14. The method of claim 13 wherein the initial physical implementation comprises an initial implementation of a component of the animatronics unit having a first performance characteristic; wherein the physical implementation comprises an implementation of the component of the animatronics unit having a second performance characteristic instead of the first performance characteristic.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the initial physical implementation comprises an initial implementation of a component of the animatronics unit having a first performance characteristic; wherein the physical implementation comprises an implementation of the component of the animatronics unit having a second performance characteristic instead of the first performance characteristic. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first performance characteristic is selected from a group consisting of: power dissipation, slew rate, power requirements, step angles, speed, step angle accuracy, required voltage, drive current, torque, pump capacity, pressure per square inch, hydraulic head, horse power, flow rate.