We purchased one 4 years ago..and hope to use it when we return in May. I'm not sure about how it is updated...or if it can be totally udated. I wonder if it will update with new attractions that weren't there when we went last. We paid about $50.00 for it four years ago. At that time they came with a clip...I believe the newer ones may be a bit larger, and come so that you can wear it around your neck.
Ours clipped onto your pants..or whatever you wanted to clip it onto. I think they may have redesigned them so that they can be worn hanging around your neck. the clip idea was problematic. When departing Fla. we were in the Orlando airport. My husband went to return the car I took the kids to check in..and we at one point were caught up in a large crowd of people. Next thing I know I see my son has stopped dead in his tracks..and he's looking around. Mickey is GONE!
I approached security..and the various airline counters thinking maybe he had dropped it(although unlikely..since we had literally just entered the airport)....you should have seen the manhunt..errr..I mean mousehunt.
Took all kinds of information..and I wondered why all the interest. I figured security had better things to do. They explained that Pal Mickey's were new item at the time, and apparently my son wasn't the first kid who had his stolen in the airport. They were experiencing a rash of Mickey thefts! Can you imagine..stealing a toy from a child.
When I returned home, I was telling my neighbor what had happened..she asked me how we had paid for Mickey. We used American Express..she told me to call them..and explain what had happened. THEY REPLACED IT! I called the WL Mercantile..where we had originally purchased it and they sent us a new one!
My son is a bit too old for it now
..(he's 16!..and wouldn't be caught dead with a stuffed animal) My daughter doesn't care..she plans to take Mickey back for the trip(packed in her carry one)..and see if we can't officially activate him for our trip next month!
Would be cool if they had a FW Pal Mickey.. dressed in his Coon skin hat with walking stick..like the logo!.
. He is a lot of fun, especially in AK where he says more. Just remember that the model matters. While his jokes are mainly the same between all models, everything he says is preprogrammed and can't be updated. So my older model PM for example won't say anything about Expedition Evererest or any of the newer attractions.
Maybe if I hold out a little bit longer hopefully they will implement something like this.
