Ever have a bad experience with a Character?

[linklewtt]

have any of you guys ever had a bad experience with a character? give us details!

oh yea pluto! dlr and wdw. everytime we see him he always leaves. he ran away litterly ran away from a crowd of little toddlers i was like uhhh wats goin on here

[Masquerade]

Not that I recall. Though, I do remember I was annoyed with Brer Bear because he kept putting his hands all over my face.

[linklewtt]

haha...do you ever think that maybe the people playing the characters are a little upset cuz of the heat or they are just tired and then they like act weird towards you. they kinda annoy you maybe on purpose? do you think that happens sometimes?

[simba_one]

Not a bad experience but last Summer we had just come off the Jungle Cruise and we were standing by the little shelter thing in Adventureland (right outside of JC) looking at maps deciding where to go next when all of a sudden the Genie and Aladdin come up to us and need to get to where we are to do a M&G. So we had to move.

Extremely boring story but my only experience with a character at the DLR... so far!!!

[dreaming]

We took our 4 yr old to the Princess Breakfast at the Plaza Inn (he loved all the Princesses) & Jasmine came to our table, grabbed his autograph book & signed it & started to walk off & never said one word to him.........I said, excuse me, could we get a picture please? She came back & put on the biggest fake smile ever.........we now think of this particular Jasmine as a b.... (well you know the rest) other than that, our encounters with the 50 or so more characters we saw on our trip were awesome!!

[Mickey Man]

I've basically only had good times with characters, especially with tigger, everytime I see him its he acts like the coolest character ever

[TopCat8]

Wow. I haven't been on this site for a really long time. It feels weird to be typing about DL again. I have only had good encounters with the characters at DL. All of the real people characters have been nice and talked to me when I was little. I have seen many characters in my time, and they all have been nice.

[SurfedUpDane]

According to the DisneyWay, it is forbidden for the characters wearing a masked costume to speak with the guests, sometimes this policy is forgotten...
It was September 5th back in 2003, and I was enjoying a solo trip to the park. Riding alone was something I liked to do every once in a while because it gave me the freedom of choosing what rides and when. Standing in line for my favorite attraction of all, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, I was gazing off into the old west, completely trapped in the moment. I heard a few repetitive throat-clearings from somewhere back in reality and realized the line had moved and I had not.
Walking up the wooden steps, I was only a few yards from loading and unloading area! Out of place was one fully-costumed Mr. Smee. He looked very disgruntled for some reason and was walking in the opposite direction of the flow of the line. Probably just stopping by for a photo opp I didn't think anything of it.
I was almost close enough to hear the familiar inquisition of the ride opperator "how many in your group," when I realized that Mr. Smee was starring at me. Wait a second, no he wasn't, those eyes are made of rubber, those aren't his real eyes. As he brushed past me, from the corner of my eye, trying not to be nosy, I noticed that he stopped right at my side. Before moving on, he leaned over as to adjust himself to my height. That's when, what I had first thought was my imagination, he whispered, "today is not the best day for a train ride."
I was confused, but mainly spooked. Why was a New Orleans Square/Fantasyland character way over here in Frontierland? But more importantly, why was today such a bad day for a train ride?
I left the line, still not quite sure what had just happened and why I had listened to Mr. Smee. As I rounded the corner of the attractiuon en route to Fantasyland, I heard piercing screams coming from outside line! Running to see what had happened, I found myself engulfed in a mob of onlookers clearly with the same questions I had. It was difficult to see what had happened, guests and cast members alike had swarmed the attraction. Climbing a nearby rock for a better view I was able to see what had mustered such a terrible cry of pain. The minning train had de-railed, scattering individual cars all over the place, and though difficult to make out, appeared to have tacked one guest into the seat behind him. One more look was all it took to bring me back to reality...the man in the seat was the same one who had been behind me in the line, urging me to move up.

These characters know more than they seem.

[ShrunkenNed]

The only bad experiences I've had with characters have been with rude, obnoxious park visitors.

Oh trust me, they're characters alright!

The DL characters have always been fabulous, even the Chip and Dale who wanted to abduct my wife! They made a nice little show of it with lots of people watching. I guess some people could get annoyed by that. I thought it was a blast to be part of our own little show at Disneyland!

[Director_Guy]

Originally Posted by SurfedUpDane

According to the DisneyWay, it is forbidden for the characters wearing a masked costume to speak with the guests, sometimes this policy is forgotten...
It was September 5th back in 2003, and I was enjoying a solo trip to the park. Riding alone was something I liked to do every once in a while because it gave me the freedom of choosing what rides and when. Standing in line for my favorite attraction of all, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, I was gazing off into the old west, completely trapped in the moment. I heard a few repetitive throat-clearings from somewhere back in reality and realized the line had moved and I had not.
Walking up the wooden steps, I was only a few yards from loading and unloading area! Out of place was one fully-costumed Mr. Smee. He looked very disgruntled for some reason and was walking in the opposite direction of the flow of the line. Probably just stopping by for a photo opp I didn't think anything of it.
I was almost close enough to hear the familiar inquisition of the ride opperator "how many in your group," when I realized that Mr. Smee was starring at me. Wait a second, no he wasn't, those eyes are made of rubber, those aren't his real eyes. As he brushed past me, from the corner of my eye, trying not to be nosy, I noticed that he stopped right at my side. Before moving on, he leaned over as to adjust himself to my height. That's when, what I had first thought was my imagination, he whispered, "today is not the best day for a train ride."
I was confused, but mainly spooked. Why was a New Orleans Square/Fantasyland character way over here in Frontierland? But more importantly, why was today such a bad day for a train ride?
I left the line, still not quite sure what had just happened and why I had listened to Mr. Smee. As I rounded the corner of the attractiuon en route to Fantasyland, I heard piercing screams coming from outside line! Running to see what had happened, I found myself engulfed in a mob of onlookers clearly with the same questions I had. It was difficult to see what had happened, guests and cast members alike had swarmed the attraction. Climbing a nearby rock for a better view I was able to see what had mustered such a terrible cry of pain. The minning train had de-railed, scattering individual cars all over the place, and though difficult to make out, appeared to have tacked one guest into the seat behind him. One more look was all it took to bring me back to reality...the man in the seat was the same one who had been behind me in the line, urging me to move up.

These characters know more than they seem.

That was the creepiest thing I've ever heard.....

The cast member who dresses up as Mr. Smee is psychic and he knows stuff that will happen.

500th post!

[fantasmic_boy122]

THAT is creepy!

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by SurfedUpDane

According to the DisneyWay, it is forbidden for the characters wearing a masked costume to speak with the guests, sometimes this policy is forgotten...
It was September 5th back in 2003, and I was enjoying a solo trip to the park. Riding alone was something I liked to do every once in a while because it gave me the freedom of choosing what rides and when. Standing in line for my favorite attraction of all, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, I was gazing off into the old west, completely trapped in the moment. I heard a few repetitive throat-clearings from somewhere back in reality and realized the line had moved and I had not.
Walking up the wooden steps, I was only a few yards from loading and unloading area! Out of place was one fully-costumed Mr. Smee. He looked very disgruntled for some reason and was walking in the opposite direction of the flow of the line. Probably just stopping by for a photo opp I didn't think anything of it.
I was almost close enough to hear the familiar inquisition of the ride opperator "how many in your group," when I realized that Mr. Smee was starring at me. Wait a second, no he wasn't, those eyes are made of rubber, those aren't his real eyes. As he brushed past me, from the corner of my eye, trying not to be nosy, I noticed that he stopped right at my side. Before moving on, he leaned over as to adjust himself to my height. That's when, what I had first thought was my imagination, he whispered, "today is not the best day for a train ride."
I was confused, but mainly spooked. Why was a New Orleans Square/Fantasyland character way over here in Frontierland? But more importantly, why was today such a bad day for a train ride?
I left the line, still not quite sure what had just happened and why I had listened to Mr. Smee. As I rounded the corner of the attractiuon en route to Fantasyland, I heard piercing screams coming from outside line! Running to see what had happened, I found myself engulfed in a mob of onlookers clearly with the same questions I had. It was difficult to see what had happened, guests and cast members alike had swarmed the attraction. Climbing a nearby rock for a better view I was able to see what had mustered such a terrible cry of pain. The minning train had de-railed, scattering individual cars all over the place, and though difficult to make out, appeared to have tacked one guest into the seat behind him. One more look was all it took to bring me back to reality...the man in the seat was the same one who had been behind me in the line, urging me to move up.

These characters know more than they seem.

that is the scariest thing I have ever heard in my life. I actually had to turn around to make sure Smee wasn't behind me.

[linklewtt]

Originally Posted by SurfedUpDane

According to the DisneyWay, it is forbidden for the characters wearing a masked costume to speak with the guests, sometimes this policy is forgotten...
It was September 5th back in 2003, and I was enjoying a solo trip to the park. Riding alone was something I liked to do every once in a while because it gave me the freedom of choosing what rides and when. Standing in line for my favorite attraction of all, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, I was gazing off into the old west, completely trapped in the moment. I heard a few repetitive throat-clearings from somewhere back in reality and realized the line had moved and I had not.
Walking up the wooden steps, I was only a few yards from loading and unloading area! Out of place was one fully-costumed Mr. Smee. He looked very disgruntled for some reason and was walking in the opposite direction of the flow of the line. Probably just stopping by for a photo opp I didn't think anything of it.
I was almost close enough to hear the familiar inquisition of the ride opperator "how many in your group," when I realized that Mr. Smee was starring at me. Wait a second, no he wasn't, those eyes are made of rubber, those aren't his real eyes. As he brushed past me, from the corner of my eye, trying not to be nosy, I noticed that he stopped right at my side. Before moving on, he leaned over as to adjust himself to my height. That's when, what I had first thought was my imagination, he whispered, "today is not the best day for a train ride."
I was confused, but mainly spooked. Why was a New Orleans Square/Fantasyland character way over here in Frontierland? But more importantly, why was today such a bad day for a train ride?
I left the line, still not quite sure what had just happened and why I had listened to Mr. Smee. As I rounded the corner of the attractiuon en route to Fantasyland, I heard piercing screams coming from outside line! Running to see what had happened, I found myself engulfed in a mob of onlookers clearly with the same questions I had. It was difficult to see what had happened, guests and cast members alike had swarmed the attraction. Climbing a nearby rock for a better view I was able to see what had mustered such a terrible cry of pain. The minning train had de-railed, scattering individual cars all over the place, and though difficult to make out, appeared to have tacked one guest into the seat behind him. One more look was all it took to bring me back to reality...the man in the seat was the same one who had been behind me in the line, urging me to move up.

These characters know more than they seem.

your story is like creepy, but I really don't think that characters are allowed on the loading deck lol. and why would Smee leave THROUGH the crowd, when the exit is just the other way? also a derailing that potentially hurt a guest definiteyl would have been on the news, right, and nothing has happened that bad on Big Thunder except the death awhile back.

with that said, interesting story though. it was entertaining.