Pal Mickey Production Discontinued

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Walt Disney World Resort Announcement
October 9, 2008

As a result of our efforts to evaluate product offerings as technology continues to evolve, Pal Mickey, the interactive plush that was introduced in 2003 for use at the four Walt Disney World® Theme Parks, will be discontinued. Although Pal Mickey will no longer be available for purchase, the interactive plush will continue to operate in the four theme parks as they do today.

We anticipate the Pal Mickey plush toy to be available through the next couple months as merchandise locations sell existing items in stock. As merchandise locations sell through their existing stock of the Pal Mickey plush toy, the remaining Pal Mickeys will be available for purchase while supplies last at the following locations:

• Island Mercantile at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
• The Dark Room at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™
• Epcot Camera Center and MouseGear at Epcot®
• Emporium at Magic Kingdom® Park
• World of Disney® store at Downtown Disney® Marketplace

[Mackflava99]

We have 2 - i found them useful at times but i think they are more of a novelty- but i can say- one time we left ours on the curb at MK and it was returned to us ( via lost and found) bececause we had our name inside-
My kids adore them-

[mouseketeer mom]

We have ours, but don't use it. I know its a mouse, but its so very soft and squeaky when it speaks!! You really have to "tune in" to hear it, and with all the sights and sounds as you walk around the parks, its very hard to do that. We didn't feel it useful at all.

[snuggs30]

It's very cute, but we could not hear it so we stopped taking it! Now it just sits in my son's closet.

[DisneyBabies]

NO! We love our Pal Mickey and we wanted to get one for our DD's trip in 2011, but I guess she will have to share her DB's. Are they going to discontinue the outfits as well? At the very least, I would like to get a new outfit for DD to take on her trip.
very sad announcement for our family.
(Even DH loves Pal Mickey)

[Ian]

We bought one, used it for like 10 minutes, found it pointless and incredibly annoying and it's never seen the light of day since.

Good riddance.

[Faver]

Oh no!! I was going to purchase one at my upcoming December trip!

But, thanks for the WDW merchandise #, I'll be calling them tomorrow to get one before my trip

[conorsmom2000]

We loved having Pal Mickey with us and it's definitely something Conor treasures amongst his favorite Disney items. Our unfortunate experience of losing him was also our best CM experience ever! We never really found him annoying - we carried him on a lanyard when we wanted to interact with him, and stuffed him in a backpack when we didn't - no hassle at all!

[RBrooksC]

We bought the Mickey last year and we were hoping to use him again when we go back in 2011. I have a feeling they won't be updating the servers used for Pal Mickey and eventually it will be just a fancy Mickey one owns.

[Imagineer1981]

Here's my thoughts on him, both positive and negative however overall I loved having him, and we didn't have kids, it was me and my DW and were 26 at the time. We just hung him on our backpack and if he got "tired", he went to sleep in it for a few hours too!!!

Positive:
1) Sometimes told you when parades and shows were going to start
2) Told funny jokes
3) was unique idea and I give Disney props on the concept

Negative:
1) Sometimes told you when parades and shows were going to start
2) sometimes vibrated for no reason or to just tell a joke
3) had to hold him to your ear to hear the comments half the time in the parks

[PaGirl1]

This makes me so sad! I love my PAL Mickey! I bought him a few years ago and he is faithfully taken back every year.

[Patricia]

We have a Pal Mickey. Although he wasn't always helpful we found him entertaining. He was never a hassle as he hung out on (or in) a back pack all day. His best use has been in my daycare, where he has been entertaining the children with his corny jokes for the last 3 years. They love him.

[Faver]

I just called WDW Merchandising to get Pal Mickey.... I was hoping to purchase one in December, while I was at the parks, but better safe than sorry. The cast member told me they were going fast, now that they're discontinued.

The cast member told me that all the outfits for Pal Mickey are now, gone!

[Mag's mom]

I called Disney last week when I saw that they were going to stop selling the Pal Mickeys. I got 5 for all the kids in the group that are going with us. I got an email from them saying that their stock was depleted. Good thing I got them last week. It is my daughters 1st time at DW (she is 3) and I wanted her to have one.

[handmaidenofprincesses]

I'm really glad that I got my Pal Mickey last month on eBay, but I'm sort of sad they're discontinuing him. I haven't even gotten to use mine in the parks yet, but I've enjoyed playing with him.

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

This thread is referenced on the Pal Mickey Wikipeadia page as the announcement of its discontinuation. Pretty cool.