Reactive show action equipment system

A reactive show action equipment system, comprising:

• an animated figure;
• one or more actuators that are configured to move a portion of the animated figure;
• a show action controller configured to instruct the actuator;
• a special effects system comprising:
• an effects source;
• a nozzle assembly configured to expel a substance from the effects source to provide one or more special effects;
• an effect sensor configured to detect a characteristic of the special effect or a characteristic impactful to the special effect and transmit data indicative of the characteristic;
• and
• a control system configured to receive the data indicative of the characteristic of the special effect or the characteristic impactful to the special effect and control the one or more actuators based on the data indicative of the characteristic of the special effect or the characteristic impactful to the special effect.

A method of operating reactive show action equipment, the method comprising:

• receiving input data from an input source as received input;
• determining, based on the received input, a type of special effect to produce from a special effect system having components disposed onboard or offboard show action equipment as a determined type of special effect;
• controlling the special effect system to produce the determined type of special effect as a produced special effect;
• receiving data indicative of a characteristic of the produced special effect or a characteristic impactful to the produced special effect;
• determining a reaction for the show action equipment based on the data indicative of a characteristic of the produced special effect as a determined reaction;
• and
• producing the determined reaction by controlling at least one actuator of the show action equipment.