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oohykitten
03-12-2004, 06:57 PM
one that was just rude and distructive? If so how did you handle it, without "breaking character" infront of the children there? Did anyone do anything to make up for it in anyway if you did bring it to someone's attention?

Disney Vault
03-13-2004, 09:36 AM
One time pooh and pluto kept bugging eachother at breakfast and we were the only ones in the place so they were fighting for attention. Pluto started to unzip pooh but pooh got him back by dumping the salt shaker on him. It was really funny. They werent bad to us just to eachother and it ws one of my top charactyer moments ever. So its really not what you were looking for.

Not Afraid
03-13-2004, 09:49 AM
Two words:

Chip

Dale

:fez:

zapppop
03-13-2004, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by Not Afraid
Two words:

Chip

Dale

:fez:

Hey, that was not a bad experience! :p

There's one girl that plays Alice that gets on my nerves a bit. She tries to talk like a little girl but she sounds like she's on helium.

splashmtngurl
03-13-2004, 11:05 AM
PLUTO
_____


he removed his hat right in front of a kid (10 years ago) and began to smoke right in fron of him when the little boy came up to him he turned around and told the kid to get lost@ oh did that PO me i mean the little boy was shocked, it probably ruined his expierience


:p :p :p Hailey:p:p:p
(disney park guide author)

adriennek
03-13-2004, 11:37 AM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
he removed his hat right in front of a kid (10 years ago) and began to smoke right in fron of him when the little boy came up to him he turned around and told the kid to get lost@ oh did that PO me i mean the little boy was shocked, it probably ruined his expierience

No, really.

Adrienne

cemeinke
03-13-2004, 11:53 AM
Most of the character have been "bad" in a good way.

Chip & Dale were awsome especially when crossing the Dsiney line.

I recently saw a rather "frolicsom" beast goose his Belle, but her shocked squeel developed her character far better than the original movie did.

The there is the Wicked Queen, Cruella, or the Big Bad Wolf - definately bad characters, but boy are they good.

splashmtngurl
03-13-2004, 12:05 PM
the beast goosed his belle


you maek it sound like it was okay! i know us adults find it rather amusing but thing like this didnt used to happen in the parks. my opinion is that the atmosphere is for akids, where kids can be safe and characters dont need to ruin that! (just as a mom, this is why i am saying this)



:p :p :p Hailey:p :p :p
(disney guide author)

cemeinke
03-13-2004, 12:13 PM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
you maek it sound like it was okay!

Perhaps becasue I think it was.

I would suspect children might catch the same behavior in their parents (presuming of course that they were still playfull with one another).

It's not like Aladdin was fooling about with Pocahontes (though I have seen those two paired on occasion).

Photographer
03-13-2004, 01:35 PM
I've seen Pluto grab onto Goofy's leg and nearly hump him. also seen Goofy walk into the Main Street area and just lie down on a bench. Maybe he was sick. Who knows.

MammaSilva
03-13-2004, 01:41 PM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
PLUTO
_____


he removed his hat right in front of a kid (10 years ago) and began to smoke right in fron of him when the little boy came up to him he turned around and told the kid to get lost@ oh did that PO me i mean the little boy was shocked, it probably ruined his expierience


:p :p :p Hailey:p:p:p
(disney park guide author)


I have to say that I've been going to the parks for a LONG time and without photographic evidence NO one would be able to convince me that this in fact occured on stage. it just isn't possible on stage, especially 10 years ago when the CM's were better staffed and trained. If for some reason this incident happened 'backstage' or off stage whichever is the correct term, then it would still be wrong but I'm still doubting the validity of the story.

MonorailMan
03-13-2004, 01:55 PM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
he removed his hat right in front of a kid (10 years ago) and began to smoke right in fron of him when the little boy came up to him he turned around and told the kid to get lost@ oh did that PO me i mean the little boy was shocked, it probably ruined his expierience


Don't believe it. From talking to people, and many character CMs, too many of them say that everyone they know, loves there jobs. Even 10 years ago, I bet that the Characters department had very high moral. Characters are not useally a job that someone just does, but that they want to do. :)

My ¥0.02 :)

oohykitten
03-13-2004, 04:36 PM
Okay thanks for the stories guys, this makes me feel better. I know Stitch is BAD, however I had a really bad time with him last weekend. After hearing all the stories of the "cast memebers" liking to see photos from other trips, I made a quick book at the gate with pics of my sons favorites. The ones we planed on meeting that day. Four years of past pics, of Buzz, Mickey.... and so on. Well I know kids can be jerks, however if you have ever seen a photo of my son meeting them, he ALWAYS has his hands behind his back, and says please. Nothing less, I won't take. Anyway, Stitch took artist liberty and scratched out all the pics on EVERY page. My son sat there with tears coming down his face, hands behind his back. I told the CM running the meet and greet, she told me to lighten up that is just Stitch. I took the book from Stitch told him I should call Jumba, to which I was pushed lightly out of the way. I called guest relations and they said that they would re-send a book for my next visit. The funny part was before my complaint was even heard they asked if I was an AP. Made me think of the story that was on here not that long ago, AP's can't have valid complaints I guess.

***sorry for being so long winded.

happyhaunts999
03-13-2004, 04:40 PM
There is no way any CM would smoke on stage and keep there job. I do not believe that for one second. It does not happen. Sorry, But you must be mistaken.

adriennek
03-13-2004, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by oohykitten
Anyway, Stitch took artist liberty and scratched out all the pics on EVERY page. My son sat there with tears coming down his face, hands behind his back. I told the CM running the meet and greet, she told me to lighten up that is just Stitch.

OMG- that's just horrible! That's vandalism. That's not even funny. I would be so upset. And I am really disturbed that they asked if you were an AP. Why should it matter if a CM ruined your private property?

Grrrr, oh, this annoys me!

Adrienne

cemeinke
03-13-2004, 04:48 PM
Originally posted by adriennek
And I am really disturbed that they asked if you were an AP.

I don't know if there's a need to jump to conclusions on this - if they were considering comping admission it certainly would be relevent if you were an AP or not. Also, knowing whether or not you came to the park often might impact remedies they may or may not suggest.

oohykitten
03-13-2004, 05:01 PM
It might have been to offer me admission however I don;t think if I am an AP or not should have come before even asking my name. I am sure I am jaded because I have seen stories on here were an AP's views weren't as important as a regular guest. It's been a week and I still haven't gotten the book sent back. I am about to complain again. It seems a week is enough time just to send another book. I am not the kind of person to ask for more then I think I should get, otherwise I'd be asking for the money to reprint the ruined photos as well. ;) My sons was really hurt, and that sucks more then anything else.

splashmtngurl
03-13-2004, 05:43 PM
:confused:

splashmtngurl
03-13-2004, 05:48 PM
Don't believe it. From talking to people, and many character CMs, too many of them say that everyone they know, loves there jobs. Even 10 years ago, I bet that the Characters department had very high moral. Characters are not useally a job that someone just does, but that they want to do.



key words there

TOO MANY (meaning not all of them)

I BET ( not positive)

NOT USEALLY (meaning it could happen sometimes)


all of these indicate that altough it may not happen all the time my story is clearly plausable! it did happen and considering that alot of these things make you sound unsure you have no reason to disbelieve me!


FYI- it was a little more like 13-14 years ago! my first trip tp DL

ChipmunkStar
03-13-2004, 06:12 PM
As a current CM in the department in question:

That is totally wrong what Stitch did. Even if it was one of the tuggers, he should not have messed up anybody's photos!!! I sincerely apologize for his actions. It may not be much but I really am sorry that happened. If you registered a complaint with guest relations, then Stitch will definitely be hearing about it (if he hasn't already). Again, I'm really sorry :(

Two, unless Pluto really didn't want to play in the park ever again, then I also completely dismiss that story. I may not have been there ten years ago when "it happened," but no. Completely impossible for me to believe.

Three: Morale is still up for the most part. I don't think I've seen another department having as much fun as ours in a VERY long time. :)

adriennek
03-13-2004, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
it did happen and considering that alot of these things make you sound unsure you have no reason to disbelieve me!

With all due respect, given how much I know about you (which is very little, other than the posts you've made here,) and how much I know about Disney, even on a bad day, I cannot possibly begin to believe that Pluto took his head off and smoked a cigarette on stage. On SOOOOO many levels.

Based on what I know about how non-CM's get backstage and what happens when they do go backstage (escorts, etc) I question if it happened backstage and what the events would be that would give you access to a headless Pluto backstage.

Adrienne

splashmtngurl
03-13-2004, 06:24 PM
ok i will admit......i cant actually truly say i remember the incident! i am not lying about the fact that it happened but.......*embarresed* it was when i was about 13 and i was in the bathroom when it happened! when i came back out there was a lot of comotion, when i asked my grandma what happened she told me! sorry i said it was my story! but it did PO me as a long Disney Park attender and Disney fan it made me sick! anyway that was 10-15 years ago so.....sorrry i lied......its just that i thought the real story would make me sound like a lier! i guess it the other one did more considering the fact that it was very widley debated!

:crying: i am so sorry:crying:

Hailey

kijay
03-13-2004, 06:44 PM
Well, it is kinda your story, since you were in the aftermath and your grandma did actually see the incident. I mean, she did really see this happen, right???? Anyway, everyone that is saying it couldn't happen because the person would have been fired, well, guess what, that person probably did get fired. Very plausible that some unhappy cm went too far. There are brain dead people everywhere. True, the dedicated wonderful characters that me and my children have experienced have never given us anything but wonderful memories and for that we are extremely grateful. But lay off, it could have happened.

MammaSilva
03-13-2004, 07:15 PM
Ok we can all agree that anything "could have happened" ... but let's look at the proposed situation. Pluto took off his 'hat', umm ok first of all Pluto doesn't wear a hat, Goofy does but it's attached to his head, moving on, I happen to be good friends with a character lead and his wife who is also a Disney employee. Being a smoker at the time I met them I was curious and I asked him just how they handled that situation. NO smoking is ever allowed in the costumes for obvious reasons. The stench of the smoke offensive to non-smoking guests (which MOST children are) and the risk of burns to the costume would be too great.

But let's give the story the benefit of maybe for a second...Pluto ripped off his head (since we'll concede that he doesn't have a hat so it must have been his head to gain access to his face to smoke) can anyone here tell me just where he had his tobacco stored. In a pocket of his attire under the costume? Not likely but let’s say he did, how did he gain access, the zippers are hidden and not accessible without assistance.....did he accost a guest and take one of their smokes? ? Better yet, how did he even light or hold the cigarette? The 'paws' on Plutos costume aren't separate from the rest of his costume from what I can tell in pictures I have with my daughter and Pluto, again not plausible. So grandma may have heard a story and passed it along, but I still have HIGH doubts that this incident occurred on stage in any fashion.

MonorailMan
03-13-2004, 08:14 PM
Originally posted by splashmtngurl
key words there

TOO MANY (meaning not all of them)

I BET ( not positive)

NOT USEALLY (meaning it could happen sometimes)


Vaild point. However, you can't speak for everyone. I never have, never will. I just have a personal rule, (that many MP posts taught me well).

It's amazing how :geek:s will tear apart a story, isn't it?
:):D