Talking mickey mouse update.

[RandomPrincess]

If people make repeat visits to Mickey and he keeps playing the same fly like Peter Pan game over and over. I think it's a bigger problem then not talking.

 

[tl77]

Its definitely a pre rendered recording in the first video not a live interactive actor.
he says the same stuff in this video at the very beginning.




in this video he does more "Games" to kinda distract you from the fact that you can't really interact with him

Oh yeah, I see what you mean that is kind of a let down. They should just stick with silent Mickey, whole appear of Mickey Mouse as a character is his sincerity, and that he's always trying to do the right thing no matter what.

"Turtle Talk" works with prerecorded jokes because Crush is kind of a one note character, no matter what you ask Crush you expect him to respond in some nonchalant, "surfer dude" manner. You need to feel like Mickey Mouse cares because that's his personality

 

[Goofnut1980]

I wonder if he was just having a hard time understanding and hearing the little girl in the first video. You probably have to speak pretty loud and clear for who ever it is that needs to hear you, whether the person in the head or elsewhere.

Whaaaaaat??? Mickey is not real?? Its a person inside there... You are lieing!

 

[Mawg]

Whaaaaaat??? Mickey is not real?? Its a person inside there... You are lieing!

Wait...I mean...I heard that Mickey is starting to get a little hard of hearing as he has gotten older...maybe he did not have his hearing aid turned up all the way.

 

[Goofnut1980]

Wait...I mean...I heard that Mickey is starting to get a little hard of hearing as he has gotten older...maybe he did not have his hearing aid turned up all the way.

whew.. I was worried!

 

[jkl2000]

Personally, I don't want to find myself in a situation where I have to make conversation with Mickey Mouse.

That's not going to give me nightmares at all. No way.

That's what I was thinking. The peter pan thing seems like a complete non sequitur at first. Like he blew a fuse.

 

[jkl2000]

Its definitely a pre rendered recording in the first video not a live interactive actor.

How does he trigger the phrases? Push buttons with his tongue? Or is a handler controlling him. That could make for some wacky situations.

 

[Sphinx610]

Surely with today's technology, Disney can create a voice synthesizer or something to put into the head so that when the CM inside the suit talks, Mickey's voice comes out.

I was thinking this same thing!

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Im going to have nightmares

 

[Sped2424]

How does he trigger the phrases? Push buttons with his tongue? Or is a handler controlling him. That could make for some wacky situations.

I am guessing someone can see the guest than triggers phrases, someone outta sight.

 

[DJMoore2011]

So is this going on now? Or is TDO just doing test runs?

 

[RandomPrincess]

So is this going on now? Or is TDO just doing test runs?

Tests

 

[Sped2424]

Yeah if the current trend continues with testing Mickey should be talking on a couple of the Not so scary Halloween party nights

 

[pumpkin7]

Oh I do hope they decide the scripted Mickey is just awful. He's so wooden and slightly rude to be cutting people off.
I'm sure they can spend the extra few $$$$ to get the response that the second video gives, every time. Her face is just priceless when he says her name. I think I would look like that too.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

How does he trigger the phrases? Push buttons with his tongue? Or is a handler controlling him. That could make for some wacky situations.

Magic.

Magic also makes the second one better

 

[aka_emilicious]

If anyone's curious, this is one way they could be doing it:

http://www.disneyresearch.com/mediafiles/tongueinputdevicevideo_final.mov

And as a side note, Disney recently patented an audio database system for the talking characters.

http://www.disneygeekery.com/2013/08/30/patently-perfect-living-character-initiative/