Ask the Theme Park Character

[screech-owl]

[QUOTE=ronincyberpunk]
Ah! Someone who is acquainted with the park!..

[QUOTE]

I ought to be: I also work there. And for awhile, I had to go to physical therapy at the character building behind the Horror Makeup Show. (contact me off-boards )

Long live orange socks! And blue jumpsuits! Free Boris and Natasha - I really miss them [“Just say 'NO!” to vegetables!", in that inimitable Rrrrooshian akk-sent.]

And I was there when Bluto/Brutus accidentally pulled a tampon out of a guest’s purse. :eek:

So which other characters do not sign autographs? SpongeBob?

How do the face characters learn the voices and accents? Do they have classes and refresher courses? Dialect coaches? Tons o’ videos to watch every night? - I have to say I was quite impressed with the Studios Olive Oyl’s voice, right down to the nasally quiver - the ones we have at Toon Lagoon obviously do not speak.

[Improv_Geek]

So which other characters do not sign autographs? SpongeBob?

Shrek, Spongebob and Hulk can’t sign because of a lack of movement in their hands.

How do the face characters learn the voices and accents? Do they have classes and refresher courses? Dialect coaches? Tons o’ videos to watch every night? - I have to say I was quite impressed with the Studios Olive Oyl’s voice, right down to the nasally quiver - the ones we have at Toon Lagoon obviously do not speak.

Nothing nearly that impressive - they watch the material. Movies, cartoons, etc. They just have to pick it up on their own. And as with anything some go all the way and some do it half assed. We do a lot of comparing of notes and comparing of styles off set so when one actor comes up with something, it will often pass itself around us all pretty soon. And it’s the same for voice characters.

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

@ronincyberpunk

Shrek, Spongebob and Hulk can’t sign because of a lack of movement in their hands.

Nothing nearly that impressive - they watch the material. Movies, cartoons, etc. They just have to pick it up on their own. And as with anything some go all the way and some do it half assed. We do a lot of comparing of notes and comparing of styles off set so when one actor comes up with something, it will often pass itself around us all pretty soon. And it’s the same for voice characters.

Is it a long commute from GA Tech to Orlando?

[Improv_Geek]

@Really Not All That Bright

Is it a long commute from GA Tech to Orlando?

I sleep most of the way, though I have to admit I’ve never worked the day of arrival in town I have worked from arrival to departure.

[DocCathode]

@screech-owl

I ought to be: I also work there. And for awhile, I had to go to physical therapy at the character building behind the Horror Makeup Show. (contact me off-boards )

Blast them! They need 3 volunteers each show. They pick one person 3 times! I went twice and despite my enthusiastic hand raising never got the chance to be threatened by an audioanimatronic monster or bleed karo syrup.

[Bad_News_Baboon]

Do you, Hulk, Popeye, Spongebob and so on…

Do ya do drive bys on Disney’s Turf?

You’re like the Crips and the Bloods, aren’t you?

P.S.
I used to be Wendy from the burger place. One of the hardest things to do was to host parties for terminally ill children.

[Bad_News_Baboon]

eeeeeeeek!

That smiley should not have been at the end of that sentence!
That most definately was not a but a

[screech-owl]

@Bad News Baboon

…Do ya do drive bys on Disney’s Turf?

You’re like the Crips and the Bloods, aren’t you?

Heh. Don’t laugh, I’ve seen t-shirts with Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in ‘gangsta’ clothes (I’m not sure if these were authorized by Disney). :eek:

On the other hand, we (Universal) used to have a very popular shirt featuring Popeye, Olive, Bluto, Wimpy, Betty Boop, and Bimbo (Betty’s dog) in a parody of a Bennetton ad - one where everyone is shirtless (except Wimpy). Actually, is you look very carefully, the ladies (who are covering their chests) are actually wearing very thin tank tops, since you can see very, very fine lines denoting shoulder straps.

Unfortunately, we cannot get that shirt anymore. And damn, Bluto has very well-defined abs in that one.