Can and do people visit with characters when there are no children in their party?

[verticalchaos]

Yep! Not a problem! We've done character meals as a family (all adult kids...my sister and I are both over 30) multiple times. We've also gotten pics either as small groupings or individually.

The most fun I had was when I went solo and treated myself to breakfast at 1900 Park Fare (sis and I had had breakfast at Ohanas earlier in the trip - she's a CM). The characters all took just as much time with me as they did everyone else. Tigger even came back repeatedly to "check on me" - well, I assumed since I kept getting my head Tigger-patted.

Go for it!!

 

[Lynn5700]

Last time we went to Disney it was before we had kids. DH and I did not get in any lines for characters, as we felt bad, making little kids wait longer. We even purposely avoided rides like Dumbo, Alladin, etc, as we knew those rides were geared towards young children and didn't want to make them wait longer. We did go on peter pan, pooh etc but only because they were walk ons, otherwise we wouldn't have.

Another thread got me thinking. Do people actually wait in line and visit with characters when they are adults and have no kids in their group?

I know at our local amusement park, most of the rides in the kid zone adults cannot even ride unless they have a child with them. This helps cut down on lines, and those who the rides are meant for, kids, don't have to wait as long.

Can you visit with characters if you are just adults? And do people actually do that?

Uh yeah...my husband and I do it all the time, and we have some pretty awesome character pics. Plus the kiddie rides in Disney are 100 times better that the kiddie rides at local carnivals. Dumbo is a must for somebody no matter how old he or she is. You have to ride it at least once in your lifetime. Oh and the Magic Carpet, yeah, my DH and I ride it, haha. We always try to maneuver the carpet so that the camel will spit on one of us, lol.

When I am in Disney, I act like a big kid. It reminds me so much of my childhood.

I went last March for my senior in college spring break and my best friend and I did!

To be honest, we did get some dirty looks from parents with young children in line behind us ... but who cares!!!! Sometimes people feel entitled because they have small children with them... but we're all the same paying customers

Yeah, who cares. Really some people get all bent out of shape over the smallest things in life.

I don't know about everyone else but when I go to WDW I always feel like a "kid" again, so I have no problem what so ever waiting in line with the other kids.

Me too

 

[danceintherain]

Yes?

As far as Dumbo is concerned. My husband loved Dumbo as a child (still does) but he didn't go on his first trip to Disney World until our honeymoon (as an adult). It wouldn't have been fair to bar him from a ride so that kids could wait less, when he was possibly more excited about it than they were.

Granted...I usually try to hit up characters that don't have that long of lines already, but that's for my husband's sake...He loves Disney, but that's where he draws the line...

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

HA! I love that!

Thanks. It really is true, especially when it comes to Stitch!!!

 

[rigs32]

I'm in my 30s and was at EPCOT with my mom and cousin (my mom's age) one time. Both mom and I have Disney Visas, so we waited in line to get out character time at Innoventions. The photo pass person had to change the memory card while we were in there, so the three of us danced and skipped with Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto. And since the other Disney employee had my camera, it was all captured. One of the highlights of the day.

 

[shalom]

As a mom of five, I say people can and should (if they want to) visit with characters when they're there without children. Disney is for everybody!

That said, I would give my place up if it meant a small child could go who couldn't otherwise. But that's not because I'm an adult but because it doesn't matter as much to me as it does to many. I would never ask another adult to do so because adults have feelings, too. People have a right to their own feelings, and some adults care just as strongly about seeing the characters as your average child (and some children couldn't care less).

So I think it's great that some adults give up their place to kids, but it's also great that some adults are comfortable saying, "I'm sorry you don't get to go right now, but I was here first." Kids need to learn to respect others just as much as they need to be kids and have fun, y'know?

 

[networktek]

my wife and i dont have any kids and we love to meet characters

 

[RobinHoodGirl]

My Nov trip involves a first-timer in her 30s... oh we'll wait in lines for characters we want to meet (especially for Ariel since that's her favorite)

 

[Donut23]

I have a GREAT memory, years ago at a Christmas Party. The line to meet and haver their photos taken with Cindy and her carriage was filled with......grownup MEN. I thought that was sooooo cute.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Another thread got me thinking. Do people actually wait in line and visit with characters when they are adults and have no kids in their group?

Can you visit with characters if you are just adults? And do people actually do that?

These people do! I didn't have kids till 2 years ago (steps) and I've been waiting on charecters and getting autographs since I started going at 20. I've got hundreds of autographs. I wait to see everyone including the really little kid charecters like playhouse Disney. We eat at charecter dining alot as well. I love charecter hunting and it's actually better and easier when the kids arne't there (we visit alone alot) they won't wait as patiently as I will on a hard to find charecter and they aren't interested in running to the other side of the park to meet rare ones or suprise visiting charecters. (I know I'm working on them, DS is better than DD she is brainwashed by too much Nickelodean watching).

I have never felt out of place or weird waiting for charectors or getting on those little kiddie rides (Alladin, Dumbo, etc) either. And the charecters are just as nice and interactive with me as they are my kids.

 

[brigitte7723]

Of course!! I love meeting them and I plan on making my DBF meet them this trip too!

 

[Symphony]

This was my worry on my last trip and on our last night me and my parents were in Epcot for EMH and spotted a very small line for the characters in that character connections place. What a laugh we had and there were very few kids in there it was mostly adults. We wished we'd done it sooner

Looking forward to getting some character pictures this year

 

[Joanna71985]

Of course! I don't have kids, but I love meeting the characters (it's my favorite thing to do at Disney).

 

[saintfan]

YES visit with photo with be silly have fun.The characters are there for all to enjoy.

 

[bytheblood]

Yes. Disney is for everybody - so enjoy the characters.

 

[kaligal]

They can. They do.

 

[Nikki with Pixiedust]

I'll admit that when I first start "conversing" with the characters, it's a little awkward. What do I say? Do they want me to just take a pic and leave?
But in the end, I have a great time. The characters are so great at making the situation fun.
So, yes, I always get pics with my favorite characters. ...and drag my DF along.

 

[khertz]

Absolutely! DH and I went to Disney last December and got pictures with the Fab 5 quite a few times in multiple locations, Snow White, Lilo & Stitch, Mike & Sulley, Scrooge, Pooh, Eeyore & Tigger, Terk, and probably a few others I'm forgetting at the moment. Plus, our group of 6 adults had breakfast at Chef Mickey's! We adore meeting the characters, and have never felt awkward doing so just because we don't have kids. We got a lot of attention from the characters on our honeymoon a few years ago as well since we were wearing our Just Married pins.

 

[Evi]

Yup I do both all the time. Though I'll be honest if I see a mom or dad with only one little one behind me I'll let them in-front of me. I love interacting with characters. When I'm at Disney I am a kid =P

 

[smidgy]

as long as you are in line, you can meet the characters. If you do a character breakfast, or dinner, the characters will come to your table(if not, say so)
you can ride wahtever ride you want to. YES, you can take up a spot inline for DUMBO!!!
hubby and I head to Fantasyland for early entry and ride all the kid's rides.
ps, you can stake out a spot for parades, illuminations, etc. and do not have to give up your spot for "johnny come latelys" just because they "have kids" (now , your own judgement here, but we Do let kids in front of us, but their parents have to stay behind. if they are "uncomfortable" with not being "with" their kids, then the kids stay behind, too.l)
if you have to give up a spot in line for kids, you'll never see the characters!