Push the Talking Trash Can

Push the Talking Trash Can is a radio controlled robot which makes occasional rounds throughout Tomorrowland inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and more recently at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, Tokyo Disneyland in Japan, Disneyland Paris in France and Hong Kong Disneyland. In these other parks, Push is found not only in Tomorrowland but also in the rest of the lands in the parks.

Behind the scenes
Push is an actual Tomorrowland trash bin so named because of the large word "PUSH" found on either flap. The radio control system is hidden by the bin's regular steel liner and plastic trash bag should a guest peer inside.

The robot is discretely operated by a pair of cast members in plain clothes, one with a remote control unit who operates the movement of the robot and the other who provides its voice. The transmitter is hidden inside a large gym bag carried by one of them wherein a voice processor changes the second cast member's voice to a high-pitched, nasal register. Since they are within about 20 feet of the robot, they are able to make Push interact directly with guests and other cast members who are dressed as either atmosphere or face characters.

Exact technical details are uncertain, but the robot appears to be propelled with the transmission, wheels and tires of a mobility scooter, the type of which Disney Theme Resorts rent in large numbers.

Similar Characters
A similar character, known as Pipa The Talking Recycling Bin, is at Disney's Animal Kingdom, appearing at Rafiki's Planet Watch and encourages guests to recycle. Also at Animal Kingdom, there is a character named Wes Palm, a talking palm tree.

See also Lucky the Dinosaur.