The A-Z of Characters - Letter I!

I is for...

I haven't met any characters beginning with I! :'(

The A-Z of Characters - The Letter H

H is for....

Homer Simpson was hilarious. He decided to dance the tango with me down the street leaving Lucy and Bart bewildered!

The A-Z Of Disney Characters - The Letter F

F is for....

Fairy Godmother! I never thought I'd get to meet her, she was so nice. We met her in 2016 in Magic Kingdom, we thought we were queuing for the Stepsisters and then they swapped out and she swapped in! She was so sweet!

Flik is another character I never thought I'd get to meet. Then he started doing meet and greets again in Animal Kingdom, so me and my friends decided to meet him in 2016.

During the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, I realised that the Princesses met with their Princes, and I knew I had to meet Flynn Rider!! I love Tangled and I wanted him to teach me to smoulder! It was fabulous!

I used to love An American Tail, and back in the 90's Fievel used to meet at Universal Studios. I really liked him, he was such a cute character and messed with my poinytail!

The A-Z of Character Meet and Greets! - The Letter E

E is for...

Eeyore is one of my favourite characters to meet, he is so cuddly. I have met him in Disneyland Paris and Disney World! Loved meeting him at the Crystal Palace character dining, it's one of my favourite photos from the trip!

Elsa is the character I portray most with my job so I was excited to meet her! I got to meet her in Disney World's Epcot Norway Pavilion.

The Evil Queen from Snow White was my favourite meet and greet from Disneyland Paris 2016! She was awesome! I curtsied to her and said hello your majesty and she seemed to really like that.

The A-Z of Character Meet and Greets! - The Letter B

B is for...

Baloo! I have met Baloo twice in Disney World. Once in Animal Kingdom when I was 6 and then again in Animal Kingdom in 2016. He is always a fun character to meet!

Baymax is a character I never thought I'd get to meet. And to be honest I was so nervous about popping him! But it was fun nonetheless.

Brer Bear and Brer Fox I met both at the same time so I will stick them together! I have only met them or even seen them once, when I was 6 in Magic Kingdom! But they were a lot of fun, they picked me up and were playing with my hair!

Buzz Lightyear I have met twice. Once when I was 6 in Hollywood Studios and then in 2016 in Magic Kingdom!

The Beast was my most anticipated meet and greet ever! I was determined to go to Be Our Guest in my Beauty and the Beast dress and get my photo taken with him!

Belle was another princess that i had never met until 2016. We had a breakfast meet and greet with her at Akershus in Epcot.

Big Al is one of the more rare characters I have met. I was sat having a break on a bench in Disneyland Paris in 2009 and out walked a lot of random characters. I was gobsmacked, as I was the only one sitting there they flocked over. Big Al was one of them. I recognised him as a Country Bear but had no idea what he was called till later.

I have met Betty Boop twice in Islands of Adventure. She is always fun to get a cute pouty picture with. Met her in 2012 and 2016. 

I am not entirely sure of his name but for the purpose of this I am calling him Bubba Gump Shrimp! I didn't even know he existed until we spotted him on the way out of Universal Citywalk in 2016. We had to get a photo!

Bart Simpson, he wasn't as fun to meet as his Dad Homer, however he is still another character to add to my repertoire. 

Bullwinkle is a character I believe isn't available for meets anymore, I doubt many kids will even know who he is. But I enjoyed meeting him when I was 6 in Islands of Adventure. 

This character I am naming Blue Fish for the purpose of this blog post, as he is a generic Blue Fish I met in the Spongebob parade! But he was awesome!

Took me a while to figure out which dwarf this ws, but apparently it's Bashful! I loved meeting dwarves, as I was only 3 and Snow White was my favourite movie ever! We were sat in Disneyland Paris and all of the dwarves just walked out in a line! It was magical!

Meeting Disney Characters

Meeting characters at any of the many Disney parks around the World is one of the most fun things to do. Each character has their own personality which they are eager to show off to you through chat, photographs and video. Where else can you meet your favourite childhood characters? Whether it's the more modern characters such as Elsa and Anna, or you prefer the traditional Mickey and Minnie Mouse, they are all available to meet in one way or another. However, there are some rules of etiquette that should be taken.

1. DO NOT push in the queues.

The amount of times I have seen rude parents shoving their kids to the front of lines is ridiculous. Everyone wants their child to be able to meet their character and no child (or big kid) deserves that right more than other. So wait your turn, be courteous to other people in the queue, even chat to them, you never know you could make a new friend.

2. DO NOT push autograph books into characters faces.

Once you finally get to the character do not shove an autograph book in their face without saying a word. You have not been waiting a considerable amount of time to just get one signature and no interaction, and neither have they.

3. DO NOT shove or hit characters.

This one should be obvious, but trust me when I say I have seen this first hand. Rowdy children or clever adults who think they can push or pull tails of characters are just plain rude. So don't do it.

4. BE Prepared (yes a little Lion King pun)

Make sure that your children (or yourselves) have your autograph books open to the correct page and the pen ready and turned on. Especially if you're meeting a character like Pooh who has stubby little cubby chubby fingers, hand him the pen in between his thumb and palm, this will help him greatly. Also make sure your cameras are at the ready if you're taking a selfie or if someone is taking a photo for you, characters don't have time to wait around while you faff with your camera settings. And if you are using a photopass, have it handy for the photographer to scan.

5. THINK about poses or conversation

To get the best character interactions you should really think about the character you're meeting. For example, if you're meeting Rapunzel maybe ask her where pascal is or whether Maximus is still keeping away all criminals from the kingdom. Or if you're meeting Tinkerbell ask her about any of her fairy friends etc. Also think about poses, this makes it fun for you and the character. For example if you are meeting Peter Pan maybe you two can crow together, or if you're meeting Ariel, maybe bring along a Dinglehopper (a fork) and brush your hair together. The possibilities are endless and there are always new and inventive ways of interacting with your favourite characters. They will make the best photos and the best memories.

Here are a few of my favourite character photos. Feel free to post your own.