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Someone please save Pooh at EPCOT
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PizzaPlanet
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It’s because he’s trying to catch butterflies.
castlecake2.0
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They were refurbishing the entrance canopy to his UK meet and greet recently, maybe they’re getting it ready?
PizzaPlanet
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Yikes he had a net during the Flower and Garden Festival. He should probably go back to the UK Pavilion.
CntrlFlPete
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he was just trying to show he is a real bear and not a human in a suit.
Saving money on payroll. No need for character CM assistant that stays with the character on set.
Shhh don’t complain or they will astroturf it.
TrainsOfDisney
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I’ve visited Disneyland so much more that this looks extra crazy. You have to work really hard to not have characters approach you at Disneyland! They are free-roaming everywhere!
But let’s be sure to keep the characters as far as possible from guests at WDW haha. (I do like the characters on the boats in DAK - that adds much needed kinetic energy to the park)
But let’s be sure to keep the characters as far as possible from guests at WDW haha. (I do like the characters on the boats in DAK - that adds much needed kinetic energy to the park)
TheMaxRebo
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I actually like when the characters are out in areas doing stuff - maybe not this specific case where seems like he is just standing there/not doing much. But like when he was really trying to catch butterflies or when Chip and Dale are having a picnic, etc.
I am also a weird one who hated how character meets were at Disneyland, so maybe just me
I am also a weird one who hated how character meets were at Disneyland, so maybe just me
drew81
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Someone please save the guests from WDW Entertainment and their bad decisions.
Imagination- Winnie still doing “sightings”.
Ratatouille opens- Remy and Emile no where to be found.
Cosmic Rewind opens- no GOTG characters anywhere.
Jollywood Nights- using same daily ops characters, no variety, Phineas and Ferb overlays are the supposed main draw.
Disneyland- literally getting new characters every other week.
Animal Kingdom- keeping the flotillas to save overhead and labor. Crafting guest survey questions to keep them in rotation.
Hollywood Studios- not allowing PM set characters to meet together, also keeping some of those characters as “sightings”.
Toy Story Land-No sheltered, or indoor meet and greet location for Toy Story characters.
Magic Kingdom- no characters in Town Square, Festival of Fantasy is a watered down embarrassment.
TrainsOfDisney
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Wait…. Is this for real!? At Disneyland you’re literally tripping over characters in town square from park open to close (parades and fireworks being the exception).
Yep nothing at WDW.
Notes from Neverland
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It's fun seeing characters outside of traditional meet-and-greets. Let them roam and make it feel like they "live" in the parks.
Wasn't how it was 20 years ago when I first visited but it's become that right now...
Rteetz
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I am with you. I like these sort of things. The Chip & Dale one at DHS is fun to just sit there and watch.
hopemax
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As an adult fan, these non-traditional character locations made them more accessible to me. Multiple people can take photos at the same time without strangers being in the photo. I can ask DH to take a photo in the way that gets both me and the character in it. I don't have to stand in slow moving line.