Last September it was not crowded but will not pose for pictures or give autographs. I think KtP says they are not allowed. They did produce great photo ops dancing with my little ones. My 2 year old went from character to character having them hold his hands while he danced with them. There is not a set character list for each day but a general idea of who could be there. We had Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear, Rafiki, and Chip and Dale. Br'er Fox danced to What Does the Fox Say which was cute. It was my DS2 and DS4 favorite part of AK