Should the characters talk?

[dwaters]

Yes, I know the characters, the furry ones anyway, don't speak.
Yes, I know why. Not all the "friends" of the characters can do a Goofy voice, a Donald voice etc.

What if they could? What if they had a technology that allowed Mickey to sound like Mickey, Goofy to sound like Goofy, etc. Kind of like my son's Darth Vader voice-changer mask.

Would it be more magical or less?
It's a little frustrating when you finally get to meet Mickey and all he can do is pantomime (wave, nod his head, shake his head,etc.)

On the other hand- pantomime forces them to be creative in communicating and visitors from all nationalities/languages can enjoy them. There is less risk that Mickey-the company figurehead- would slip and say something inappropriate or taken the wrong way or inconsistent with his character and character's history.

What do you think?

 

[mking624]

No, I dont think they should talk. Voice changer or not...they will still sound different. For example, your son's Darth Vader mask won't allow him to sound exactly like James Earl Jones. Likewise, since both males and females can varying masked characters, the voice changer can sound very different. i.e., a girl doing Mickey might sound very different from a guy doing Mickey.

 

[Kristina]

Goodness no! When we were at Chef Mickey's last year Minnie kissed my boyfriend and made a kissing sound. That alone freaked him out so I can imagine if she said something and the voice sounded wrong, it would really spoil things.

 

[whogirl'smom]

No, we all need to work on our charade skills!

 

[reelmom]

I think if the characters talked, we would all spend too much time with them and the lines would be even longer for autographs and pictures.

 

[Danemom]

I would love it if the characters talked but only if they could sound exactly right. I think they'll be able to do it someday with digital recordings or something like that.