Character meet and greet shuffle at Disney's Animal Kingdom Fall 2017

[Kman101]

I don't know that you can technically count the pop ups and training as 'regular' characters available to meet and greet. They're not guarantees.

 

[TabulaRasa]

Animal Kingdom is getting more 'pop up' meets on a pretty consistent basis as of late. Maybe as a way to curb the surge in attendance?

In the last couple of months, Brer Bear, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, Thumper, Miss Bunny, Meeko, Ratcliffe, Terk, Jane, Dug, Chip and Dale have all made appearances outside of the park entrance, or with a counterpart (Tarzan - Terk). Hopefully AK starts adding some of these characters to the permanent roster.

 

[IanDLBZF]

In the last couple of months, Brer Bear, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, Thumper, Miss Bunny, Meeko, Ratcliffe, Terk, Jane, Chip and Dale have all made appearances outside of the park entrance, or with a counterpart (Tarzan - Terk). Hopefully AK starts adding some of these characters to the permanent roster.

MK has been doing a few pop-ups every now and then. For instance, Mary Poppins may be paired with a penguin or 2, Snow White may get paired with Dopey, Suzy and Perla from time to time meet in Fantasyland.

 

[TabulaRasa]

MK has been doing a few pop-ups every now and then. For instance, Mary Poppins may be paired with a penguin or 2, Snow White may get paired with Dopey, Suzy and Perla from time to time meet in Fantasyland.

I always have trouble following MK pop-ups when I'm on vacation. They seem to be harder to spot on social media than when training happens in Epcot, or when pop ups happen in Animal Kingdom.

 

[Razgriz]

There's no need to be so rude.

Considering that Epcot and DHS don't have 'into the 20s' characters out a day JSchnitz's quote doesn't mean much to me at all.

Epcot: Baymax, Joy, Sadness, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Daisy, Pluto, Donald, Aladdin, Jasmine, Mulan, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Alice, Mary Poppins, Anna, Elsa (19)

DHS:Mickey, Minnie, Olaf, Pluto, Doc, Sofia, Jake, Goofy, Chip, Dale, Donald, Daisy, Buzz, Woody, Kylo, Chewbacca, Peter Quill (17)

On top of that DAK actually has pop up characters like Ratcliffe, Meeko, the Brers, Dug, Terk etc

I can't believe you made me take out the time to research this but here we are.

I find it kinda weird they don't have the Rebels characters at DHS.

 

[brb1006]

What? Where have you seen this used in Paris? Palooza isn't even a word in French.

Okay maybe that was used on a different website that keeps track if when rare characters show up at the other parks.

 

[Daveeeeed]

I think characters walking around is the coolest thing. It's the 1+ hour waits that I think are shameful.

 

[brb1006]

Animal Kingdom is getting more 'pop up' meets on a pretty consistent basis as of late. Maybe as a way to curb the surge in attendance?

In the last couple of months, Brer Bear, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, Thumper, Miss Bunny, Meeko, Ratcliffe, Terk, Jane, Dug, Chip and Dale have all made appearances outside of the park entrance, or with a counterpart (Tarzan - Terk). Hopefully AK starts adding some of these characters to the permanent roster.

Thumper and Miss Bunny were both briefly common during the final years of Camp Minnie Mickey starting between 2010 or 2013. Just wish they brought back Flower The Skunk who used to be at both WDW and DL starting in the mid 60's and vanished in the late 70's.

 

[IanDLBZF]

Reminder - Tarzan's last day at AK will be this Saturday! Timon's first day at AK will be Sunday!

 

[toeknee]

I think characters walking around is the coolest thing. It's the 1+ hour waits that I think are shameful.

This! I completely agree. I understand the demand for character greetings is much greater at WDW and needs to be managed - but having been to DL - and seeing Belle and the Beast ride the carousel - nothing beats that. Seeing Goofy come out of back stage and then walking around holding the hands of 2 little kids - nothing beats that.

 

[Daveeeeed]

This! I completely agree. I understand the demand for character greetings is much greater at WDW and needs to be managed - but having been to DL - and seeing Belle and the Beast ride the carousel - nothing beats that. Seeing Goofy come out of back stage and then walking around holding the hands of 2 little kids - nothing beats that.

Bands playing on the carousel while waiting in line for 15 minutes to get on Toad! Nothing beats that.

Disneyland does day to day operations like that soooo much better.

 

[IanDLBZF]

This! I completely agree. I understand the demand for character greetings is much greater at WDW and needs to be managed - but having been to DL - and seeing Belle and the Beast ride the carousel - nothing beats that. Seeing Goofy come out of back stage and then walking around holding the hands of 2 little kids - nothing beats that.

Already, given the success of the Country Bears roaming in FrontierLand, if WDW can bring in more roaming characters that would be a benefit too.