Glow With The Show Ears
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At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
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KingsIslander
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
I'm guessing it might be similar to the Pal Mickey technology maybe?
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
I think the pal mickey used a few things. sensors to tell him where he was and what track to play. and a data track to exchange data with the server system. whtch it just be wifi thou.KingsIslander wrote:I'm guessing it might be similar to the Pal Mickey technology maybe?
I'd still like to find a list of the easter eggs they programmed into him thou. did he really act pocessed when carried into a non-disney theme park?
It has to be frequences in the show soundtrack.
but I just dont want to go buy a frequence generator and try the whole spectrum. I will have to hang out in the parks at dark and see if anything else sets them off that would give me a idea.
worse comes to worse, I can ask a CM too. they prolly wont tell you how Mickey talks, but they ears should be ok.
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KingsIslander
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
I remember reading that someone tried playing a recording and the ears didn't react. I suspect it's a wireless signal.
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
well yeqah. I guess the device is seperate.KingsIslander wrote:I remember reading that someone tried playing a recording and the ears didn't react. I suspect it's a wireless signal.
I see they use them in the tea party night club too.
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
When in the parking lots they should be programmed to flash orange like safety beakons!
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
Pal Mickey uses infrared signals. The receiver is in his nose, which is why he shuts up when you stuff him into a backpack.drcorey wrote:I think the pal mickey used a few things. sensors to tell him where he was and what track to play. and a data track to exchange data with the server system. whtch it just be wifi thou.
I don't know how he refreshes his data. I'd be surprised to learn it's wifi though. Anyone know?
And no. Pal Mickey does not gross out when you take him to Universal. Would be cool though!
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
if you had a pocket controller for the ears you could really have some fun in the parks. hmm, I should rent a signal counter and go visit the parks myself. it might even be interesting using one near talking mickey too. but his channel is prolly encypted. can you imagine the fun hackers would have with that system? "ok goys and burls, lets get the fyuck out of here."Zazu wrote:Pal Mickey uses infrared signals. The receiver is in his nose, which is why he shuts up when you stuff him into a backpack.
I don't know how he refreshes his data. I'd be surprised to learn it's wifi though. Anyone know?
And no. Pal Mickey does not gross out when you take him to Universal. Would be cool though!
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Re: Glow With The Show Ears
How often does he refresh? They might just use a proprietary radio signal but only near the gates of the park. I wouldn't think wifi would make sense either, it'd be absolute overkill and raise the price of pal mickey, he'd need a real OS running on him.Zazu wrote:I don't know how he refreshes his data. I'd be surprised to learn it's wifi though. Anyone know?
Edit: Read the patents, it's a mix of infrared and radio, with it degrading to radio when no infrared is available. All phrases are preloaded, the signal can only choose them.
So I'm betting glow with the show is simply IR that broadcasts a color value.
Kurt