Using a FP+ to see Mickey

[jo-jo]

Sorry if this is an old question, but this is the first trip for our barely 2 yr old DGS and we are not sure what the procedure is for seeing the characters. I wanted to use a FP for Mickey in MK. Does each person need one? I know some may think this a waste of a FP, but we want to make his first encounter as stress free as possible.


We have a breakfast at Cape May a few days later and want to see how he reacts to Mickey. If he is terrified, we may just cancel the meal.

Thank you.

 

[matt1979]

Sorry if this is an old question, but this is the first trip for our barely 2 yr old DGS and we are not sure what the procedure is for seeing the characters. I wanted to use a FP for Mickey in MK. Does each person need one? I know some may think this a waste of a FP, but we want to make his first encounter as stress free as possible.


We have a breakfast at Cape May a few days later and want to see how he reacts to Mickey. If he is terrified, we may just cancel the meal.

Thank you.

We were there several weeks back and used a FP to meet Mickey. We went around noon...waited probably 5 minutes. Wasn't a huge savings on time...I think the standby wait was maybe 20 min...but like you...we didn't want to miss it. Same rules apply as other FP attractions...all guests entering need a FP. And to make the most of it...book the FP for no earlier than 11am or so. If you do rope drop or are there shortly after, a FP probably isn't necessary.

 

[Kate and Family]

The size difference between the Mickey Mouse toys, tv shows and the Mickey Mouse character throws some young kids -not sure about an almost 2 yr old. My grandchildren were familiar with over sized characters (Chuck E Cheese, Dora at the Aquarium) and I told them Mickey Mouse is people size when you visit him, and they did fine.

Have fun!

 

[jo-jo]

Thanks for the quick response.

I made a FP for their arrival day,so RD isn't possible. Right now when someone else comes into a room like at church, he will right away run behind you to hide. Perhaps he will out grow it in two months, but we don't want be paying a hundred bucks for breakfast while he hiding under the table.

 

[redrosesix]

Sorry if this is an old question, but this is the first trip for our barely 2 yr old DGS and we are not sure what the procedure is for seeing the characters. I wanted to use a FP for Mickey in MK. Does each person need one? I know some may think this a waste of a FP, but we want to make his first encounter as stress free as possible.


We have a breakfast at Cape May a few days later and want to see how he reacts to Mickey. If he is terrified, we may just cancel the meal.

Thank you.

Totally not a waste. You should use your FPs for things that are important to you. We used one to visit Cinderella as a favour to a friend -- got the cutest video to send to her. I really hated waiting in line for characters when DD was younger, and depending on when you go they could easily be over an hour. Since he's little and waiting in line is the least fun thing to do at that age, if it's a must-do, I say use a FP for it

Yes, each person in the line with him needs one.

 

[morethananyonex]

There are obviously longer lines to use a FP+ on, but if meeting Mickey is your priority that makes the Mickey FP+ your best use of it. The line isn't awful, but if you want a 2 year old to have a good experience with Mickey and not be grouchy I would minimize the wait before Mickey as much as possible.

If it reassures you a bit, I have a very shy 2 year old. He loves Mickey though. We prepped him for meeting characters for months and months by telling him they were going to be very big, bigger than his Mickey and we constantly talked about it and how fun it was going to be with him. Clearly it was important to Mom and Dad too . He ended up absolutely loving the characters. For a shy kid, I've never seen him be so playful and friendly with a "stranger".

I was worried talking Mickey may throw him off a bit, but nope. He even yelled cheeeeeeeese when Mickey said said say cheese. I'm telling you, totally unheard of for my son. He won't talk to anybody he doesn't know. Prep your grandson as much as you can for it so it doesn't shock him, maybe even show him some Youtube videos so he can see how big Mickey is compared to children. We did that, although we have no idea if that made a difference or not.

 

[matt1979]

Thanks for the quick response.

I made a FP for their arrival day,so RD isn't possible. Right now when someone else comes into a room like at church, he will right away run behind you to hide. Perhaps he will out grow it in two months, but we don't want be paying a hundred bucks for breakfast while he hiding under the table.

Well that kills my next suggestion. I was going to suggest maybe making sure you see the parades before meeting Mickey so that he sees the big Mickey a couple times before the actual meet and greet and maybe less surprised.

I definitely would manage your expectations though...if he's shy by nature...I would expect him to run over to Mickey at the meet and greet on his own. I put my 2yo down on the ground...he thought about it for a moment but then wanted to be picked right back up. But he was fine as along as I was holding him.

 

[jo-jo]

Well that kills my next suggestion. I was going to suggest maybe making sure you see the parades before meeting Mickey so that he sees the big Mickey a couple times before the actual meet and greet and maybe less surprised.

I definitely would manage your expectations though...if he's shy by nature...I would expect him to run over to Mickey at the meet and greet on his own. I put my 2yo down on the ground...he thought about it for a moment but then wanted to be picked right back up. But he was fine as along as I was him.

Yes, I'm not expecting a solo picture. I think mom will have to be holding him.

When my DGD was about that age, she was ok with characters, but was afraid of dogs in general. During one of the parades, Pluto comes right up to her face and waves. She was terrified. A dog and a giant dog at that, talk about bad timing.

 

[mesaboy2]

Yes, I'm not expecting a solo picture. I think mom will have to be holding him.

When my DGD was about that age, she was ok with characters, but was afraid of dogs in general. During one of the parades, Pluto comes right up to her face and waves. She was terrified. A dog and a giant dog at that, talk about bad timing.

I'm not sure you've caught this important distinction yet, but this particular Mickey (at Town Square with the FastPass) talks, blinks, and his mouth moves (when there are no technical issues). Please factor that into your shy 2yo's experience--reactions from young to old vary widely. It can be a big surprise if you're not expecting it.

None of the other Mickey M&Gs at WDW do this.

 

[jo-jo]

I'm not sure you've caught this important distinction yet, but this particular Mickey (at Town Square with the FastPass) talks, blinks, and his mouth moves (when there are no technical issues). Please factor that into your shy 2yo's experience--reactions from young to old vary widely. It can be a big surprise if you're not expecting it.

None of the other Mickey M&Gs at WDW do this.

Thanks for the warning. Don't know if that will make a difference, but if it happens, it happens. Not going to push, just to have a photo of a screaming child.