Character Dining

[madhatter04]

This SGT from earlier this evening was so bad, it deserved it's own thread/category.

CHARACTER DINING. *glass shatters*

Goofy was on his way out, after doing the Macarena and his 30 minutes, when he was stopped by a table by the door of 4 eldery/obese people.

"Goofy, you need to talk to your people and tell them that we have been sitting at this table for 2 hours and haven't seen a single character!!"

Goofy pauses and decides to stay in a couple extra minutes to appease them.

one of the men gets his video camera out and turns it on.
"Look! There's the bastard who runs this show! Let's all wave at the bastard! Hi, Bastard!!" :eek:

Goofy decides it best to leave.

Elderly woman: "Look at that bastard run. That's right!! Let me get my camera out! I'm taking a picture of all the characters running away like little bitches!!

(the cast later found out that the table had been seated for 10 minutes and had already seen Goofy, Chip, and Dale.... )

[VICisGOOFY]

This SGT from earlier this evening was so bad, it deserved it's own thread/category.

CHARACTER DINING. *glass shatters*

Goofy was on his way out, after doing the Macarena and his 30 minutes, when he was stopped by a table by the door of 4 eldery/obese people.

"Goofy, you need to talk to your people and tell them that we have been sitting at this table for 2 hours and haven't seen a single character!!"

Goofy pauses and decides to stay in a couple extra minutes to appease them.

one of the men gets his video camera out and turns it on.
"Look! There's the bastard who runs this show! Let's all wave at the bastard! Hi, Bastard!!" :eek:

Goofy decides it best to leave.

Elderly woman: "Look at that bastard run. That's right!! Let me get my camera out! I'm taking a picture of all the characters running away like little bitches!!

(the cast later found out that the table had been seated for 10 minutes and had already seen Goofy, Chip, and Dale.... )

Are you great friends with Goofy, Or a greeter?
I find it rude for guests to mistreat cast members and characters. The time they were hogging Chip, Dale, and especially Goofy for two times, those characters could of played around with guests (not necesarilly (sp?) children) that are more appreciative. What really tops it off is they were using profanity when I am sure their were children around.

[Natural Selection Fan]

I can't believe the abuse the characters go through so often.

One day I was reading another board and a member of that board was
posting for ideas to get comps out of city hall for a group of her friends that
were at a charachter breakfast and decided they didn't get enough attention
from Tigger and Pooh.

This person would then text them exact words to say at city hall to get
comps and private visit with the charachters.

I was just livid.

I called my friend in GR and warned him what was happening. Hopefully it
didn't go too far.

[leftcoaster]

I also read on another mb, where Pooh was basically slugged by a guest from behind (at MGM). Pooh fell to the ground, and took a good while to get up.

Totally freakin' unbelievable! :eek: :mad:

What are the rules with regard to "retaliation?" I mean, your first instinct is to hit back, but you are on stage, so it probably wouldn't be cool to see Pooh drop kick a guest and then beat the living crap out of him.

I can just see it now: "Mommy, why is Pooh punching that man?"

[PirateJohn]

Oh, if I'm EVER assaulted, I'm going to be sure to get a reeeeeeeeeally good description of the guy and give it to Security. I've worked with two people who have been assaulted, and both times the perps were caught, arrested, and the CM filed charges.

[dktc0821]

Freind of mine from back in my character days was out as "close personal friend" of Chip at Epcot when a kid (about 13 or so) came up and punched Chip straight in the eye and busted his eye then took off. :mad: Chip was immediately gotten backstage of course and taken care of. The teenager was part of a group that was there for Magic Music Days. Well guess what group's performance that night was canceled and saw the entire group get kicked out. That school was supposed to send some of its seniors down for Grad Nite but they were told by Epcot's duty manager that wasn't going to happen either. One kid ruined it for the whols school and he later said he just did it because he felt like it.

[Main Streeter]

Oh, if I'm EVER assaulted, I'm going to be sure to get a reeeeeeeeeally good description of the guy and give it to Security.If this ever happens make sure you call DLR's actual security. I keep their # in my cell. They'll be there within 5 minutes & you will be given everything you need as they escort you to CFA &/or to your dept. for your written statement. I was assulted & made the mistake of informing my lead first :twisted: :twisted: He told me to "handle it" as he had a lunch. :mad: Perps were never found but my lead was termed a few days later.

[Main Streeter]

Freind of mine from back in my character days was out as "close personal friend" of Chip at Epcot when a kid (about 13 or so) came up and punched Chip straight in the eye and busted his eye then took off. :mad: Chip was immediately gotten backstage of course and taken care of. The teenager was part of a group that was there for Magic Music Days. Well guess what group's performance that night was canceled and saw the entire group get kicked out. That school was supposed to send some of its seniors down for Grad Nite but they were told by Epcot's duty manager that wasn't going to happen either. One kid ruined it for the whols school and he later said he just did it because he felt like it.The above sets a great example! A+ for WDW!! Wish DLR had such a policy & would enforce it. Maybe the do?? Have never heard. Sure would help CMs & guests.

[saidthekat]

I was talking with my lead about this today. My lead said that if we are ever assaulted, we have the right to press charges... but the company won't back us up. Something about countersuits... lame.

[Natural Selection Fan]

Well, we're about to find out about the policy.


A few kids just took down Pluto near Innoventions yesterday and the CM
was beaten so badly she went to the ER. I haven't heard if the kids were
caught or not, but this is ridiculous.

What ever happened to escorts?

[Mommytomjm]

Well, we're about to find out about the policy.

A few kids just took down Pluto near Innoventions yesterday and the CM was beaten so badly she went to the ER. I haven't heard if the kids were caught or not, but this is ridiculous.

What ever happened to escorts?Just have to share and excerpt from a conversation Andrew and I just had about this!

AEby2K4 [1:44 P.M.]: Didn't anybody go to Pluto's aid?
MommytoMJM [1:47 P.M.]: Don't know yet... had to go to the ER is pretty bad... I am really upset, that better never happen to anyone I know or in front of me... GRRRRRRRRR
AEby2K4 [1:59 P.M.]: Today in the news... a little girl and a women in wheelchairs and a large man who was pushing them both were arrested at WDW today when they assaulted some teenagers who were assaulting a costumed Disney character, film at 11....

[Queencat0730]

Just have to share and excerpt from a conversation Andrew and I just had about this!

AEby2K4 [1:44 P.M.]: Didn't anybody go to Pluto's aid?
MommytoMJM [1:47 P.M.]: Don't know yet... had to go to the ER is pretty bad.... I am really upset, that better never happen to anyone I know or in front of me... GRRRRRRRRR
AEby2K4 [1:59 P.M.]: Today in the news.... a little girl and a women in wheelchairs and a large man who was pushing them both were arrested at WDW today when they assaulted some teenagers who were assaulting a costumed Disney character, film at 11....That's pretty funny. I had the misfortune of having my then 1 year old son decide he didn't want to see Mickey Mouse up close and smacked him on the nose. I thought poor Mickey was going to fall down. I felt so bad, I think I apologize twenty times before finally walking away. Mickey was a good sport and we actually have a great picture with my terrible son and Mickey.

[Morticia]

Is the CM who was playing Pluto going to be okay?

[DBFan]

Well, we're about to find out about the policy.


A few kids just took down Pluto near Innoventions yesterday and the CM
was beaten so badly she went to the ER. I haven't heard if the kids were
caught or not, but this is ridiculous.

What ever happened to escorts?
How could someone do that?! Why wouldn't other guests stop those stupid kids?! This makes me so mad. :mad:

BTW- This is my first time posting but I have been reading these forums for a while.

[LittleDollClaudia]

You would not believe some of the conversations I had with some of the face characters when I worked at Inn Between. Guys coming up to Cinderella and trying to grab her boobs and telling Snow White how they would make her not so Snow White anymore. BS like that. Of course they would always do it right next to them where the escort couldn't see or hear. Some of them were way gross. I think the one that made me sick was the story that the girl who played Belle told me. A guy came up to her and asked if she was into beastiality (haha) and if if he wore an animal costume would she do him? He whispered this in her ear pretending to have a picture taken with her. He slipped his number into her cleveage and ran off. Thankfully the guy was found and taken out of the park by security. Yeech! Now I need a shower.

[hobie16]

You would not believe some of the conversations I had with some of the face characters when I worked at Inn Between. Guys coming up to Cinderella and trying to grab her boobs and telling Snow White how they would make her not so Snow White anymore. BS like that. Of course they would always do it right next to them where the escort couldn't see or hear. Some of them were way gross. I think the one that made me sick was the story that the girl who played Belle told me. A guy came up to her and asked if she was into beastiality (haha) and if if he wore an animal costume would she do him? He whispered this in her ear pretending to have a picture taken with her. He slipped his number into her cleveage and ran off. Thankfully the guy was found and taken out of the park by security. Yeech! Now I need a shower.It's too bad the fantasy characters can't add a small dose of reality and either apply a Three Stooges two finger shot to the eyes or a well-placed knee to the groin. I'd buy an AP to see Cinderella or Snow White get medieval on some moron that sorely deserved it.

[madhatter04]

Sorry I haven't contributed in a week or so, guys... I had the misfortune of going into anaphylaptic (sp?) shock after eating at the Eat Ticket the other day!!! lol.

Anyways, here's a couple for you:

1) Goofy was at Goofy's Kitchen visiting a large family on, say, monday, when the mother said, "Goofy, I love you so much. Can you sign something for me?" Goofy nodded, and out popped her right breast, and from her bra, a sharpee. :eek: "Go ahead, sign it! it's okay!" she said. Goofy kept shaking his head and walked off. Later, the character dining lead got a call from a server saying "goofy refused to sign an autograph book."

2) Guests being seated 20 minutes after the restaurant closes (for brunch) are ridiculous. They pay $25 a pop for character dining, and get seated after the restaurant closes. They are warned beforehand that they will probably see 1 character if they're lucky, but they "just want to eat". So, goofy's 2 good personal friends, who are part of the DINNER crew, get endless phone calls from the servers saying "My table wants to see Chip and Dale" "Well, you shouldn't have seated your table after chip and dale left!" "My table hasn't seen anyone" "duh, because everyone leaves at 2:30!"

not Dining related:
goofy and Pluto were out and about in Toontown in the early morning. Pluto was playing around in the toontown jail, when a 12 year old kid cornered him and started wailing away at his head. Pluto escaped and ran backstage and gave Goofy and the host a description of the kid. nothing happened for 2 more sets, but during the last one, GOOFY this time was kneeling over with a small kid, when he felt a fist smack him right across his neck. Right next to him was the kid that Pluto had described, saying "You can't touch me, Goofy! You can't do ANYTHING!" so goofy ran to get the host, who was watching over Pluto. Goofy pointed the kid out, and the host followed him back to his mom with a security guard, and announced out loud what had been happening. I don't know what happened, but hopefully there were some consequences!!

[VICisGOOFY]

Sorry I haven't contributed in a week or so, guys... I had the misfortune of going into anaphylaptic (sp?) shock after eating at the Eat Ticket the other day!!! lol.

Anyways, here's a couple for you:

1) Goofy was at Goofy's Kitchen visiting a large family on, say, monday, when the mother said, "Goofy, I love you so much. Can you sign something for me?" Goofy nodded, and out popped her right breast, and from her bra, a sharpee. :eek: "Go ahead, sign it! it's okay!" she said. Goofy kept shaking his head and walked off. Later, the character dining lead got a call from a server saying "goofy refused to sign an autograph book."

2) Guests being seated 20 minutes after the restaurant closes (for brunch) are ridiculous. They pay $25 a pop for character dining, and get seated after the restaurant closes. They are warned beforehand that they will probably see 1 character if they're lucky, but they "just want to eat". So, goofy's 2 good personal friends, who are part of the DINNER crew, get endless phone calls from the servers saying "My table wants to see Chip and Dale" "Well, you shouldn't have seated your table after chip and dale left!" "My table hasn't seen anyone" "duh, because everyone leaves at 2:30!"

not Dining related:
goofy and Pluto were out and about in Toontown in the early morning. Pluto was playing around in the toontown jail, when a 12 year old kid cornered him and started wailing away at his head. Pluto escaped and ran backstage and gave Goofy and the host a description of the kid. nothing happened for 2 more sets, but during the last one, GOOFY this time was kneeling over with a small kid, when he felt a fist smack him right across his neck. Right next to him was the kid that Pluto had described, saying "You can't touch me, Goofy! You can't do ANYTHING!" so goofy ran to get the host, who was watching over Pluto. Goofy pointed the kid out, and the host followed him back to his mom with a security guard, and announced out loud what had been happening. I don't know what happened, but hopefully there were some consequences!!The first thing that come up to my mind are the escorts/Chracter Greeters. I dont know about DLR, but in WDW I see one Character Greeter for every ONE character in the resort. We should not let guests abuse our entertainment characters. :mad:

[BRWombat]

The first thing that come up to my mind are the escorts/Chracter Greeters. I dont know about DLR, but in WDW I see one Character Greeter for every ONE character in the resort. We should not let guests abuse our entertainment characters. :mad:
Anyone know about onboard the DCL ships? I occasionally see handlers at the meet-and-greets, but I've often encountered characters walking to or from backstage unaccompanied. (It's led to some interesting encounters -- once when I got to visit with Mickey for a moment all by myself, and another where I helped Donald fasten a rope barricade, when his, um, "wing" kept getting caught in the hook.!)

[1team1dream]

Sorry I haven't contributed in a week or so, guys... I had the misfortune of going into anaphylaptic (sp?) shock after eating at the Eat Ticket the other day!!! lol.

2) Guests being seated 20 minutes after the restaurant closes (for brunch) are ridiculous. They pay $25 a pop for character dining, and get seated after the restaurant closes. They are warned beforehand that they will probably see 1 character if they're lucky, but they "just want to eat". So, goofy's 2 good personal friends, who are part of the DINNER crew, get endless phone calls from the servers saying "My table wants to see Chip and Dale" "Well, you shouldn't have seated your table after chip and dale left!" "My table hasn't seen anyone" "duh, because everyone leaves at 2:30!"

As a Disney Dining agent I personally warn our guests that normally they are able to stay for 90 minutes or 80 at Ariel's, but if they go after a certain time then they will be "compromising their experience" as the characters go to the front of the restaurant at closing time, but you all know how much the guests listen to us. Our managers and the managers at Ariel's Grotto are going to allow us to "shadow" the hosts over there so we can hear how the guests twist our words.

[felinefan]

Some time ago, about maybe a year, two years ago, I was reading a newspaper article on people who once did Disney characters; now that I remember, it was the recollections of a kid who played Mowgli at DL. He stated that if people started picking on the Seven Dwarfs, their leader--Doc, I think-- would give the order, and the dwarves would circle the offending guest(s), pull their arms out of their costume arms, and start spinning in place! The empty character arms would pummel the idiot guest(s), while other guests would see this and say, "Oh, look! The Seven Dwarfs are dancing!"; they'd get a big kick out of it, while the SG in the middle would get a pounding they'd never forget! Don't know if you'd be able to get away with that now, but.... I agree, where are the escorts, for crying out loud???? And I think the restaurants should have security cameras with sound recording capability, and the characters should wear hidden mikes. They make tiny video cameras the size of a shirt button now; maybe add those to a character's arsenal? It's all about collecting evidence, and teaching miscreants they can't mess around with the characters anymore! If we don't crack down on those who have a sick sense of fun and games, you may as well close the park, like they're threatening to do with Six Flags Magic Mountain.

[darph nader]

" Oh look, the Seven Dwarfs are dancing ". Hell,I'd 'pay' to see that. :D:

[Main Streeter]

" Oh look, the Seven Dwarfs are dancing ". Hell,I'd 'pay' to see that. :D:A mere $59.00 @ the front gate sir ;) Geezz, I didn't realize DLR raised price of entry from $58 to $59. Must read CM Ref. Guide more often :eek: