Holy Articulated Heads, Batman!

RStar · 01-20-2007, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

... but for the characters that interact directly with guests.
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I've often thought about this, but the voice would need to be recorded, making it very awkward to carry on a conversation.

Little Billy- "Mickey, were you born in Toontown?"

Mickey- "Hey pal, having a good time at Disneyland?"

Billy to mommy with tears in his eyes- "Why didn't Mickey answer me?"

Unless they get to the point that the motorized mouth works by the movement of the CMs lips, and the voice is done the way they do Turtle Talk With Crush, I don't see this happening in a non-structured setting.

But this is a really cool step in between!

Disneyphile · 01-20-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RStar

I've often thought about this, but the voice would need to be recorded, making it very awkward to carry on a conversation.

Unless they combine the technology with that of Push.

RStar · 01-20-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Unless they combine the technology with that of Push.

I don't know what Push sounds like, but I don't think he sounds like Mickey or Goofy. That's why I said if they could use the type of techno that Crush the Turtle has in DCA. It changes the CMs voice to sound like Crush, and a CM could be near by doing the voice.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-20-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RStar

I don't know what Push sounds like, but I don't think he sounds like Mickey or Goofy. That's why I said if they could use the type of techno that Crush the Turtle has in DCA. It changes the CMs voice to sound like Crush, and a CM could be near by doing the voice.

Ummmmmm.....I am pretty sure that Crush is simply voiced by a guy who can do the surfer dude voice. They don't have a voice filter.

RStar · 01-21-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ummmmmm.....I am pretty sure that Crush is simply voiced by a guy who can do the surfer dude voice. They don't have a voice filter.

Really? With all of the hours Crush operates they would need quite a few CMs to be available. And to build an attraction hopeing they could have someone available with the turnover rate they have, seams like a strech to me.

I assumed they had a computer with a bank of words or phrases that as the CM spoke, the computer voice would put it together. The voice is always spot-on, and the conversations are pretty similar each time (at least each time I went- only 3 or 4 times). Which is why I always thought they had a digital aspect to it.

That's part of the Disney magic- the "How'd they do that?" factor.