Meeting Dopey

[jothp]

Hi, Dopey is listed on character central as being out during the lunchtime stars and cars meet and greet. Has anybody actually seen him out and about - I have a little lady who would love to meet him and I will add him to the autograph book list if we have a chance of seeing him.

Thanks Jo

 

[HappyPanda]

We met Dopey on our October trip as he was out with Snow White in the Studios, so hopefully you will get to see him there!

 

[cherrymarzipan]

We were there last week and didn't see Snow White or Dopey out and about in the Studios meet and greets and they were not in the Stars and Cars parade either. I have seen them there on previous trips so I wonder if this is because their car is being used for the Spring Festival parade? We saw Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy, Aladdin, Jasmine and Jafar, Lilo and Stitch, Mushu, Ariel, Woody and Jessie and Remy and Emile. Am I right in thinking you are hoping to go during the summer? If so you should be OK then for Dopey.

 

[jothp]

Thanks for all the replies. Good to hear that there is at least a chance of seeing Dopey.

Can anyone tell me which other cars from stars and cars are being used for the spring parade? I'm sure I read it somewhere but I can't remember where. Is it definite that the stars and cars parade will go back to usual after swing into spring or is it just wait and see?

 

[cherrymarzipan]

I think it was just Mary Poppins and Bert's roundabout car - I'll have to check our video recording of both parades to be sure!

 

[MummyMinnie]

I thought I'd read it was the cars with Snow White and Sulley that were taken out? (Gutted as my daughter loves Snow White).

 

[DLPdaft]

I thought I'd read it was the cars with Snow White and Sulley that were taken out? (Gutted as my daughter loves Snow White).

no Snow White (so therefore no Dopey at the moment), no Sulley, and no Bert and Mary, in Cars n Stars, or the lunchtime meet n greet in the Studios, during Spring Festival season. And come to think of it, I didn't see a Villains car either (Gaston, Snow White's queen, Cruella) last month.

 

[cherrymarzipan]

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[cherrymarzipan]

no Snow White (so therefore no Dopey at the moment), no Sulley, and no Bert and Mary, in Cars n Stars, or the lunchtime meet n greet in the Studios, during Spring Festival season. And come to think of it, I didn't see a Villains car either (Gaston, Snow White's queen, Cruella) last month.

Yes, I'd forgotten, Sully's car was missing too. We did see a villains car though, with just Jafar and Captain Hook (no Gaston, Cruella or Evil Queen).

 

[jothp]

Thanks for all your replies. I will keep my fingers crossed that the parade goes back to normal for the summer so we have a chance of meeting some of the more unusual characters.

Is it all the characters from the parade who come out to meet each day or is it just some?

 

[DLPdaft]

Thanks for all your replies. I will keep my fingers crossed that the parade goes back to normal for the summer so we have a chance of meeting some of the more unusual characters.

Is it all the characters from the parade who come out to meet each day or is it just some?

its not all of them - for example Mickey is in the parade, but he wasn't there for the meet n greet when we stayed for it.

on our day, the characters who came out for meet n greets were -
Ariel,
Jessie and Woody
Donald, Daisy, Minnie
Mushu, Emile
Lilo and Stitch
Jasmine and Aladdin.

 

[jothp]

Thanks. I think we might try to be there more than once to try and meet the most characters.

I went right back through the inside DLP facebook page and they were suggesting that the stars and cars parade won't be changing back to how it was after swing into spring so it seems unlikely we will get to meet Dopey, Cruella, the Evil Queen or Gaston

 

[Vala]

Definitely try more than once.

We saw Ariel, Jessie and Woody, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Mushu, Emile and Remy, Lilo and Stitch, Jasmine and Aladdin, Hook, Jafar and Goofy one day.

The next day Jasmine, Goofy, Daisy, Hook, Jafar and Mushu did not come out. The other two days the sets were rained out unfortunately.

A CM looking after the characters told me Cruella and Gaston no longer appear in the parade and have been replaced by Jafar and Hook. The Evil Queen appears sometimes, but she's not a regular anymore.

I haven't seen Dopey out at this meet for ages. In December Snow White was meeting alone.

 

[jothp]

Definitely try more than once.

We saw Ariel, Jessie and Woody, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Mushu, Emile and Remy, Lilo and Stitch, Jasmine and Aladdin, Hook, Jafar and Goofy one day.

The next day Jasmine, Goofy, Daisy, Hook, Jafar and Mushu did not come out. The other two days the sets were rained out unfortunately.

A CM looking after the characters told me Cruella and Gaston no longer appear in the parade and have been replaced by Jafar and Hook. The Evil Queen appears sometimes, but she's not a regular anymore.

I haven't seen Dopey out at this meet for ages. In December Snow White was meeting alone.

Thanks for your help. I wonder why they replaced Gaston and Cruella. I will keep my fingers crossed that The Evil Queen is out one of the days we are there. Sadly I think we will have to give up on the idea of meeting Dopey though.

 

[jothp]

With the new character queuing how many of the stars and cars characters do you think it would be possible to meet in one day?

 

[Vala]

With the new character queuing how many of the stars and cars characters do you think it would be possible to meet in one day?

Our record was three per set, but it probably could have been four if Mushu hadn't kind of kidnapped me.

It depends on who you want to see though. Jafar and Mushu had almost no line. Aladdin and Jasmine were very chatty, so their line got long soon. The rats and Lilo and Stitch had insane lines from the beginning.

 

[HappyHammer]

So what happens then, the cars go in at the end of the parade and the characters come back out? They don't do that show anymore on the stage do they? We found it on YouTube andy daughter watches it most days!

 

[jothp]

Our record was three per set, but it probably could have been four if Mushu hadn't kind of kidnapped me.

It depends on who you want to see though. Jafar and Mushu had almost no line. Aladdin and Jasmine were very chatty, so their line got long soon. The rats and Lilo and Stitch had insane lines from the beginning.

Being kidnapped sound like fun! My oldest and her friend got kidnapped by Chip and Dale one year and found it great fun.
I think we will probably want most of the characters so might have to try to be there everyday of our trip! I guess we will have to try to get to Lilo and Stitch quickly as they will definitely be on the list. Who else we want may depend if we manage to see any of the characters elsewhere - we generally are only bothered about meeting each character once per trip unless they are a real favourite.

 

[DLRPWonders]

So what happens then, the cars go in at the end of the parade and the characters come back out? They don't do that show anymore on the stage do they? We found it on YouTube andy daughter watches it most days!

They haven't done the showstop for about two years now.
The meet and greet sets are between 12:00 and 13:00 in the afternoon.
After that, they go backstage.
The Stars 'n Cars Parade itself doesn't start until 13:45.
The parade is going to end completely though, starting this Winter.
From that moment on it will be only the meets in the afternoon and nothing more.

 

[jothp]

They haven't done the showstop for about two years now.
The meet and greet sets are between 12:00 and 13:00 in the afternoon.
After that, they go backstage.
The Stars 'n Cars Parade itself doesn't start until 13:45.
The parade is going to end completely though, starting this Winter.
From that moment on it will be only the meets in the afternoon and nothing more.

It's a shame that the parade will be ending completely. Will it still be the same characters that come out to meet do you know?