Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>...when you have your photos taken with the characters they won't be able to touch you.<< It's already like that to an extent. Pay careful attention next time you see a meet and greet, and you'll see that the characters never initiate the contact. They might stand there with their arms out waiting for a hug, or with a hand extended for a handshake or high-five, but the guest must touch them first. I agree that if the result of this is less of an emphasis on meet and greets, I would be fine with that. They can still have them, as they've been doing for decades, but it seems that they've really gotten out of hand in the last 5-7 years.
Originally Posted By danyoung While I don't for a minute believe that any actual intentional groping occurred, I can almost believe in the possibility of a CM in a big hot suit getting a little bored and maybe reaching out and honking something. Probably didn't happen, but possible. But what I totally reject is that this in any way caused the litany of medical and psychological problems listed in the lawsuit. Nope, this was just a nuisance suit, and Disney found it cheaper to pay a bit than to continue the suit,
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Nope, this was just a nuisance suit, and Disney found it cheaper to pay a bit than to continue the suit,<<< I agree with that possibility but in the long haul a lot of "nuisance suits" cost as much, if not more than a one time,"you lose" lawsuit. That kind of precedent should help stem the flow of the "nuisance" ones. I'm not a lawyer nor would I even consider taking legal action over imaginary situations, but it would make sense that if people are hiring lawyers in an attempt to make money, and they don't, I think the motivations would become much less attractive. Even if they were able to settle for whatever it is going to cost for the lawyer, and then made it public, it would stifle the incentive. Losing is note worthy as much as winning...just has a different target.
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF the whole thing is stupid....it just will open up for more money-making requests
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ~Does anyone who wears an Orange Bird tee ever get (blanked)?~ << No....but I would imagine they get laughed at a lot.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I've been groped by a character. Granted she wasn't in costume and we were at a bar not in a park...
Originally Posted By danyoung >Well, the Orange Bird is a cheerful fellow.< >So is Spirit.< No he's not - he's a mean, cranky old dude who hates everyone everywhere!!! (Just kidding, buddy. . .)
Originally Posted By MPierce >> No he's not - he's a mean, cranky old dude who hates everyone everywhere!!! << I agree. I was just kissing up to him so I can get a big discount on one of his tours.
Originally Posted By Christi22222 @Hokie...lol! Did you hire your lawyer yet? I mean, such an experience must have caused irreparable harm to your interpretation of 'magic.' Now every time you see a character you are going to expect to get warm and fuzzy in entirely different and probably more enjoyable ways!! What a let down you will have if no one gropes you at the parks....
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I've been groped by a character. Granted she wasn't in costume and we were at a bar not in a park...<< Rimshot On that note ... aren't most "rubberheads" women?
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^^ It depends on which character they're portraying. Mickey & Minnie & the Dwarfs tend to be women since they're all so short... Chipmunks could go either way since they're a bit taller than the mice, but someone like Goofy is liely to be male since he's tall. Not sure about Donald, Tigger, Pooh, and others, though.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Should the Spirit charge extra for groping on his new MAGICal tours?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Donald is likely female as he is so short. Hmmm, now picturing cosplay girl on girl action. To some, that would be an e-ticket.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I've notice Donald and Daisy are on the short side, so the Ducks are likely women.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Wasn't there some other character lawsuit a few years ago where they brought a costume in to the courtroom, and proved that what was being described was physically impossible?<< Probably you are recalling the infamous Three Little Pigs case. (This is not a joke.) A heavyset woman claimed that the TLP rushed up to her, crying "Mommy! Mommy!" and groped her. The costumes were brought into court, and it was revealed that the arms of the pigs were not functional-- they simply hung limply at the sides. (This was an earlier costume design than the one in current use.) I would be surprised if Disney admitted any fault in the settlement of this case, They have always vigorously pursued every case, especially nuisance suits. They do this precisely because they know they are a high profile target for just this sort of thing. Think twice before filing suit against the Mouse!
Originally Posted By danyoung The more recent case was Tigger. During the trial they brought a Tigger suit in and showed just how restricted both sight and touch are while in the suit. I believe the suit was eventually dismissed.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "Donald is likely female as he is so short. Hmmm, now picturing cosplay girl on girl action. To some, that would be an e-ticket." Donald as cosplay? LOL! I guess when I think of "cosplay girls", Sailor Moon or one of the girls from Love Hina or Negima! come to mind.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I don't even want to think of cosplay... very off putting. Don't know why some find it attractive.
