Originally Posted By Utahgoof I know that years ago the Disneyland Resort sold name badges for guests that were customizable and you could have your name placed on it. I am hoping to get one. Salt Lake is having their 1st ever comic con in about 3 weeks. I am trying to find a name badge that has the name Walt on it. I will be dressing as Walt for the convention, because of the upcoming film "Saving Mr. Banks". Anyone that has one, or can get one, or even just has ideas on how to help me out would be awesome. I will need to have it by September 4th as the next day is the 1st day of Salt Lake Comic Con.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You could try calling Disneyland DelivEARs at (800) 362-4533. They should be able to help you with any merchandise-shopping-related questions As far as I know, the name badges are still offered, and sold at the newsstand next to the Opera House on Main Street, inside World of Disney in DTD, and the location formerly known as Souvenir 66 next to the Little Mermaid ride
Originally Posted By DBitz2 They may not let you put the name "Walt" on the name badge, if they're still doing them. During the 50th, when I had one of the 50th ones done, they told me I couldn't use my full name of "Donald". Basically, you can't do names that are character names. That applied to the mouse ear hats, too. Not sure if they're still enforcing that.
Originally Posted By phruby Once you have a Walt name tag, you could walk into Disneyland like you own the place!
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl Also, keep in mind that if you're talking about the name badges I *think* you're talking about, they are done in a style that's roughly along the same lines as an actual cast member name badge (i.e., a horizontally-oriented ellipse, usually with a projection, usually circular, usually sticking out the top), but different enough (white letters engraved in a red surface, as I recall from the ones I've seen, but a Google image search turns up other colors) to preclude any attempt to impersonate a cast member.
Originally Posted By schnebs A couple of ideas for you, if I may: * There was a CM pin with Walt's name on it released during the "100 Years of Magic" celebration at WDW. They're smaller than an official Disney nametag, but they're easy to find on eBay. An example here: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pin-8468-WDW-CAST-100-Years-of-Magic-Walt-Nametag-Castmember-Disney-Pin-LE-/130974181613?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7eab68ed#ht_1168wt_917">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pin-84...68wt_917</a> 2. Theme Park Connection has a stash of used WDW CM badges they have for sale. When I looked through their stash at D23 Expo, they had just about every other name I could think of (except mine, darnit!). Give them a call and see if they can help. The number's (407) 284-1934, or visit them on the Web at themeparkconnection.com. 3. If you can't find someone with a Walt tag, you can buy a blank tag and have someone engrave it. Besides a couple of them I saw in their stash, TPC has a blank for auction here: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Walt-Disney-Studios-BLANK-Cast-Member-Nametag-Retired-Costume-HTF-Pin-/370884441514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565a6f75aa#ht_4438wt_917">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney...38wt_917</a> Sounds like a cool idea for a costume - good luck!
Originally Posted By mawnck Not exactly. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenjavier/6075534199/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/l...5534199/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I could be mistaken, but I vaguely remember reading that CMs originally all had numbered IDs, rather than the names. The idea was that they were all background players (like extras in a movie) who didn't need a name, since it would pull attention away from other details. Obvioulsy that didn't last due to any number of reasons, but it's an interesting concept
Originally Posted By teddibubbles <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Pin-DLR-Cast-Member-Walt-Name-Badge-Mickey-Limited-Edition-5000-/161089033402?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2581a794ba#ht_91wt_917/">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney...1wt_917/</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/DISNEY-100-YEARS-WALT-NAME-TAG-PIN-DW9227-/160919158941?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257787809d#ht_111wt_679/">http://www.ebay.com/itm/DISNEY...1wt_679/</a>
Originally Posted By Utahgoof Thank you everyone for the help. My first step I called Deliverears and they told me that the parks no longer sell due the similarity with Cast Member name badges. I have been wandering eBay, and I would up grabbing a WDW Walt 100 years of magic. I hope it arrives in time, but it should. I know that Walt never wore a name badge in the way I will be using this one. He had the Bronze/Gold number 1 badge. He shows it to the Disneyland ambassador for the 10th anniversary tv special. It on the Disneyland USA treasures collection DVD. I am just using the badge as a quick explanation of the costume for those who don't get it, even though it will make it inaccurate. I am sure most everyone here would see it and know exactly what the intended costume is, but who knows among the crowds of a comic con how many would figure out what it was. I will also be using age makeup to give myself an extra 10 years or so. Just enough to add a touch of gray but not go overboard. Another element to show I am intentionally dressing as someone else and not just a guy in a suit walking around comic con. I will try and get pics, and post them here when its all over. Thanks everyone for being so helpful and awesome. Look for more to come.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<Thank you everyone for the help. My first step I called Deliverears and they told me that the parks no longer sell due the similarity with Cast Member name badges.>> And yet you still can buy several styles of them at Hong Kong Disneyland. So, does HKDL not care that guests might be mistaken for CMs, or do Disney's lawyers figure that Americans are that dumb? :\
Originally Posted By phruby Disney doesn't go by name tags as security. I'm sure everyone has a ID card that gets scanned to open all doors. Corporate loves running around with a lanyard around their necks. I see it all the time at my office.
Originally Posted By Socrates I remember buying a red guest nametag at WDW years ago. On my next trip the following year when they weren't so prevalent, I was wearing it around the hotel and several people mistook me for a cast member. Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl Now, on the other hand, at the International Printing Museum, our official badges are PRINTED. Entirely by letterpress. And whenever possible, I have the new docent personally set and cast the Ludlow slugs for it.
