Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-80464.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Walt Disney World Guest Asked to Look Less Like Santa</b></a> <p>ClickOrlando.com reports Thomas Tolbert, while visiting Walt Disney World on vacation, was asked by Disney to change his attire and not pose for pictures for guests who requested. Tolbert looks like Santa Claus.</p>
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt One year we were at EPCOT & DD's noticed a "Santa". They kept smiling at him, which he seemed to enjoy but, I can't imagine asking for a photo!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan You think this bad? Well, Disney asked me to stop looking so much like Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. The nerve!!!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 There's always the alternative <a href="http://citybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Jerry-Garcia.jpg" target="_blank">http://citybuzz.com/wp-content...rcia.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 If you read the article, he mentions that Disney should treat him like a celebrity and keep him away from other guests... Sounds like he is believing his own hype...
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn My wife and I went to Magic Kingdom the morning of December 31, 1999. I dressed in a tux, and she was in an evening gown. When we got to the gate, they wouldn't let us in. They didn't want guests to think we were street characters or something. We didn't want to go back to the hotel, because the park was ready to close its gates due to crowd capacity. We told them we'd immediately buy new clothes on Main Street if we could be invited in. They agreed to let us in, but a CM personally escorted us to each store (shirts, shorts, shoes, socks) until they confirmed we bought everything. Then they escorted us to a CM breakroom under the train station to change clothes, then escorted us to lockers to store our evening wear. (We we're irritated by this too much) At the end of the day, people starting filing in the park wearing their tuxes and gowns. We put ours back on. Happy 2000 New Year!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Turns out "Santa" lives nearby in metro Atlanta area. He was just interviewed on the news and says Despite WDW giving his family free passes, he isn't sure he will return to WDW. I support WDW on this one. This guy goes out of his way on a daily basis to make sure he is preceived as "Santa".
Originally Posted By fkurucz I have mixed feelings about this one. He wasn't dressed like Santa Claus, so I can't help but feel that Disney was being a bit heavy handed.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I have mixed feelings about this one. He wasn't dressed like Santa Claus, so I can't help but feel that Disney was being a bit heavy handed.<< He was signing autographs and not turning kids around who approached him thinking he was Santa... Disney did the right thing.
Originally Posted By fkurucz After fully reading the article I see that he was drawing crowds. I agree that was a problem.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I thought it was odd that he wanted to be treated like a celebrity.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I thought it was odd that he wanted to be treated like a celebrity.<< Based on his interviews, I have a feeling he is believing his own hype and wants to be treated like Santa Claus.
