# Disney characters in theme parks - which ones can and can't talk? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221 "2009-08-03T21:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/61 "2009-08-14T22:26:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Wait, I thought the ones wearing masks weren’t supposed to talk? Despite that Jack is wearing a mask and Sally isn’t, he seems to be doing all the talking. Jack’s mask there is different than any other mask character; his mouth is exposed. Why this was done as opposed to a fully-closed mask I don’t know, but it may have something to do with interaction appeal and Sally being a rather low-key, quiet character. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/62 "2009-08-14T22:27:56Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Jack’s mask there is different than any other mask character; his mouth is exposed. Why this was done as opposed to a fully-closed mask I don’t know, but it may have something to do with interaction appeal and Sally being a rather low-key, quiet character. He is charismatic. I’ll give him that. But yeah, that mask is a bit creepy. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/63 "2009-08-14T22:32:47Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > … that mask is a bit creepy. Yeah. He looks more like a Grey alien than Jack. The head needs to be closer to a sphere, and the eyes should be more horizontal (and [smaller](http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Nightmare-Before-Christmas-nightmare-before-christmas-494173_800_494.jpg)). ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/64 "2009-08-15T04:30:29Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Hijack: I’m planning on applying to UCLA and if I get in I wanted to try to get a job at Disneyland. How does one go about that? What?! Sorry, but that won’t be possible. From UCLA to Disneyland it’s at least a two hour drive in traffic, and trust me, there’s always traffic. I also used to work at Disneyland and I second what **YogSogoth** said: they will suck your soul dry! It’s like working retail, but inside a cult. I was a high-schooler when I worked there and several of my fellow high-schoolers were masked characters. Generally, you had to be very short (about 5 feet) or very tall (over six feet) to fit the height requirements for a costumed character. So the short characters (Mickey, Minnie, the Chipmunks) are all women, and the tall characters (Tigger, The Beast) are all men. The guy playing The Beast used to scare me by swooping up behind me when we were both going onstage at the same time each morning. With the head he was seven feet tall. A funny incident I once witnessed while working at Disneyland: I had just gone onstage at the entrance near the restaurant where you can have breakfast with the characters. “Tigger” was outside on the porch. As he turned, his large tail swept a bunch of dishes off a nearby table and they shattered on the ground. He, hilariously, did not break character, but turned to me and put his hands to his mouth in an exaggerated “Oops!” gesture while I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/65 "2009-08-15T05:07:30Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > What?! Sorry, but that won’t be possible. From UCLA to Disneyland it’s at least a two hour drive in traffic, and trust me, there’s always traffic. Damn. Well nevermind then. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221/66 "2009-08-15T05:08:48Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > What?! Sorry, but that won’t be possible. From UCLA to Disneyland it’s at least a two hour drive in traffic, and trust me, there’s always traffic. > > I also used to work at Disneyland and I second what **YogSogoth** said: they will suck your soul dry! It’s like working retail, but inside a cult. > > . Really, according to this thread, there’s wonderful fast mass transit everywhere and no traffic?!:eek::dubious: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527158&page=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527158&page=2) However, I also worked at Disney, and experienced nothing like you say. Very nice people. But yes, UCLA to Disney is hwaaaaaay too far for a commute. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-characters-in-theme-parks-which-ones-can-and-cant-talk/505221.md?page=3)