Disney received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on November 3, 2026, for an artificial intelligence system designed to help costumed characters communicate with visitors, according to a newly approved patent. The company originally filed the patent in May 2024. While the technology hasn’t been confirmed for Walt Disney World or Disneyland, the system would listen to what visitors say, process their words using artificial intelligence, and create responses that match each character’s personality. According to the patent, microphones would capture a guest’s voice before converting the conversation into text, and an artificial intelligence model would then generate an appropriate response. Disney could program the system with specific character personalities, familiar expressions, and recognizable speaking styles. Another AI system would transform the generated response into audio using the character’s voice. A camera inside the costume could monitor the performer’s facial expressions to determine the emotion behind each response, and the finished dialogue would play through speakers inside the costume. Disney has experimented with talking characters before, including a talking Mickey Mouse meet-and-greet at Magic Kingdom’s Town Square Theater, and characters such as Stormtroopers and Kylo Ren use recorded dialogue at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.