Originally Posted By Indigo I made it out to the Magic Kingdom for the first time since the articulated heads debuted in the "Dream Along with Mickey" show. I was excited to see the new heads in person. But alas, it was the same old fixed heads with no improvements at all? What happened? Are the articulated heads just going to be brought out for the press?
Originally Posted By CTXRover Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there is just one or two casts currently trained to perform with the articulated heads. Since the show is performed multiple times a day, every day, there is obviously more than one cast. The performers are very much in control of these characters and need to be properly trained to perform with them. The articulated heads are still being used (at least they were a few days ago), unfortunately though they are not for every performance/day quite yet. Hopefully soon.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Maybe the talkies were putting down the quality of the show and got janked!! LOLOL!!! But this is yet another great example of how unpredictible the show quality at WDW can be... and there goes one more disappointed fan who didn't get to see what he expected from Disney. Sad.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> articulated heads << This is a good description of what's going on if you're an engineer, but there's GOT to be a better entertainment term that Disney would prefer to use that says the same thing. Using the words "articulated heads" in a conversation just seems a little creepy to me.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Oh, and here is where I see a problem with the animated heads. Your year old sees Mickey in the show with his talking and blinking and so forth. Then, you go back to Toon Town and wait to see Mickey in his house and he doesn't even blink. Do you think your kid isn't going to notice that? Yeah, right. Then you are going to have some 'splaining to do.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm proud to say that I'm articulated -- my parents allowed the doctor to take care of it right after I was born.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<Then, you go back to Toon Town and wait to see Mickey in his house and he doesn't even blink. Do you think your kid isn't going to notice that?>> You say Mickey is saving his energy for his show later. If he prods further as to why he doesn't blink, say he only blinks when he's performing because the sun gets in his eyes. If your kid is so smart that he doesn't buy that, then he probably realizes Mickey is a person in a costume, and it doesn't matter anyway.
