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    	For quite some time now, I have been collecting tigers.
    	(Nooo...not REAL ones!)  Stuffed tigers, tiger posters,
    	paintings, everything!
    
    	So when people found out how much I loved tigers, and
    	how much I loved Disney....well, I was dubbed....
    
    	Tigger!  ...the wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm
    	the only one!
    
    	Tigg~~
    

    I LOVE Chip and Dale!  They're my absolute favs because they're sooooo
    cute!  

    	It's got to be Goofey!!  He's the best, the things that they
    did to that poor Dog are incredible.  You can see why Roger Rabbit
    looks up to him.  I was fortunate enough to meet 'The Goof', as
    his closest freinds call him, on my second trip to WDW.  I bought
    him a martini, and he regailed me with stories of the olden days.
    
    
    
    Well actually, I shook his hand and then he went to play with the
    little kids......
    
    
    Tom

    My favorite  character  is  Goofy  as well, followed by Donald Duck and
    Mickey (of course),  Chip  and Dale although Roger Rabbit is definitely
    moving up the ranks
    
    My son favorite is  Snow  White,  every  time he see her, Daddy can you
    take my picture with Snow White?
    
    Not sure what my wife  favorite  is,  she  seems  to  enjoy  them  all,
    although she does say I resemble quite a character myself when watching
    any Disney Animation ;^)
    
    Claude

    I just adore Donald.  I feel he has been cheated all of these years
    by Mickey.  Mick seems to steel the show all of the time.  Donald
    is sooooo cute and he has a nice round bottom!!
    
    Ellen
    

My favorite is Figaro the cat from the movie Pinocchio. Each time I've
    been to WDW I've searched for a stuffed animal or figurine,
    to no avail - the only thing that had Figaro on it was a $1200 figure
    with Geppetto, Pinocchio and Figaro.  Each time I asked, the attendants
    would tell me that Figaro was not a major character.
    
    Well! This Fall my niece returned from WDW with Figaro the Cat!
    
     ^_^
    (>.<)
     ) ( Jeannie

    
    
    	Doesn't it seem that because some of the characters are
    	more popular (i.e. Mickey, Goofy, Donald) that they almost
    	HAVE to be a favorite?  Now, I'm not trying to put down
    	anyone for liking Mickey more than any other character;
    	it just seems as though the other characters get jilted!
    
    	As said in the previous reply, some of the characters 
    	aren't "major" characters and therefore don't get equal
    	attention.  Kind of too bad since Disney has created so
    	many wonderful characters!
    
    	Just a thought...BTW...Goofy is my second favorite.  Every
    	time I go to WDW, I get to dance with him and get my 
    	picture taken, too!!  
    
    	(It's a little bit of an advantage to know some behind the
    	scenes stuff,too!) (^8
    
    	Tigg~~
                                 

    I know he wasn't created by Disney, but Winnie-The-Pooh is my favorite!
    (You should catch the Saturday morning show if you haven't yet seen
    it.  The animation is fantastic!  But, then, what can you expect
    from Disney?!)
    
    Colleen

    I love Chip "N" Dale!! I think they are adorable.  They sailed with
    us on our cruise and we had a nice picture taken with them!!
    
    Lynne S

    I have a combination question and answer
    
    When I went to WDW about 13 years ago (I was nine) I met my favorite
    character at WDW. I was with my parents and two sisters and my aunt and
    uncle and their three kids. I ran into Mickey Mouse but he was just
    swarming with kids and it was a hard time getting to him. A couple
    of minutes later we ran into this walrus character who NO one was
    even paying attention to. Our group went over to him and he spent
    a long time teasing us and following us around I think it was
    fantasyland but I'm not sure. He was so funny because we kept trying
    to figure out his name and he would shake his head when we would
    say like "Wally Walrus" but to this day we can't figure it out.
    
    Does any Disney fans know what is this walrus' name??
    
    I know this really probably  was right for this category but I always
    remember how much in wonder I was when a character (any character) was
    giving us so much attention.
    
    Thanks
    
    [phil] 

    My favorite character is Dopey. I think he is pretty smart to get
    a job  that makes him work all day long with Snow White, not to
    mention just being at Disneyworld/land. I think at times, after
    working here in New York for 3 years that Dopey probably has lots of 
    first cousins some of whom are my customers. 
    
    My daughter, Lauren, has many favorites, but top of her list is
    Minnie. After that it is a toss up between Goofy, Mickey, and Donald,
    not to mention, Huey, Dewey and Louie.
    

    I also love Winnie-the-Pooh !  In fact, I just watched my favorit
    Pooh cartoon this Sunday on Disney "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery
    Day".
    
    Pooh is definitely my favorite !
    
    	Ellen

    I don't know how anyone can choose just one.  I would love to start
    a collection of figurines of all the Disney characters.  Last summer,
    I brought home a figurine of Dumbo the elephant.  I collect elephants,
    so of course I couldn't go to WDW without bringing home Dumbo. 
    

    I forgot his name but the Chiwawa [sp?] played by Cheech, in Oliver
    and Company.  He killed me.
    
    Second best is a must for Goofy...
    
    Bill

    
    
    TITO was the Chihuahua from Oliver and Company.  He was my niece's
    favorite character.  I also liked Georgette, the pampered poodle
    played by Bette Midler in Oliver and Company.
    
    

    ROGER RABBIT AND DONALD DUCK.

    
    Oh bother, my favorite character is Winnie the Pooh.  I just got
    a stuffed Pooh from the Disney store.  (What a great place...)
    
    
    
    Think, think, think...

reference to < Note 34.46 by YF23::VEALE >

    First let me put my Moderator hat on.

    Even though  this  in  essence  is a reply to 34.46, note 34 deals with
    Trip reports, and  I  didn't  want  to  clutter that note with non-trip
    report replys, and since this topic (#32) dealt with favorite Character
    etc.  I felt that the potential  strings of replies that this may cause
    is better suited here.

    Moderator Hat off.
        
>I have no idea how the Disney Characters that 
>posed for pictures did their jobs. I got a quick chance to talk to Chip of 
>"Chip and Dale" and it said that it was "EARNING" its money today.

    Huh?, How  did  you  manage  this,  I was under the impression that the
    Character's (animated  one's,  Mickey, Donald etc.) were not allowed to
    talk, so as to not detrack from the  experience  for  the  little kids.
    However those employess who are in costume but their  face's  are  seen
    (Snow White, Jungle Boy) were allowed to talk.  

    At least this has been my  Experience,  as well as what I was told by a
    Cast  Member  who  was  asisting the characters outside of  Town  Hall,
    something about voices not always mactching those used in the cartoons,
    as well as the lips don't move when the Cast Member  talk  from  within
    the costume.
        
    Claude

    RE: -1
    I watched poor Chip in the hot sun for about 20 minutes. The
    "attendent" that was assigned to Chip stepped away for just a minute to
    make sure a door in one of the buildings was unlocked for Chip's
    getaway. Just at that time, was when I asked Chip about the heat. Chip
    never looked at me, but a voice from within that character told me that
    it was Earning its money today. When the attendent came back, Chip
    spoke no more!!!

 
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    I find it odd that "Chip" actually spoke to you, the characters
    are not supposed to say a word - could lose their jobs.
    

re to < Note 32.20 by YF23::VEALE >

    I knew it had to be something like that, the attendant/supervisor being
    away.
    
    One of the  things I had always appreciated about the Disney Characters
    at the park were  that  the  full  dress characters, Mickey, Donald etc
    never talked, thereby keeping a  certain  magical  mystique about them,
    since it would not be the  same to hear a voice come from within and no
    movement  of  the mouth would take away from the experience, as well as
    having to make sure the voice was similar to that of the cartoon voice.
    
    Once while taking a picture of my son with Snow White, she had asked if
    the pose was  alright,  and  I  had  no problem with it since it seemed
    natural seeing an actual face to tie the voice to.
    
    The time I had gone to Wonderland outside of Toronto, where  they  have
    the  Hanna Barbara characters, there they would speak and it just isn't
    the same as with the Disney characters.
    
    Claude

    
    I think my favorite is Winne-the-pooh also. He's so cute and cuddly.
    How could you resist.
    
    
    Silly ol bear........
    
    
    LSG

    Why has nobody mentioned Pluto, he is the cutest of all!!!
    
    We danced for a good few minutes in his garden in the Magic Kingdom
    in May when we were over there.  I just had to go and buy a large
    Pluto to bring home to remind me!!
    
    Tigger comes a close second - he is so bouncy and fun - but Pluto
    wins hands down!!
    
    Mim - Pluto fan from the UK!!

    re: Pluto
    
    I would have to say that Pluto is my sons favorite. While we were
    staying at the Contemporary last October we ate at the character buffet
    every day either breakfast or dinner. My son still talks about how
    Pluto kept licking his face.
    
    John

    My favorite character is Jessica Rabbit.  I have a miniature figure of
    her here in my office.  (Somehow it doesn't seem right to describe
    Jessica as a "miniature figure" :-)

    Remember, she's not bad, she's just drawn that way.

    I would have to say my favorite character is Winnie-the-Pooh.  The
    voice they have used for Winnie is just perfect for the character.
    
    Tigger and Pluto run a close second but Pooh is my #1.
    
    

    I am really disapointed in every one out there, everybody knows
    that the cutest and most loveable character is .......PIGLET.
    
    Come on.... be honest..... who dosen't love piglet...
    :-)  :-)
    
    Regards,
    JP

    I agree with a previous reply that Donald is a great character!  I
    love the way he throws tantrums and blows up over things inanimate
    objects "do" to him.  Maybe I see some of myself in him.

    I also like Tinkerbell and the way she pouts.  She certainly seems
    human.  There was an article in "Disney News" last year about
    using a model for Tinkerbell animation.

    I haven't collected figures, but I have Donald and Tinkerbell
    pins.

    
    My favorite is CHIP & DALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    They crack me UP!  They are so silly, as well as cuddly and cute!
    
    When we stayed at FT. Wilderness, we saw the campfire show and Chip &
    Dale entertained us.  Ahead of time, the host said Chip would come to
    you, if you had Chocolate CHIP cookies!  So me and my step-daughter
    went to buy a whole bag!  When Chip came by he was so excited to get
    the whole bag!
    
    Later that nite -- we went on the Canoe ride there and the parks people
    sat in which a crew of 13.  Well, this parks person (a girl) said that
    she spoke to Chip earlier and he was so happy with the person that gave
    him the BIG bag of Chocolate Chip cookies.  I turned around and she
    winked at me.  It had been her!  Real neat!  Boy did I feel like a big
    kid!
    
    				I always will...............
    
    Carol
    

    Chip & Dale are favorites of mine too....they also ham it up in front
    of the video camera better than anyone else too.
    
    Mike

    Well, back in January I had the pleasure of taking my 4 year old
    daughter with me when I went to teach my seminar in Orlando.  Each day,
    after I was done with the students, we went to DW.  Each day she asked
    "Are we going to see Minnie today? Please Daddy?".  When a 4 year old
    looks up that way at you, you just melt.  When we went to see Mickey at
    his dressing room in Mickey's Starland she even asked Him "Where's
    Minnie?".  The third day we went to MGM and as we turned a corner,
    there was Minnie.  Minne knelt down and put her arms out as Lizzie ran
    at least 30 yards into her arms as I grabbed a camera.  Lizzie was
    wearing an identical dress as minnie that day (by luck, as you know,
    Father's do not know how to dress little girls!)
    
    SO for now, Minnie gets our vote.   :^)
    

    This is a toughy but I think Tigger is my favorite although I love Pooh
    too.
    
    Kathy
    

    
    
    
         There is no doubt about it. The greatest Disney character ever
    invented is Bahloo fron The Jungle Book. He represents what life is all 
    about, lighten up and enjoy.
    
    
         Just the Bear Neccessities
    
         Chuckers

    
    
    EEYORE!
    
    Eeyore is my FAVORITE character.  Unfortunately, he is much to
    overshadowed by Pooh and Tigger.  ;)
    
    H.

    I like Elliot, aka Pete's Dragon
    
    I also like Figaro, the kitten in Pinochio.  
    And all of the dogs in Lady and the Tramp, but especially Peg and Jock.

    I have just got back from WDW and I have to say that my favourites by
    far were Chip 'n' Dale.  They were sooooo cute and cuddly.  Also
    another favourite was The Genie from Aladdin.
    
    
    c
    

       Doesn't anyone watch "The Little Mermaid"? My all time favorite has
    to be Sebastian the Crab. He's hysterical! Also, let's not forget the
    best part of disney movies...the villans. Number# 2 for me is Ursula
    from the same movie!