Originally Posted By Mickey Mouse Lover How does each character performer see out of the different costumes? And how does the head stay on when the bend over or bounce around
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Each costume is different in order to fit the character's looks. The shorter characters (Dwarfs, 3 Pigs, original Pooh) see out of the hats, in specially designed vents. Some of the taller characters see out of the eyes, but most look through the mouths. Some of the really tall ones, like Baloo, have vents in the fur, and then have the head on a rig over the shoulders. I'm not sure how they keep the heads on, but I would bet a lot of it is knowing the limits of the costumes, and moving (and choreographing approrpiately).
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>Some of the taller characters see out of the eyes, but most look through the mouths<< I was so freaked out when I was 6 and happened to catch a glimpse of a pair of eyes through a character's mouth (it could have been one of the Chipmunks but I don't really remember). I was aghast because up until that point I hadn't been able to decide whether the characters were real or not.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros When my brother was about 4 or 5, he was at a college basketball game, and he saw a person inside the mascot's mouth, and he though that the person had been eaten. Apparently he was quite bothered by it, and cried for the rest of the game (I'm younger than him, so I don't remember), and wouldn't want to be anywhere near the mascot for several years after.
