can someone tell me the best place to meet characters?

[iluvdiznee]

I know we can meet Mickey and Minnie in Toon Town. I have "run into" the Dwarfs and Chip and Dale also. I guess the ones we NEVER see are Pooh and friends, Donalds and Daisy (if there is one), And Belle , Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. Character Dining is not an option for us. DD who is 11 wants to get Autographs this time, which we hardly ever do.

We will be at Epcot and MK this time. Thanks for any tips!

 

[imfortune8]

One of the best places to meet Pooh and friends is in AK. As you approach Dinoland, off to the right, there is a rather hidden path that leads to several of the Pooh pals. There is usually a sign along the main path, but it is easy to miss, look right after the bathrooms. Also, I have heard the area that used to be the submarine lagoon in MK just turned into a Pooh themed area. I am guessing that we will soon see them featured in there. As for Snow White, Belle, and other princesses, they are usually on the pathways as you approach the castle. Use the time guide and be there a bit early, so you don't waste your time in line and then not get to see them because they whisk them away. A sure way to see the princesses is booking CRT, then you get to eat while you wait and they all come to see you!

Good Luck!

 

[Princess Wannabe]

Deb's website has a GREAT list of each park and where the characters can be located. Here are the links for MK and Epcot:

Magic Kingdom Character Locations
MK Characters

Epcot Character Locations
Epcot Characters

I took these lists, copied & pasted, and then laminated them so I could take them to the parks with me.

Another tip: always pick up a map at Guest Relations at each of the parks, as it should tell you where the characters will be that day, as well!

 

[Tinkim]

We just returned on Thursday and we ran into quite a few characters in Epcot. We saw Pooh in United Kingdom and we ran into Cinderella and Prince Charming and Sleeping Beauty there also. My DD7 loves Cinderella and the nice CM let her be the "last one" before Cinderella and Prince Charming went in even though the little girl before her was supposed to be the last one. Snow White was a little trickier. If you can stand the wait in line there is a new Princess meeting place in Toon Town right beside Mickey's house and they have Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty there at the same time; however, we waited in line for 45 minutes to get Snow White's autograph and picture as we had already run into the other two the day before. Aurora even remembered my DD7 and said "Oh yes I saw you yesterday because I remember your Tinkerbell earrings." We have seen Daisy several times on Main Street at MK right as you walk in and saw her again this time but Donald is harder to find. We got his autograph at the character breakfast this time at AK but I know that isn't an option so maybe someone else will know. As for Pooh and friends I have seen them at MK but can't remember where although they are easy to find at AK but Pooh was in Epcot in the United Kingdom. Hope this helps and hopefully someone will be along to help out some more. **edited to add** The only place I have been able to find Belle is at the little theater in MK where they do the Beauty and the Beast show and that is where we got her autograph on our last trip.

 

[lajones81]

Check out the Disney link for more information. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/experience/experienceLanding?id=CharacterExperiencePage Have a great trip!

 

[kilee]

There are usually POOH characters and Princess characters in the Judge's Tent in Toontown. You go into the gift shop area and there's 3 lines. 1 is almost always for Pooh characters, 1 for Princesses (usually Cinderella and the mice-- Ariel when her "grotto's down for rehab), and the other is usually Minnie, Chip and Dale. They say above the line who is there.

 

[ErinInCT]

Be in EPCOT as the PSB lets out (I think last seating is 10:30am so the princesses probably finish their rounds around noon) & then you can catch the princesses in their respective countries. We found Mulan in China, Belle in France, Snow White in Germany & Jasmine in Morocco. You can definately see Belle in person at MK during Belle's Storytime but she usually has to leave right after to the the show in front of the castle you need to sit close to the front to get her autograph.

 

[kirbsam]

I don't know about all that. I have met quite a few characters at Jelly rolls when the beer really starts to flow.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

I usually always find Belle in France at Epcot. She is usually in a room referred to as a the Library, which is connected to one of the gift shops. If not there, she could be in the garden area behind the shops, and near the water. If she's there, she makes appearances on and off during the day, with the last meet around 6:00ish. We seen Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) there, too!

Definately visit the ToonTown Hall of Fame/County Bounty! Looks like a gift shop, but is much more! Like others here said, this place has three lines that lead to characters. One room is usually Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore (maybe Piglet or Rabbit, too!), and one is princesses like Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty!

Donald we sometimes seen in front of the Castle at Magic Kingdom, usually after the Cinderella Castle show. This times are listed in the Times Guide that you get with your park map. We also seen him many times on the Epcot "Characters on Holiday" bus, which is a big red bus that characters ride on and stops in various places, and the characters do meets and greets. This is also listed in the Epcot Times Guide. The last meet is usually around 4:00. We seen Daisy in both locations, too, but she seems rarer than Donald!

Happy character hunting! Hope your DD gets her autographs!

 

[Tinkerbellmom33]

We met Sleeping Beauty in France at Epcot and Belle.
We met a lot of characters in the Magic Kingdom as we walked right into the park on Main street. We met Alladin and Alice by the Town Hall Exposition Hall. Also before and after Cinderellas celebration there are alot of characters out for a meet and greet. As everyone mentioned, the Judge's teny is a great spot. MK had the most.
In MGM we met chracters when you first walk in around Mickey's hat. We met alot of different cxharacters on this last trip.
Around animal Kingdom we saw a few scattered around the park and also at Rafiki's planet watch! The links others posted are good ones. I kept some little hints with me but we got lucky and walked up on a lot of them. Good Luck and have fun!!!