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WeeWeeJumbo
January 11, 2023 at 2:57 pm
it’s disgraceful for human persons to converse with trinkets
Jay Hajj
January 11, 2023 at 3:01 pm
I miss my Halo Ghost working with my Alexa. They abandoned it so quickly >:(
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
January 11, 2023 at 3:07 pm
Lol no. They won’t be brainwashing anybody in my house
Jose Lopez
January 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm
No privacy concerns here.
Kenji M
January 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm
I’m surprised Disney didn’t use Grogu “baby Yoda” for it.
Keith Hankins
January 11, 2023 at 3:16 pm
oh no no no. Pedo Central. They ruined Marvel. They ruined Star Wars. They ruined their own brand. They bailed out Balenciaga. This gotta stop.
Justin Baker
January 11, 2023 at 3:33 pm
Its cool, disney rarely keeps up with new technologies though. They’ll release something cool but then they will leave it on the vine to die. Imma give it 2 years to bake
7MooDSouls
January 11, 2023 at 3:33 pm
Disney trash
ollyoxx
January 11, 2023 at 4:13 pm
Why not use Mickey??? “Hey Mickey”
Jon C
January 11, 2023 at 7:43 pm
… You’re so fine, you blow my mind! Hey Mickey!
Plumbus Smith
January 11, 2023 at 4:26 pm
Don’t have “smart assistants” in your home or on your devices.
Disney assistant? That is disturbing.
nick6ondz
January 11, 2023 at 4:34 pm
I expected it to be a girl
Tyrion Lannister
January 11, 2023 at 4:42 pm
But can it answer questions about non-Euclidian geometry like GPT-3?
Samsung TV
January 11, 2023 at 4:43 pm
Tell em to GGF!
estonianman
January 11, 2023 at 4:45 pm
No grooming allowed in this household.
Out out out
GarethRossUK
January 11, 2023 at 6:35 pm
killjoy
jamison korando
January 11, 2023 at 4:53 pm
No worries, keep saying Alexa. What ghetto household has Alexa as their voice assistant? Because she was damn near FREE from buying $5 Echo Dots ????
Mr. Marc G.
January 11, 2023 at 5:25 pm
Disney is gross and dangerous for children. No way.
Doug Unfunny
January 11, 2023 at 5:59 pm
They Should have gotta Corey Burton to do the voice, his voice is the Disney parks voice and he did a lot of the Disney home video narration in the 90s.
GarethRossUK
January 11, 2023 at 6:37 pm
Why isn’t it Mickey or Minnie ? I’d love to say hey Mickey tell me what is Minnie thinking about the weather today and they’d read the weather between themselves in a very funny lengthy way that would get childred intersted in well … the weather.
Dan Kelley
January 11, 2023 at 7:28 pm
Let’s see if B Iger can turn Disney from Woke to great again before I do anything Disney!
Chapter 7 Certified
January 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Apple really missed out with this one
Gameboi
January 11, 2023 at 7:49 pm
It’s funny that Minnie called Mickey once you said Goodnight to it. She called for a bootycall! ????
Mr. Eagles Fan
January 11, 2023 at 8:16 pm
Will it be woke tho? ????
Alex Hou #istandwithukraine
January 11, 2023 at 9:58 pm
wokest tech i ever met about woke tech is a dark age
weareallanimals
January 11, 2023 at 10:31 pm
My Wife and I both grew up in Maitland and went to Disney World when we were young. It’s a shame Disney is no longer Family oriented. We more or less boycott Disney movies, parks, and TV. Personally, I hope they go bankrupt.
Steve R
January 11, 2023 at 10:44 pm
Hey Disney, can you get me tickets to Universal Studios?
BYOOx5
January 12, 2023 at 3:08 am
Nope, Home Assistant is my home assistant.
Nicholas Alves
January 12, 2023 at 4:57 am
I bet it can summon demons right into your kids bedroom too!
Peter
January 12, 2023 at 1:29 pm
While Disney has the Reimagine Tomorrow policy its banned from my house
Vegan Moon
January 12, 2023 at 6:18 pm
dont need woke Disney trying to influence my kids with agenda
BobEckert56
January 12, 2023 at 8:46 pm
Ugh. Uber gimmicky. Predict crash and burn. Alexa just want you to buy stuff.
DsnyLuv
January 12, 2023 at 8:48 pm
Love it!!!