[Chat] Character Autographs

[snowwhite9011]

I'm looking through my old Disneyland autograph books from when I was a kid, and comparing them to the autograph books I have today (Yes...I'm 20 and still enjoy autograph books). The signatures all look SO similiar, if not the same!

I wonder if the cast members/characters have to go through training on how to sign their name?!

[Mr. Potato Head]

Re: Character Autographs

I'm looking through my old Disneyland autograph books from when I was a kid, and comparing them to the autograph books I have today (Yes...I'm 20 and still enjoy autograph books). The signatures all look SO similiar, if not the same!

I wonder if the cast members/characters have to go through training on how to sign their name?!

I believe they do. Disney tries to emphasize consistency with their characters and therefore all characters have to be the same height, go through training and even sign their names the same. They also can't take their masks off or talk unless indoors backstage. Even in life or death situations. I really admire these people!

[mycroft16]

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Yes, they do. That way when a kid comes back the next year the autograph is the same (or very dang nearly). Or even if a kid meets the same character on the same visit.

Consistency with the characters is incredibly important to them.

[Capt Hook]

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Well I know with the one I got with Jafar his is different here is what I mean.

[GummiBears_Rock]

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i didn't know jafar enjoyed drawing hearts?
when did he turn good?

[Capt Hook]

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Well when he saw my Kingdom Hearts shirt I had on that day he did the Kingdom Hearts logo but exsept putting Kingdom Hearts on it he put his name.

[Disneytwins]

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As far as I know, they do infact train them how to write the signature. Them folks at Disney are pretty clever.

[snowwhite9011]

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Well I know with the one I got with Jafar his is different here is what I mean.

If it were a Princess I would say she had a crush on you from drawing a heart around her name..But since it was Jafar I will go with the Kingdom Heart shirt reason I love all of your Princess pictures!

[Capt Hook]

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Here is that shirt that I have.



Here is a better view of it from this photo with Cruella.

[Capt Hook]

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Same shirt but different year this was in 2007 the one with Jafar was in 2003.

[Capt Hook]

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And we are talking about Autographs here is 3 different ones from Snow White.

This one was in 2002



2006=This one was done from my friend Snow White when she was still there.


this one.


2005


They do them a little different.

[snowwhite9011]

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And we are talking about Autographs here is 3 different ones from Snow White.

This one was in 2002



2006=This one was done from my friend Snow White when she was still there.


this one.


2005


They do them a little different.

I swear you always meet the best characters..i never see any when I'm there! "luuuuuckkkyyy" How do you get pictures with so many of them?

[Capt Hook]

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I'm what you call a character hunter. Before I met Dan. I would stay in one place from anywhere from 15 minutes to and hour to get the characters that I wanted to meet.

[snowwhite9011]

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I'm what you call a character hunter. Before I met Dan. I would stay in one place from anywhere from 15 minutes to and hour to get the characters that I wanted to meet.

I only get to the park about 4-5 times a year as I live in the Seattle area, so I get to impatient for that. I am going in March so I will try it though :-p

[Capt Hook]

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If you didn't know with the Princess it takes anywhere from 30 mins to 1hr and 45mins to see them. What I have found out is when the parade goes on the lines are not that bad.

[Kingtravel]

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I saw Bullwinkle the last time I was at IOA. Also, along with Curious George you will see the man in the yellow hat but I don't know if he gives autographs. We haven't asked for autographs since the 1980's but we did stop and see a few characters last October. We had our pictures taken with them while holding a sign. Thanks


Regards,

[OhanasRules]

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Does Buzz Lightyear still stamp his autograph? I remember when New Tomorrowland first opened, he had a Buzz stamper.. It was ghetto awesome.

[Capt Hook]

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No he signs here is his.

[OhanasRules]

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No he signs here is his.

Awesome. Maybe the gloves have changed? The stamper was definitely bizarre.

[Capt Hook]

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well if you look on the date when THAT was done it was back in 2003. I hear that in FL. He still has stamp his there.