Do the characters mind? *~Best character interaction stories~*

[disneydude365]

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[mamalocke]

I had to share one of my favorite character interaction moments. My 6 year old son desperately loves Snow White. When she came around at Akershus, he told her that she was his favorite. She said "You're my favorite too!" And proceeded to give him a kiss on his forehead. He proudly wore that bright red lipstick mark on his head all day! She made the trip extra special for him and all of us!

 

[welshraz]

I was a bit nervous about meeting characters when we first went to WDW. Chef Mickey was our first time and I thought it was amazing. That was until about 12 hours later when we were waiting for the monorail and this woman came up to us and said "You were in Chef Mickey's this morning. Don't you think it's a bit weird for two adults to be meeting characters?". Until that point I hadn't thought anything of it, but it made me really self consious.

I got over it and have gradually added more characters each trip. Minnie is my absolute favourite, and I often Disney bound as her and it always gets a good reaction from her and from Mickey. Last year I met Minnie in every park, sometimes several times (i.e. in Town Square and then at the Big Top or during MVMCP). We have just got back from Disneyland Paris where we met 18 different characters during our 6 days, some several times. I loved meeting Minnie and Mickey together as they have great interaction with guests and each other, Chip and Dale who were jealous that I had a Stitch badge but no badge of them; they made me pinky promise that I would get one of them (which I did!), and Donald was a hoot! He loved my blue dress and didn't want to allow my husband into the pictures! If anyone visits Disneyland Paris, be sure to do Meet Mickey in Fantasyland; it is very special. I also had fantastic interaction with Lilo who loved my Stitch badge and toy hanging from my bag and also stole my autograph book, which she found hilarious.

I feel a bit awkward with the face characters, but I'm working on it. I met Anna, Elsa, Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine and Snow White last year and hope to add to it this November when we will be in WDW.

 

[Nebula]

I was a bit nervous about meeting characters when we first went to WDW. Chef Mickey was our first time and I thought it was amazing. That was until about 12 hours later when we were waiting for the monorail and this woman came up to us and said "You were in Chef Mickey's this morning. Don't you think it's a bit weird for two adults to be meeting characters?". Until that point I hadn't thought anything of it, but it made me really self consious.

It seems to me that that woman should have minded her own business.

 

[BrdwayBoy]

I celebrated my 29th birthday this past October in WDW, and had some pretty great Character experiences. Ariel at Akershus breakfast was a definite stand-out and one of the absolute highlights of that trip. I really wish I had written to someone to tell them how really fantastic she was. On the other hand, I've had a few experiences where it felt some characters weren't sure/not interested in anything beyond a photo - which is OK, but can definitely make you walk away with a "hmm" feeling.

 

[margot31]

I like getting photos with them. I did have stitch try and get into my backpack one time.

 

[BagOLaughs]

Don't you think it's a bit weird for two adults to be meeting characters?". Until that point I hadn't thought anything of it, but it made me really self consious.

Whats it got to do with her! You know I feel annoyed for you, the only reason that woman allowed those words to come out of her mouth was to be spiteful. Nothing positive was going to come out of saying what she did. If you can't say anything nice you shouldn't say anything at all.

 

[godders]

I had a great time during my solo trip last September meeting lots of characters! My first interaction with Gaston was amazing especially when he said he was a treat for all 5 senses and I could not get out of my head that that meant he tasted good too but being at Disney I resisted the temptation to mention it..... I also met Aurora, Snow White and Anna who were great and we talked about how difficult it was to keep our hair nice in the humidity and about my paw prints tattoo which meant I was friends with all the woodland creatures....

Got some great pics with non face characters as well with dancing around with Pluto and Mickey proposing to me when I was dressed as Minnie Mouse for MNSSHP.

I did unfortunately have 2 not so great interactions one with Gaston (a different one to previously) when he told me to go and bring him back some pretty girls and Elsa kinda giving me the snooty look and evil eyes but all the others were fab so I just ignored them and went to meet some much more friendly characters like Ariel and the Tremaines who are an absolute hoot!

I had such positive experiences last time overall with characters I've got multiple character meals for my upcoming trip and my list of characters to meet just keeps getting longer

 

[maarowak]

"You were in Chef Mickey's this morning. Don't you think it's a bit weird for two adults to be meeting characters?". Until that point I hadn't thought anything of it, but it made me really self consious.

I had a similar experience. I was in line to meet Pooh/Tigger/Rabbit when the couple behind me with their kid started complaining because there were some adults meeting the characters. They were so terribly entitled, "they should let the little kids go! this is not for them". Ugh. Disgusting behaviour, and what example they are setting up for their kid.

I was always very awkward with the characters, because I'm always awkward at photos and sometimes I didn't knew what to talk about, but they always made me feel very comfortable, with very few exceptions. Sometimes the CMs close by were a bit weird(?) too, but I think they just wanted to rush and go through the big lines.

My favourite experiences were with: Buzz and Woody in front of TSMM (they were so sweet, and so in-character! Adorable. Favourite interaction). Baloo and King Louie were also adorable. Robin Hood was also very nice! I couldn't say his name in English (I was embarrassed because I didn't knew the proper pronunciation orz) but it was very nice. Mulan was very sweet too, and so was Snow White (even though she creeped me out a little because she was TOO in character. Her voice was very high and she sang all her phrases, which thinking now it was very fun but it caught me by surprise)

But I say go for it! People who say that it's not for adults are entitled and rude, and their opinion should hold no value.

 

[BagOLaughs]

I've found it to be a bit hit and miss when its myself and my partner.

Some good ones I've had were:

Stitch - he asked my my hand and when i gave it to him he gave me a big slobbery (fake) lick on my hand. I said "oh thanks Stitch, you're such a charmer"
Jawas - this was my favourite encounter and here are the pictures to prove it. I gave an out of date voucher for a free starter for a restaurant and got a free out of date buzz lightyear fastpass. it was great and made great pictures! Thanks to my lovely partner for snapping these.
Mickey in DLP - I was with my mum this time, we queued for this one specifically but mickey was adorable with us and kissed my mum's and my hand in turn.



However we've had a couple not so good ones also. Just a get a picture and go kind of feel but the good interactions totally make up for the uninteresting ones.

 

[Fantabulously Cherry]

I have never had a bad character interaction. None have treated me different than a child. They have always taken their time, talked extensively (face characters), given autographs and taken pics. The best interactions with masked characters is when I took my own autograph books I've made with pics of the characters on their own pages. They see their picture and reactions are priceless! Here are some of my best character encounters:

- Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters: anytime I have done the 1900 Park Faire dinner they have been a riot
- Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse at Town Square Theater: My DH and I encountered a Minnie at AK the day before and she fawned over my wedding ring as if to say, "when will Mickey give me one?". The next day at MK, when we had our pic made with both, my DH turned to Mickey and said, "Minnie and I were discussing this yesterday. When are you going to make an honest mouse out of her?" Immediately, Mickey' hands went up to like "I'm not hearing you!" and Minnie following him around like "That's right! Yes!". My husband says to Mickey, "Come on, are you a man or a mouse?" Mickey points to his ears as if to say "DUH!" That was pretty classic!
- Cruella de Vil at MNSSHP: she was giving diva tips to us all and showed us how to pose like one. As soon as we took the pic, a little boy comes up to her dressed as a dalmation. She immediately turned to him in mid-sentence and screams "PUPPY!"
- Queen of Hearts at MNSSHP: she was in rare form! Popping our hands and bottoms if we "smarted off to her".

Those are just the ones that come to mind. I can't wait to see what interactions my 2YO DD will have in September!

 

[your-obt-servt]

I loved reading everyone's stories!
Just the pick-me-up I needed, and wanted to contribute myself.

I think my most favorite character interaction was with Pluto at MGM (yes, that long ago ).
I was in line for a M&G with him under the hat, and when my turn came, he noticed my birthday pin.
He pointed it out to the CM that was with him, and prompted her to sing happy birthday by conducting.
Soon people behind me in line joined in, and made me feel very special.

I've also had some great fun with Chip & Dale.
One time, they started to fight over me, grabbing my arms for a little tug-o-war.
Another time, I gave them acorns I found along the way, and well, they went nuts over them.
Oh, and I always test my mother (whenever she's with me) in telling them apart, and they usually make a good fun out of that.

I think the key to a great character meet is to let them know that you want to engage with them, that you are there to have fun with them.

Looking forward to more fun in August...


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[tomatecerise]

I had a good time with Rapunzel, she was so funny! I said: It takes a lot of revitalising for your hairs! She said yes, its take 6 hours to comb! And its difficult when i go to swim because 70 feet of wet hair is very heavy! And she swirl her braid when i laugh. I had memory maker and they take just 3 pictures at a time but for that i have lot of pictures!

(it's me at the left, my sister at the right she was too shy to talk because we are not talk in english very well)

And Gaston ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Gaston!

I blow him a kiss and he said there, on my muscle lol!

Check my chest he said

I have lot of pictures with Gaston too! Perfect stranger took me in picture because we interact well and i was funny as Gaston lol!

I have fun with Anna too because i got the cold at Orlando (ironic, it was so hot and i sneeze). She said it was not her sister's fault!

I am 42 years old but my heart is young. I had cancer 4 years ago, i lost my mother (in my arms) and my godmother 1 week apart last year and i take all the fun in life i can have.

 

[preemiemama]

I am surprised no one has mentioned one of my favorites yet- Mike and Sulley from Monsters! These 2 guys are a riot! My husband has to take a “bear hug” style picture with Sulley every visit. One time, Mike pretended to be mad about it, so I had to take one with him to make up for it! Then both of them played around with the picture of DH, DS (15) and I. They kept blocking DS’s face.

We have also had great fun at CP with Pooh and friends. We are all HUGE fans, so typically have on a shirt with one or more of them for our meal. Last year I had my Eeyore shirt and he pretended to get embarassed and cover his eyes with his ear. He came back and hugged me several times before leaving!

Stitch at Ohana has been a great one as well. We asked him his badness level for the day, and he showed us around his stomach that day- we told him that was pretty good!

Finally, I liked seeing the pictures of the PP’s DH proposing to Aurora. Mine did the same with Anna. She was a great sport and played along. After that, though, Elsa looked at him like he was a nut job when it was his turn to meet her!

 

[Aggieamy5]

When we were at Disney last June, I noticed a marked difference in character interactions for children vs adults without children. This was for multiple characters. The characters tended to spend lots of time interacting with my then three year old and the other kiddos in line, and maybe a minute or so with solo adults or groups of adults/teens. (Mainly just said a quick "hi," took a photo, and signed his/her book.) I find this completely understandable for a character to want to give more time to a child who is in absolute awe, is giddy with excitement, and actually believes they are the real Mickey Mouse, Ariel, etc.

Our most memorable character experience was when my son met Snow White. He's very friendly and outgoing and asked her all about the seven dwarfs. They probably talked for five minutes and then she started whispering to the CM with her. The CM informed us that Snow White would love for our son to escort her down Main Street (as she was about to take a break). It was so sweet watching them walk hand in hand. She called him her little prince and gave him a big hug and kiss on his forehead. The photopass photographer followed us the whole time and got some precious shots. It's definitely an experience we will never forget!

 

[Ariel2Dug]

Figured I'd add another good story from our last trip:

We stopped to meet Mike and Sulley as we just missed them the previous year. A group in front of us had a little girl with them. Sulley scared her making her cry. He was so upset that he scared her that he proceed to start banging his head against on of the poles in the area! He continued trying to make her laugh by crying into his hands, and putting himself in the corner for a "time-out" until she was happy and ready for her photo. It was very cute and quite nice for a monster

For our turn with Sulley, he starts by pointing out the Olaf shirt I was wearing that day. He then starts to "build" a snowman in front of him. We all thought that it was nice at first. I was saying to Sulley as he worked that I love building snowmen. As soon as a finished he lifts up his foot and "stomps" on the snowman he just build. Our reactions caught by the Photopass photographer were priceless! Needless to say we find Sulley a bit meaner and unlikeable than beforeHe was great though for everyone. Quite the ham!

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I was a bit nervous about meeting characters when we first went to WDW. Chef Mickey was our first time and I thought it was amazing. That was until about 12 hours later when we were waiting for the monorail and this woman came up to us and said "You were in Chef Mickey's this morning. Don't you think it's a bit weird for two adults to be meeting characters?". Until that point I hadn't thought anything of it, but it made me really self consious.

I got over it and have gradually added more characters each trip. Minnie is my absolute favourite, and I often Disney bound as her and it always gets a good reaction from her and from Mickey. Last year I met Minnie in every park, sometimes several times (i.e. in Town Square and then at the Big Top or during MVMCP). We have just got back from Disneyland Paris where we met 18 different characters during our 6 days, some several times. I loved meeting Minnie and Mickey together as they have great interaction with guests and each other, Chip and Dale who were jealous that I had a Stitch badge but no badge of them; they made me pinky promise that I would get one of them (which I did!), and Donald was a hoot! He loved my blue dress and didn't want to allow my husband into the pictures! If anyone visits Disneyland Paris, be sure to do Meet Mickey in Fantasyland; it is very special. I also had fantastic interaction with Lilo who loved my Stitch badge and toy hanging from my bag and also stole my autograph book, which she found hilarious.

I feel a bit awkward with the face characters, but I'm working on it. I met Anna, Elsa, Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine and Snow White last year and hope to add to it this November when we will be in WDW.

Why didn't you respond with don't you think it's weird for you to be talking to me?

We are two grown men and love characters I would have LOVED for that lady to come at me.

 

[MsMamaBear]

This makes me excited! I really hope we can see Gaston on our trip. LOL! He always looks so funny.

 

[PlutosBone17]

Mary Poppins was awesome with my 3 year old daughter. They chatted for about 5 minutes about bed time, favorite books, etc. I've been to Disney many times and it was by far the best interaction I'd ever seen. My daughter absolutely loves Mary Poppins so spending that amount of time with my daughter even though there was a really long line was truly amazing!

 

[Aggieamy5]

Mary Poppins was awesome with my 3 year old daughter. They chatted for about 5 minutes about bed time, favorite books, etc. I've been to Disney many times and it was by far the best interaction I'd ever seen. My daughter absolutely loves Mary Poppins so spending that amount of time with my daughter even though there was a really long line was truly amazing!

This is the same Mary Poppins my three year old met last June and I agree she was amazing! She reminded me so much of Julie Andrews and has to be the most spot on character we've ever seen at Disney. She was so sweet with my son. He was in awe of her parasol and was thrilled when he got to hold it!