Originally Posted By MsLindanne Hi Mickeymad! You will thoroughly enjoy Pal Mickey! We bought him in 2004 and we loved playing with him. I just wish we had purchased him earlier as we only had 2 full days with him before leaving for home. Wish they would make one for Disneyland, or at least make Pal Mickey compatible with Disneyland. Oh...don't know if anyone told you or not...if you buy him, turn him on just before going to the park. Have him facing the turnstile as you go thru...something magical happens when you do...and "wa-la" he will know what park your at and give you all kinds of tips for having a good time. Once again it is Disney Magic at its best!!! He may be a little expensive, but I think worth the cost! Enjoy!! ºoº
Originally Posted By mickeymad Thanks Everyone.We love Disney magic, and Pal Mickey seems like he would add something special to our trip! I will keep an eye out for one on ebay closer to when we go(sept 07) and if we don't get one we will buy new ones as soon as we arrive. My girls get money for christmas and their birthday so it would be something fun for them to buy with their own money. They have their eyes on the clothes too!!!
Originally Posted By Labuda "I will keep an eye out for one on ebay closer to when we go(sept 07) and if we don't get one we will buy new ones as soon as we arrive." Jut a word of advice that the price may well go up between now & 15 months from now. When I bought my first one in April or May of 04(I think), he was $50, then next time I was there looking at a new Pal Mickey (May 05), he was $65.
Originally Posted By Crazy4WDW We had to exchange one this past January. The poor thing started to look like he was having a seizure. They tried to reboot him or something for me at AK in one of the gift shops. Sniff - poor thing. I ended up with the manager giving me a new one.
Originally Posted By jkayjs That poncho cracks me up. My daughter sent me a pic the other day of her cat with the poncho on it made me laugh out loud.
Originally Posted By hightp We bought one in 2004, and the kids loved it. He pointed out some of the decor in the Animal Kingdom, that we never would have noticed. We did have one problem, one night, when everyone was a sleep, about 3am, he started giggling. I took him into the bathroom and pressed his hand to shut him up, and he told me the parade was going to start in 15 minutes. We were staying in Port Orleans and I never figured out what happened, but I ended up shutting him off each night after that.
Originally Posted By MsLindanne 3:00 AM Parade huh? Now that's funny!!!! I laughed out loud when I read that! ha..ha..ha.. When we bought ours, we had problems with it too and ended up exchanging him. He wasn't recognizing the parks at all...I was so concerned over him that when I asked about him to the cast member, I called him "Mal Pickey" instead of "Pal Mickey". We both got a big giggle out of that one!!! lol.... ºoº
Originally Posted By jodiefra We love our little pal too. In fact, he has become sort of a celebrity around here because we loan him to all our friends when they go to WDW. We bought him in 2004 and he's been back 4 times without us (we've been going west to DLR). Each time he comes back he has a new little outfit and is a little dirtier, but it's a kick to hear our friends talk about what he's been up to...kind of a "Flat Stanley" for the Disney freaks! ºoº
Originally Posted By hightp I have a question, we're going to WDW in 2007, and will, probably take our old version Pal Mickey. Is the older version that much different from the new one (besides being able to chanage clothes). Of course, I'll have to find a good spot for the 3 AM parade.
Originally Posted By Labuda Not really much difference, no. Just that the old one doesn't have as many phrases, I think. Also, not sure if the old one will be able to announce things like nearing Expedition Everest, etc... i.e., things that have opened since he was released way back in '04.
Originally Posted By hightp Thanks, I may have to get a new one, so the kids can get some outfits, anyway.
Originally Posted By Labuda I thyink the outfits for the newer one will fit the older one - my two live near each other and look to be the same size...
Originally Posted By hightp Thanks again. I would think that if both the old and new have the same receivers inside, they could say the same things, even if an attraction is built after the new version came out. When we go, I'll have to find out.
Originally Posted By jodiefra My friends that just brought my pal back from the 4th of July trip said that my old Mickey said all the same stuff in the parks as the new one. They thought the newer one had more games but weren't even sure about that. Good to know I have one gadget that doesn't get outdated in the first month I own it!!!
Originally Posted By Labuda Cool. If I remeber when I get home tomorrow, I'll check out the games on my two Pals and see if they're the same or not. Nice to hear the "classic" Pal Mickey ca tell you about Everest an stuff.
Originally Posted By IanBassi According to the web site, posted earlier, the newer Mickeys are slightly larger, so its best to buy clothes for Pal Mickey which strecth a little. When I went to WDW last year, the batteries ran out, so I took him to a shop selling him, and they swapped them for free Ian
