AngieBelle
<font color=#FF0066>Future Belle on Broadway<br><f
- Joined
- Aug 30, 1999
Hi guys. I just thought I'd help make your character encounters more enjoyable with some sggestions.
1. Remember, characters' vision is impaired (some moreso than others) so please be patient! If a small child is directly under their noses or if anyone is standing directly next to them, they may not even know that person is there! This can result in tripping over a child or accidentally hitting someone in the face or elsewhere. They also can't see autograph books if they are held in their blind spot.
2. Their hearing may sometimes be muffled too. If the character doesn't seem to be responding or seems confused, try speaking a little louder, but of course, don't shout. If your child wants to share a story or something with a character, let them know to speak up.
3. Pleeeease don't force your child to go up to a character if they are clearly terrified. You'll end up with a horrible picture, and your kid may be tramatized. When introducing a child to characters for the first time, approach the character slowly rather than holding the child right up to the character's face.
4.Be respectful of the character, the CM, and other guests! Do your best to check for a line before approaching the character so you aren't cutting in front of others. Remember to use please and thank you. If there are a lot of people waiting, be courteous and take one group picture and not individuals for every person. Have autograph books open to a clean page and pens ready.
5. Remember that characters are on schedules! In most cases, they are out for 30 minutes at a time. They need a chance to cool down and relax. Please respect the greeter when they annouce it's time for the character to go in! If they stay out for that "one last picture" they'll never get out of there. Sometimes, they only leave for 5 minutes so ask the greeter when they will be back. Otherwise, if you have your heart set on meeting a particular character, plan ahead! In most cases, you will have other chances to meet them if you catch them just as they are going in.
6. When appraching characters that work in teams such as Chip and Dale, it comes in handy to have 2 pens. However, when multiple kids approach one character, only one pen is needed.
7. When character dining, remember that the character has a limited time to reach all the tables. Try to have everything ready to go when they arrive and don't keep them there too long. More than likely, they will return to your table at least once before you leave. Also, don't go to the character- let them come to you. They are following a pattern as they go around the resturant and can't go out of sequence.
8. Characters love hugs and love when adults get into the spirit too so don't be afraid to say hi!
9. Characters love to get little personalized items like drawings and photos from their fans!
1. Remember, characters' vision is impaired (some moreso than others) so please be patient! If a small child is directly under their noses or if anyone is standing directly next to them, they may not even know that person is there! This can result in tripping over a child or accidentally hitting someone in the face or elsewhere. They also can't see autograph books if they are held in their blind spot.
2. Their hearing may sometimes be muffled too. If the character doesn't seem to be responding or seems confused, try speaking a little louder, but of course, don't shout. If your child wants to share a story or something with a character, let them know to speak up.
3. Pleeeease don't force your child to go up to a character if they are clearly terrified. You'll end up with a horrible picture, and your kid may be tramatized. When introducing a child to characters for the first time, approach the character slowly rather than holding the child right up to the character's face.
4.Be respectful of the character, the CM, and other guests! Do your best to check for a line before approaching the character so you aren't cutting in front of others. Remember to use please and thank you. If there are a lot of people waiting, be courteous and take one group picture and not individuals for every person. Have autograph books open to a clean page and pens ready.
5. Remember that characters are on schedules! In most cases, they are out for 30 minutes at a time. They need a chance to cool down and relax. Please respect the greeter when they annouce it's time for the character to go in! If they stay out for that "one last picture" they'll never get out of there. Sometimes, they only leave for 5 minutes so ask the greeter when they will be back. Otherwise, if you have your heart set on meeting a particular character, plan ahead! In most cases, you will have other chances to meet them if you catch them just as they are going in.
6. When appraching characters that work in teams such as Chip and Dale, it comes in handy to have 2 pens. However, when multiple kids approach one character, only one pen is needed.
7. When character dining, remember that the character has a limited time to reach all the tables. Try to have everything ready to go when they arrive and don't keep them there too long. More than likely, they will return to your table at least once before you leave. Also, don't go to the character- let them come to you. They are following a pattern as they go around the resturant and can't go out of sequence.
8. Characters love hugs and love when adults get into the spirit too so don't be afraid to say hi!
9. Characters love to get little personalized items like drawings and photos from their fans!
In the passed 3 wks, I've gotten very close with Chip, Dale, Suzy, Perla, Gideon, Mr. Penguin, and Rabbit (from 100 acred woods)! So my tips come from personal experience. hehe. I think I sorta know where South Haven is.
disagree. We print out a sticker for each character when we go home and put it on the corresponding page. My DS (3) loves going through his book and telling us who signed it by looking at the picture!
