Hi all,

Monday was of course Valentine’s Day, and I had already posted about the scaled back events at DLP this year, and the surprise appearances by two princes in EPCOT at WDW, but over in California, there were more surprises!

In a welcome, but unusual move for the usually character-lacking resort, Disneyland put out Prince Eric, Prince Naveen, The Beast, Prince Charming and Prince Phillip on the special day, along with their princesses, of course. They appeared intermittently switching out in Princess Fantasy Faire in Fantasyland.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Yesterday was of course Valentine’s Day, which in the past at Disneyland Paris has meant some great random and rare character appearances, but sadly, not this year.

Our friends from Characters Photos Blog were there all day, and alas had no luck, except right at the end of the day when they went to the Santa Fe and there was some mini-show happening. Mickey and Minnie were there in their Valentine’s outfits from last year to provide the entertainment.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Yesterday saw the last day of operation for Mickey’s Toontown Faire at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. This went on to have an affect on character appearances today.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Two small updates for you. Earlier today Jon posted on our forums that WDW have just announced that they will be debuting Phineas and Ferb in Disney's Hollywood Studios from May in a "play and greet", near The Muppets.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Some really exciting news for you all - forums have now officially been launched for beta testing here at Character Central!

You will find the link to the forums at the top of the page.

Please be sure to familiarise yourself with all the rules before posting.

We are still working on all the bugs, so if you come across anything, just let us know in the specially dedicated Character Central Feedback forum.

Also, if you do not receive your registration email after a couple of hours (should arrive instantly) then please let us know and we can activate your account.

We would really appreciate all your comments and feedback, so be sure to use the feedback forum to let us know!

That's all for now!

Dan :)

Hi all,

This week has a been a bit quiet on the Character news front, with two small exceptions.

Drew on WDWMagic reports that Angel may start appearing with Stitch over at the Animal Kingdom, in place of Lilo. Lilo and Stitch currently meet on Discovery Island near Pizzafari and the entrance to Camp Minnie-Mickey.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

This week sees some character changes over at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Previously I had reported on the rumours that the Fairies, once evicted from Pixie Hollow, would appear at Epcot for Flower and Garden Festival. This seemed to be what all the blogs were reporting, until yesterday when wdwmagic.com reported that the Fairies would make an instant transition over from Toontown when it closes on February 11^th, to Epcot on February 12^th to begin meeting.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

This weekend was the next in California’s Family Fun Weekends line-up – the much anticipated Character Fan Days. Our good friend Loren was there on Friday and this is what he had to say:

“Well, it was another warm January day at the Disneyland Resort, making it a great time for another Family Fun Weekend! This weekend - Character Fan Days.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

It has been a fairly quite week on the news front, but I do have a few small pieces of information for you.

First off, our friends at Characters Photos Blog were in Disneyland Paris this week and have reported that Maleficent is finally back on the Dreams of Power float after nearly a year’s absence! Last spring she was removed from the float after the performer fell from it during a live parade. It is a welcome return for Disney’s most celebrated villain – especially since currently the parade is in an abridged format due to the Fantasyland repaving.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,
 
Two things this evening for you. First off, the news on MousePlanet about Disneyland scrapping all random character meet and happenings seems to have gathered quite a lot of attention, and now the same person is reporting that it has since been shot down in flames. All I can say is thank goodness! This would have probably been one of the most damaging decisions ever taken by Disneyland Resort management, and I’m sure no-one will be suggesting that one again in a hurry!  [ Read More... ]