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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Feb 10, 2019 1:56:06 GMT -5
Most of what I've read about the lack of walk-around characters does seem to emphasize past horror stories of people being absolutely awful toward the characters; confining them allows for better security, as there are often plain-clothes folks keeping an eye out. I do miss the whole atmo thing, though, back when it was more prevalent. My family is planning a trip there this year for my baby nephew's first trip, and I just dread the whole "waiting on line to meet a character" thing, those waits are interminable and it just sucks to remember a time when that wasn't really how it was done. Not sure if you mean you’re planning a trip to Disneyland or Disneyworld but either way may I suggest if you don’t want to wait too long in lines for characters, just ask a character host when the character will come back and it’s a good way to go get a churro or something, come back, skip the line, and meet the character. Or a more expensive option, there’s a few restaurants throughout the resort that are character dining. It’ll cost you about $30 a person, but you’ll meet basically all of them (depending on the place and which characters they have). |
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Post by Paul on Feb 10, 2019 2:04:26 GMT -5
One of the last times I was at Chuck E. Cheese at about 13, there was one kid hanging off that poor bastard's tail while another punched him in the stomach. Betting that was a typical day too. That's why they got rid of the tail on the later costumes. Kids LOVED to play "grab and pull on the tail". |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Feb 10, 2019 5:01:23 GMT -5
I would have rather been Gadget because she built cool stuff out of junk.
Or if not her, another Disney Afternoon character, David Xanatos. *missing Gargoyles again*
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Post by arrogantmodel on Feb 10, 2019 6:51:32 GMT -5
Oh yeah, in high school, I did Pirates FanFest at Three Rivers Stadium. It was in May, and already hot as hell. I was Tom from Tom & Jerry, my friends were Scooby-Doo and Cow from Cow & Chicken.
It was brutally hot in that suit. Sweat poured down like somebody was pouring pitchers of water over your head. You had a chaperone who would ask you if you needed a break. Then you would go into a stairwell and pound like five bottles of water.
We got invited back to play in a mascot t-ball game a few weeks later. I was Little Green Sprout from the Jolly Green Giant commercials. It had a mini fan because it was a blow up costume, but the fan doesn't help you at all. Plus, my feet straps came undone, and you saw my real feet and ankles for a bit.
But it was fun, and we got some gear and food. Got to shower in the visitors football locker room, and seats on the first base line for the game. But yeah, those suits are a bitch. But I would do it again to shed some pounds.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Feb 10, 2019 15:08:33 GMT -5
Oh yeah, in high school, I did Pirates FanFest at Three Rivers Stadium. It was in May, and already hot as hell. I was Tom from Tom & Jerry, my friends were Scooby-Doo and Cow from Cow & Chicken. It was brutally hot in that suit. Sweat poured down like somebody was pouring pitchers of water over your head. You had a chaperone who would ask you if you needed a break. Then you would go into a stairwell and pound like five bottles of water. We got invited back to play in a mascot t-ball game a few weeks later. I was Little Green Sprout from the Jolly Green Giant commercials. It had a mini fan because it was a blow up costume, but the fan doesn't help you at all. Plus, my feet straps came undone, and you saw my real feet and ankles for a bit. But it was fun, and we got some gear and food. Got to shower in the visitors football locker room, and seats on the first base line for the game. But yeah, those suits are a bitch. But I would do it again to shed some pounds. I don’t know what three rivers stadium is but I have a few friends who play Scooby at Universal and that suit still looks like a bitch hahah |
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Post by arrogantmodel on Feb 10, 2019 17:36:05 GMT -5
Oh yeah, in high school, I did Pirates FanFest at Three Rivers Stadium. It was in May, and already hot as hell. I was Tom from Tom & Jerry, my friends were Scooby-Doo and Cow from Cow & Chicken. It was brutally hot in that suit. Sweat poured down like somebody was pouring pitchers of water over your head. You had a chaperone who would ask you if you needed a break. Then you would go into a stairwell and pound like five bottles of water. We got invited back to play in a mascot t-ball game a few weeks later. I was Little Green Sprout from the Jolly Green Giant commercials. It had a mini fan because it was a blow up costume, but the fan doesn't help you at all. Plus, my feet straps came undone, and you saw my real feet and ankles for a bit. But it was fun, and we got some gear and food. Got to shower in the visitors football locker room, and seats on the first base line for the game. But yeah, those suits are a bitch. But I would do it again to shed some pounds. I don’t know what three rivers stadium is but I have a few friends who play Scooby at Universal and that suit still looks like a bitch hahah Three Rivers Stadium was where the Pirates and Steelers used to play. |
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Feb 10, 2019 17:39:58 GMT -5
I'll be the one that was banging Gadget.
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 10, 2019 19:10:38 GMT -5
Most of what I've read about the lack of walk-around characters does seem to emphasize past horror stories of people being absolutely awful toward the characters; confining them allows for better security, as there are often plain-clothes folks keeping an eye out. I do miss the whole atmo thing, though, back when it was more prevalent. My family is planning a trip there this year for my baby nephew's first trip, and I just dread the whole "waiting on line to meet a character" thing, those waits are interminable and it just sucks to remember a time when that wasn't really how it was done. Not sure if you mean you’re planning a trip to Disneyland or Disneyworld but either way may I suggest if you don’t want to wait too long in lines for characters, just ask a character host when the character will come back and it’s a good way to go get a churro or something, come back, skip the line, and meet the character. Or a more expensive option, there’s a few restaurants throughout the resort that are character dining. It’ll cost you about $30 a person, but you’ll meet basically all of them (depending on the place and which characters they have). Florida for this trip; the thing that I dread more are the fancy meet-and-greets where they make an entire attraction out of it, but since the baby won't even be 2 yet when the trip comes I think we'll luck out on that as he won't be asking to do one of those. |
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Post by MrElijah on Feb 10, 2019 20:07:42 GMT -5
I would have rather been Gadget because she built cool stuff out of junk. Or if not her, another Disney Afternoon character, David Xanatos. *missing Gargoyles again* "It's alive, ALIVE!! I've always wanted to say that." |
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Post by edgestar on Feb 10, 2019 20:31:15 GMT -5
I love Chip and Dale, lol. Even my nieces are fans, because of me  |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Feb 10, 2019 20:54:46 GMT -5
I want to be Monterey Jack, I've got the right accent
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 20:57:34 GMT -5
I want to be Monterey Jack, I've got the right accent As well as being an accomplished pilot. |
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Post by Ganon83 on Feb 11, 2019 9:52:09 GMT -5
When I went to Disney World I felt absolutely awful for one of the characters I saw
We were at Epcot coming out of the temple thing in the Mexico area and right next to the temple was three Caballeros Donald. In the non-shaded side. In about 95 degree temperatures, and who knows how terrible the humidity was. And because it’s Epcot and how hot it was he didn’t have as many kids as you’d think meeting him.
Poor guy. He was the only character I saw that I didn’t get an autograph from because of how miserable it was
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Post by Paul on Feb 11, 2019 9:55:36 GMT -5
I'll be the one that was banging Gadget.  |
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Feb 11, 2019 12:55:29 GMT -5
I'll be the one that was banging Gadget. Not that Gadget.  That Gadget |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 12:59:09 GMT -5
Not that Gadget. That Gadget  . Poor Inspector Gadget. Maybe next time. |
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Post by Paul on Feb 11, 2019 13:03:13 GMT -5
Not that Gadget. That Gadget . Poor Inspector Gadget. Maybe next time. Heh, nice.  |
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. Poor Inspector Gadget. 