Talking Mickey Mouse at the 2011 Disney D23 Expo in the Parks pavilion

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Talking Mickey Mouse was available for conversations during a special meet-and-greet on Aug. 20 & 21 of the 2011 D23 Expo inside the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts "Carousel of Projects" pavilion. Guests lined up to have a rare live conversation with the Mouse himself. Here you see my short chat with Mickey along with several other attendees who asked him a few questions, received autographs, and posed for photos.

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[MissADuante]

When I went to him it didn't seem like he had a delay or have a pre-recorded message. I felt that convo went smoothly!

[InsideTheMagic]

@MissADuante At the Expo, Disney was testing two variations of talking Mickey Mouse. I only saw this one, which uses pre-recorded lines, but another was present that featured live dialogue. It sounds like you got to talk to the "better" one. I wish I had!

[FantasmicMouse]

I think this Mickey has pre-recorded audio. But I did remember seeing a video of Mickey at Toontown at Disneyland that had personalized responses, etc. I think it was only a beta version though.

[InsideTheMagic]

@FantasmicMouse While standing there, I heard several people say the same thing to the nearby cast members. This is, indeed, a different variation of talking Mickey. The totally talkative one in that infamous in-park test caught on YouTube has only since come out for special events on stage, conversing with executives and celebrities. This version, with pre-recorded lines, is the one that's been tested in Toontown and now at the D23 Expo. The future of talking Mickey is unknown.

[salvationarmyfan13]

There's a HUGE delay when you say something to him, it's definitely pre-recorded

[chawnyfez]

i don't care for this. it was so much cuter and better when he didn't talk. and i think you can tell that itsdelayed and pre recorded so it will probably ruin the magic for kids past the age of 6ish. my opinion

[luvrboi17]

no... there is a camera and micerphone in the mickey head that runs into a control room where the mickey impersonator adds the vocals from. thats for the live voice one.

[KatAndAsh99]

I honestly think that this is pretty cool. I just wish that they had this in my generation :( but oh well. I think that there is like a microphone in mickey and with a "special effect" that makes him sound like mickey. Sort of like the chipmunk effect but in mickey form.

[mbj3000]

lol that guy at the end might have been testing him to see if it's prerecord. he ask him to say something specific to see what the response would be.

[ThePlatypusAgent]

@LikeMyEpicComments It's a costume with an animatronic face; I'm sure there's an operator watching from somewhere who's in charge of Mickey's pre-recorded reactions, while the guy in the costume simply poses.

[ThePlatypusAgent]

@Superronny212 Costume.

[sasakitakehiko]

wao! it Fantastic！

Talking Mickey Common Please at Tokyo Disney Resort!

すいません、白状します。

英語しゃべれません。

でもマジでアメリカさんが羨ましいですね。

やはり初音ミクのようなVOCALOIDを使用しているのでしょ­うか・・・。

そのへんが気になりますが、違和感ない会話に非常に興味を覚えま­す。

何年でも待ちます。必ず日本にも導入して欲しいですね。

[Superronny212]

Is he animatranic or a costume

[LikeMyEpicComments]

How does this work?

[Dementedkid]

This is just so awwwwesome! HOMG

[krikrisss]

I don't care if it is pre-recorded or live or whatever! I just LOVE Mickey talks now <3 !!! That's AMAZING!