I love my Pal Mickey!! To me, he is definately worth the $$$!! In fact I was lucky to have purchased him when he first came out and he was only $50.00 then, he's $60.00 now.
I have used him on two trips and plan on taking him this coming June. As for the information he provides, he'll remind you about an hour before the parades are to begin to select your viewing spot, he'll tell you if there is a show about to being (i.e. the stage show in front of the castle), if there is a short line at an attraction he can let you know, he will point out things of intrest that you may not have noticed (i.e. the "stone" alligator in AK), other times he will share a silly or corny joke. He vibrates when he has something to share. You squeeze his tummy and he gives you the message. If you need to hear it again or want someone else to hear, you simply squeeze his hand and he will repeat what he just said.
When not in a park you can enjoy 3 games he will play with you.
He comes with batteries and they lasted us through two trips. He also comes with a belt clip which we didn't use because he speaks rather softly and with all the park noise he was alittle hard to hear if you didn't have him close to your ear. No volume control!
If you aren't sure you will be happy with him, why not rent him for a day. If you decide to purchase him, they will deduct the $8 daily rental from the selling price. I think you will find him fun. Our biggest problem was SHARING him. All the girls did was say "It's my turn now. She had him a long time!!" (And it was usually ME being the Mickey-hog!!! LOL
but if you're not sure about spending $60, he's available for rental (I think it's $8/day). 
