New "Talking" Mickey Mouse added to Welcome Show at Magic Kingdom

[k5jm]

Christy and I just got back from a quick trip to WDW and it was great to see that at the Magic Kingdom, the Welcome Show now includes the talking Mickey Mouse. He talks to the the pre-recorded track. But it does add a new dimension to the show. Also, the family no longer rides the train from Toontown. They now wait in the Main Street station and walk across a rail car to be "on-stage" with Mickey and the gang.

Here is some video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7paBlLlOq7c - New Mickey
taken March 4, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM7tWyKtc2Q - Old Mickey
taken in December 2010

 

[WaltD4Me]

Thanks for the video! Nice start to the day. Interesting to see where they are using the new Mickey. I wonder if new Mickey will be at the new Meet & Greet in Exposition Hall.

 

[ADP]

The pre-show is wonderful to watch. It starts your day off right. Call me "Crazy", but I thought I saw Talking Mickey last October during the pre-show. Again, I could have been halucinating, but I thought i made a mental note in my head that he was talking for the first time that I can remember.

 

[dalt01]

The pre-show is wonderful to watch. It starts your day off right. Call me "Crazy", but I thought I saw Talking Mickey last October during the pre-show. Again, I could have been halucinating, but I thought i made a mental note in my head that he was talking for the first time that I can remember.

ditto in september........but i wouldnt say that under oath............

 

[jcb]

Great video - was this the one with the hair?

 

[k5jm]

Great video - was this the one with the hair?

It was taken with the camera with hair.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Afro-cammmmmmmmmmmmmm! -dum dum dummm-

 

[*NikkiBell*]

lol That second video has some accent twang going on.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Thanks for letting us use your videos for the blog Mike!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/03/06/video-talking-mickey-mouse-makes-his-magic-kingdom-debut/

 

[sayhello]

So I'm not a morning person... I had no idea what a "Welcome Show" was, and now I know why! I have *never* been to any of the parks at opening time! Closing, many, many times, but never opening. Wonder if it will ever happen...

Cool vids. Thanks, Mike

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[k5jm]

Tobi, Christy thinks I am crazy for hopping onto a bus at 7 in the morning to go watch the Welcome/rope drop Show. But it is one of the things that gives me goosebumps every time I see it. I have seen several townspeople, other than the mayor, MC the Show.

 

[sayhello]

I wonder if they do one at Disneyland Paris? I might just get up early for once...

Sayhello

 

[nickyb720]

We saw that they used the the talking Mickey and Minnie during the show at the Castle back in August. Love the concept! It is definetely an advancement in technology and costume design.

 

[Cherinva]

The pre-show is wonderful to watch. It starts your day off right. Call me "Crazy", but I thought I saw Talking Mickey last October during the pre-show. Again, I could have been halucinating, but I thought i made a mental note in my head that he was talking for the first time that I can remember.

I think I saw that in October as well...I love the Morning Show !!!!

 

[k5jm]

I know I have seen the "Animated/Talking" Mickey Mouse at the Dream along with Mickey show. I think they just started using another one of the Talking Mickey's for the Welcome show. I think any show that uses Mickey will have the Talking Mickey soon so that every Mickey is the same. I am sure Talking Mickey will come to Fantasmic, also.

Here is the Dream along with Mickey Show. The Gang all are animated for this show and it has been around since at least June of 2010.
http://vimeo.com/12584845

 

[disney david]

I know I have seen the "Animated/Talking" Mickey Mouse at the Dream along with Mickey show. I think they just started using another one of the Talking Mickey's for the Welcome show. I think any show that uses Mickey will have the Talking Mickey soon so that every Mickey is the same. I am sure Talking Mickey will come to Fantasmic, also.

Here is the Dream along with Mickey Show. The Gang all are animated for this show and it has been around since at least June of 2010.
http://vimeo.com/12584845

yes they are going to put the new mask into all the shows not only mickey but the rest. These mask are different then the disneyland one they are testing so it not the same testing. Thse mask have a motor which you would hear and the meet and great ones wont have the loud motor in it so they havent started to test it in disney world these are the same old mask they been using in the castle show for the last year.