I had a very odd experience once at DL and got to hear Mickey talk!
It was park closing on a very quiet night, and I was wandering down Main Street, one of the last to leave. Suddenly Pluto rushed by me, with a man chasing him. Of course I had to see what was going on!
Pluto had the man's shoe, which he had apparently taken off to remove a stone or something. The man asked for it back, and Pluto darted into the exit area of Great Moments with Mr Lincoln. He started to pretend to bury the shoe in a planter.
Now the man was begging for his shoe back, as his friends were waiting for him in the parking lot. Mickey was dashing around Pluto, and their handler was nowhere to be seen.
Man keeps begging. Finally Mickey goes into the hat shop and offers the man a hat instead. Man gets a little ticked off.
Mickey finally bursts out in his high little voice 'Pluto! Pluto! give the man his shoe back!'
I think that Pluto was as surprised as I was to hear Mickey talk, because the man got his shoe back very quickly. Pluto gave a bad dog look, Mickey shook his finger at him, the man stalked off, and I continued to stare.
Had my own little private show of something very unusual at
Disneyland!!!