Pal Mickey?

[musicalSaranader]

propchick, that's great!!!

 

[starwood]

We rented one for the day and I just couldn't justify buying it. It's fun in the park but I just don't think it would be used that much at home. DS swore he would play with him but I know it would just end up collecting dust.

 

[Disneyolic]

I think I'm sold on Pal Mickey. After hearing how much he interacts in the parks, I think it will be so great for my boys (and me, too ) Now to put that in my budget list...

 

[bmoc_ny]

Does he only work in the MK or will he work in all the parks.
can he only be bought at wdw.

 

[going4the1sttime]

Pal Mickey is popping up all over Ebay. I believe that there are 3 listings on there right now. I can tell you that they have not been selling for the $50.00 that the parks charge.

The last time I checked one of them was at $10.72 and the other was in the $20 range.

I have emailed the sellers and they have indicated that these are brand new in boxes that have never been opened. Most are offering a satisfaction guarentee too! Guess it's just another thing that you can buy ahead of going to the parks!

 

[ceecee]

I checked Ebay (great idea) they are selling for over $40 and with shipping you've got the $50.00. Can you get these at DTD and use the DC discount...does anyone know?

 

[PirateOfTheCarribean]

Hi Bob:

We just got back from Disney World with Pal Mickey in hand. We LOVED him!

He works in all four of the parks (I don't know about the water parks, but I doubt it as he's not supposed to get wet...and he'll tell you that whenever you get near a water ride like Splash Mountain or Kali River Rapids).

This was our eighth trip to WDW and he showed us things we had no idea existed. "Hey, pal, there's a pathway hidden somewhere around here. If we follow it, we can see lots of neat animals. Wanna try?" or "Hey, pal, if the big fountain puts on a big show, do you think the little fountains will put on a little show? Let's find out."

He was informative, entertaining, showed different emotions about different things, and some of the things he said were absolutely adorable. My son let me take him to work with me after the trip (yes, I'm a middle-aged woman and I took Mickey to work) and even my co-workers fell in love with him.

By the way, he doesn't have to be annoying. He does have an easily accessible off button. When he wants to say something, he jiggles and giggles, and you have to squeeze his hand or tummy to hear the message - so, if you don't want to hear the message, just don't squeeze his hand. Also, Disney has blocked reception of messages during shows, so he won't start talking in the middle of Beauty and the Beast.

An added bonus - he's not a "one use" toy. We plan to bring him back on future trips. His tips about where attraction lines were shortest and suggestions for where to view fireworks were really useful.

Hope this helps,

Pirate

 

[TIGGERSMOM]

We have had PAL Mickey since our last trip & he is very cool.

He is easy to carry with his belt clip. You can shut him off when he gets annoying. When we bought him he was so new we were explaining him to the CMs.

We did run into one manager who asked us how we liked him who fed us some great info.

He does cost $50.00 or can be rented for $8 per day with a max charge of 32.00. If you decide to purchase that money is used toward your PAL. You can have a new one of keep the one you have.

He is only available in the resorts right now. And only in Mickey form, however they will be expanding the characters to the Fab 5 & Pooh(of course) in the next year.

He works in all the parks and updates everytiime you cross a turnstile, with new info for that park.

right now he only works in WDW bu there are plans to expand him to DL as well.

We love his corny jokes, and some of them are pretty smart...

My fave so far: If George Washington was alive today, what would he be?

Very very old!!

 

[going4the1sttime]

I bought my Pal Mickey off Ebay earlier this week. The person I purchased from was Zeus101. What a great Ebayer! I won the item on Wednesday, paid by PayPal Wednesday and got my Pal today! I went to leave feedback and saw that he has 2 more listed out there. One is at 34.00 right now with the auction ending tomorrow. The other is in the 11.00 area and ends on 09-03.

This Pal Mickey came brand new in a box and appears to work great! He's so cute! This is our first trip to WDW and it's a suprise for my son. I almost let the cat out of the bag today!!!

I would encourage anyone to try and bid on these! I paid less than the $50.00 at the park, even after shipping!

 

[Dan Murphy]

A few pictures and some more info

 

[bearloch]

I think I want one!!! I assume he talks on battery power!! what size? so i can arrive ready and recharged!!!! thanks

 

[Dan Murphy]

3 AA's. Just make sure to turn him off at night to extend battery life.

http://www.miceage.com/kevinyee/ky060503a.htm

 

[Ron from Michigan]

My wife and myself were just reading about Pal Mickey and decided we just have to have one. They sound like they will be so much fun in the parks. I have a question , what does Pal Mickey say when you get him home ? Thanks.

 

[ceecee]

Thanks for the review Dan. Maybe we'll rent one. I have enough $50.00 interactive toys that DD does not play with. (Barney, Arther and two dolls, oh and horses and a dog!). I just wonder if they get to be triedsome carrying around all day. I have problems with my small fanny pack, it's always in the way.