Push the Talking Trash Canwas aradio-controlledrobot which made daily rounds throughoutTomorrowlandatDisneylandandDisney California Adventure Park,Hong Kong Disneylandpark,Disneyland Paris,Tokyo DisneylandinJapanand formerly the Magic Kingdom atWalt Disney World.
PUSH was created by Daniel Deutsch, and entertained guests at theMagic Kingdomfrom February 1995 to February 2014. At one point, the robot was the focus of a grass roots effort to elect him as "Mayor of Tomorrowland". PUSH's Registered Trademark was originally applied for in 1996, then was renewed by Deutsch's company "Real Simple Ideas, LLC."[1]
On February 10, 2014, despite a social media campaign particularly onTwitterusing thehashtag"#savePUSH",[2]Push the Talking Trash Can was retired atWalt Disney World.[3]
Mechanics
editThe robot is puppeteered by a single operator in plain clothes. Thetransmitteris hidden inside a shoulder strapped gym bag, while the microphone is held at the mouth of the puppeteer, concealed in the hand.[4]The robot contains a voice processor which changes the operator's voice to a high-pitched, nasal register. Since the operator is so close to the robot, Push can interact directly with guests.
The robot is propelled with the transmission, wheels and tires of a custom based robot. It was staffed by a local robotic entertainment company named Real Simple Ideas under contract with Disney. Disney has extended the technique and technology toAudio-Animatroniccharacters such as theMuppet Mobile Lab,Lucky the Dinosaur,andWALL-E.
Similar robots
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A recycling bin version of Push (named Pipa) used to be found atDisney's Animal Kingdomin the Rafiki's Planet Watch area. Pipa meant "container" in Swahili, fitting the Animal Kingdom theme. The bin's regular steel liner hid the radio control system, a plastic trash bag over it on the inside.
Wes Palm was a talking Palm Tree located at the front entrance to Disney's Animal Kingdom.[5]
Since 1958, theDutchtheme parkDe EftelinginKaatsheuvelhas had similar recycling bins named and designed after the fairy tale character Hollow Bulging Gijs (Holle Bolle Gijs), a young boy who continuously shouts for "more food" and sucks up garbage thrown into his mouth.
See also
editReferences
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- ^"Talking Trash Can At Disney World May Have Been Saved By A Social Media Campaign".Geekosystem. 7 February 2014.RetrievedMay 10,2014.
- ^"Push the Talking Trash Can got canned at Magic Kingdom, fans rise against Walt Disney World entertainment cut".Inside The Magic. 6 February 2014.RetrievedMay 10,2014.
- ^Noles, Brian (27 January 2013)."Undercover Employee at Walt Disney World".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-17.Retrieved7 July2018.
- ^"Live Entertainment in Animal Kingdom".AllEars.net.RetrievedMay 2,2011.