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Disney Autographs books
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Phonedave
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Characters will sign the books. They will also sign notepads, index cards, and maybe even old cash register recipts.
Is it worth it? My kids liked them when they were small. Now, it's no great thrill.
Unless your grandkids have some specific attraction to a Disney autograph book, they can get by just as well with a notebook from your local dollar store.
The real thing you want is a good pen. Characters have big hands. A big pen (or marker) is what you want to bring. Helps that line move faster.
-dave
Princess_Minnie
Member
Yes and yes! Whenever you go to meet a character or attend a character meal, the characters sign their autograph in the book. Some even ask your child's name and write personal messages. It's a fun way for kids to keep track of which characters they've seen and the autographs make really good collectables and magical memories.
There are a few procedures that you should keep in mind when meeting the characters with books.
1) BUY BIG THICK PENS for them to sign the books with. Some characters have a hard time signing with normal pens with their big gloves they have to wear as part of their costume. Disney sells pens that are made specifically for characters to sign with.
2) When meeting the characters HAVE THE BOOK OPEN TO A BLANK PAGE TO SIGN. It uses up valuable time for characters to try and flip the book open and try to find a page to sign, and they have trouble doing this sometimes. When we greet characters we have our books open and ready to go in advance so we can walk up and hand the characters the books and the pen without wasting time.
Hope you have a great trip! Character meet and greet can be a really magical experience for some kids. :sohappy:
There are a few procedures that you should keep in mind when meeting the characters with books.
1) BUY BIG THICK PENS for them to sign the books with. Some characters have a hard time signing with normal pens with their big gloves they have to wear as part of their costume. Disney sells pens that are made specifically for characters to sign with.
2) When meeting the characters HAVE THE BOOK OPEN TO A BLANK PAGE TO SIGN. It uses up valuable time for characters to try and flip the book open and try to find a page to sign, and they have trouble doing this sometimes. When we greet characters we have our books open and ready to go in advance so we can walk up and hand the characters the books and the pen without wasting time.
Hope you have a great trip! Character meet and greet can be a really magical experience for some kids. :sohappy:
real mad hatter
Well-Known Member
Good Fun.
Yeh,like others said,Big marker pen is a must.My son bought a Pluto hat and baseball shirt.First year Pluto signed his hat,two years later we got Pluto to sign his baseball shirt.:wave:
Yeh,like others said,Big marker pen is a must.My son bought a Pluto hat and baseball shirt.First year Pluto signed his hat,two years later we got Pluto to sign his baseball shirt.:wave:
chdice
Member
I just ordered the autograph books off disneystore.com for all the kids we have going with us in September (I like to have the books before we get there). They are offering free shipping on park merchandise I believe through today.
The last time we went, I bought Sharpies with the click top. That way we didn't have to worry about losing any caps. Like the above posters said, have the page ready to go with the pen. It helps things along.
My daughter loves to look through her book every once in a while. I only had the characters sign on the right side of the pages, and once we got home I stuck a picture of her with the character on the opposite side. It made the book a little thick but she loves it.
The last time we went, I bought Sharpies with the click top. That way we didn't have to worry about losing any caps. Like the above posters said, have the page ready to go with the pen. It helps things along.
My daughter loves to look through her book every once in a while. I only had the characters sign on the right side of the pages, and once we got home I stuck a picture of her with the character on the opposite side. It made the book a little thick but she loves it.
Timekeeper
Well-Known Member
What does the green toy soldier autograph look like? :shrug:
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
The absolute BEST are clickable Sharpies. Hand it to 'em un-clicked (so they don't get marker on their gloves/hands/paws).
Virtually all characters sign. I know the Monsters Inc characters generally don't do paperwork and that 9 times out of 10 Belle will sign for Beast. If you REALLY want one of those autographs you could ask the character attendant if they can wrangle you one when they character bops backstage for a couple minutes every half-hour. Even then, no guarantee.
They're trained to never sign receipts, but you never know... And generally, though it is a money-making scheme, the big Disney books are better to get signed. They have a hard back, providing a solid surface for the signature, and are big enough so the signature can look pretty darn cool instead of squished.
It just says "GREEN ARMY MAN" in block letters. They're trained to have a relatively uniform signature, but since there are so many different Green Army Men, the signatures can vary (unlike Mickey's signature which should never vary, since there is only one Mickey Mouse).
Nice as the Disney books are, we get a spiral book of 4x6 index cards from an office supply store.
After the trip, you can tear out each autograph and pair it up with the picture you took off the kids with the character. A 4x6 autograph card and a 4x6 picture put into a simple 4x6 pocket photo album makes an easy and personal scrapbook.
After the trip, you can tear out each autograph and pair it up with the picture you took off the kids with the character. A 4x6 autograph card and a 4x6 picture put into a simple 4x6 pocket photo album makes an easy and personal scrapbook.
We do/did the same. We also found the half page sketch book ringed books with the black hard cover. Then we would put stickers and the kids name on the front. We still have all those books. :ROFLOL:
AgentB911
Member
Definately worth it...and even better if you make your own! Or...if you know someone <ahem> that can make one for you! If you have a customized autograph book, with, say a picture of the character on the page, you *may* get extra attention from that character.
Clickable Sharpies are definately the way to go.
I'll have to get some pics up of the books I put together.
Clickable Sharpies are definately the way to go.
I'll have to get some pics up of the books I put together.
pcarathers
Active Member
We buy small pocket notebooks and then let the kids decorate them with their favorite Disney stickers. We do a "journal" for each day and what they rode or who they saw and then characters that day sign pages behind...the next day, another journal entry and so on.....they love looking at them later and remembering the fun they had that day.....lot cheaper than the books sold in the parks...the notebook is around $1.89 and then have a collection of stickers....I can get about 5 books for the price of 1 sold in the parks.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
It's ALL about character integrity for everyday guests.
Phonedave
Well-Known Member
He signs it Green Army Man
Buzz Lightyear's is a stamp, as is I believe Lightning McQueen
Sully and Mike don't sign.
One cool thing about the Disney autograph books is that if you get the one with all the characters on the bottom of the page, when Donald signs his "Donald Duck #1" signature, he will put an "X" through the picture of Mickey on the bottom.
-dave
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
Sulley and Mike have had stamps in the past, but I don't think there's plans on them coming back. I'm good friends with Sulley, though, so I can wrangle up a signature from him.
As for the Donald Duck thing, he's really not supposed to do that... you must have gotten him on a bad day.
You are right, I've even noticed that different cast members playing the same characters in different parks and restaurants will also sign the same.