I haven't been in a few years, but in the spring of 2003, I read here on the boards that cast members wearing blue overalls with white clouds would be walking around about an hour before the parade looking for guests to be in the parade. We walked right up to one and asked if we could be in it! They put all 4 of us on a bus that went to a few other locations in the park, each stop adding more guests. On the bus, we had to fill out a form and they gave us name tags. We went backstage somewhere near the start of the parade and they gave us all capes as costumes. Some castmembers came out and lined us up and taught us this little dance. Little did I know when they were lining us up it was because we were going to be paired with a character! Seeing my 7 year old daughter dance the entire length of the Disney parade with Pooh was one of the most magical, memorable experiences of my life! The look on her face was priceless! The people on the sidelines were amazing - cheering us on. At the end of the parade we took pictures with all the characters and we were each given a souvenier pin that says something like "special cast member" and the date.