New (to me) Characters I Met This Year

This year I was able to meet thirty-four characters that I have never met before. I really can't believe that I met that many. My favorite of all of them would have to be Lumiere. He was my number one character to meet and I really never thought I'd get the chance to meet him. I am looking forward to see what characters 2014 will bring.

In January, I met Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip, Ludwig Von Drake, The Big Bad Wolf, Fifer Pig, Fiddler Pig, and Practical Pig.








I met Silvermist in April.

December Characters

Take a look at all the characters that I met in December.

Limited Time Magic - Secret Santa Autograph Cards

As part of Limited Time Magic, autograph cards were given out at Magic Kingdom for a week. All meet and greet characters had a card. I was able to get all twenty-nine in one day without even meeting some of them. All the CM's that I got cards from were very nice and accommodating. They all had no problem giving me two cards. Duffy's handler even gave me five and asked if it was enough.

I apologize that some of the pictures of the autograph cards are blurry. I didn't realize how bad the lighting over my kitchen table was when I was taking the pictures.

I met Duffy first and he had a very short line.




I got Pluto's card from a CM without meeting him.


I got Merida's card without meeting her.


I met Alice and the White Rabbit since I was the first person there to meet them.

Christmas Day Parade Taping

The Christmas Day Parade was taped at Magic Kingdom on Saturday. I got to Magic Kingdom around 8:00 am and went to find a spot on Main Street to watch the taping. I was able to find a spot behind people. I stood there for over two hours and never saw a thing. The sun came out, it was hot, and I had to move. I decided to go to Town Square and just get pictures as the characters came out. I'm glad that I decided to move because it took five hours to tape the opening performance.

After they were done filming the opening performance, the parade floats came out. I watched in Town Square as they came around to go in. The biggest surprise was seeing Huey, Dewey, and Louie for the first time. I had my head down when their float first came into view and I looked up, saw them, and just stood there in shock. It took me a minute to actually pick my camera up to get pictures of them.

Doc McStuffins was also out. I saw her as she was going in and only got a picture of the side of her. I was hoping that she'd be in the parade but she wasn't.

Holiday Storytellers

The Holiday Storytellers are out daily right now in World Showcase. In each country, except for Canada, you can hear stories about their countries holiday traditions. After they are done telling their stories, some of them will stay for pictures. This year I was able to meet the Kwanzaa storyteller, Hanukkah storyteller, the nutcracker in Germany, La Befana in Italy, the Monkey King in China, and the Daruma Vendor in China.

It's fairly easy to watch several storytellers in one day. They do plenty of shows per day and they last about ten minutes. I found that you could easily walk up right as they were starting and get a good spot to watch. Most of the storytellers have a stage or some sort of decorated area. If they don't, just look for the sign that's near each location.

Pere Noel tells his story about Babette in France.

Christmas Decorations at Epcot

Epcot is all decorated for Christmas and it looks beautiful. I love seeing all the decorations around the park. There are some new decorations this year, which I love. I hope they add even more next year.

Goofy and Donald are ice skating in front of Spaceship Earth.




Thumper and Flower are on one side and Bambi is on the other.




Stitch is in the back.

November Characters

Take a look at all the characters that I met in November.

The Rainy Day Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!

Did you know that when it's raining, they do a Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Rainy Day Cavalcade? No? Me either. I was at Magic Kingdom and it was raining pretty hard and I decided to leave. I was near the hub and they were playing music that they don't normally play. I didn't think much of it until I saw vehicles of characters coming though. I didn't get many pictures and they aren't very good either. Every time I took a picture, I had to lift up my poncho, get soaked, and try to keep my camera dry.

Cinderella's Holiday Wish

During the Christmas season, Cinderella's Holiday Wish is performed nightly at 6:15. It's about a ten minute show in which the castle is transformed into a shimmering ice castle. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy come out on stage and shortly after, the Fairy Godmother joins them from a balcony on the castle. They discuss how they should transform the castle but then decide that Cinderella should get to choose how her castle is decorated. She decides that she wants it to sparkle like her glass slippers. After a little bibbidi bobbidi boo, the castle begins to light up.