Autograph Card/Book question

[Jenniferb]

Well, I've printed all of my cards. I think I have WAY too many, but they are so darn CUTE! Anyway, I am planning on putting them all together and having them spiral bound before I go on my trip. Here is the question: How do you order them. I'm looking for suggestions. Alphabetical? By Movie? By theme such as princess, super hero, vilian. I'm at a lose. I don't know what the best way to do this is. Please give me your opinion.
Jennifer

 

[jtanddolly]

I would definitely order them alphabetically. I had 238 that I took and it was so easy to look them up by their name rather than trying to remember what movie they were in or if they are a villian or search for all the dwarfs in cinderella. It is so much easier to find Dopey then to have to think he is in cinderella or he is with the dwarfs.

Alphabetically is DEFINITELY the way to go!!!

 

[Jenniferb]

Thanks. Did you see the dwarfs? I didn't print them because I've never seen them. Where did you see them? Oh boy...now I have to print more. I'm so addicted!

 

[chaoscent]

i agree, alphabetically. if you want the listing of what characters are normally seen in Disney World I can send it to you. it is somewhat outdated (1 1/2 years old) but it has hyperlinks that are current.
chaoscent@verizon.net

 

[jtanddolly]

Thanks. Did you see the dwarfs? I didn't print them because I've never seen them. Where did you see them? Oh boy...now I have to print more. I'm so addicted!

I didn't run across any dwarfs...Dopey is easier than the rest (I've heard...but most only show up at special events like the halloween party)...I was there three days and got 41 autographs but I didn't spend the entire time autograph hunting and it was during a week when school was still in so the lines weren't very long to get autographs.

Here is a "how to find characters" and a list of characters by alphabet that I put at the front of my book so that I knew who was in my book and how easy they were to find...I also have a reference for where to find the characters in word... If you want it send me your email and I will email it to you.


How to Find the Characters

Sometimes finding a favorite character can be difficult. One day you may see a bunch of characters in one spot, and the next day - not one! Some characters may be everywhere on one trip, and nowhere the next. And some characters come out only for 10 minute meets, then don't return for hours.

Step 1: You can find the most characters in one spot throughout the day at The Judge’s Tent in Magic Kingdom. Try to go within the first hour or the last hour of the park’s operating hours to avoid the lines that can range anywhere from 45 to 120 minutes at the height of the afternoon crowds.

Step 2: Pick up a park map that has the character greeting locations marked with an icon of a Mickey hand. This will tell you where and when the characters will be available so you can arrive early and be near the front of the line to avoid wait times.

Step 3: Ask where characters will be at Guest Relations at a Disney World park or resort (sometimes they can tell you where a character is meeting people that day).

Step 4: Wander around and constantly look everywhere you go! Be on the lookout for characters just coming out of behind the scenes. You can often catch them before they are mobbed at their designated area, if you have your camera ready for a quick picture. A good place to catch them on the fly like this is at the Town Square Exposition Hall near the entrance to Magic Kingdom.

Step 5: Look at websites like http://home.att.net/~disneysue/characters/wdw/disneylinks.html to find where other autograph seekers have located your favorite characters.

Step 6: Open your book to the blank page and be ready with pen-in-hand. Often the characters have trouble gripping the books and pens, so if you have them already open and the pens uncapped it makes it easier for them. Certain characters such as Buzz Lightyear will have a stamp to stamp the autograph book with, as their costume doesn’t allow them to grip a pen.

Step 7: Make sure you use caution when approaching the characters; they often won’t see you if you come at the character from a bad angle.

Good Luck Character Hunting!!


Disney Characters


Abby Mallard – Chicken Little
Abu the Monkey – Aladdin RR/SE
Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland
Anastasia – Cinderella U
Annie – Little Einsteins
Ariel – Little Mermaid
Atta the Ant – A Bug’s Life R
Aurora – Sleeping Beauty
Baloo – Bear from Jungle Book
Bashful – Snow White Dwarf RR
Beast – Beauty and the Beast
Belle – Beauty and the Beast
Bert – Mary Poppins
Big Al – Country Bear Jamboree R
Big Bad Wolf RR/SE
Bowler Hat Guy – Meet the Robinsons US
Brer Bear – Song of the South
Brer Fox – Song of the South
Brer Rabbit – Song of the South RR
Blue Power Ranger
Bullseye the Horse – Toy Story RR
Buzz Lightyear – Toy Story
Captain Hook – Peter Pan
Chewbacca – Star Wars
Chicken Little
Chip the Chipmunk – Chip & Dale
Cinderella
Clarabelle Cow R
Clara Cluck RR
Clarice – Chip and Dale’s Girlfriend R
Clopin the Gypsy – Hunchback RR
Cruella DeVil – 101 Dalmatians R
Daisy Duck
Dale the Chipmunk – Chip & Dale
Darby – My Friends Tigger & Pooh
Darkwing Duck RR
Darth Vader – Star Wars R
Doc – Snow White Dwarf RR
Donald Duck
Dopey – Snow White Dwarf
Drizella – Cinderella’s Stepsister
Eeyore
Edmund - Narnia
Emile the Rat – Ratatouille
Esmeralda – Hunchback R
Ewok – Star Wars US
Fairy Godmother – Cinderella
Fawn – Disney Fairies
Figaro the Kitten – Pinocchio
Figment the Dinosaur - US
Fiona – Shrek
Flik the Ant – A Bug’s Life
Foulfellow the Fox – Pinocchio
Friar Tuck the Badger – Robin Hood
Frollo the Evil Judge – Hunchback R
Frozone – The Incredibles U
Gaston – Beauty and the Beast RR/SE
Genie – Aladdin
Geppetto – Pinocchio
Gideon the Cat – Pinocchio
Giselle - Enchanted
Goliath the Lion – Jojo’s Circus
Goofy
Grand Duke – Cinderella US
Green Army Man – Toy Story
Green Power Ranger
Grumpy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Hades – Hercules RR/SE
Handy Manny U
Happy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Hercules RR
Horace Horsecollar R
Iridessa – Disney Fairies
Jack Sparrow – Pirates of the Caribbean RR/SE
Jacques “Jack” the Mouse – Cinderella
Jafar – Aladdin R
Jane Porter – Tarzan RR
Jasmine – Aladdin
Jessie the Cowgirl – Toy Story
Jiminy Cricket
John Smith – Pocahontas RR/SE
Jojo – Jojo’s Circus
Jose Carioca – Brazilian Bird R
June – Little Einsteins
Kanga & Roo – Pooh
Kenai – Brother Bear
Kermit the Frog – The Muppets RR
Kim Possible
King – Cinderella US
King Louie – Jungle Book US
Koda – Brother Bear
Kronk – Emperor’s New Groove RR/SE
Lady Tremaine – Cinderella
Launchpad McQuack – Duck Tails
Leo – Little Einsteins
Lewis Robinson – Meet the Robinsons R
Lilo
Little John – Robin Hood RR
Liverlips – Country Bear Jamboree R
Lucy - Narnia
Mad Hatter – Alice in Wonderland
Maleficent – Sleeping Beauty RR
Marie – Aristocats
Mary Poppins
Max – Goof Troop – Goofy’s Son U
Mayor of Disney World
Meeko the Raccoon – Pocahontas
Megara – Hercules RR
Merlin
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Miss Piggy – The Muppets RR
Mowgli – Jungle Book
Mr. Incredible
Mr. Smee – Peter Pan
Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Incredible – Elastigirl
Mulan
Mushu the Dragon – Mulan
Octavius “Gus Gus” – Cinderella
Panchito the Rooster – The Three Caballeros R
Penguin – Mary Poppins U
Perla – Cinderella
Peter - Narnia
Peter Pan
Phoebus – Hunchback RR
Philocetes – Hercules RR
Piglet
Pink Power Ranger
Pinocchio
Pluto
Pocahontas
Pooh Bear
Prince “Ferdinand” – Snow White RR
Prince Caspian
Prince Charming – Cinderella
Prince Eric – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Prince John – Lion in Robin Hood
Prince Philip – Sleeping Beauty
Pumbaa & Timon – The Lion King U
Quasimodo – Hunchback RR
Queen – Snow White R
Queen of Hearts
Quincy – Little Einsteins
Rabbit – Pooh R
Rafiki – Lion King
Ratcliffe – Pocahontas
Red Power Ranger
Remy – Ratatouille US
Robin Hood R
Ron Stoppable – Kim Possible
Rosetta – Disney Fairies
Roxie the Dinosaur US
Santa Claus
Scrooge Duck – Duck Tails RR/SE
Shaker – Country Bear Jamboree R
Sherriff of Nottingham – Robin Hood
Shrek
Silvermist – Disney Fairies
Sleepy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Sneezy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Snow White
Snow White Witch RR
Stanley US
Stitch – Lilo & Stitch
Stormtrooper – Star Wars R
Stromboli – Pinocchio RR
Susan – Narnai
Suzy – Cinderella
Tarzan RR
Terk – Tarzan
Three Little Pigs RR/SE
Thumper RR/SE
Tigger
Timon – The Lion King
Tinker Bell
Trumpkin
Tweedle Dee – Alice in Wonderland
Tweedle Dum – Alice in Wonderland
T-Rex the Dinosaur RR
Walrus – Alice in Wonderland RR/SE
Wendell – Country Bear Jamboree U
Wendy – Peter Pan
White Power Ranger
White Rabbit – Alice in Wonderland
Wilbur Robinson – Meet the Robinsons R
Woody – Toy Story
Yellow Power Ranger

R – Rare to Find
RR – Really Rare to Find
RR/SE - Ridiculously Rare to Find or Special Events Only Character
U – Unusual
US – Unknown Status


Characters That Do Not Sign Autographs

Carmen the Fish – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Colonel Hathi the Elephant – the Jungle Book RR/SE
Darth Tater – Toy Story RR/SE
Disney Bear – Mickey’s Bear RR/SE
Fantail the Fish – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Flounder – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Francis Ladybug – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Hyacinth Hippo RR/SE
King Louie – The Jungle Book
Kuzko - Emperor’s New Groove RR/SE
Lightening McQueen RR/SE
Madame Upanova the Ostrich – Fantasia RR/SE
Mator the Tow Truck RR/SE
Mike Wazowski – Monsters INC.
Nemo US
Roll – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Rolie Polie Olie RR
Sebastian – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Sully – Monsters INC.
Tuck – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Zowie RR

 

[chaoscent]

I have decided that rather than do my taxes, I am updating the guide I did a couple of years ago. Does anyone know if Giselle sings autographs? Has anyone seen her in the parks lately? thanks, Penny

 

[2littleprincesses]

I have decided that rather than do my taxes, I am updating the guide I did a couple of years ago. Does anyone know if Giselle sings autographs? Has anyone seen her in the parks lately? thanks, Penny

I guess Giselle was only at the 2007 Christmas parade. I have heard rumors that it is too expensive because Amy Adams has a license/contract? for using her image. We were disappointed--this is one of dds favorites!

 

[chaoscent]

JT&Dolly - do you mind if I add your tips to the bottom of my character listing? I had copied/pasted them before & when I came back just now realized where they came from. I gave you credit as JT&Dolly It seemed like a nice ending to a 22 page document of love. Penny