Is Disney Parks planning to replace characters with puppets for the parades and marionette style characters for meet and greets?

[luv2cheer92]

You sure do get some crazy rumors from your mom, this isn't the first.

 

[StageTek]

My mom was the one who told me about this and I think this idea seems kind of surprising for Disney Parks to do.

Since you came here to confirm what your mom told you I guess you don't quite trust her on this.

I, too, think this idea seems kind of surprising for Disney Parks to do. It doesn't make any sense at all. Where did you mom get this information?

 

[seashoreCM]

Hmmm. (hypothetical) A life sized marionette with overhead control cables activating a robotic arm to sign your autograph book. Under remote control by an operator CM in the parade float or in a booth off to the side.

There has been a robotic arm in the Living Seas pavilion at Epcot that guests could try out.

 

[Meglen]

Hmmm. (hypothetical) A life sized marionette with overhead control cables activating a robotic arm to sign your autograph book. Under remote control by an operator CM in the parade float or in a booth off to the side.

There has been a robotic arm in the Living Seas pavilion at Epcot that guests could try out.

Which would also cost more than paying a cast member to be in a suit.

 

[pfp258]

I heard that Disney Parks are going to make changes to the characters by replacing the characters that perform in the parades with puppets and I would like to know if it is true? I also heard that Disney Parks are developing a safer version of the character meet and greets by replacing the character actors with plush versions of Disney Characters that will be like marionettes and kids will be able to hug and get autographs from these characters in a safe manner and about the only characters that will remain are the face characters like the princesses. To me this seems like a smart idea that Disney will begin to do because a lot of kids like to meet the characters and since they cannot meet the actual characters at this time this idea would be a good alternative if it were to work
What's your view on this?

A marionette writing an autograph

 

[glocon]

May even this was an April fool too!

 

[AurumPunzel]

I wouldn't want to see Rapunzel become a marionette. That would just look like a Gerry Anderson production à la Thunderbirds.

 

[Blanco]

I heard that Disney Parks are going to make changes to the characters by replacing the characters that perform in the parades with puppets and I would like to know if it is true? I also heard that Disney Parks are developing a safer version of the character meet and greets by replacing the character actors with plush versions of Disney Characters that will be like marionettes and kids will be able to hug and get autographs from these characters in a safe manner and about the only characters that will remain are the face characters like the princesses. To me this seems like a smart idea that Disney will begin to do because a lot of kids like to meet the characters and since they cannot meet the actual characters at this time this idea would be a good alternative if it were to work
What's your view on this?

ZERO. Hilarious and totally uncharacteristic of Disney to go this route.