I live in the west, in a tourist trap area, and I don't love the log cabins or the guns or the shooting of animals or the dirt roads; I come from the city. I spend a lot of money and hard work to go to Disney and I don't want to waste a second to see the home scene again, I can see the home scene for free any time.
The benefit is, being that my home area is so drastically different from the WDW area, our enjoyment of our WDW trips is huge. It's like traveling from earth to heaven! We love every moment of being in WDW. We spend 3 weeks there every summer, and I spend each second very carefully because every second is precious. And it's not that we don't appreciate seeing the characters; we do enjoy that; I was just wondering if there's a discreet and systematic way to having them not talk to us without me doing anything. If not, I can handle it. I don't want to wave them away because that's crude and will make me feel guilty. I can't often walk away as I see characters approach because I have a toddler, though I do try to do that if I can.
In a few years I am moving to the city. By then I might not appreciate WDW as much because my new home will be like a half Disney to us, with its swimming pools and fancy shopping centers and paved roads and expensive restaurants. Even though there's no Disney magic, it will rob the specialness of our WDW visits, I believe.
Another thing: I don't like the Disney boats. Boats are too slow and too hot. I like to charge through everything in Disney as quickly as I can. I'm a middle aged, weak woman while my sons are strong and healthy teens. When we are in WDW, the two things I yell most often to my sons are "Move!" and "Move faster!" OK, I admit it, I'm a bit obsessed.