Originally Posted By TheRedhead It sounds like Disney was doing the couple a favor - giving them a reason to politely decline picture requests from strangers. Given that tourists have proven willing to stand in line three hours just for Elsa and Anna pix, it's safe to assume that they'd be accosted all night, much more so than just some guy in a pirate outfit would. But of course it's also a case of Disney protecting themselves. People are cuckoo for Frozen. I could imagine a mom asking this couple to take a picture with her daughter, then another parent follows suit, then a line forms, then the poor couple tries to leave, then a fight breaks out...who needs the headache? Frozen, baby. The reason they got the warning was because people lose their minds over Frozen.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Actually it has nothing to do with the popularity of FROZEN. Disney is saying they don't want guests taking pictures of each other regardless of which Disney character costume they're wearing--PERIOD! ORWEN: The couple we met were actually disappointed that they had been told to not pose for pictures. They apologized and said they just didn't want to get kicked out of the park. They said they had been approached by cast members who saw them. ORDDU: In the meantime, when we spoke to Guest Relations about this matter, they told us they really didn't want any pictures taken of other guests who were in ANY sort of Disney costume--not just FROZEN.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: There was a young man out in California who dressed up as Mrs. Potts at Disneyland's version of the Rock your Disney Side party who has already posted a video online of his experience out there. He says he, too, was told not to let others take pictures of him. But he went ahead and violated the rule by letting other guests photograph him. ORWEN: And his costume wasn't even the kind you could mistake for the 'official' Mrs. Potts. His face was showing and he had a beard. It's just that Disney has this silly rule in place that's totally off the wall.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Actually it has nothing to do with the popularity of FROZEN. Disney is saying they don't want guests taking pictures of each other regardless of which Disney character costume they're wearing--PERIOD!<< Yep, it's been the policy for years, so it's not related to Frozen's popularity in any way >>And his costume wasn't even the kind you could mistake for the 'official' Mrs. Potts.<< That may be, but where do you draw the line of "you're costume is good enough to be mistake for an official one"? It's far easier to just make a blanket statement that applies to everybody The way I see it, it's Disney's way of protecting their characters. Instead of getting a guest dressed as Belle, who may talk to a little girl about poison apples and spinning wheels, the little girl will only talk to the real Belle who will talk about books. It's the same logic behind the infamous daycare center debacle For what it's worth, my all-time favorite Halloween party memory was a trio of gentlemen dressed as Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Druzella. They were roaming the park, completely in character and putting on quite the show. It was only after watching for a few minutes that I realized that they were guys! Everybody was stopping to watch them and their antics, and I didn't see any CMs who appeared to be bothered by it, though I can certainly understand why (in an official capacity, at least) Disney would want to discourage this type of behavior
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Then Disney shouldn't create the situation that provides for it in the first place. It's like playing with fire and then wondering why you got burned.
