DISNEY `CAM' KEEPS AN EYE ON CHARACTERS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. M-I-C - See you on spy-cam - K-E-Y. Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, needs some protection from too-enthusiastic visitors, so the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. is experimenting with tiny hidden cameras inside the costumes of some of the characters who greet guests at its amusement parks. ``People are grabbing at them all the time,'' said Rich Baker, Disney's director of creative costuming. ``The characters get knocked down. Sometimes they are literally pummeled by teen-agers.'' Encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. in bulky headpieces, most of Disney's costumed
characters have a limited view of the crowd around them during their
30-minute walking tours.
Handlers with walkie-talkies are nearby, but problems still occur. Children yank Yank steamship stoker vainly tries to climb the social ladder, then fails in attempt to avenge himself on society. [Am. Drama: O’Neill The Hairy Ape in Sobel, 339] See : Failure (jargon) yank the tails of Pluto and Simba, sometimes hard enough to rip them off. Sometimes, they throw up on the expensive handmade costumes. Performers who play Snow White must be trained to deal with men who occasionally grab at their breasts or talk dirty to them. The new video cameras are as small as ballpoint pens and can be hidden in almost any decoration. The performer inside the costume wears special glasses that show the camera's view in the corner of one lens. |
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