Since Disney’s Frozen started dominating the box office in 2013, there’s been a steady stream of guests asking where they an get their photo taken with Anna & Elsa in the parks, then right after that, they want to know where they can see Olaf,… Read More »Disney’s Hollywood Studios welcomes Olaf, Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse to new homes
Collecting signatures from Disney characters is an absolute must-do for first time visitors to a Disney Park. But for those of us who’ve already been there and done that (and don’t want yet another autograph collection taking up space on our bookshelf), there are many… Read More »Five ways to jazz up a character meet and greet
When I was at the press junket for Disney’s Zootopia, I had the privilidge to meet and take photos with the walk-around characters from the film. My hope was that Walt Disney World and Disneyland would find a place for them in the parks soon.… Read More »Zootopia characters Judy Hopps & Nick Wilde will appear in the parks, but there’s a catch
With a significant portion of Disney’s Hollywood Studios about to vanish behind construction walls, expect the park to layer in additional entertainment and character based experiences to help soak up the crowds. The first to be announced of these new experiences is a pair for… Read More »Two new character meet and greets coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Who hasn’t visited Disneyland and wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the Happiest Place on Earth after guests go home? It can’t all be rainbows and churros, right? Award winning LA Times journalist Brady MacDonald turns his highly trained powers of observation to… Read More »Book Review: Backstage Disneyland by Brady MacDonald
There are just 126 days until “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens in theaters and the excitement is building. While there many not be a new trailer debuting at this week’s D23 Expo, Lucasfilm just released a set of photos portraying most of the main… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens – New Character Photos from Lucasfilm
When you think of Disney in Times Square, NYC. the company wants you to think of this
and this
and this
But what a large portion of the 1.4 million tourists that pass through Times Square see every week is this
and this
It’s not a good situation. A half-decade or so ago in New York, there was just an occasional Mickey Mouse hanging out near the ABC studios trying not to look bored, a few years ago Elmo joined in the fun, but now there’s dozens of these costumed characters (often many duplicates of the same characters) just hanging out hoping that someone will give them a tip after posing for a picture with them.
Ever wonder what the cast members who play Walk Around Princess characters in the parks experience on a day to day basis? One former cast member took to Reddit for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. And it went a little weird. Kristen Sotakoun (who… Read More »Former Disney Princess does Reddit AMA