Why Characters?

Ahoy mateys!

After winning the Disney Dream Job contest as a Pirate at Disneyland in 2007, my respect for characters in the Disney Parks reached an all time high. I had kids and adults asking for photos and autographs.  I saw how much joy meeting a character can bring to a person, whether a child or those of us who are child-like.

Here's a link to my story

My children and I have collected more than 220 different character autographs/meet and greets from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line and Hong Kong Disneyland trips.  Even as my children reach their teens, they continue to be excited to meet a new character.  There was one BIG problem:  LINES.  I hate waiting in lines!  I currently own the touringplans.com Ultimate Touring record for all 4  Walt Disney World parks (75 attractions at Magic Kingdom, 62 at Epcot, 51 at Hollywood Studios and 47 at Animal Kingdom), and the highest average waits were always for characters.  I searched the net and couldn't find a single resource with a complete regular character schedule.  (Pop up or surprise characters never appear on regular schedules).

After many hours of research I can now present a regular character schedule.  Please note that a character may not appear for a scheudled set for a variety of reasons, but I feel this is the most complete character schedule currently on the internet.  If you see something that seems off, feel free to leave comments.  I hope to eventually add more information, map locations and meeting tips.  I will also begin hosting an Ultimate Character Meet Hall of Fame.  I will provide a list of those who can prove they have:  Met the most characters ever, met the most characters in one day and met the most characters in one park in the least time!

I hope you enjoy the site and I want to make it even better for you!

Kenny the Pirate