Snarky Snow White

[FairydustyPrincesses]

On our last wdw triP in September we did CRT as usual.
We took the ideas of some DISers and got the Disney junior animation book of characters for autographs.

I'm always very cautious to have things ready in autograph situations even when it's just a blank page, pens ready book opens etc. I made even more of a point with this because of the hassle of locating each characters page.

Well at CRT we were one of the first tables to be visited and our waiter had just come to take orders when I noticed snow white coming our way. She got to us before I got to the book (wasn't opened bc I didn't know the order) . She was making conversation as she flipped and I assumed she could find herself since it was in alphabetical order so I just let her do it while I snapped pictures. As she was signing she looked at us and said "sleeping beauty is next if you want her to sign you need to have it opened to her page this is too much a hassle to flip through" she said it in her oh so sweet snow white voice but glared at me the whole time and had sharp condescension in her tone. I just looked at her like am I about to throw down with a princess?

My kids were very put off by her and to this day hate snow white. They said (8,4) mommy why was snow white so mean to us? And variations of that on the trip . I tried to play it off bc I don't want them disliking a princess especially while we are therE. They couldn't get over it, I was going to complain but didn't.

My best friend who is a DVc just got back from a Christmas week trip and had the saw experience with her, they were the first table and disnt see her coming . she had to open the autograph book- just the regular one- and made a rude remark to my friend in a way that even her daughter picked up on.

We know it was the same one based on pictures. For your reference she has a mole near an eyebrow they cover up with makeup. Jsyk look out for her lol.

Anyone else have an experience with her ? Should I contact guest services since it seems to be routine with this one? My girls dont even want snow white merch now. Makes me sad as she is my favorite .

 

[FairydustyPrincesses]

Any ideas on smoothing over their feelings with her before our trip? Unfortunately my friends daughter told them her experience so they've gotten upset again. I'm tired of hearing them bash a princess lol and upset that one would act that way in front of kids. Thought of saying the real Snow had a day off but I don't want them doubting the princesses authenticity- they're the only thing the 8year old believes is real still.

 

[rock_doctor]

Email the picture to Disney with your account. It may be time for her to move onto another position with Disney. Everybody has a bad day but if this is going on multiple times then... I would say something. Make sure to crop everybody out of the image except for snow white...

 

[FairydustyPrincesses]

Any ideas on smoothing over their feelings with her before our trip? Unfortunately my friends daughter told them her experience so they've gotten upset again. I'm tired of hearing them bash a princess lol and upset that one would act that way in front of kids. Thought of saying the real Snow had a day off but I don't want them doubting the princesses authenticity- they're the only thing the 8year old believes is real still.

 

[kristennn]

Sorry to hear that. We had a bad experience with Mary Poppins and she was rude/snarky with me. It was right when it was my daughters favorite movie and we waited a long time to meet her.
Seriously she was so snotty with me and I really felt like I had to just suck it up because i didn't want to say anything in front of my daughter who adored her and I almost felt like crying. I really felt insulted.

The later I thought maybe her rude remarks were her being "in character"
I didn't even want to watch the movie for awhile after that but I stewed quietly because i didn't want the experience ruined for my dd.
Anyhow I am hoping to replace the bad memory with a good one on this trip and I hope you and your kids are able to do the same!

 

[FairydustyPrincesses]

Sorry to hear that. We had a bad experience with Mary Poppins and she was rude/snarky with me. It was right when it was my daughters favorite movie and we waited a long time to meet her.
Seriously she was so snotty with me and I really felt like I had to just suck it up because i didn't want to say anything in front of my daughter who adored her and I almost felt like crying. I really felt insulted.

The later I thought maybe her rude remarks were her being "in character"
I didn't even want to watch the movie for awhile after that but I stewed quietly because i didn't want the experience ruined for my dd.
Anyhow I am hoping to replace the bad memory with a good one on this trip and I hope you and your kids are able to do the same!

Isn't it funny even as adults it turns us off a character ? You obviously know that it wasn't Julie Andrews being rude but you didn't want to watch the movie. I get mad when I see Snow stuff lol. Glad I'm not alone.

What did Mary do? I don't see her character as rude, so I doubt it was in character, unless maybe she correctEd you or your child on something. That would be very Poppins like.

 

[captinhookedondisney]

I Remeber Mary Poppins in England 5 or 6 years ago! I had told her Mary Poppins was/still is my favorite movie and, she said it with snip and pride but in my opinion in character "well if you think so highly of my how do you say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards." and I did know how to say it and she called me cheeky and smart. I love this memory but if Mary was anything like this to you I would say in character. Ms Poppins after all self proclaims herself as practically perfect in every way.

As to smoothing it over with Snow, I would say she was cranky after realizing how long it took for the prince to find her and wake her. Or she was just hanging out with grumpy too long. You could also come up with an elaborate story about how she was jet lagged from coming from her original castle, in Disneyland, which Sleeing beauty took from her…

Hey if I was a princess and I had a castle and it was taken by Sleeping beauty I would be pissed. You could even use that as a reason especially because he mentioned sleeping beauty and how Sleeping Beauty wouldn't go through the trouble of the book.

 

[kristennn]

I'm embarrassed to say because after the interaction i felt like i had committed a big faux pas.
Anyhow - I had a almost 7 year old and a 11month old who was not walking yet. I hate being in pictures myself. I just don't think I photograph well and when i see pictures of myself it always makes me cringe. This was a later day int he park and in earlier interactions with characters/princesses etc. they encouraged me to put my younger daughter down next to them to be in the picture. I guess in a lot of these situations it was somewhere where there was a chair or whatnot that they were sitting on and then dd was on the floor or on the bench too and several characters picked her up. Not that I asked them to or expected them to or whatever.
Anyhow as I said - Mary Poppins was huge in our house right around this trip - my older dd had been watching the movie every day and singing the songs all the time etc. and I really wanted to get a picture of my girls with Mary Poppins.
So we saw her just as she was going in - but waited around for when she came back, my friends that were with us were really getting antsy and we had been first in line but some people ended up budding in front of us and I didn't want to make a big deal - but I suppose I was already a little stressed and feeling hurried.

So here's where I messed up and I set my daughter on the ground next to my other dd next to Mary. The ground wasn't dirty etc. and I didn't think it was a big deal but Mary scolded me for doing it and told me to pick her up off the dirty ground etc. and I just felt like humiliated. I think she saw that and was telling me I could hold her and be in the picture but like i said i really didn;t want to be - and I just really felt so embarrassed and all kinds of people were around and I just wanted to bolt. I tried to smile though and snapped a couple of pictures of my other dd with Mary and we moved on.

I didn't complain because I guess i felt like I was the one that messed up - although it felt like she was meaner about it than necessary - and maybe that was her being "in character" I don't know. I'm really not used to feeling like a bad mom and it really through me for a loop. I really felt ashamed.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Or she was just hanging out with grumpy too long. .

Love it!!

We had a bad Kim Possible once. She was a little snot! till this day if her name comes up I remember how rude she was at MGM way back then.

 

[captinhookedondisney]

I'm embarrassed to say because after the interaction i felt like i had committed a big faux pas.
Anyhow - I had a almost 7 year old and a 11month old who was not walking yet. I hate being in pictures myself. I just don't think I photograph well and when i see pictures of myself it always makes me cringe. This was a later day int he park and in earlier interactions with characters/princesses etc. they encouraged me to put my younger daughter down next to them to be in the picture. I guess in a lot of these situations it was somewhere where there was a chair or whatnot that they were sitting on and then dd was on the floor or on the bench too and several characters picked her up. Not that I asked them to or expected them to or whatever.
Anyhow as I said - Mary Poppins was huge in our house right around this trip - my older dd had been watching the movie every day and singing the songs all the time etc. and I really wanted to get a picture of my girls with Mary Poppins.
So we saw her just as she was going in - but waited around for when she came back, my friends that were with us were really getting antsy and we had been first in line but some people ended up budding in front of us and I didn't want to make a big deal - but I suppose I was already a little stressed and feeling hurried.

So here's where I messed up and I set my daughter on the ground next to my other dd next to Mary. The ground wasn't dirty etc. and I didn't think it was a big deal but Mary scolded me for doing it and told me to pick her up off the dirty ground etc. and I just felt like humiliated. I think she saw that and was telling me I could hold her and be in the picture but like i said i really didn;t want to be - and I just really felt so embarrassed and all kinds of people were around and I just wanted to bolt. I tried to smile though and snapped a couple of pictures of my other dd with Mary and we moved on.

I didn't complain because I guess i felt like I was the one that messed up - although it felt like she was meaner about it than necessary - and maybe that was her being "in character" I don't know. I'm really not used to feeling like a bad mom and it really through me for a loop. I really felt ashamed.

Ohhh!

Well I can imagine that was a little upsetting. sounds like Mary Poppins made you "clean up the nursery" but she forgot the spoonful of sugar!

 

[disneydancer429]

I really hope we don't get snarky snow white! lol I asked my DB6 what he is most excited about for Disney and he said eating with the princesses in the castle!!! (i was shocked as he is a cars/ toy story kid) Thanks for the heads up as we have gotten this same book for them to sign as well! I'm sorry about that interaction, that would leave a bad taste in my mouth as well!

 

[FairydustyPrincesses]

I really hope we don't get snarky snow white! lol I asked my DB6 what he is most excited about for Disney and he said eating with the princesses in the castle!!! (i was shocked as he is a cars/ toy story kid) Thanks for the heads up as we have gotten this same book for them to sign as well! I'm sorry about that interaction, that would leave a bad taste in my mouth as well!

Well it seems she tends to be the first out so get her page ready before sitting down. I forgot to mention- after all of that fuss I looked and she had signed on her princes page lol.

 

[GC&S]

Maybe she was the Snow White that wasn't feeling well from the "BAD experience" thread.

 

[lan3]

Maybe she was the Snow White that wasn't feeling well from the "BAD experience" thread.

That is so funny. Maybe this Snow White has some major issues and is ruining trips for several kids!

 

[larryz]

I'm beginning to think she's a Universal spy and saboteur!!!

 

[FairydustyPrincesses]

I thought the same thing when I read that last night! Snow white is getting a bum rap on the Dis.

That's why I didn't speak to a manager or guest services that day. I thought she just had a bad day . But I really felt I should have as much as my kids kelt talking about it through out the triP. Had I known the resentment wOuld be something that stuck with them I certainly would have and now that someone I know had a similar experience I feel something needs said.

If I know someone that had the same experience the odds are good that she does this feequently. My friend didn't know which Snow it was either - so I didn't babe her prejudiced against one going into this. (I know I know what do I mean the SAME one, there's only one I had to scold my friend when my daughter asked what she meant by "I think we had the same snow white as you..."

I'm guessing perhaps she may be told, as first in rotation, to remind parents to have things ready. You know because when youre dropping $40+ a person on a meal you don't want to take more than your fair share of a princesses time- but she can certainly say it in a tone that isn't biting, there's no reasOn to be antagonistic.

Love the grumpy response. I wish I'd thought of that to say at her! Mostly I looked shocked.

I was planning on sending a picture but hadn't thought of cropping . Will they disciriminarw against my kids or something if they're recognized? Just curious why the need, though it makes sense regardless.

 

[MickeysBFF]

As to smoothing it over with Snow, I would say she was cranky after realizing how long it took for the prince to find her and wake her. Or she was just hanging out with grumpy too long. You could also come up with an elaborate story about how she was jet lagged from coming from her original castle, in Disneyland, which Sleeing beauty took from her…

Hey if I was a princess and I had a castle and it was taken by Sleeping beauty I would be pissed. You could even use that as a reason especially because he mentioned sleeping beauty and how Sleeping Beauty wouldn't go through the trouble of the book.

geniuslove the postcan't stop laughing

 

[MickeysBFF]

As to smoothing it over with Snow, I would say she was cranky after realizing how long it took for the prince to find her and wake her. Or she was just hanging out with grumpy too long. You could also come up with an elaborate story about how she was jet lagged from coming from her original castle, in Disneyland, which Sleeing beauty took from her…

Hey if I was a princess and I had a castle and it was taken by Sleeping beauty I would be pissed. You could even use that as a reason especially because he mentioned sleeping beauty and how Sleeping Beauty wouldn't go through the trouble of the book.

geniuslove the postcan't stop laughing

 

[clr055]

I have been geeking out on trip reports for the last week (seriously, I might need an intervention) and I have read an astounding number of reports of people and their lunch/dinner at CRT and a bad Snow White experience. I think you should report it because if the frequency is this high there is a problem beyond 'a bad day'. Some people have the personality and temperament for such a position and some don't, I think we may have a dud.

 

[wendypooh]

I had to respond because we had a similar incident - it was at Akershus for breakfast - our Snow White was a BEOTCH - I'll NEVER forget how rude she was - and our book WAS opened to her page!!!! She was just nasty and rude she didn't even smile for the pics - our DS didn't even want to go near her for the pic - but he did then he was sort of upset about it, she was just so COLD and rude - I'll have to look through our pics to see if I can see her wart - ummm mole.............