Random thought, their policy says 'adults' when speaking about costume that look to close their characters, she isn't an adult. So can it still apply? Because I know they don't have a problem when children do it.
Random thought, their policy says 'adults' when speaking about costume that look to close their characters, she isn't an adult. So can it still apply? Because I know they don't have a problem when children do it.
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well shhhh keep it secret! lol So do you not know who your friends play?
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A friend of mine played Minnie Mouse years ago, she was glad to get promoted, hated people grabbing her "mouse boobs".
I kinda see it both ways. But more towards Disney's way. They have to protect their butts like many mers have already said. Disney did give them free clothes and a free cut in line pass so its not like they just told them they could not get in at all and sent them back home.
Legally she is not an adult but she does look like one and could be mistaken for one.
I kinda feel bad for the girl but she should have looked into the policy that Disney has about dressing up and this all could have been avoided but I think Disney handled it well.
When I was 14 I dressed up as Tinkerbell and went to Magic Kingdom. I won't say my outfit was "that good" but I wasn't bad. I had a really cute green dress, sparkly flats, wings, and I pulled my hair up in a bun. I got lots of compliments and a lot of the park workers played along that I was Tinkerbell. Hm... Well at least Disney did give them a bit of a refund.
I haven't been able to read through everything yet. But this is no where near a surprise to me and I am shocked that it is a surprise to anyone. The line that tipped me off that the 15 year old said, "I wanted to be Tinkerbell. I didn't want to take the costume off." She wanted people to believe that she was Tinkerbell and that she wanted the attention. She had already been into the Hollywood studios and they were switching parks and they said no and gave her a t-shirt (as a change of cloths) and apologized. As a Disney Cast member who works in entertainment I want to protect the magic. We are trained to respond appropriately as a character and we don't want other guests meeting a guest posing as a character that may be inappropriate. If you want to be a character, there are auditions. If you want to dress up as a character and "be the character" that is what conventions are for and if you want to go to the park dressed up (in any character) you can wait til the Halloween parties and go then. It is perfectly acceptable and part of the draw for Halloween Parties to be able to dress up in the parks
sorry guys, i actually agree completely with Disney.
firstly the people dressed as these characters have extremely expencive training, ensuring each partron is reacted to correctly, if this girl said the wrong thing or was not convincing enough in character it could really crush a child. my sister in law did an audition for princess jasmine last year and it was intence! even standard santas over here are trained so they dont mess up. just the wrong greeting could be so harmful, something as innocent as this girl saying "hi" instead of an in character greeting can have a knockon effect, plus, what if a little girl sees this tinkerbell then sees another one ten steps later? *boom* child brain explosion.
and yes, if a child is hurt by a random person dressing up, the first thing the parents would say is "why did you allow some stranger to dress up in the park, knowing that children automatically think they are safe? when else would a parent let their kids hug anyone they want?
the 16 year old was old enough to be a convincing legal adult, hell when i was 16 i looked much older, but a little girl dressed up is a totally differant story.
the fact is, disney cant do anything to protect the copyright from costumers on the street nor would they really need to, but in their own home they have more than a right to, and yes, you may be taking revenue from them, sounds selfish but that is how they keep a very expencive park open and a massive staff employed, you think if there were 60 belles walking around they would bother to hire their own?
disney didnt have to offer them squat and the fact that they were looked after was really kind of them.
Disney parks has a FAQ on their website http://disneyland.disney.go.com/faq/general/
What is the best way to dress for a day at the parks? Is there any clothing that isn't permissible?
The parks are a casual, family-oriented environment. We suggest you dress comfortably, wear good walking shoes and check the local weather report before you leave for the parks.
Ensuring that the parks are family friendly is an important part of the Disney experience. In that spirit, we ask you to use your discretion and common sense. Attire that is not appropriate for the theme parks (and which may result in refusal of admittance) includes but is not limited to:
- Adult costumes or clothing that can be viewed as representative of an actual Disney character
- Masks (unless you are dressing up for a particular event)
- Clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics
- Excessively torn clothing
- Clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment
- Tattoos that could be considered objectionable, such as with obscene language or graphics
A Guest is allowed into the parks if her or his hair (or make-up, if applicable) has been made to resemble a Disney Princess or character (for example, after a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique makeover) provided the Guest is not also wearing a costume or clothed to look like the character.
Sadly, I saw a pretty obscene Mickey/Goofy/Minnie tattoo (and a bad one at that) on a guy many years ago, out there for anyone to see. I was without a kid at the time, or I might have complained. That was just messed up, you're at a family place, cover your porn tats.
Oddly, they used to have an age limit listed, who knows why they don't now. Maybe so they can give leniency at times. If a person is an adult by age but has a special needs situation and is a child at heart and mind, and is with a care-giver, they let that person stay in a costume, I'm sure.
At Halloween time, they do list a limit, in the past it's varied 9 or 12.
Personally, I love Disneyland and have had tons of fun there and will continue to. I can't wait to take my daughter, but so far she hasn't been exposed to the princesses. She's more likely to dress as Mickey.
Oh, and fyi, Disney can be exceptionally cool about things they don't have to be. When I was there with an ex and his family and his elderly father was knocked over (which resulted in bleeding and cuts) by someone who took off, Disneyland not only got him a wheelchair, they escorted us all out, had their doctor look at him, provided a van to our car, and gave us free passes to the park for anytime WITH a pass to get to the head of any line. And wasn't even their fault.
I had the same experience at the Disney-Resort in Paris. First I searched there site about any dress-code, but found nothing So we left very early in the morning from Antwerp (Belgium) to Paris (France), me dressed as Belle (golden dress) and my friend as just a lion. One other friend didn't felt like dressing up that day, so he went in plain clothes. Went we wanted to buy our entrance-tickets, a guy from the park came to us to tell us to change outfits at the hotel we were staying. But as we where there for only 1 day we didn't had a room. So we were escorted to the parking white that guy and had to leave the park. We do had to pay for the parking as we parked there.
FYI, it's not just costumes that could be official Disney characters. Disney is pretty flip-floppy about their dress policy depending on which Land you're at, who's at the gate, what management is there, all that...but any clothing that could be construed as a costume tends to be a problem. I'm part of a Lolita fashion community, in which some of the members' everyday fashion generally consists of a modest dress with petticoat, mary janes or such, and some sort of headwear. There are several stories of people being turned away from Disneyland despite their outfits having no resemblance to any character, explanations that this is how they dress daily falling on deaf ears. I understand Disney's stance to a point (even if I don't like it), but I just wanted to point out that the limitation is not only when clothing resembles one of their characters.
(and WOW that post ended up longer than I thought! XP)
Wearing Lolita on Bats Day, you'd get in just fine.
But as for me... I won't be going on Bats Day or any other anytime soon. Their prices have skyrocketed since the last time I went. sigh and suckage.
1-Day 1-Park Ticket Ages 3 to 9
$81.00Ages 10 & Up
$87.00
$81 for a 3 year old. Riiiight. Sure, I'll be right there.
For that, they ought to let you dress like Disney.
My friend worked at WDW last year and said that the line everyone uses is to be "friends with" a character. So she did not PLAY Mickey, she was just "friends with" him. But she thought there were people hired to check facebook and stuff to make sure cast members weren't posting photos and outing themselves as characters online... It's all a bit crazy but I guess that's how they keep their "magical" reputation
And although I can see Disney's point and tend to agree with them re: adults not wearing convincing costumes, it would suck to have worked really hard making a costume, only to show up and not be allowed in because of it.
I don't see why she didn't take it as a compliment that her costume was too good. And if I were one of the park managers, I would have asked that couple to come talk to me about their costumes, because they're so well done, "why don't you go to school for this and then come work for us?" kind of a thing.
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Haha. Sorry, my friend went over to America on a holiday recently and met one of Disneyland's Ariels (I couldn't say which one, I don't remember). He mentioned me and my mermaiding (which was nice of him) and she said it sounded cool and would like to meet me (which was nice if her) but as he walked away she slapped (or gave him a light tap more accurately) on the ass (can I say that here?) Anyway I thought it was funny how everyone was saying how much training these guys have to go through to make sure they act in character all the time and behave appropriately. Who knew Ariel was such a secret flirt?
I think the problem they had was that she looked TOO much like the character. Not because she dressed up as Tinkerbell. It was at the point where they didn't want her causing a "scene".
Which I get really, I feel like it goes the same thing to weddings. Don't wear white because you're not the bride. I wore a Tinkerbell costume to Disney and had no problems at all.
Idk if I responded to this when the thread first arose, but I don't see anything wrong with going out dressed up. In seventh grade, my friend and I went to the zoo...I was dressed as Dorothy. Can't remember what she was dressed as. But it's just fun. Nothing wrong with being "weird," except that you'll be criticized by others.
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