You Can Now Eat Popcorn Out of a Shifting, Speaking Mickey Mouse at Disneyland

Whereas Disney followers await the arrival of Walt Disney’s high-tech robot this summer time for Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary, an interactive Mickey Mouse that may blink and discuss when you eat popcorn out of its head is now out there for buy.

io9 was readily available to demo the most recent within the popcorn bucket arms race, which began at Disney theme parks earlier than turning into the most well liked movie show memento. Whereas AMC Theaters’ Dune sandworm popcorn bucket appeared like the height of out-there and bonkers snack autos, Disney is again with a robo-upgrade. Take a look at the shifting and blinking bucket you may dig into whereas partaking in enjoyable dialog starters with a easy “Hey Mickey?”

Certain, it’s pre-programmed with a handful of phrases however the true deal with is the shifting head and blinking eyes. It’s astounding and a little bit creepy however in a cute manner, at the least. What’s unhinged is that the interactive setting responds to your voice whenever you ask it the magic query—and it’s undoubtedly obtained some kinks to work out. I actually screamed at it and it ignored me, however may by some means hear its forged member pal. Possibly I wanted to take my voice down an octave or two in my greatest Gaston impersonation to be perceived by robotic Mickey Mouse.

Whereas we don’t see film theaters including voice activations to their buckets, except possibly they do it for M3GAN, it is a delightfully wacky addition to the popcorn bucket corridor of fame. We are able to solely think about what popcorn buckets will do by the point Disneyland turns 80.

Discover your speaking and shifting Mickey Mouse popcorn bucket this summer time on the Disneyland Resort.

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