by Magic Maker® Kyle Froman
We all know that Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort are full of good, clean fun for the entire family. However theme park Imagineers have taken the term clean comedy quite literally. In a world where hidden surprises and fun interactions are the norm, there are two characters that are certain to steal the spotlight and put a smile on your face in the parks.
In Magic Kingdom® Park’s Tomorrowland® Area, you will find a clean, interactive character that will leave you and your travel party laughing, yet scratching your head saying ‘how’d they do that’! PUSH, the roaming and talking garbage can, makes his appearance near Mickey’s Star Traders and Tomorrowland Speedway, interacting and joking with guests.
PUSH is an actual, functioning Tomorrowland® Area trash bin, and derived his name from the large word ‘PUSH’ found on the trash can flaps. Go ahead and peek inside PUSH to see for yourself! PUSH is able to see what you see, and hear what you hear all in real time, creating hysterical interactions between guests and himself.
While PUSH started making appearances at Magic Kingdom® Park in 1995, PUSH the Talking Trash Can also makes appearances daily at Disnelyand® Park and Disney California Adventure®!
In Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park you will find a clean comedian of a different sort in Rafiki’s Planet Watch® Land. Pipa, who is the recycling container version of PUSH, greats and interacts with guests, encouraging them to take an interest in recycling. A quick peek inside of Pipa will again reveal he is the real deal! Pipa’s name is derived from the word container in Swahili!
If you are wondering how PUSH and Pipa operate, well we aren’t going to spoil that bit of magic here! But we would encourage you to take the time to visit PUSH and Pipa, as well as many of the other hidden treasures around Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort! There are countless hidden surprises to uncover and explore!
I love Push and have always wondered about the “magic” that makes him work. My young daughter wasn’t so certain what to think of this moving and talking trash can though and hid behind me when Push tried talking to her!
@Deanna – It is certainly some special MAGIC that we just can’t bring ourselves to disclose! So glad that you enjoyed interacting with him!
I love PUSH! He was outside the women’s restroom and when I exited he asked me to help feed him some of the trash on the ground. I was happy to feed my new friend and it caught the attention of others who were excitedly looking for more trash. But, as you and I know, there isn’t much to clean up around the parks 🙂 They keep it so clean for us!
@Cydney – Yes they do! It is always very clean! Thanks for sharing your story with us.