Dropping off items for autographs?

[acourtwdw]

I hope a cruise line CM can help! Over on board D, there is a thread about dropping off items (shirts, pillow cases, picture mattes etc.) at Guest Relations for the characters to sign. These items are then returned to your stateroom at the end of your cruise. I need to know if this is a giant pain in the ... for CM's or is it acceptable? I don't want to do anything that makes a CM's job any harder.

Thanks
Annette

[EeyoresButterfly]

I have heard never heard of this method, but typically characters love signing autographs. It's always a treat to get a book or something backstage when they have the time to personalize it, and guests can typically get hard to find autographs. This usually happens if a child loses a book and a CM is replacing it, or as a favor to friends/families of CMs. I have not heard of taking a book to guest relations, but it is worth a try. Believe it or not, we like doing things to make the guest's day, especially when the guest is appreciative and not demanding.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Well, the night shift engineers have to DO something!!!!!



hehehehehehehe

[Theme Park Where]

Boy that's for sure! I had a scavenger hunt for Caribbean Beach one year and one of the items was as many Disney autographs as you could get. I bought an autograph book and went around the parks getting autographs. Then I ran into a character on set (Goofy I think) and told him why I needed the book. He hijacked it. His assistant told me to come on back later. An hour later the book was full, including some characters who didn't actually come out to meet guests anymore! I won a weekend at the resort with that scavenger hunt! (I still have the autograph book too)

[Princess Susi]

Boy that's for sure! I had a scavenger hunt for Caribbean Beach one year and one of the items was as many Disney autographs as you could get. I bought an autograph book and went around the parks getting autographs. Then I ran into a character on set (Goofy I think) and told him why I needed the book. He hijacked it. His assistant told me to come on back later. An hour later the book was full, including some characters who didn't actually come out to meet guests anymore! I won a weekend at the resort with that scavenger hunt! (I still have the autograph book too)

Ooh, you win for the best Goofy encounter EVER! I love Goofy! He is my man...dawg...man..dawg...he is my fave!;)

That is a cool autograph book to have. You could lots of $$$ on eBay for that! hint...hint...you can find me at ebay scouring for very cool Disney memorabilia like that!!! hehehe:p:
No, that is a keeper. Enjoy it! I have lots of autographs and a teeshirt with sigs all over. I love getting them and pics with the characters. One of my very favorite part of a trip to Disney.
That would be cool if the characters do that on a cruise. I would like to know as well. When we go, I want lots of autographs!

Maybe Zazu knows. He takes a LOT of cruises! Oh, Zazuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!

sues

[BRWombat]

I hope a cruise line CM can help! Over on board D, there is a thread about dropping off items (shirts, pillow cases, picture mattes etc.) at Guest Relations for the characters to sign. These items are then returned to your stateroom at the end of your cruise. I need to know if this is a giant pain in the ... for CM's or is it acceptable? I don't want to do anything that makes a CM's job any harder.

Thanks
AnnetteNot a CM, but on our most recent cruise we were told the same thing by a crew member, and it was strongly implied that it might be the preferred method to drop off items for signatures because it made the character greeting lines move faster. And there were times when some popular characters were out just for pics and greetings, and the handlers would say "no autographs."

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Not a CM, but on our most recent cruise we were told the same thing by a crew member, and it was strongly implied that it might be the preferred method to drop off items for signatures because it made the character greeting lines move faster. And there were times when some popular characters were out just for pics and greetings, and the handlers would say "no autographs."

That would make good sense, that way you could handle two to three times as many (or more) for pictures!

(BR you need to go back to your "gopher" picture for this thread!!)

[hobie16]

...the handlers would say "no autographs."
I can't tell you the number of times that's happened when I arrive on the Hobie jet.

[Zazu]

I love Goofy! He is my man... dawg... man... dawg... he is my fave! ;)So..... you're saying you like it dawggie style? :tmi:

I have lots of autographs and a teeshirt with sigs all over. I love getting them and pics with the characters. One of my very favorite part of a trip to Disney.

That would be cool if the characters do that on a cruise. I would like to know as well. When we go, I want lots of autographs!

Maybe Zazu knows. He takes a LOT of cruises! Oh, Zazuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!I'm here, you don't have to shout.

Yes, there are characters aboard the Disney Cruises. Not everyone of course (somebody has to stay ashore and work the Parks), but they trade off.

As for getting multiple signatures by sending your book backstage, that's going to depend on who's aboard and how busy things are. Worth asking though.

[hhsrat]

He is my man...dawg...man..dawg...

Perhaps a Mawg? Half man, half dawg. (would that make him his own best friend?)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Perhaps a Mawg? Half man, half dawg. (would that make him his own best friend?)

Barf?? Is that you??

Where's Yoghurt?

[Mayonnaise]

He's in a cave... with the dinks... and the merchandising.

8^)

[Big Wallaby]

Does he have any wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff?

[holer24]

On our Disney MED Cruise last summer we dropped off two sets of mickey gloves to guest relations, to have them signed, and they were in our state room the next day signed by pretty much everyone that you can see on the cruise. The kids loved it.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Does he have any wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff?

Hmmm
Spaceballs the lunch box?

Spaceballs the Flame thrower?

[Canuikstan]

Hmmm
Spaceballs the lunch box?

Spaceballs the Flame thrower?

Spaceballs in on BBC right now.. and the part where they discuss the new movie technology, where movies are available before they even hit the theaters just came on..

Got a chuckle out of that.. cause who in 1987 would have honestly thought that would be reality 20 years later ;)

(And don't forget the Talking Yoghurt doll .. "May the Shwartz be wit-chu"

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Spaceballs in on BBC right now.. and the part where they discuss the new movie technology, where movies are available before they even hit the theaters just came on..

Got a chuckle out of that.. cause who in 1987 would have honestly thought that would be reality 20 years later ;)

(And don't forget the Talking Yoghurt doll .. "May the Shwartz be wit-chu"

HA!!

Wow...they've gone to plaid!!

[GaTechGal]

So back to the original question, are we pretty much in agreement that is ok? It' might be really interesting to do on our surprise cuise in Dec. We are going for our DD's 16th birthday and a book of birthday wishes from the Disney gang might be a real special keepsake. What do you all think?

[Whazzup]

From everything I've read on this post, it looks like "go for it" would be appropriate. :)

[TinkersMama]

I was on a Disney Wonder cruise last month, and did this. I stopped by Guest Relations on the second day of the cruise (the first is always insanely busy), gave them my items to be signed (2 photo mats), a pack of sharpie markers, and a bag of sweet treats for the characters, along with a thank you note. We had the items back the day before the end of our cruise, and all of the characters that were available had signed it.

It's always better if you ask and don't 'demand', and find a unique way of saying thanks :)

Enjoy your trip!

[disneyaddict]

Perhaps a Mawg? Half man, half dawg. (would that make him his own best friend?)


Or you could say he's half dawg, half man. Then, you'd end up with dam...:D: