[dementia]

I have an extensive list of characters in the parks here... and I'm hoping you guys can help me out... (this is for WDW by the way)

I'm putting together a scrapbook/autograph book for my daughter (and one for myself ) and the wonderful woman I'm getting to customize the pages for me (I have NO talent in that area) is doing blocks of 25. I have the list of who my DD would want and who *I* would want in mine, but it's an uneven number. I'm all OCD about this, so I want to wheedle this down to a number divisible by 25.

So what I'd like from you character experts is if you could take a look at the list and just tell me who are the LEAST likely (or just REALLY rare) to be found in the parks (especially in mid-late May, as that's when we're going), and maybe the ones who don't sign autographs. Any help you could give will help immensely.. thanks!


My DD's list:


1. Aladdin
2. Alice
3. Ariel
4. Aurora
5. Baloo
6. Beast
7. Belle
8. Bo Peep
9. Buzz Lightyear
10. Chip & Dale
11. Cinderella
12. Daisy Duck
13. Donald Duck
14. Dopey
15. Eeyore
16. Fairy Godmother
17. Frozone
18. Genie
19. Goofy
20. Hercules
21. Mr./Mrs. Incredible
22. Jasmine
23. Jessie
24. Jiminy Cricket
25. Jojo & Goliath
26. Kenai & Koda
27. Kronk
28. Kuzco
29. Lilo
30. Mad Hatter
31. Mary Poppins
32. Max
33. Meeko
34. Mickey Mouse
35. Mike & Sulley
36. Minnie Mouse
37. Mulan
38. Mushu
39. Peter Pan
40. Piglet
41. Ping (Mulan)
42. Pinnochio
43. Pluto
44. Pocahontas
45. Pooh
46. Rabbit
47. Rafiki
48. Robin Hood
49. Scrooge Mcduck
50. Shang
51. Snow White
52. Stitch
53. Tarzan
54. Tigger
55. Timon
56. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
57. Wendy
58. White Rabbit
59. Woody
60. Meg
61. Phil


List of characters for me
(I'm a big Villains fan)

62. Big Bad Wolf
63. Br'er Fox
64. Br'er Bear
65. Captain Hook
66. Cruella DeVille
67. Evil Queen
68. Frollo
69. Gaston
70. Gideon
71. Gold Dust Pete
72. Gov. Radcliffe
73. J. Worthington Foulfellow/Gideon
74. Jafar
75. King John
76. Maleficent
77. Mr. Smee
78. Queen of Hearts
79. Stromboli
80. Shan-Yu
81. Sheriff Of Nottingham


Meal at Chef Mickey's for my birthday:
82. Mickey Mouse
83. Chip & Dale
84. Donald Duck
85. Goofy
86. Minnie Mouse
87. Pluto


Others for me:
88. Aurora
89. Dopey
90. Fairy Godmother
91. Frozone
92. Genie
93. Hercules/Meg/Phil
94. Mr./Mrs. Incredible
95. Lilo/Stitch
96. Mushu
97. Peter Pan/Wendy
98. Rafiki
99. Robin Hood
100. Tigger/Eeyore
101. Timon
102. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

[jodilt]

Are you planning to do anything besides get autographs? That is a pretty long list. There are quite a few on there that I have not seen in the parks: Bo Peep, Hercules (only in parades), Jiminy Cricket, Kronk, Kuzco, Mushu, Shang, Tarzan (only in parade or show), Wendy, Meg and Phil (only in parade), Big Bad Wolf (not in a long time), Gaston, Gideon, Gold Dust Pete, Gov. Radcliffe, Stromboli, Shan-yu, Sheriff of Nottingham. Others can be very hard to find and might be out more for special events like MNSSHP. I saw more characters at the Halloween party than I can remember seeing in a long time.

[Disney6]

Wow, that is quite a list. The most we have ever gotten in our kid's books is right under 40 for a week trip. Good luck on your search.

[dementia]

Originally Posted by jodilt

Are you planning to do anything besides get autographs? That is a pretty long list. There are quite a few on there that I have not seen in the parks: Bo Peep, Hercules (only in parades), Jiminy Cricket, Kronk, Kuzco, Mushu, Shang, Tarzan (only in parade or show), Wendy, Meg and Phil (only in parade), Big Bad Wolf (not in a long time), Gaston, Gideon, Gold Dust Pete, Gov. Radcliffe, Stromboli, Shan-yu, Sheriff of Nottingham. Others can be very hard to find and might be out more for special events like MNSSHP. I saw more characters at the Halloween party than I can remember seeing in a long time.

This wouldn't be on one trip. I plan on having this book for her for a while.

[nicatene1]

Mike & Sully do not sign, they just pose for pictures with you.
I also believe that TweedleDee & TweedleDum signed our book on the same page with one signature the right way and the other upside down directly under the first (I think). So, that will only really count as one page.
Your list of characters look great. Good luck on finding most of them.

[Allyson]

I know Donald (who is included on your Chef Mickey's list and I don't believe is seen there) was hard to find for us. But if you're planning to do this over several trips, then you **hopefully** will run into him eventually - I've heard his breakfast at the AK is the best bet.

I agree with jodilt, you might have to settle for pictures of a few in the parade, but have fun trying to get as many as possible - I'd pick two that jodilt listed and eliminate them from yours to get down to 100!

[tiggerlover1971]

I would just go for the flow and whoever you see that signs autographs get because on your list there are alot that I have not seen

[Goofy3]

We saw Meg, Phil & Hercules at MGM in March. Right out front. There were TONS of characters there.

We thought Donald would be hard to find (never saw him in 2004), so we went to the Breakfastasaurus Character meal to make sure we saw him. Then, I think we saw him 5 times in the parks!! I couldn't believe it! He was on the character bus at Epcot some of the time!

Good luck in your character search! That is one of the most fun parts of our trips!

[dementia]

MGM is where I plan to hit em all, Epcot being 2nd.

But thanks guys. I think I wheedled down the list to about 75, taking out the rarer ones (now with my luck watch all the ones I DIDN'T get personalized pages for show up, right?)

[dementia]

Originally Posted by tiggerlover1971

I would just go for the flow and whoever you see that signs autographs get because on your list there are alot that I have not seen

Going with the flow isn't an option here because I am getting personalized pages for each character, which is why I asked. Each character will have their own personal page.

[pudgethefish]

Okay, my DD likes to hunt for characters and we have seen most of these. I will put next to the name where we have seen them.

1. Aladdin - Morroco (EPCOT) Advertureland (MK)
2. Alice - near the Teacups, in front of Expo Hall (MK)
3. Ariel - in her Grotto (MK) and at the Princess Storybook Breakfast-PSB (EPCOT)
4. Aurora -Expo Hall and CRT (MK), PSB (EPCOT)
5. Baloo - Expo Hall and Adventureland (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT), and In front of Animal Kingdom Gate (and various places throughout the park) (AK)
6. Beast - I heard he is sometimes at CRT, but we saw him with Belle after a Cinderella Surprise Cellebration Show (he did not sign autographs) (MK)
7. Belle - after a Cinderella Surprise Cellebration Show, CRT, after her storytelling (MK), PSB and France (EPCOT)
8. Bo Peep - saw her in MGM parade, have never seen her anywhere else
9. Buzz Lightyear - by his ride (MK), by Al's Toy Barn (MGM)
10. Chip & Dale - all over creation (which is great because they are my daughters favorites) to name a few - Liberty Tree Tavern Dinner, sometimes the Judges tent, and by Expo Hall (MK), the Garden Grill and Charater Bus (EPCOT), Camp Minnie Mickey (AK)
11. Cinderella - CRT, Judges Tent, Cinderella Surprise Celebration (MK), PSB (EPCOT), her dinner at the GF
12. Daisy Duck - Expo Hall, Judges Tent (MK), the trailer across from Who Want to Be... (MGM), Character Bus (EPCOT)
13. Donald Duck - Expo Hall, Judges Tent (MK), the trailer across from Who Want to Be... (MGM), Character Bus (EPCOT), Donald's Breakfastsaurus (AK)
14. Dopey - Expo Hall, the area behind the Christmas Shop in Liberty Square (MK), in front of the big hat (MGM), character bus and Germany (EPCOT)
15. Eeyore - Judges Tent, Crystal Palace (MK), Animal Kingdom Pooh and Friends Meet-n-Greet, England (EPCOT)
16. Fairy Godmother - at CRT (if you do not have a PS, ask the front desk - sometimes if she is downstairs they will let you in to see her)
17. Frozone - MGM Animation Tour
18. Genie - Morroco (EPCOT)
19. Goofy - Expo Hall, Judges Tent (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT), Donald's Breakfastsaurus (AK)
20. Hercules - only saw him in a parade
21. Mr./Mrs. Incredible - MGM Animation Tour
22. Jasmine - Adventureland, right outside the castle - on the walkway to the wishing well and CRT (MK), PSB and Morroco (EPCOT)
23. Jessie - Frontierland (MK), Al's Toy Barn (MGM)
24. Jiminy Cricket - Character Bus (EPCOT)
25. Jojo & Goliath - Trailer in MGM
26. Kenai & Koda - Never Kenai, but Koda was on the Character Bus
27. Kronk - Heard you can occassionally find him at MGM (but never have)
28. Kuzco - not sure he exists
29. Lilo - in front of the hat (MGM), by the big gift shop (AK), by the Stitch ride (MK)
30. Mad Hatter - breakfast at the GF, near the teacups (MK)
31. Mary Poppins - breakfast at the GF, CRT (MK), PSB (EPCOT)
32. Max - Expo Hall, Judges Tent (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT)
33. Meeko - Expo Hall, Liberty Tree Tavern (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT)
34. Mickey Mouse - Mickey Meet-n-Greet in Toontown (MK), Garden Grill (EPCOT), Sorcerer Mickey Meet-n-Greet (MGM), Donald's Breakfastsaurus (AK)
35. Mike & Sulley - Meet-n-Greet by the ABC Commissary (MGM)
36. Minnie Mouse - Judges Tent, Liberty Tree Tavern (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT)
37. Mulan - PSB and China (EPCOT),
38. Mushu - China (EPCOT)
39. Peter Pan - By the Pirates of the Carribbean ride (MK)
40. Piglet - Judges Tent, Crystal Palace (MK), Animal Kingdom Pooh and Friends Meet-n-Greet, England (EPCOT)
41. Ping (Mulan) - never seen him
42. Pinnochio - Expo Hall (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT)
43. Pluto - Judges Tent, Liberty Tree Tavern (MK), Character Bus (EPCOT)
44. Pocahontas - Conservation Station and after her show (AK)
45. Pooh - Judges Tent, Crystal Palace (MK), Animal Kingdom Pooh and Friends Meet-n-Greet, England (EPCOT)
46. Rabbit - Judges Tent (MK)
47. Rafiki - Conservation Station, In front of the Gates (AK), Character Bus (EPCOT), Expo Hall (MK)
48. Robin Hood - Expo Hall (MK)
49. Scrooge Mcduck - never seen him
50. Shang - never seen him
51. Snow White - Expo Hall, area behind Christmas Shop, and CRT (MK), PSB (EPCOT)
52. Stitch - in front of the hat (MGM), by the big gift shop (AK), by the Stitch ride (MK)
53. Tarzan - saw him in Africa (AK) during a pin event, not sure if he is around any other time
54. Tigger - Judges Tent, Crystal Palace (MK), Animal Kingdom Pooh and Friends Meet-n-Greet, England (EPCOT)
55. Timon - never seen him
56. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum - by the teacups (MK)
57. Wendy - Expo Hall, Pirates of the Carribbean, CRT (MK)
58. White Rabbit - by the teacups (MK)
59. Woody - Frontierland (MK), Al's Toy Barn (MGM)
60. Meg - only in a parade (MGM)
61. Phil - never see nhim
62. Big Bad Wolf - Expo Hall (MK)
63. Br'er Fox - Expo Hall (MK)
64. Br'er Bear - Expo Hall (MK)
65. Captain Hook - Expo Hall, Pirates of the Carribbean, after Cindy Surprise Celebration (MK)
66. Cruella DeVille - Expo Hall (MK), in front of the Hat (MGM)
67. Evil Queen - only seen her in parades
68. Frollo - never seen him
69. Gaston - only seen him in shows or parades
70. Gideon - In front of the Hat (MGM), Expo Hall (MK)
71. Gold Dust Pete - never seen him
72. Gov. Radcliffe - Expo Hall (MK)
73. J. Worthington Foulfellow/Gideon - In front of the Hat (MGM), Expo Hall (MK)
74. Jafar - after Cindy Surprise Celebration (MK)
75. King John - Expo Hall (MK)
76. Maleficent - unfortunately we have only seen her in parades
77. Mr. Smee - Expo Hall, Pirates of the Carribbean, after Cindy Surprise Celebration (MK)
78. Queen of Hearts - unfortunately we have only seen her in parades
79. Stromboli - never seen him
80. Shan-Yu - after Cinderella's Surprise Celebration (MK)
81. Sheriff Of Nottingham - Expo Hall


The rest of them are listed twice. When I say Expo Hall I mean the flagpole area as you enter the MK. This is in no way a complete list of where to find them or a guarantee of where to find them, only a list of where we have seen them on our many trips to the World.

I hope that you find this helpful in some way

Amy

[spike]

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HUNT!

Great post dementia & pudgethefish, I would like to add the following:


6. Beast – Sometimes with Bell in England (EPCOT)
26. Kenai & Koda – (AK) Camp Mini Micky
37. Mulan - MGM
38. Mushu – Sometime in front of (AK)
53. Tarzan - Caught him walking in MGM
74. Jafar - Near Aladin ride in MK
79. Stromboli – Character bus (EPCOT)

Does anyone have any leads on?

27. Kronk - Heard you can occassionally find him at MGM (but never have)
28. Kuzco - not sure he exists
41. Ping (Mulan) - never seen him
49. Scrooge Mcduck - never seen him
50. Shang - never seen him
55. Timon - never seen him
61. Phil - never see him
68. Frollo - never seen him
71. Gold Dust Pete - never seen him

[PrincessJill]

Originally Posted by spike

Does anyone have any leads on?

27. Kronk - Heard you can occassionally find him at MGM (but never have)
28. Kuzco - not sure he exists
41. Ping (Mulan) - never seen him
49. Scrooge Mcduck - never seen him
50. Shang - never seen him
55. Timon - never seen him
61. Phil - never see him
68. Frollo - never seen him
71. Gold Dust Pete - never seen him

I've seen Timon in AK and I think I saw Frollo at MGM, but I'm not sure if that's where he was. I do remember seeing him once though.

[pudgethefish]

Princess Jill, You are so right! Timon is in the Lion King show and my daughter has his autograph from when we saw him at Camp Minnie Mickey

Thanks!
Amy

[lawwin]

We saw Mushu behind the castle in MK with Mulan during MNSSHP in Oct. and we got a picture and autograph. My dd was ecstatic. She LOVES Mushu. She was waiting to hear Eddie Murphy's voice come out of the character and she should know better, she's almost 12.