Hi all,

Over the last few days I have been working hard to bring a lot of the character pages more up to date.

There is of course still a lot of work to do, but hopefully most of them now reflect the present situation at the Parks and Resorts.

It is very difficult to keep on top of it all the time as character situations change frequently, and sadly we are not in all the parks constantly (though we do try! Lol!).

Some of the more notable additions over the last two days has been the wardrobe sections on nearly every character in the Mickey and Friends, Princes and Princesses, Heroes, Fairies and Disney Classics sections. Most have had a more costumes added, and in some cases a lot more.

As always you can see the latest photos uploaded by us for any given character or location by selecting the "Recent" tab on the "Pictures Of..." section on every page (by default the selection is "Popular").

I can assure that we are always uploading mass quantities of photos, so it is always worth checking the "Recent" tab on any given page to see if there are any updates.

Ok, that's all for now,

Dan.

Hi all,

Some small updates for you this weekend.

Loren posted to the Forum a few updates from California, so why not check those out.

Over in Florida, this weekend saw the launch of the brand new Star Tours attraction in Hollywood Studios. The launch event was combined with this weekend’s Star Wars Weekends events, which made for an extremely busy, but exciting Star Wars filled day for everyone there! Lots of characters have of course been there, and were present at the new ride’s launch. Why not check out this forum post that Jon made including two videos from the opening event.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Disneyland Paris yesterday had it's premier showing of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie (not the French premier though). Disney Central Plaza posted to their Facebook page a photo of Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones meeting Guests at the cinema in Disney Village! There is some conflict of information as to whether these were real or not, but whether these characters were provided by Disney, or by the cinema, they were certainly very convincing, and were on Disney property for a Disney movie premier! In our eyes that makes them characters, but take a look and make your own judgement. Let me know what you think by hitting the Discuss button at the end of this post.

I have also just literally heard from an inside source that Café Mickey in Disney Village, sadly, is no longer offering random characters at the meals! From now on it is only the Fab 5 and friends! This is quite a shame, as this was one of Disney best Character meal experiences around, and you never knew who you would get!

Loren posted his latest Character Updates to the Character Central Forum. Jon also posted to the forum that a user on MiceChat heard that Phineas and Ferb would be coming to Disney California Adventure at the start of June!

Of course the biggest news was from Florida where the D23 event came to a spectacular finish. None other than Dreamfinder and Figment made a surprise, and much welcomed appearance on stage. Check out the video Jon posted in the Forum here.

Staying with Florida, I heard that Rapunzel and Flynn made a random appearance at International Gateway in EPCOT, and Tinker Bell is now greeting alone in the temporary Fairy Garden near Mouse Gear. She has six set times with no friends joining her. This is a massive come down from the glory days of her appearing from open to close with two other friends in Pixie Hollow in the Magic Kingdom. The lines get far too long, and she is way too popular to only have six half hour slots per day. Hopefully when she moves back to Adventureland, things will be restored to order.

Don't forget to check out the latest Character of the Week, and vote for next week's star.

Ok, that's all for now,

Dan.