Disney Parks Characters can be found at Disney Parks around the globe, signing autographs, posing for pictures and appearing in live stage-shows. Costumed versions of characters from Disney's Animated Features and shorts, TV shows, video games and rides have been appearing at Disneyland since the day it opened in 1955 and have subsequently become must-see attractions at Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Dinseyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland and on the Disney Cruise Line, they form the backbone of the Disney Parks. The characters are Disney Cast Members who are costumed and interact with guests to further enjoy their visit or vacation. The characters are broken down into two groups: Atmosphere Characters and Face Characters
Atmosphere Characters
Atmosphere Characters are the most common type of characters who cannot talk to guests, but most can communicate through actions. A host often accompanies them to help them to guide them around the park. Atmosphere Characters are either meetable or non-meetable.
Meetable Atmosphere Characters
Meetable Atmosphere Characters who appear at the parks include:
Disney's Early Animated Shorts
Disney Feature Films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio
Fantasia
Bambi
Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros
Fun and Fancy Free
Melody Time
Song of the South
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
Mary Poppins
The Jungle Book
The Aristocats
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Robin Hood
Winnie the Pooh
The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under
The Little Mermaid
The Great Mouse Detective
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
The Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Lilo and Stitch
Treasure Planet
Brother Bear
Chicken Little
Meet the Robinsons
Bolt
The Princess And The Frog
Frozen
Pixar Films
Toy Story series
- Woody
- Buzz Lightyear
- Green Army Men
- Bo Peep
- Mr. Potato Head
- Jessie
- Bullseye
- Lotso
A Bug's Life
- Flik
- Princess Atta
- Francis
- Slim
- Gypsy
- Tuck and Roll
Monsters, Inc.
- Mike
- Sulley
- George Sanderson
- Needleman
The Incredibles
- Mr. Incredible
- Mrs. Incredible
- Frozone
Cars series
- Lightning McQueen
- Mater
- Finn McMissile
Ratatouille
- Remy
- Emile
WALL-E
- WALL-E
Up
- Carl Fredrickson
- Russel
- Dug
Other TV Series
The Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Tummi Gummi
- Grammi Gummi
- Zummi Gummi
- Cubbi Gummi
Duck Tales
- Launchpad McQuack
- Webby Vanderquack
- Gyro Gearloose
- Darkwing Duck
- Baggy Beagle
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
- Gadget Hackwrench
- Monterey Jack
- Fat Cat
TaleSpin
- Kit Cloudkicker
- Rebecca Cunningham
- Don Karnage
Goof Troop
Bonkers
- Bonkers D. Bobcat
Lilo and Stitch
- Jacques von Hämsterviel
- Reuben
- Sparky
- Angel
- Felix
My Friends Tigger and Pooh
Phineas and Ferb
- Phineas Flynn
- Ferb Fletcher
- Perry the Platypus
Secret Agent Oso
- Oso
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
- Jake
Video Games
Kingdom Hearts series
- Sora
Non-meetable Atmosphere Characters
Non-meetable Atmosphere Characters who appear at the parks include:
Disney Feature Films
Fantasia
- Magic Brooms
- Chernabog
Dumbo
- Dumbo
Cinderella
- Lucifer
Alice in Wonderland
- Cheshire Cat
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
- Dragon Maleficent
The Jungle Book
- Kaa
- Shere Khan
The Little Mermaid
- Flounder
- Sebastian
- King Triton
- Ursula
- Flotsman and Jetsman
Beauty and the Beast
- Lumiere
- Cogsworth
- Mrs. Potts
- Chip
Aladdin
- Snake Jafar
- Iago
- Carpet
The Lion King
- Simba
- Pumba
- Zazu
- Scar
Pixar Films
Toy Tory series
- Slinky Dog
- Rex
- Stretch
- Andy
A Bugs Life=
- Dim
- Hopper
Finding Nemo
- Dory
- Bruce
Face Characters
These people wear costumes but interact with the guests via improv acting and theatrical expertise as part of their job. Like the Atmosphere Characters, they are assisted by a character host at all times. Noted examples include all of the Disney Princesses, Disney Fairies, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. An example of a change for the better came in the 1980s, when park executives decided to change the Mad Hatter from an atmosphere character into a face character so they be allowed to interact with guests.
Disney Feature Films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
- Alice
- The Mad Hatter
Peter Pan / Tinkerbell series
- Peter Pan
- Wendy Darling
- John Darling
- Cubby
- Tinker Bell
- Rosetta
- Silvermist
- Iridessa
- Fawn
- Vidia
- Terence
Lady and the Tramp
- Tony
- Joe
Sleeping Beauty
One Hundred and One Dalmations
The Sword in the Stone
- Merlin
Mary Poppins
- Mary Poppins
- Bert
Jungle Book
- Mowgli
Winnie The Pooh
- Christopher Robin
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
- Aladdin
- Princess Jasmine
- Sultan
Imaage Gallery
Pocahontas
Mulan
Fantaisa 2000
- Tin Soldier
- Ballerina
Treasure Planet
- Jim Hawkins
Pirates of the Caribbean series
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Captain Barbossa
- Angelica
The Chronicles of Narnia
- Queen Jadis
- Prince Caspian
The Princess and the Frog
- Princess Tiana
- Prince Naveen
- Doctor Facilier
Tangled
Frozen
TV Series
Kim Possible
- Kim Possible
- Ron Stoppable