Former Cast Member Reveals “5” Things You “Should Never Do” at Disneyland

Last Updated on 07/21/2022 by てんしょく飯

A former cast member who worked as a character at Disneyland reveals the “5” things you should never do.

Former Disneyland Cast Member Reveals NG Acts

A former cast member who worked as a character at Walt Disney World Resort (Disney World) in Orlando, Florida, for about four months under the Disney College Program has revealed the “five things” that should never be done to a character in the U.S. Insider interviewed her about five things you should never do to a character.

(1) Touch or treat characters as if they were toys

I understand that when you see a character, you want to touch it, but characters have hearts, too. Former Cast Members say that while working at Disney World, they saw many adults and children pulling Mickey’s ears and Pluto’s tail. He said that he himself was a victim, revealing that the hairs on his costume were pulled and part of his neck was exposed.

Needless to say, sexual harassment involving inappropriate touching of characters’ bodies is also a no-no. In the past, a cast member playing a princess at Disneyland cried when a guest with a history of sexual misconduct performed an obscene act on her, and there have also been incidents involving the “inside” of mascots Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck. In addition, there have been a series of incidents of sexual harassment against cast members who work as the “inside man” of mascots such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck. Please be aware that such behavior may result in a ban at the worst.

(2) Asking questions that characters cannot answer on purpose.

Never ask questions that characters hesitate to answer or feel awkward. Especially in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of guests who try to make characters say unexpected or inappropriate things in order to shoot “buzz videos,” causing embarrassment for the Cast Members who play the characters.

Cast Members who play characters at Disneyland have an ironclad rule that they must “always do their best to play the character at all times. In other words, no matter how much a Guest requests it, they cannot say anything in front of the camera that would destroy the image of that character. If a cast member is unable to refuse a guest’s request, and says something inappropriate in front of the camera and the video goes viral, the cast member may be penalized in some way.

If you don’t know what to say to a character, ask, “What are you up to these days?” or “What’s your favorite attraction?” or “What’s your favorite attraction?

(3) Ask for a picture or autograph when you are obviously walking somewhere else.

At Disney World, character meet-and-greets are often held at a specific location, and if a character is walking in a completely unrelated area, it is likely that he or she is on the way somewhere else. If you try to stop them while they are on their way to a meet-and-greet location, you will delay their arrival. It is important to listen to what the attending cast member or other cast members say about when and where you can meet the characters.

(4) Not having a pen and sign-in book

At Disneyland and Disney World in the U.S., visitors can get autographs from Mickey Mouse and other characters, but a former Cast Member interviewed by Insider complained that too many people are not prepared. Despite repeated announcements by the cast members assisting the characters to have pens and autograph books ready during the waiting period, there are still a certain number of people who are not prepared. In order to ensure that you have enough time to interact with the characters, make sure you are “well prepared”.

(5) Forcing a reluctant child to meet a character

If a child is clearly upset, frightened, or refuses to meet a character when approaching them, the former Cast Member recommends that you do not force a high-five or hug. Meet-and-greets with characters are not always a fun time for all children.

Also, if a child is clearly frightened, the cast member playing the character will feel uncomfortable. When this former cast member found out that her child didn’t like it, she said that all she could think about was trying not to make things worse, and that the pictures parents are asking for are not worth traumatizing their children with.