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[cari68]

Does anyone know if I can leave a t-shirt and pen at the front desk of AKL at check-in and have it signed by characters before we leave (we have a week)? I'd rather not drag the shirt around the parks all day if I can accomplish the same result this way!

[michnash]

Well, that sounds like a great idea, but I've never heard of it so I don't know if it can be done. However, I have taken a t-shirt and a Sharpie pen in a large baggie in the backpack and had characters sign it.

[honeybee723]

I'm not sure if that can be done either. I've really never heard of such a thing. The whole idea of having the characters sign autographs, is to interact with the characters while they do it. To me, the fun is finding the characters and getting them to sign for you. I know you only have a week, and there's no way you are going to find every single character in the parks, but half the fun is at least trying

Melissa

[cari68]

Trust me, we will be seeing the characters in the parks and getting autographs - I have three kids doing that. The two shirts are souvenirs for my nephews, and I figured five autographs from each character would be a bit much! I know this system is done aboard the cruise ships, I just hadn't heard of it at the resorts. If anyone knows if it can be done, let me know. Otherwise I'll try it when we go, and I'll report back here!

[angelalar]

Hello cari68. I'm from Minnesota too.....

Anyway. I would take it the t-shirt with you. Just because then you will have a great story along with each signature....Also you may find in getting some of your more memorable CM's to sign it as well.

One of my DS's favorite memory is of a CM that was heckling him and gave him a hard time in AK on his first trip 5 years ago.

[soccermomof2]

I wish getting autographs was that easy. I'd suggest taking the shirt and a sharpie with you to the parks. The shirt will roll up and a pen doesn't take up that much room.

[Caldercup]

One easy way to get shirts or other clothing items autographed is to take them to a character breakfast. (They won't sign things on your body, BTW)

We went to Chef Mickey's with the shirt and sharpies (or Rub A Dubs - they're a little more fabric-permanent) in a bag. When we got to the table, we slipped the bag inside the shirt so the marker wouldn't bleed to the back side of the shirt. The characters found it easy to sign the shirt on the table. And they were willing to do a signature on the shirt and one in his autograph book too. I don't know if they'd do five shirts - but maybe you could take one or two shirts to one character meal and the others to another (if you're doing one or more CBs.)

Have a great time!
Eileen

[Joy J]

Since there is no character meal at AKL, there really would be no way for the CM's at the front desk there to get any of the "characters" to sign the t-shirts for you. I'm afraid you'll probably have to schlep them along to the parks and get them signed the old-fashioned way.

Joy

[dizalumni]

You could totally leave the shirt and a sharpy with the front desk at check-in and have it signed - IF the front desk will do it. They definitely have the capabilities of doing it, it's just if they will or not. But they do have "characters" that work there in the resort everyday that would be able to sign the t-shirts for you. I just don't know if they would do it or not but I would ask and see what they say!

[Dave Marx]

I've been told that the whole "leave an item at the front desk" thing is completely voluntary on the part of the cast/crew (this is true on DCL as well as at the resorts). It's not company-sanctioned "magic" (outside of the company's general support for cast/crew who make special magic for guests). So... it can't hurt to ask, but understand that it's something that can only be done during spare/personal time, out of the goodness of the cast members' hearts.

Signatures at meet-and-greets, of course, are part of a character's "obligations" to his/her/its loyal fans.

[cari68]

Thanks for all your answers! I do plan to ask at the front desk about the possibility of having the shirt signed. I hadn't thought about the character meals being a good signature opportunity, and we do have one of those planned, so if the front desk is a no-go, I'll do that instead. Thanks again for everyones input!