10 In-Character Disney Staff Share Their Strangest Moments
Have you ever ever seen Buzz Lightyear or Cinderella strolling across the Disney World theme parks and puzzled what it was wish to be an actor residing out these iconic roles? Or possibly you’ve dreamt of enjoying these traditional characters for a day? Effectively, we talked to former actors from Disney parks who skilled first-hand what it’s truly like.
From having vacationers ask unusual inquiries to take care of wardrobe malfunctions – they’d loads of tales to share. Prepare for some wild experiences as you learn all about their adventures.
1. Nick Wilde From Zootopia
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A Redditor shared his expertise as Nick Wilde from Zootopia and posted, “I used to be one of many performers for Nick Wilde from Zootopia just a few years in the past, And in case you’re not conscious; numerous individuals within the furry neighborhood discover him extremely engaging.You’ll be able to simply think about the variety of individuals in that neighborhood who flirted with me and/or Judy and whispered some fairly [nasty] issues to us. I believe I additionally had a man seize Nick’s tie like in that flirty means, we needed to get him escorted out of the park. The ethical of the story is: don’t be inappropriate with the characters, we’re actual individuals beneath, and there are official penalties for that form of behaviour.”
One person replied, “You would not go as much as a random stranger in public and assault them; them being dressed as a cartoon character would not make that okay.”
One other responded,”Folks assault random strangers in public on a regular basis. I work in retail, and it occurs virtually each day. I believe you, like most individuals, overestimate the goodness in others.”
2. Piglet
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A person posted, “Dated an actress, the weirdest she had was a person asking for him to be within the go well with for an hour. He provided her 3k.”
One person requested, “Which go well with?”
The unique poster answered, “Piglet.”
One person exclaimed, “OMG.”
One other person added, “What the precise heck!”
One other person additionally requested, “Did she do it? 3k is 3k.”
One replied, “I doubt Disney would let her take the costume off property, lol.”
One person additionally shared, “Not precisely the identical scenario, however the place I work, there was this woman engaged on a golf course who received fired as a result of a bunch of previous guys bribed her with $200 to flash them and he or she did. One of many guys took an image and their spouse discovered it, which just about received the resort into main hassle. So the query is do you’re taking $3k and lose your job or not?”
3. Goofy
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A person shared, “I used to be enjoying Goofy inside a restaurant and I received swarmed Aliens-style by a hoard of children [less than 10 years old]. Sadly, whereas I used to be enjoying round with them the interior hood beneath the masks slipped over my eyes, and I used to be utterly blinded. We had assistants round whom we might sign for assist by flapping our arms, however the youngsters had made it a sport of attaching themselves Tarzan-like to each my arms, and to boost them I’d have needed to raise 3-4 youngsters per arm (harmful even when I might been sturdy sufficient to try this).
“I discovered myself blind and utterly rooted to the spot, unable to ask for assist and with no person realizing that I used to be in hassle. I spent like a strong 10-Quarter-hour in that kind of limbo reflecting on the life choices that had taken me there till the assistant came to visit and whispered, ‘Set is over, dude,’ and I lastly managed to sign one thing was incorrect.”
One other person chuckled and replied, “I’m sorry, however I’m laughing imagining Goofy, rooted in place, considering life choices in the course of a restaurant.”
The unique poster answered, “There’s outstanding room for pondering inside these fits.”
“Man. That sounds exhausting,” one person replied.
The unique poster shared, “Taking part in Goofy generally, was largely bodily okay apart from the massive weight of the masks in your neck. The true grind was Sully from Monsters & Co. The masks is so huge it is principally an structure strapped to your waist and shoulders, the boots are large and flatfooted, and there aren’t any gloves, as a substitute, you maintain these two synthetic arms from contained in the costume and wave them about (not too dangerous at first however do it for half-hour straight and people issues actually start to weigh). That shift was a correct exercise.”
4. Tinkerbell
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One person posted, “I dated a lady that performed one of many fairies for the Tinkerbell place. Past the gorgeous a lot each day incidence of previous dads hitting on her (she was 19 on the time), the weirdest factor to occur to her was a girl with a 4yr previous little woman was all excited to get an image with Tinkerbell, who was busy, so my ex volunteered to do footage and entertain the little woman whereas they waited.
“The lady was [very rude] about that concept, rudely saying she was right here to see Tinkerbell and never ‘off-brand’ fairies. So simply shrugging it off, my ex moved on. A bit later, she hears a commotion, and Tinkerbell is clearly upset, and safety reveals up. Apparently, this girl was Tinkerbell’s bio mother and had taken her granddaughter to Disney, simply to violate the restraining order towards her. Disney Jail is an actual place.”
5. Mickey Mouse
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One person said, “I used to be a ‘mouse top’ performer at Disney World round 2013. Can sadly affirm g- occurred once in a while, and it was extremely uncomfortable. We have been educated to maneuver away if we might and sign to the character attendants to maneuver the visitor away if it occurred. One time some man thought it acceptable to choose me up utterly off the bottom in a bear hug. The pinnacle pushed again and since the within is linked to us with headgear and a chin strap, my neck bent again with it, and it damage like h-.
Not a bizarre story, however considered one of my most memorable visitor experiences was assembly somewhat blind boy as Mickey in Epcot. I gently guided his fingers to the tender ears, then the nostril, and bow tie, and he was laughing, and his smile lit up the entire room. I nonetheless get emotional excited about it! Interactions like that made all of it value it to me on the time.”
One other added, “The second story, the blind child… nice story. Thanks for making his day.”
One other person requested, “I’m sluggish… what’s a “mouse top” performer?”
A Redditor answered, “It was to indicate they performed Mickey or Minnie within the Parks, in all probability on account of their top being proper for the costumes. Additionally, Disney can get bizarre about performers mentioning their previous work, so a variety of occasions, individuals will trace at who they performed slightly than outright say.”
One person additionally added, “They’re not alleged to ever say who they performed, simply that they have been mates with the character.”
6. Minnie Mouse
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One person commented, “I knew a good friend (a man) who wore a Minnie Mouse costume. He instructed me virtually all guys would put their fingers round his waist. He wouldn’t dare to speak, or else they’ll hear his manly voice, and which may [make them mad]. Edit: this blows up shortly. I really feel I have to let individuals know that it’s not okay to the touch the Disney characters… All I can let you know is that they’ll make a disgusting face below the masks and speak… about you later after work.”
One added, “I’d have waited until they tourched then in my deepest gruffest voice stated “how YOU doin’?”
The unique commenter replied, “He typically needed to take off the Minnie Mouse headpiece off and look straight on the man’s eye with a straight face and say ‘Cease it.’”
7. Pluto
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One of many Redditors posted, “I had a feminine good friend who performed Pluto for just a few years. Despite the fact that her gender was indistinguishable as a result of it’s a totally physique Pluto costume, she would commonly share how typically she was felt by youngsters and adults alike. In costume, she regarded like she was 6’6”, however was solely 5’8” in actual life. You couldn’t inform the gender of any of the 3-4 in Pluto rotation and you would barely inform them aside.”
One other person additionally shared, “We met a fully wonderful Pluto… a few years in the past. Our daughter was about 5, and was completely besotted with Pluto, to the extent that was all she requested for for Christmas. Simply Pluto… The entire time we have been at Disney, she was looking for him with none luck. On our final full day there, we booked a personality breakfast, however he did not flip up there, both. However as we have been leaving and about to go down the steps to the exit, who ought to be developing them however the canine himself?
“I’ve no means of realizing who was in that costume, however I’m so grateful to them. They will need to have seen one thing in our daughter’s face, as a result of they received to the touchdown, went down on one knee and opened their arms to her. She completely FLEW down the steps, and was given the longest hug. We took a photograph (this was earlier than cell telephones, when all people had these little disposable digital cameras). It is considered one of my favorites; you may’t see her face as a result of it is buried in orange plush, however you may inform how a lot it means to her. So whoever you have been—thanks. You completely made her day—she nonetheless mentions it now.”
“Jogs my memory of Marry Poppins. My daughter had simply watched the unique and discovered the supercalifragilistic track. She was obsessed. Then once we have been on It is a Great World journey, we noticed her strolling away. She could not get off the journey quick sufficient. And ran to search out her on the carousel. They waved at one another, and when Mary and Bert received off the journey, they came to visit. She walked with my daughter hand in hand, and so they had a dialog…
“She invited her to return to the present in entrance of the fortress and introduced her as much as sing and dance. Then later there was a parade. Mary noticed her in a close-by balcony we have been watching from. She appeared genuinely excited to see my daughter. Mary made the journey superior,” one person responded.
8. Easter Bunny
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One person posted, “I was the Easter Bunny at a perform corridor, and folks have been simply…bizarre. I have been threatened by a man that instructed me he was going to throw me down the steps. It is sizzling, too. Some youngsters have been actually completely happy to get an image, so it made all of it worthwhile.”
One added, “I learn that second sentence as a very totally different form of ‘sizzling’ within the context of the prior sentence, and was deeply involved for a few second.”
One other person confirmed, “I’ve executed some volunteer work in costume, and I agree. Persons are bizarre. And adults are at all times worse than the children.”
9. Goofy, Mickey, and the Parade
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One Redditor shared, “Repost from a man who performed Goofy from a few years in the past. ‘I’ve one second that stands out above all the remainder. I used to be ready for somebody to ask me this query. It is the explanation I left a great job as a VIP Tourguide and moved to the Character Division.
“I used to be working at Metropolis Corridor… when two company got here in with two little women. One was in a wheelchair, and the opposite one regarded like she had simply seen demise. Each have been minimize and bruised and the one within the wheelchair had her arm in a solid. The 2 girls have been… nurses from a hospital and have been asking for a refund on the woman’s tickets… Once I requested why they instructed me the story. The 2 women have been with their mother and pa at Epcot and on the best way dwelling they received right into a horrible automobile accident. The mom [passed away] proper in entrance of them. The daddy… died too, however the two women did not know that but.
“They have been from abroad and had no cash and no contact data for anybody they knew. They have been bringing the tickets again to get the women some much-needed cash to assist get them again dwelling. My coronary heart completely sunk. [Those girls] have been actually traumatized. I refunded their tickets and received permission to be their personal tour information for the remainder of the day… I walked them to the VIP viewing space for the parade which was so far as I might stroll them within the costume we used to put on at Metropolis Corridor… On the best way down I pulled out each child joke I might consider. I used to be a REALLY good tour information… and I knew the way to make youngsters smile.
“Nothing labored. These women have been too far gone for that. I left them on the bridge to go change… and bawled my eyes out. I simply had by no means seen one thing so horrible. I [had] a horrible feeling of powerlessness not having the ability to repair the scenario. Once I got here again I introduced them to get ice-cream, take them on rides… however they by no means smiled, not as soon as. The nurses have been loving it and have been attempting to get them into it nevertheless it simply wasn’t working. We went again to the bridge to observe the parade. It was there that I truthfully noticed true magic. Actual magic, not [fake].
“I… known as the parade division to… arrange a non-public meet and greet after the parade. Because the parade was coming round Liberty Sq. I instructed the women that I had known as Mickey and instructed him all about them. I instructed them that Mickey requested to satisfy them after the parade. The little woman within the wheelchair smiled. “Actually?” she requested. My coronary heart skipped. “Sure, actually! He instructed me to let you know to look out for him within the parade and to comply with the float again to Metropolis Corridor.” The opposite woman smiled. “You imply proper now?” she requested.
“It labored. They have been speaking… It was the primary time I had heard them converse. Each single parade performer got here as much as them on the bridge and instructed them to look out for Mickey. Each considered one of them instructed them that. When Mickey’s float got here up Mickey (who was connected to a pole on the high of the float) managed to show her physique sideways, look down on the women and level in the direction of Predominant Avenue. That was all it took. The women have been excited now. They’d forgotten about demise. They have been misplaced in a magical world and… I used to be watching it unfold in entrance of my eyes.
“We adopted that float all the best way again to Metropolis Corridor, singing “Mickey Mania” the entire means. I took them in [the VIP celebrity lounge] and confirmed them the guide the place the entire autographs have been. They have been consuming it up. The woman who was Mickey that day received down off her float and with out even taking her head off walked as much as me backstage and stated “Let’s go.”
I walked in with Mickey behind me so I received to see the precise second the women met their new good friend. They received shy however Mickey was in management now. These women met the REAL Mickey Mouse that day. Each single parade character stayed dressed to satisfy these women. One after the other they’d are available and play… We have been in that lounge for over an hour. Mickey stayed in costume all the time (which is difficult to do after a parade). When Mickey lastly stated goodbye I had two excited women on my fingers that could not cease smiling… We had a beautiful day after that however what I bear in mind most is once we walked by the rose backyard, the older one stated “Oh, my mommy loves roses! I imply…” and he or she stopped.
“I held out my hand and walked her to the gate, picked her up and put her on the opposite facet and stated “Choose one!” She regarded completely happy as she picked out her favourite rose. She did not say something extra and he or she did not have to. I stated goodbye to the great nurses and the great women then walked backstage behind the prepare station. This time I did not cry. It felt so good to be part of that. I noticed that as a lot as I appreciated serving to company at Metropolis Corridor, the true magic of Disney was within the character division. I auditioned, transferred, and by no means regarded again. Thanks for letting me relive this. It was a special occasion for me.”
One person replied, “I can’t think about it… I misplaced each my dad and mom final 12 months and I’m in my 30s. The ache, impossibility of it, loneliness, worry, the MISSING them is all so intense. I can’t think about being that younger and witnessing such a factor after which having to stroll by means of it. My first birthday with out them is coming in 10 days, and I really feel as devastated as after they first handed. I hope these women have discovered consolation and love.”
“I’m so sorry. A lot like to you in your birthday,” one other person responded.
10. Chip ‘n Dale
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One person stated, “I used to be Chip ‘n Dale in Land, and a few dad got here up together with his youngsters, I used to be doin my thang and having enjoyable with them. When it got here time for pics the dad came to visit to affix us and all was nicely till after the image when he requested for a hug so I gave him one. He squeezed, pulled away, grabbed his youngsters fingers, smiled and stated, ‘I did not know Dale was a lady below all that fur.’
“I performed it off on the time nevertheless it made me actually uncomfortable that he had truly squeezed exhausting sufficient to really feel me below my costume… determined to put on binders whereas I used to be in character in order that nobody else might ever really feel my chest once more by means of the go well with. This was again in 2019.”
One other one responded, “I’ve the same story as Smokey Bear. I used to work for the US Forest service and after I was an intern I received to be Smokey (I assumed it was a excessive honor, seems I used to be simply the unfortunate idiot to volunteer). Nonetheless there was a bunch of coaching and guidelines earlier than I used to be allowed to do it. Regardless I had just a few dads seize my waist, which was truly only a pair of huge denims and understand I used to be a lady and make actually lewd feedback. It was weirder with the handful of girls who would attempt to seize my cr***h and make jokes about what I had down there.
“Being Smokey was a variety of enjoyable in any other case (besides additionally that each canine hated you) nevertheless it had its moments. A number of bizarre feedback, fortunately I wasn’t allowed to speak in any respect and had handlers (fellow workers) to handle the individuals. It undoubtedly at all times made me uncomfortable how bizarre individuals could be with somebody in that scenario the place you’re form of held hostage by your atmosphere and the persona you’re inhabiting.
“Though the scariest second was when one overzealous individual tried to deal with me and the pinnacle virtually got here off, I don’t know what I’d have executed because it was in entrance of a crowd of like 150 kids.”
One added, “That is a gross technique to phrase it, however as a teen I used to be shocked to appreciate I might see by means of the mesh of the character heads when shut up. It appears to be like so opaque from a distance and the unintended eye contact inside a cartoon animal’s mouth felt tremendous awkward.”
One other person concluded, “As somebody who does a variety of totally different character work, youngsters like to press their faces towards the mesh mouth and attempt to get a glance of whoever’s inside. Nothing I can actually do about that, sadly.”
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