Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Well let's see how many indoor character meet and greet spots they currently have at the Magic Kingdom... ORWEN: Fantasyland has 4 that I can think of right off the bat. Ariel's Grotto, Belle's cottage, the big tent over by Dumbo's circus and now the Princess Fairy tale Hall. ORDDU: Main Street USA utilizes Exposition Hall for meeting Mickey so that's one more. ORWEN: Adventureland has Tinkerbell inside the former Restaurant that I think used to be the Adventureland Veranda. ORDDU: Both Frontierland and Tomorrowland have NO regular indoor meet and greets. Any characters you might find there are outdoors and don't take up potential attraction space. ORWEN: So maybe it's not so bad after all with a total of 6 indoor spots--except I still miss the Snow White dark ride and wish it hadn't been turned into a character meet and greet.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I avoid meet & greets like the plague, but I don't quite understand why some people are so adverse to them, especially considering how popular they are. It's a premium way for families with children to interact with the most popular characters without having to deal with mayhem that sometimes ensues when they suddenly appear in the street.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While permantent meet & greets are fine for the people who use them (and do a good job of getting those people out of the way for the rest of us), I do have an issue with them when they replace actual attractions. Ride-based attractions have much higher hourly throughput (how many families can Cinderella actually greet in an hour?) and a more broad appeal. I'm not saying that meet & greets have no place in the park, but they should be worked in around the bigger infrastructure As we've seen in DL with their and Rapunzel's station in the old Christmas shop and Pixie Hollow, they can put a permanent meet & greet in nearly any small corner in the park and it will do just fine. For practical reasons, the ones in WDW need to be indoors or covered, which is fine, but there's really no reason that they need a space as large as the old SW darkride. Even though I'd much rather see it return to a restaurant, I think the Tink location in Adventureland is a wise use of space. MK is full of shuttered shops and restaurants, so there are plenty of places that characters can be added to the experience, without taking anything away. I guess that's what it boils down to for me: as long as they're not taking away another ride or attraction (or large theater venue like DL's Fantasyland Theater), I'm all for adding them in
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Agreed. Maybe part of the irritation for the fans is because of their very narrow audience.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I'm starting to wonder if these characters starting turning up at every mall every weekend would people finally get their fill of Princesses? They could even have FP lines to have that authenticity and a Disney store at exit.
