24 Oct

Fail: Autographed Letter from a Disney Character

Posted under Fail

Name: Nikki

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/238268636505845913/

What I Did: I showed the original pin to my son and daughter and they got all excited. Finally, something that got them pumped about handwriting! My daughter wrote to Rapunzel and my son wrote to Buzz Lightyear (I KNOW you can find him at Disney World). We mailed the letters and waited anxiously.
What we got back was not as advertised on the pin. My daughter got a Disney princess postcard. She loved it anyway, especially since she couldn’t read the message on the other side written and signed by Cinderella. Wrong princess! My son felt truly scammed. His postcard had the Mickey Mouse gang on it, signed by Mickey. Not even close!
I guess as Disney parks raise their prices, everything else gets cheaper (and lazier).

My Result:

Next Time I Will: Next time a project like this comes along (I had no control over the outcome), I will test it out myself before I get my kids’ hopes up.

Comments on this post
  1. Amanda Barton-Epple says:

    We sent some of these this summer and the kids got nothing in return. Total fail on Disney’s part.

    26. October - 10:16 am
    1. Ashley says:

      As a Disney entertainment performer i can tell you that original pin is not from Disney. That signature isn’t done the way all cinderella’s are trained to sign, she would never have been approved with that to sign anything.
      Disney doesn’t send personalized letters unless its for weddings or special circumstances (make a wish children)

      27. December - 3:04 pm
      1. Rose says:

        Ashley’s comment (above) is true. If you look at the website, the disclaimer says that they aren’t affiliated with Disney. http://www.disneylandpostcards.com/disney-character-autographs.html

        8. January - 8:15 pm
        1. ellie says:

          What I would have done is just sign the picture myself. My daughter wouldn’t know the difference. lol.

          11. May - 2:19 pm
          1. Heather says:

            That’s sad that Disney no longer sends personalized letters except for special circumstances.. When I was about 5 years old (I’m now 27) I sent a letter to Mickey complaining that I loved Daisy Duck but had a hard time finding anything with her on it when I visited Disneyland and he sent me back a letter apologizing and included a signed photo of Daisy!

            14. May - 11:07 am
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