Trying to figure out how to....

[DNSDisney]

get my daughter a pal mickey.

Here is the situation:
My DD is going to FL for a week starting fri with her Dad , my ex. They are going with his girlfriend and her 3 children and staying in Cocoa Beach at his sister condo for 6 days, with one day at Disney. He has told her he is giving her (and the other children) $50. each for souvineers. She is going with us to Disney for a week leaving the day she returns from the trip with her dad. We can't get her Pal Mickey on our trip because our DN is going with us and I would feel like I have to get DN one too.
She doesn't want to spend her entire $50 from her dad on Pal Mickey and not get anything else while on that trip. (Yes my dd is an only child and is spoiled).
I thought about giving her my saved change so she would have some extra to get Pal Mickey and a little something else but I was planning on using that $$ for tips for mousekeeping and penny press machines. Also I am not sure if I should do it because she is an only child and is spoiled in some ways. you see I have been trying to tone the "giving" down some . I really don't want her to grow up expecting things to be free or easy to get.
So that is my delimma......
I know this isn't the world coming to an end, just not sure what or which I should do. And her Dad is super cheap (the man only spends $100 on her for xmas!) so I know he won't buy it extra for her. Also it really ticks me off that he is giving this lady's children $$, when she will not be around for that long once she finds out what kind of person he is. He has some real intmacy problems. Lets just say he and Tim Curry (when he was in Rocky Horror) have a lot in common. ( Which is the reason he is now my EX)
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Sharon

 

[KimRaye]

Well, this is all I know about Pal Mickey...he can be rented by the day for $8 and, also by the week. After your rental, you can purchase Pal Mickey with the rental amount being applied towards the purchase (Source: Disney Magazine) So, imo, you can tell DD to rent Pal for the day with her dad and/or, you can rent the Pal while you're there and, share the Pal with your niece, surely you don't want and, don't need TWO Pals for that same info.

Now, if you want to BUY the Pal then, your trip would be better suited for that since, you can apply the rental days to the actual purchase price. jmho

I'm sure she and you and everyone, will have a great time!

Let us know!!

 

[wdwnutze]

Sorry if this has been answered before but, what is a Pal Mickey?

 

[DNSDisney]

Pal Mickey is a plush talking tour guide of sorts. Through out the park he is automatically activated to give you info tell jokes, stories etc.

KimRaye-I was talking about buying him for her. Just not sure I should do it or let her work with the $$ she will already have for souvineers (sp?). I really think her Dad should do it for her but that isn't likely to happen.

Any opinions? Help me please!!

 

[RUDisney]

If this is anything like the interactive games that were sold last year... save your money. The games were supposed to activate as you passed by and were on certain rides. The CMs didn't know where to activate them, or how... at any of the rides that claimed it would work.

I wound up using the code to activate the games. It was a real bummer. I'd do the rental option, too, if only to let you see if it works or not.

 

[DNSDisney]

Thus far from reports on the Theme Park board ,Pal Mickey works and is very cute. They did a trial run with resort guest and now it is availble to all guests in the parks. I guess they worked all the bugs out with the resort guest renting/buying them. I have seen a pic of the plush tour guide on another site. He is really a cute little mouse.

 

[Cinders]

Wow This post made me dizzy. On one hand you say your DD is spoiled yet you criticize your Ex for being cheap and only giving her $50 to spend. $50 is plenty of money for a child to spend. As for him giving the gf's kids $50 thats really not your concern. If you really want her to have it then you should be the one to buy it. At least the Ex is taking her to FL.

 

[DNSDisney]

I am the one who spoils her. I am not criticizing him only giving her $50. that is the same as we give her but we also usually buy her one special thing while we are there. In yrs past has been costumes, last yr it was talking stitch.
As far as him giving his GF children $$ it is my concern if it takes away from my child. Which in this instance it may. They aren't his responciblity!!
This yr I have tried to get her to see that $$ doesn't grow on trees, she has earned her Disney $ from us by doing extra chores. There isn't time for her to earn the extra 50 it would take to get Mickey and the actual problem is that I don't want to ruin what I have done by making her earn the money by giving her the extra $50. At the same time I really want her to have it and she wants it. Also venting about the ex because when I told her to ask her dad for it (when she informed me she wanted it) She told me she couldn't because he was giving her and the other children $50. each.

 

[FANTASMIC]

if she really wants it then she will use her money to get it?? Wouldn't that be the point of earning your money to get something you want?