that follows provides a great intro to the region. Helpful staff, free coffee, clean restrooms, and a ton of brochures about sites in Louisiana. Worth a 15-minute stop.
[Jennifer Kefer, 07/05/2022]We are featuring a special movie in our theater and showcasing five artisan videos in another exhibit area. In order for visitors to enjoy the new exhibits we have temporarily turned off the beloved stage animal production. Visitors can stop by 361 days a year from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm for tourists information and to view our upgraded exhibits.
[Brandy Serrette, 03/31/2018]Unfortunately, turning off the robot animal show diminishes the oddball appeal of this attraction. We hope to hear about a happy future when the animals come out of hibernation!
According to a staff member, the robo-puppets are turned off from January to March. The puppets are supposed to be the pre-show to the movie. The staff is working on getting the movie door to open after the puppet show is finished.
[Patrick, 03/15/2018]The puppets are realistic, but singing, animals: a raccoon, snapping turtle, and alligator.
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Animatronics, as they age, often fall into inoperative torpor as they await the robot repair crew.