I believe character performers usually have a few characters they do. Different characters have different physical requirements. For example, Erica would never be a friend of Goofy because she's too short. Also, I believe characters in parades and shows are an entirely different crew than the ones doing meet and greets. Probably a union thing.
Years ago we were having lunch at Crystal Palace. I was wearing a DISBoards badge. Pooh came to our table, got all excited when he saw my badge, pointed to it and pointed to himself to indicate that he was a DISBoards member too. A short time later, a young woman came to our table and introduced herself as a friend of Pooh and a fellow DISBoards member. We saw her almost every trip after that for several years.
I think she fit in well with Craig and Ryno over the summer and into autumn. They have such a great chemistry and seem to have fun doing the dining reviews and stuff in the parks. 
once in a while x x xBoth sad and happy to hear this, The show really needs a boost right now, hate losing a solid part of it, but at the same time I entirely understand chasing the dream.
And I'll bet that when Pooh's 'friend' was at your table visiting with you, Pooh was mysteriously gone.
Maybe, although I believe they do fairly short shifts and switch off so it's possible Pooh was still onstage. I can't say for sure.
I wanted to circle back to this comment I made. On a recent show Ryno did he was talking to his friend Jill who used to be a character performer. Apparently the system has changed and any of them can train to do parades. I still wasn’t clear if that’s a separate division or if they can be both a meet and greet character and a parade character or if it’s one or the other.
This is correct because they are not equity performers. A lot of the parade performers do "fur" when not in the parade.
