Awkwardness?

[EmptyCinema]

Anyone ever feel weird or awkward at WDW? When I went with my GF for new years, I felt a bit weird about some of the things, like character meet and greets and so forth. Especially the "face" characters. Anyone think there's an upper age limit on things at WDW? (Some of the rides, character meals, character greetings, etc.)

 

[wissa05182]

I guess I am only 19 and I dont feel awkward at all. I guess disney has just grown onto me since I have been going there since I was 2. The only thing I don't do at WDW anymore is go to the parades at MK. Too boring. That is the time to hit the rides!

 

[EmptyCinema]

I guess I am only 19 and I dont feel awkward at all. I guess disney has just grown onto me since I have been going there since I was 2. The only thing I don't do at WDW anymore is go to the parades at MK. Too boring. That is the time to hit the rides!

I'm actually looking forward to spectromagic when I next go, but I like lights and so forth and have only seen it once before.

 

[wissa05182]

I usually will watch the fireworks or whatever is going at the park I am at around closing time. I haven't seen the spectromagic show before, but I have seen Wishes and Illuminations many times.

 

[PiratesFan]

I'm 20 and on our trip (July 2006) I did the character thing. i was slightly awkward about it before we left, but once we got there, I got into it I think Disney is for kids of all ages and no one should feel awkward about this stuff!

 

[crzyred]

i'm 22 and was at wdw in nov. i went to meet every character i could. lol. i did feel a little silly but that didn't stop me!! disney is the place where the second you walk through the gates everyone is 5 yrs old!! it's great!!

 

[disneyangel7488]

I'm 18 and I still sometimes do the whole character thing. Yeah it does feel a little bit awkward, but it's still fun!

 

[KellyBelly]

I'm 22 and can't wait to get a picture with every character I can in May! I went in high school and at first I felt a little awkward but once I saw them I got excited and ran up to them. The characters loved taking pics with me b/c I got so excited.. lol! Don't worry.. just do what you want to do and have a blast

 

[JazzySteph]

When I first went to Disney 2 years ago at 18 I felt very awkward. I was the only person over the age of 10 waiting in line to meet Ariel. Now, I live here and yes I do feel a bit weird at times but I've learned to let go of that. It's totally fun and I try to meet all the characters I can.

I think of it this way I know that many of the characters are my age. I know if I were them to see someone my own age so enthusiastic about Disney,characters,faith,trust, and pixie dust (hehe) I'd be thrilled that someone no matter how old they were still young at heart.

 

[BlockheadAriel]

i'm 18 and i LOVE character time. i'm more comfortable if friends are with me, but i still ask my parents or whoever is with me if we can stop if i see some of my favorite characters.

sometimes the face characters seem off guard you want to talk to them since you're older, but i don't think they really care and they sure aren't judging you

 

[dcox931]

i would imagine your comfort level is dependant on your self esteem level? If you are generally a shy person by nature, then a giant mickey or donald hugging you might be alittle uncomfortable..

 

[EmptyCinema]

I am rather quiet normally, so I suppose that does factor in somewhat. I find the face characters a little bit weirder, just because I never know what to say. At least the others can't have conversations. I've also gotten weird looks from people in line... I guess and adult is taking up precious time their child could spend with the character? I do try to make my visits brief... quick autograph, couple of photos, and move on.

 

[OXX]

A few days ago the wife and I (22 and 21, respectively) went to MK. We both got in the pic with Tigger and autograph, and she got in the pic with Aladdin (face) and The Genie (suited), and I got their autographs. We haven't gotten to see any other characters, especially face, up close. Yes, we did feel a little silly. But, especially with face characters, the better the performer/actor they are, the easier it all is. Aladdin didn't blink an eye at us being "old" and his performance was excellent. That and I'm willing to push myself and my wife into these kind of situations because at WDW, you don't have to care one bit about what others might be thinking of you. Have fun.

OXX

 

[KellyBelly]

When I go in May, I am bound and determined to take a picture with Prince Charming. I never really thought about the diff. btw. face and other characters but oh well.. I'm excited!

 

[Erin09]

I'm almost 20, and I was just at WDW the week before christmas. The magic always grabs me whenever I get on disney property...that's one thing that is really great about Disney in general, some people never will out grow the magic...

 

[Sehsun]

I went to Epcot recently, the day I turned 22. I had so much fun, no awkwardness at all. I wanted to meet characters so badly (more badly than I can remember, maybe because my love of Disney has grown), but when I did see characters, we were either rushing to get to an attraction or there was a bit of a line.

When you're at Disney, everyone is a kid. Well, at least that's how I feel.

 

[SparkleDust]

I felt awkward when I called to book the Cinderella character breakfast and told the operator it was 4 adults and no kids! But besides that, I always feel like a kid again as soon as I wlak into the gates. Last time I visited Epcot I was 22 and Mickey randomly walked up to me and gave me a kiss and I cried like a baby because I felt special. The "magic" makes you do weird things!

 

[BostonTink85]

Myself and my best friend, 21, and my sister and her best friend, 16, all went down last summer. We weren't really dying to meet every character but we did mickey and goofy at MGM because there was no line and that was fun. Then we ended up taking a pic with King Louie (AK) because he basically waved us over, again he was kind of just chillin since no one was there, and so we went and took a few pics. It wasn't really awkward, just kind of random lol

 

[golden&infinite]

I think of it this way I know that many of the characters are my age. I know if I were them to see someone my own age so enthusiastic about Disney,characters,faith,trust, and pixie dust (hehe) I'd be thrilled that someone no matter how old they were still young at heart.

What a great way to think about it!! Last time, I nearly cried when I met Minnie, and I felt like a dork! I'll for sure bare that in mind from now on, because there are a lot of characters that I still want to meet.

 

[Breezie]

I felt awkward when I called to book the Cinderella character breakfast and told the operator it was 4 adults and no kids!

That happened to my roommate too! We were booking a dinner for the Princess Storybook Dinner thing (for four adults) and they were super surprised we didn't have any kids with us. I think it will be pretty hilarious when four, twenty year olds show up to dinner by themselves.