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.