Are you hot?, Do you have a/c?

[Tinker Bell]

If I had a dollar for every time me, or the characters, get that question I would be a millionaire. The thing that truly bothers me is that ppl can't help making this question in front of the little kids. Why is so hard for people to understand the concept of make believe? Today I had a lady insisting that I tell how everything in entertainment works... Really?! I mean really?! This woman was so pushy and aggressive with the questions that the character felt compelled to rush with the kids so she would stop asking.

Great job woman! You just managed to ruin the meet and greet of your children. Now are you happy?!

I wish I had a taser so I can give them a go every time a question like that comes in. Better yet let's tape their mouths with duck tape so they can't talk while their children meet the characters. The only adults that won't get binded are those that can play and believe. Honestly there is a bunch of tours that can take you behind the magic and explain how things work. Take one and stop pestering working people with idiotic questions.

[hobie16]

One strategy would be to explain how everything works in minute, techno-weenie speak complete with TLAs and every buzz word you can think of. if her eyeballs start to roll back in her head or she says she's heard enough, go for the kill shot.

Explain how electricity is produced and transmitted to the parks. Throw in some Ohm's Law, IBM cabling system specifications and the latest entries to the periodic table of elements. If she runs, chase her down while screeching the Drake Equation which determines how many intelligent, communicating civilizations there are in our galaxy.

She will never bother a CM again.

[hobie16]

Another strategy would be to direct her to this telephone.

[reendan]

As a Revolutionary War and Civil war reenactor we get the are you hot question all the time. Sometimes you just want to scream, it is August, 95 degrees and humid beyond belief..I am wearing all wool OF COURSE I'm hot! Sheesh

[joanna71985]

I seriously hate when the guests ask me those questions. It's like "seriously? Do you really have to ruin the magic for all these kids?". After awhile, I just ignored them, if they kept up the questions.

[DragonFox98]

See...this topic just proves I'm not a SG!!! :D: I can't believe the nerve of some people....I choose to go to WDW to experience the magic...and meeting with the characters are part of that. Yes, I speak with the attendants and the characters, but to ask things like "How are you doing today?" And when we're with the characters we ask things like "Hey, Donald, do you know where I can find Daisy?" or comment on how much we liked playing in his boat. We kid Goofy about how tall he is (my hubby is 6'5" and normally has a wonderful time messing around with Goofy). And I have a picture of me cavorting on the floor in the Judge's Tent with Pluto.

Good God, people....it's supposed to be magical and fun. That is not a person in a costume....that is Tigger and we're going to bounce!!!

enough said....

[LadySiren]

When we go in June, I'll skip the "hot" question and instead ask how often y'all get to go potty. :p:

[drcorey]

See...this topic just proves I'm not a SG!!! :D: I can't believe the nerve of some people....I choose to go to WDW to experience the magic...and meeting with the characters are part of that. Yes, I speak with the attendants and the characters, but to ask things like "How are you doing today?" And when we're with the characters we ask things like "Hey, Donald, do you know where I can find Daisy?" or comment on how much we liked playing in his boat. We kid Goofy about how tall he is (my hubby is 6'5" and normally has a wonderful time messing around with Goofy). And I have a picture of me cavorting on the floor in the Judge's Tent with Pluto.

Good God, people....it's supposed to be magical and fun. That is not a person in a costume....that is Tigger and we're going to bounce!!!

enough said....

I agree! you should always stay in charactor! no matter what!
the "live" face charactors do, the others have assistants who should also. i.e. what does Mickey do when he gets too hot?
simple, he runs into the breakroom for some nice cold water.
Do you have air conditioning? err, only in the breakroom.
Why do the charactors only stay out for a while?
heck, they need a break every once in a while too.
ask not how the mouse and his creatures function. they do fine.
they are pros. just wait until the talking mickey goes out into the public eye, let the rodent speak for his own self.

[kurtisnelson]

When we go in June, I'll skip the "hot" question and instead ask how often y'all get to go potty. :p:

You know that Mickey would never want to say he has to go potty, that's why he pays his security detail to say he needs to go eat cheese or something.
And Minnie just doesn't go potty since she is female.

[Mayonnaise]

Am I the only one who gets nervous meeting Characters? It's such an honor to talk to THE Mickey that I stumble over my words, even though intellectually know better than that.

8^)