Character Change-Up at Animal Kingdom

[asianway]

Which doesn't mean anything without hard attendance figures and, using the precise terms you used, actual money spent.

Send me $500 and I'll put together a PowerPoint - I don't work for free

 

[Matt_Black]

Send me $500 and I'll put together a PowerPoint - I don't work for free

And don't expect me to believe statements without any sort of citation or source or link. When pressed to back up your claim, you couldn't do it. Simple. I think we can drop the issue now.

 

[asianway]

And don't expect me to believe statements without any sort of citation or source or link. When pressed to back up your claim, you couldn't do it. Simple. I think we can drop the issue now.

Your ignorance is astounding - should've blocked you long Ago

 

[Matt_Black]

Yes, I AM ignorant, which is precisely why I asked for citations and sources, so I could learn. That's how learning works.

 

[wdrive]

Considering the sparse amount/variety of characters, IMO, I'm not quite sure how they spend so much on characters (not arguing, just genuinely curious how they seem to apparently waste so much money on them). Is it because fur characters require several people to do them? The parade characters, meet and greet characters, dance party characters, meals with characters (for all the listed, fur and face) ... and the multiple rooms to meet Mickey/etc.? I'd like to understand a bit more how it actually all works.

The recent trend in multiple characters has decreased the variety I believe. I think that there's 2 Ariels , Cinderellas, Rapunzels, Annas, Elsa, Tinkerbell's, Belles and 4 Mickey meeting constantly in the Magic Kingdom alone, then you also have to double that number for breaks. So at any one time there is 8 Mickeys currently at work in the Magic Kingdom. And they aren't working all day either so there's probably at least 16 Mickey's a day. Compare this to Snow White or Mary Poppins in the Magic Kingdom and there's one cast member a day.

What I'm trying to get at is the trend to having characters out constantly and trying to raise capacity at these meet and greets has caused the variety to become lower as there is a higher cost having multiple of the same characters out at once.

 

[MMDDGPCDC]

Daisy may be moving next to Creature Comforts but due to Park Operations could be else where. The Main Point is Daisy will be back at Animal Kingdom this weekend.

 

[MatamanKrungle]

I would like to see them set up a M&G near the FOTLK theater (themed to being "outside" Harambe) to feature Tarzan/Jane/Turk and/or Timon (do any other Lion King characters meet ever?).

What I'm trying to get at is the trend to having characters out constantly and trying to raise capacity at these meet and greets has caused the variety to become lower as there is a higher cost having multiple of the same characters out at once.

I've noticed this too. As an adult who really likes to meet characters- and who isn't really a princess fan- I kind of resent not having much variety. I guess I should just be happy with what's available since I am in the vast minority as an adult who likes to do M&Gs and it's in no way catered towards me (or ever will be)...

I also don't understand how there isn't more of a Lion King presence. Maybe it's not as popular as it used to be... but I always thought it was pretty timeless. I've heard some people mention that it's because the lions' costumes are harder to make/justify since they'd have to stand on all fours, but this makes no sense to me since there are tons of other furs that would normally be on all fours (Marie, Pluto, and Dug to name a few).

 

[Walter Elias Disney]

Possibly assigning a spot where Tarzan can be in the sun would be helpful. Tone down the extra application of stage make-up looks rather odd. The birds in the area help pass some of the excitement too. Nice job overall. PS....bring out Jane

 

[Walter Elias Disney]

In addition....Sleeping Beauty is looking rather odd at the Magic Kingdom with all of the extra make-up too.

 

[wdwmagic]

Character meet and greets at Disney's Animal Kingdom have now returned to pre-holiday line-up

 

[The Magical Genie 123]

Wow all these character changes at DAK are confusing

 

[SnarkyMonkey]

Ah man! I was just going to say how excited I was thwt Tarzan returned. I love seeing less popular characters and I have yet to meet him. (Am sorry about his loin cloth operational issues though. ) But now I see that, as quickly as he swung in, he swung back out. Sigh.