Originally Posted By DL 50th anniversary does mickey really greet guest in front of the castle or is it only for special people just wondering
Originally Posted By DVC_dad This is the ONE GREAT thing that DL does soooo much better than WDW's MK !!! At WDW you have to be either damn lucky to see Mickey out in the park or you have to go stand in line at his house to see him. I have noticed historically that the characters are not only dispersed throughout the park at DL but sometimes seem to actually roam around as well. AWESOME ! I love that so much.
Originally Posted By melissa_m When I was there over Thanksgiving, no, Mickey was not even near the castle. He was in the Judges Tent. We took pics with Mickey over at Animal Kingdom, with a fairly short wait, and then again at a character breakfast.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "I have noticed historically that the characters are not only dispersed throughout the park at DL but sometimes seem to actually roam around as well. AWESOME ! I love that so much." They used to do likewise at the MK too. But then the whole autograph deal took off and parents became truly obnoxious, so much so the characters were often in danger. So, now you don't get the simple joy of walking thru the MK and bumping into Donald in Cindy's castle. Or seeing Goofy roaming thru Tomorrowland in his space suite. It's a shame, but it's the guests fault.
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl WE just got back on Saturday. Mickey was in front of the castle at 8:30 am and again at the EMH hours. We also saw him as we were leaving the park after the Wishes show. He was at the train station saying goodbye to all of the guests.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I kept bumping into characters constantly. I even saw the Princess that wears Pink over at EPCOT in France. Has anyone else noticed that the characters always seem like they think your going to tackle them at any time. They seem so stand-offish.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I had friend that use to work a character in Busch Gardens and he use to tell me horror stories about parents shoving kids into them so they can get a picture, yelling at the kids AND the character, kids kicking biting and pushing the character...so I can see why the characters are a little cautious. That was just at Busch Gardens. I can't imagine what the world wide Disney Characters must go through. It's true that it is the guests that limit the interaction with characters.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: The princess is pink is Princess Aurora, Knnesaw Tom, duckling. And if you--or anyone else--happened to be drooling when you saw her, it's no wonder she reacted as though she was about to be tackled. (The princesses really DO need their princes out with them to protect against mashers, you know.)
Originally Posted By WDWtechie Yes Mickey does appear near the castle and in front of the castle on special days to greet kids. but its only from 12:15 - 1:30 I know this because I play him
Originally Posted By Roger55 You already admitted that you are 5'9" in another thread, so there is no way in heck you can be a mouse! What sort of game are you trying to play here?
Originally Posted By Kylesmom I've remained silent on WDWtechie's assertations of Mickeyhood until now. I decided to go back and look at our WDW pics w/ Mickey. My then 7 year old, with 2 different Mickey's, came up to "his" shoulder. Same trip the boy came up to my chest. I'm 5'6". So he would come up to between waist and chest hight on a 5'9" Mickey. NOT shoulder hight. I don't like to fan flames, but your full of it WDWtechie.
Originally Posted By Labuda I usually see Mickey out during Extra Magic Hours - with that loser Minnie in tow.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Labuda, would you say, you don't like Minnie? She can be a little, well.... this is a family chat.
Originally Posted By Labuda Let's just say that what I call Minnie in real life has been admin'd here on LP before. heh
Originally Posted By riverted <Yes Mickey does appear near the castle and in front of the castle on special days to greet kids. but its only from 12:15 - 1:30 I know this because I play him>> This is a total lie! The only time Mickey is in front of the castle right now is during Extra Magic Hours (Morning & evening), photo shoots, filmings, etc...
Originally Posted By basas <<This is a total lie! The only time Mickey is in front of the castle right now is during Extra Magic Hours (Morning & evening), photo shoots, filmings, etc... >> Lies always catch up to you in the end! Thanks for confirming what most of us thought riverted!
Originally Posted By riverted Yeah, he also stated in another post... <<<<The reason i got the job in the first place was because im skinny and short and they could finally have a male play Mickey. The last male to ever play Mickey was back in 1996-1999>> Total BS... I know Mickey well since I'm friends with him & wdwtechie is not one of them... In fact one of Mickeys best friends has been so since the mid 80's.. So anyways it goes to prove what a total liar he is...
