pal mickey..what's new??

[grover]

ds wants to bring back his pal mickey from 2004..
last year i asked here and was told it will still work..
this is still the case??

 

[Robo]

ds wants to bring back his pal mickey from 2004..
last year i asked here and was told it will still work..
this is still the case??

He will still work perfectly in the parks.

Be SURE to put a BRAND NEW set of ALKALINE BATTERIES in your Pal at the beginning of any trip (he takes 3 each of "AA") and take a new set of SPARE batteries, just in case.

There is no need for a special update, as he picks up the current information for a given park as you are entering with him (and at the many hidden IR "transmitters" installed throughout the park).

The "classic" Pal won't "know or talk about" EE, Soarin' or any other attractions that may have been opened since he was built, but that leaves 99% or so of them that he DOES talk about.

If for any reason he does NOT "giggle, vibrate and talk" throughout any of the parks, you can take him in for a quick "refresh" at the MAIN STREET CINEMA (across from the Emporium in the MK). This is the central Pal Mickey "headquarters" for WDW.

Again, you should not NEED to do this if your Pal is behaving normally... by frequently vibrating, giggling, and telling you Disney info and corny jokes.

Which brings up the awkward little point that the "high-dollar" ($70+) "New" 50th Anniversary "Special Edition" Pal Mickey's will soon be...
"Out of date".

The 50th will be over in Oct. this year.
So... will there be a NEW "New" Pal Mickey issued?

Will the 50th Anniversary Pal be able to "tell you" about the two new "Finding Nemo" attractions, the new Monsters, Inc. attraction(s), or the new things we still don't know about?

Will we soon see the 50th Anniversary Pals at the Disney Outlets for $23 or so?

I still have (and use every trip) my beloved "Classic" (first version) Pal Mickey (he still works great, BTW).
I never thought that him not "knowing" about "Soarin'" or "EE" was quite enough reason to replace him.

But, we'll have to see what the next couple of months bring that's new on the Pal Mickey front.