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Prior to arrival, he is hard to find. Some are on eBay but always spendy. We are on version 2 at our house - we wore the first one out. We all like him and take turns with him. The only bad part is how to hook him to you....what they provide is dumb....lately we have been hooking him into our lanyards. On the last trip, we actually brought some small zip strips to use as a connecting mechanism....worked well!
Even at $60+ for him....we love it!
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Sorry, Pal Mickey was discontinued in, I believe, mid-2008. You may be able to find one on eBay.
PM will still work but will not give you updated information on any new attractions, shows or parades that have been added since the date of original purchase.
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Sorry, Pal Mickey was discontinued in, I believe, mid-2008. You may be able to find one on eBay.
PM will still work but will not give you updated information on any new attractions, shows or parades that have been added since the date of original purchase.
Sorry, Pal Mickey was discontinued in, I believe, mid-2008. You may be able to find one on eBay.
PM will still work but will not give you updated information on any new attractions, shows or parades that have been added since the date of original purchase.
WHAT? We were there in September 2008 and bought a replacement since we wore #1 out! I had no idea that they were planning to end that!!
BOOOO!
Sorry for the misinformation I guess........
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I have to admit fighting with my 4 year old DNephew over the PM on our 2004 trip. My DSis wanted to bring him back again this year, but I guess there's no point now.
PM worked for us in January. The information was still being broadcast, but no new PM are available for purchase at the parks. You will have to find him before you go - Ebay probably.
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I had no idea they discontinued PM. Walking around the parks this past weekend I still saw LOTS of PMs around so they still seem to be popular and working.. I bought one years back on ebay for a very reasonable price
Wow, I'm surprised they're discontinuing him! We have a V1 Pal Mickey who's still going strong... he went to WDW with my sister's family last December! My mom sewed a Santa outfit for our Pal Mickey, this was before Disney started making clothes for him. So many people stopped us on our trip that year and asked us where we got Mickey's Santa suit. LOL, what great memories.
It looks like all the existing Pal Mickey's will continue to work at all 4 theme parks. Here's a Wiki entry about Pal Mickey if anyone's interested: Pal Mickey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wow, I'm surprised they're discontinuing him! We have a V1 Pal Mickey who's still going strong... he went to WDW with my sister's family last December! My mom sewed a Santa outfit for our Pal Mickey, this was before Disney started making clothes for him. So many people stopped us on our trip that year and asked us where we got Mickey's Santa suit. LOL, what great memories.
It looks like all the existing Pal Mickey's will continue to work at all 4 theme parks. Here's a Wiki entry about Pal Mickey if anyone's interested: Pal Mickey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here's my mom and I with Santa Pal Mickey:
I love the santa outfit! It is so Cute! And thank you for sharing the Wikipedia link!
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