Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Maybe more guests experience characters than you realize, Ferret. I mean, there's not enough time in one day to see them all--unless that's the only thing you're visiting the park to do. I suspect the average guest might wait for up to 3 characters per visit if they don't go as often as pass holders do. Of course you can also see plenty of characters in the parades and I suspect a lot of guests wait to take pictures of characters that way instead of waiting in a long line. Regardless, it's the characters that give Disney theme parks their soul. Without them a lot of us wouldn't have any desire to visit a theme park.