Marie leaving Walt Disney World this Thursday

[brb1006]

Kenny The Pirate just made a recent post about Marie from The Aristocats no longer being a meetable character at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Her last day at the Magic Kingdom will be March 25,2016 this Thursday and Stitch will be replacing her at the Magic Kingdom the next day. According to Kenny's comments on the situation, it appears that Marie won't be seen anywhere else in Walt Disney World after March 25. So if you are visiting Walt Disney World sometime this week, Thursday is your last chance to be able to meet Marie. However you can still be able to meet Marie at Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Resort where she's a common character.

Marie was first spotted at Walt Disney World meeting guests at the France Pavilion in Epcot from 2007 - 2012 where she meet guests near the Flag Pole in Main Street USA next to Pluto.

More info can be found here.
http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/03/22/is-marie-the-cat-is-leaving-the-magic-kingdom/

 

[brb1006]

I'm actually bummed out right now.

 

[FigmentPigments]

I'm actually bummed out right now.

I'm really surprised. I thought they just got rid of Stitch from the parks, but now they're replacing Marie with Stitch? What are they thinking?

 

[tcool123]

I'm really surprised. I thought they just got rid of Stitch from the parks, but now they're replacing Marie with Stitch? What are they thinking?

More people know who Stitch is...I'm honestly not surprised. At least it's a replacement, and not a subtraction

 

[Bolt]

Marie always seemed like an odd placement there.

 

[TangledUpInKnots]

oh no! Marie is one of the one's I wanted my two year old daughter to meet on our trip in May! She loves Marie and sleeps with her stuffed one every night! This is so sad.

 

[Miss Heinous]

Considering Aristocats was a terrible movie, not a big loss in my opinion.

 

[CnoteBflat]

It's not really a penny pinching cut if they're replacing her with Stitch. Unless for some odd reason playing Stitch pays less...?

 

[sxeensweet]

Well dang, another penny pinching cut. How predictable

They are switching her out with Stitch so it's not anything to do with penny pinching if another character will be in her place. lol

 

[OliveMcFly]

Odd considering they just upgraded her look. I adore her so this is a bummer.

 

[mm52200]

One of the odder decisions, Stitch was originally removed to be replaced budget wise with Rafiki who you can meet in DAK. People complained about Stitch being gone and now he's being brought back but replacing another unique characer. You think they would have just replaced Rafiki...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Meh not a loss...

They'll just be a themed kiosk now in Disney Springs...
http://www./wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12476592_10153303776465981_907063965_n.jpg

 

[brb1006]

I'm really surprised. I thought they just got rid of Stitch from the parks, but now they're replacing Marie with Stitch? What are they thinking?

They could at least move her back to the France Pavilion where she originally meet guests before 2012.

 

[brb1006]

Marie always seemed like an odd placement there.

Well at kinda makes sense since the original film was set in the 1900s France.

 

[brb1006]

Meh not a loss...

They'll just be a themed kiosk now in Disney Springs...
http://www./wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12476592_10153303776465981_907063965_n.jpg

That's interesting

 

[brb1006]

Odd considering they just upgraded her look. I adore her so this is a bummer.

Well looks like she might appear at a future DVC event along like Darkwing Duck did recently.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

That's interesting

You just have to look around...At Port Orleans the Float Works was Bonfamille's cafe during the Dixie Landings years and They have Scat Cats Club..

 

[brb1006]

Here's a photo shot of Marie's final day at the Magic Kingdom shot on March,24,2016 from Instagram titled "Marie's Final Wave" as she's leaving from meeting guests for the last time.

 

[mm52200]

Aside from the VIPs like Mickey and the gang, most characters who meet on Main Street don't make much sense when you think about it. Snow White is a fairytale princess from Germany, Aurora is a fairytale princess from France, what do either of those two have to do with small town USA around the turn of the century? Mary Poppins kind of fits because she has that Victorian style or era to her but she's from London.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Aside from the VIPs like Mickey and the gang, most characters who meet on Main Street don't make much sense when you think about it. Snow White is a fairytale princess from Germany, Aurora is a fairytale princess from France, what do either of those two have to do with small town USA around the turn of the century? Mary Poppins kind of fits because she has that Victorian style or era to her but she's from London.

Same goes for Super Heroes in Tomorrowland...