Socially Distanced Disney Character Meet & Greets at EPCOT | Walt Disney World

[@undercovertourist]

What do you think? Are these new socially distanced meet and greets even better than the traditional meet and greet?

[@bethanyrobben9110]

UndercoverTourist.com No, in my opinion I love the one on one interactions cause I miss being able to hug the characters & talking to them & being able to take pictures with them, but it's still great to at least see that their out!

[@undercovertourist]

Thanks for sharing! It is definitely a different experience.

[@justinplatt]

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[@JoXP]

@@justinplatt Same here. I can’t wait for physical distancing to be over. When it is, I’m going to hug a lot of my family members & friends.

[@JoXP]

@@justinplatt Although I’ve never been to any of the Disney Parks yet, I would definitely love to hug a Disney character! Peter Pan & Wendy Darling would be number one on my list!

[@cheflilyo3142]

They are a new, calmer sort of magic 💛

[@lindsaycross5525]

I’m not crying. You’re crying. The music gave me all the feels. My husband and I are avid Disney goers (from our first trip together to our honeymoon) and we planned on taking our 4 year old daughter last year for the first time when covid hit. Although I understand the reason behind all this, I can’t help but to feel the extreme sadness in my heart. I know she would love to hug her favorite characters. Regardless, we are taking her in April & hopefully this time it works out, but it will be a different way experience for sure. ❤️

[@LeeLooDM]

I have mixed emotions on this... it is nice for the children to have a pinch of magic, but it saddens me that they can't hug their favourite character

[@disneylover1294]

Well, better to be safe than sorry

[@wii1245]

DisneyLover129 boo hoo. Stay home then and when 2022 comes, meet and greets have better return or it will become obsolete .

[@autisticgirlawareness7420]

Obsolete No hopefully not kids would hate that if that happens.

[@disneylover1294]

Joy playing in the grass was so cute 😢, And The Small Calvacades around The World Showcase are Fun. Hope they continue these even when the pandemic ends (I hope it ends soon)

[@jefferewalker2935]

I hope in the future, the Disney Characters will be able to go back to traditional meet and greets. That was my favorite thing to do at the Disney Parks.

[@autisticgirlawareness7420]

I never done that I was planning to do that before Covid19 hit and then boom now I am anxious and worried the traditional will never come back so if traditional meet and greets never come back I'm never going back to Disney World again I know far but do you blame me ?

[@jp6724]

The park website says these meet & greets are temporarily unavailable. So I'm 99% sure they will resume traditional Meet & Greets once case numbers decrease

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

Let us pray

[@Parzival_Z98]

We’ll cross our fingers throughout the COVID pandemic.🤞

[@ryanconner6364]

It will get back normal when COVID gets even more low and then COVID will be gone.

[@kaitlin3764]

I would like for these to be continued as an addition to the regular meet and greets.

[@disneylover1294]

Agreed

[@ermonski]

One good thing about these is that the performers are safe from harrassment

[@lauralovaglio6486]

Think of how much easier their jobs must be... no more kids pulling at you, no more standing still in the hot sun, no more autographs or touching people. It’s sad to be distant but it’s nice they are keeping our hopes up

[@Parzival_Z98]

I think I’m gonna wait till the traditional meet and greets return at the Disney Parks. I’m gonna focus on staying safe for now until COVID calms down and we get an effective vaccine.

[@nightstar11801]

I agree 👍

[@daniellewalton4100]

No way up close meet and greet that’s the way it’s supposed to be and I can’t begin to tell you how many times I wanted to cry about those kids not being able to hug Disney characters. And I sure do miss hugging them especially you Mickey.

[@MaryS2022]

As a person who is not much of a hugger, I like these.

[@TheAnnaBanana101]

I really like this, especially in tough times like this it's great to be able to see any characters at all! Joy doing the lawn mower was very cute too

[@disneylover1294]

I know right, I really wanted to shed a tear because it’s both cute and painful to still see the characters but at a distance

[@carmensandiego3691]

Nooooooooooooooooooòooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭 I wanna hug Gaston and feel his biceps 💪

[@nerdknight111]

And thus, my dreams of one day giving Joy a hug have died Thanks COVID

[@lindsay1408]

I hope that sooner or later this whole social distancing thing goes away so we can get close to our favorite Disney characters again like we used to before Covid came around.

[@markbenjamin1703]

I wonder if you go in a full hazmat or chemical suit would they let you hug them?

[@familiacarrascopou9884]

Do you know the schedule of this meet and greets? at what time of the day and where can I found them?

[@undercovertourist]

These meet and greets and character appearances are not scheduled but appear at random times throughout the day to prevent large gatherings.

[@wii1245]

UndercoverTourist.com that can be a problem. 1. Random appearances 2. All of this social distancing is getting old.

[@jp6724]

Once the pandemic clears out, all the stuff (that makes Disney) what it is has to be restored. Rather than it just staying transformed, at a State Faire or Carnival level

[@neardaisy1790]

Can’t ask for autographs now sad

[@Megatheobjectshowguy1]

Eh, I’m willing to give this a go but I’m worried that the old character meet and greets we all know and love will never come back Actually these should continue alongside the traditional meet and greets we all know and love

[@autisticgirlawareness7420]

Agreed

[@furmom9390]

They just took those restrictions away now. You can now go hug and meet them close up again 🙏

[@swimvain]

Ehhh, I don't know about this. I'd rather just wait or not go at all. This all seems so impersonal.

[@wii1245]

Jessica wait until 2022

[@em-i-love-you]

i mean the only upside is short wait lines lmao

[@Parzival_Z98]

That’s what I’m gonna do, Wait till 2022. Besides, I’m in no rush to go to Disney World.

[@favorites7222]

I personally hate it... mostly because I’m a hugger and like to interact with the characters. I refuse to go back to the parks till I know it’s safe for regular charecter greetings again.

[@wii1245]

Brittany Daae wait until 2021 or 22.

[@jp6724]

Same thing with me

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

I know how everyone else feels

[@giuseppinalombardo4842]

I am never going there until I also know it's safe and I don't want to keep social distancing and wearing face masks all day and put hand sanitizer before entering rides and having temperature measures before entering

[@vindamawarrose9500]

Hold up now why arent the charecters wearing masks?

[@stephaniereece3573]

I mean they aren't touching anyone and they're clearly social distanced so don't think it would be at all necessary for them to wear masks.

[@zacheryalderton4600]

did not like it that way i need all the guests to start back meet and greets on cronavirus