Pal Mickey is a small (albeit heavy) interactive toy that you carry around the parks. He looks like a small plush Mickey. He tells you facts about the parks, when lines are short, when shows and parades are coming up, very corny jokes, and plays 3 games. He's all over the place--each resort has a shop where you can buy or rent him as does each park. He's $8/day to rent or $60 to buy. If you choose to rent and later decide to buy him, I believe the rental fee you paid goes toward the purchase price and you get a brand new one. At home he still tells jokes and plays games.