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This is our first family visit to WDW and I have bought autograph books for my kids (well, probably more for me... ). Anyway, I am wondering if anyone has some fun ideas for things to say/do with the characters. As this is my first time, I don't want to commit any faux pas, but I don't want to stand there like a lump either!
TIA!
One thing DH does is to say "tick, tock" to Captain Hook - that always gets a good reaction. We've asked Pooh if he's eaten lots of honey recently and always tell Eeyore (my favourite) that he needs a hug to stop him being gloomy, things like that.
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One thing DH does is to say "tick, tock" to Captain Hook - that always gets a good reaction. We've asked Pooh if he's eaten lots of honey recently and always tell Eeyore (my favourite) that he needs a hug to stop him being gloomy, things like that.
Also if you say "Is that Tinkerbell I see?" to Captain Hook you get a great reaction as well as saying "Tick-Tock." I did this last visit out of the blue and got such great response from Captain Hook and Smee!!! It is real fun.
Also if you let Chip or Dale know how you can tell them apart you will find out alot of little tidbits about them. We had a lot of one on one time with them at the International Gateway around 2:00 pm one day. We were the only ones there. My daughter even had picked up some acrons for them off the ground.
I am interested to hear what everyone else has to say!
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As for telling Chip and Dale apart, here's a little primer:
Dale:
Round, reddish-brown nose (if it looks like you could "honk" it, it's Dale.)
Bucked, squarish teeth with a gap between them.
Visible eyelids on his eyes
In some cartoons, his fur is lighter than Chip's - there's no difference in the parks.
Dale is a little "challenged" intellectually
--and--
Chip:
Small, black nose that is like an upside-down triangle
Angled teeth (also a little like an upside-down triangle) that are close together -- almost like a single tooth.
No eyelids on his eyes.
In some cartoons, his fur is darker than Dale's - there's no difference in the parks.
Chip is the smarter chipmunk, but don't tell Dale that!
Eileen
Last edited by Caldercup; 04-30-2008 at 01:12 PM..
As for telling Chip and Dale apart, here's a little primer:
Dale:
Round, reddish-brown nose (if it looks like you could "honk" it, it's Dale.)
Bucked, squarish teeth with a gap between them.
Visible eyelids on his eyes
In some cartoons, his fur is lighter than Chip's - there's no difference in the parks.
Dale is a little "challenged" intellectually
--and--
Chip:
Small, black nose that is like an upside-down triangle
Angled teeth (also a little like an upside-down triangle) that are close together -- almost like a single tooth.
No eyelids on his eyes.
In some cartoons, his fur is darker than Dale's - there's no difference in the parks.
Chip is the smarter chipmunk, but don't tell Dale that!
Eileen
Someone told dd last year, when we were at WDW, that Chip's nose was the color of a chocolate chip and Dale's nose wasn't!
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When you get to meet your favorite character....TELL THEM! Let them know that they are your favorite. Sometimes this gets you a BIG hug or (like in my case with Tigger) a little dance. With my DD Goofy gave her a special autograph.
Ask the characters about other characters from their movies or shows. Like ask Aladdin about Abu or Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable about Rufus.
Wear something with their picture on it.
Just have fun and be spontaneous. If there is a special tidbit you remember about a character share that with them. I just HAD to stop and see Brer Bear and Brer Fox in MK because Song of the South was the first movie I remember seeing with my dad on one of our "scooter pootin" days. When I shared my childhood memory and why they were special characters to me, I got an extra hug and my DD was shoved out of the way so they could get a pic with me alone. (She was playfully shoved, and laughed about it.)
I agree that asking a character about other characters in their movie will get a great response. DD asked Mulan where Mushu was and I asked how "Little Brother" was doing. Questions like this work best for face characters.
We share the same last name with the "Incredibles" and when we tell them that, we always get a great reaction out of "Aunt Hellen" and "Uncle Bob".
At CP, I told Tigger he was Tiggerific and he went wild.
It amazes me how much the CMs playing the characters know about their role.
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a friend of mine is a 'friend' of Pluto's and she calls him puppy and she just lights up whenever she sees a photo of a WDW pluto, even if she knows she's not anywhere 'around'
as a former "friend of chip/dale/pooh/jessie...etc" If you say something to the characters from one of their movies, they will play along. I always loved it when guests cared enough to have a conversation with me. It really makes for a great interaction.
I know none of my passporters would do this; but something I wouldn't recommend doing is: Letting your children...or you for that matter kick, punch, or touch the characters head. Trust me...I can tell you some stories. =)
And as far as how you tell chip/dale apart in person:
Chip: Chocolate Chip Nose, Teeth Together, Wide Open Eyes
Dale: Round Ball Nose, Teeth Spaced out, Eye Lids down
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