Just Back from WDW- Character Info

meeko_33785

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Hey everyone. I just got back from a few days at Coronodo Springs. The trip went wonderfully. Did AK, MGM, EPCOT, and Downtown Disney. Crowds were surprisingly low, at least for Summer. Never had to wait in line for more than half an hour and never had to use a FastPass! Not a drop of rain all week either. Great time. I know before I left, I was asked if I could post some info on what characters were out when I get back, so here it is (with pictures too).

EPCOT:

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Went to the new EPCOT Character Connection in Innoventionsfor the first time this trip. This has to be one of the best and most organized locations I've ever seen for the main characters. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and Chip and Dale were all in the main area. Great backdrops here and the pictures all turned out great. Goofy was in the Hallway at the exit when I went. At other parts of the day, I also spotted Pinocchio and King Louie there as well at different parts of the day. The Times Guide said that Figment was going to be at Imagination after 12:15pm, but I didn't head over there.

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In World Showcase, the biggest surprise was in France where Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother appeared in the rear garden near Belle's Library. This was the first time I'd ever seen the Fairy Godmother in the parks and I was surprised to see them since I hadn't heard of them appearing in EPCOT lately. Don't know if this is a random thing or if they are going to be regulars here. Belle and Princess Aurora were appearing near the promenade between France and Morocco. The rest of the pavillions seemed to have the regular characters. Mulan was in China, Snow White in Germany, Foulfellow and Gideon in Italy, Aladdin, Jasmine, and Genie in Morocco, Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore in the United Kingdom and Kenai and Koda in Canada.

Disney's Animal Kingdom:

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Characters seemed pretty light at Animal Kingdom. The only more unusual character I spotted there was Flik near the Tree of Life. Stitch was nearby near the bridge to Camp Minnie-Mickey. Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore were at the Discovery Island Character Landing. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy were all on the trails at Camp Minnie-Mickey. Baloo and King Louie were in Africa near the begining of the trail to Asia. There were also characters at Rafiki's Planet Watch but I didn't get over there on this trip.

Disney-MGM Studios:

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Lots of characters at Disney-MGM Studios this year! Clarice was over by the Sorcerer's Hat making appearences with Chip and Dale. Other characters in the area at different points of the day included Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Tigger, Eeyore, Chicken Little, and Prince John. On Commisary Lane, Sully was making appearences at the Monster's Inc. Garage Door.

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The Incredibles were out in full-force at Magic of Disney Animation including Frozone now who seemed to be missing in action for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Incredible were also making appearences.

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Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable were out on Mickey Avenue near the Backlot Tour entrance. It's awesome to see some face characters at MGM again and Kim and Ron were awesome. Sorcerer Mickey was in this room on Soundstage 1. Over at the trailers, I spotted Annie from the Little Einsteins. They were lining kids up at JoJo's trailer when I walked by but didn't stick around to see her.

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Lightning McQueen and Mater were making appearences on the San Francisco street on the backlot. Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Green Army Man were over at Al's Toy Barn. The Power Rangers were also making appearences near Lights Motors Action throughout the day.

If you have any questions about characters or anything else, I can try my best to answer them. :)
 
Oh man. I LOVED your pictures. They are great. :thumbsup2
 
Thanks Meeko!! Wow! I never heard of Fairy Godmother in France! That's a new one! I agree about Animal Kingdom, that the characters haven't been very impressive over there - numbers of characters and variety seem to have gone down there. And good to see Frozone and Clarice getting out! And happy to hear the Einsteins are continuing to meet and greet. Thanks for the detailed report! :teeth:
 

Chip and Dale hang out in Dinoland near the Primeval Whirl alot of times, and Genie, Aladdin and Jasmine hang out in the Market near the Magic Carpet Ride
 
OK....now just when did Clarice surface? :confused3 I have never in my life heard of her or seen her in cartoons.
 
Clarice is Dale's girlfriend I believe and it's just been in the past few months.
 
You always do great character pictures, updates and threads, Meeko, thanks. And that Clarice is cool, LOL, a nice addition to C 'n D, two cool guys in their own right. Always good to see you, Meeko. :wave:
 
Thanks so much for the info. My DS can't wait to get to MGM to meet the Toy Story characters and will also be so happy to meet Sully.
 
Are Chicken Little and Abby Mallard still at MGM?

Do Pocahontas & Meeko have a regular spot?


I am making a scrapbook/autograph album for Dec trip and need to know who to include. thanks!
 
Chicken Little and Abby Mallard usually meet at the Hat at MGM. As for Pocahontas and Meeko, Meeko usually meets in Liberty Square at MK. Pocahontas sometimes meets with him, but more likely then not is at Rafiki's Planet Watch at AK.
 
Did you happen to see any Star Wars characters at MGM? My two daughters are huge fans and would love to see any Star Wars characters out for pictures! I know that we will see a few in the parade. They are just hoping for some to be out and about.
 
I've been a fan of Chip and Dale for many years and also have never heard of Clarice. I found the following on a site called DVDToons! Reviews (www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/374/print) when I did a Google search for information about her:

The fourth short is the second Chip ‘n’ Dale short called “Two Chips and a Miss” from 1952, which is probably the most memorable of their starring shorts. In this short, both Chip and Dale receive a note from a female chipmunk named Clarice who works at a nightclub as a singer. It is memorable not only because of Clarice’s character, but also because it is one of the few times the two chipmunks go against each other in a short. It’s probably the highlight of the disc in terms of great Chip and Dale appearances.

I have a feeling that Clarice has not been seen since 1952 -- until now!
 
123SA said:
Are Chicken Little and Abby Mallard still at MGM?

Do Pocahontas & Meeko have a regular spot?


I am making a scrapbook/autograph album for Dec trip and need to know who to include. thanks!

Didn't see Abby, but Chicken Little was definatly doing meet-and-greets at the Hat the day I was there. Didn't meet him though since he was a few minutes from leaving for the day when I saw him and only had time to do quick photos and no autographs. I figured I'd skip him and let the kids get pictures.

Didn't see Meeko or Pocahontas (besides in Fantasmic), but I also didn't go to MK or Rafiki's Planet Watch this trip.

TLHB70 said:
Did you happen to see any Star Wars characters at MGM? My two daughters are huge fans and would love to see any Star Wars characters out for pictures! I know that we will see a few in the parade. They are just hoping for some to be out and about.

Nope. Didn't see any besides in the MGM Parade. I think they're pretty rare to find outside of Star Wars Weekends in the Spring.
 
TLHB70 said:
Did you happen to see any Star Wars characters at MGM? My two daughters are huge fans and would love to see any Star Wars characters out for pictures! I know that we will see a few in the parade. They are just hoping for some to be out and about.

Unfortunately the Star Wars characters only meet during the Star Wars Weekends. They had Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers out for awhile, but they just stopped doing that.
 
Thanks for the Star Wars information. Oh well..............we just have to make sure that we don't miss the parade!
 
Thanks for all the info. I think I've heard of Cinderella appearing in France once before, but that was awhile ago. I've never seen her there, I'm guessing she's very rare there. I'm going to have to make a point of finding Clarise this trip.
 
Does anyone know if Clarabelle and Horace are still making appearances in MK over in Toontown...
We will be there in October and had rumors that they had been seen
there..
Has anyone heard about this???
 

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