5. Mr Smee
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Mr. Smee currently appears alongside Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and Wendy Darling in the Festival of Fantasy parade at the Magic Kingdom, but the difference between this character and all those he appears with is the fact that Mr. Smee actually does not meet guests at Walt Disney World in any capacity. Despite this character gaining in popularity among the preschool set thanks to the Jake and the Neverland Pirates cartoon on Disney Junior, Mr. Smee does not interact with any guests, anywhere at Walt Disney World.
6. Hitchiking Ghosts
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Disney’s world-class attractions have spawned some truly memorable characters, but nothing is arguably as iconic as the Hitchhiking Ghosts. Though you can always see these silly spooks at the Haunted Mansion, during Halloween they materialize during the Boo to You parade. Though its great to see these silly spooks from afar and in the (undead) flesh, it would be amazing to actually meet them in person. Unfortunately Disney has never offered a character meet and greet for Ezra, Phineas and Gus, and likely never will.
7. John Smith
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Though John Smith has met guests at Walt Disney World in the past, he has all but vanished from the parks in recent years, now only appearing during Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While you can wave to him from your seat, if you want to talk to Jamestown's most famous settler, you'll be sadly disappointed.
8. Flora, Fauna and Merriweather
You can meet Sleeping Beauty's Aurora at the MAgic Kingdom pretty regularly and secondary characters Prince Phillip and Maleficent are both easily found at special events at the Magic Kingdom. However, three Sleeping Beauty characters are sadly left out of the meet and greet rotation: fairies Flora, Fauna and Merriweather. These characters can be seen and photographed during the Festival of Fantasy parade every day, but those wishing to discuss the finer points of magical theory with them (or ask about Royal Prep, as seen in Sofia the First) won't be able to get much of a word in with these characters.
9. Bullseye
Toy Story is one of the most well-represented properties at Walt Disney World, with characters from this film franchise meeting guests at both the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. However, though it's easy to find Woody, Buzz and Jessie, one member of the team is conspicuously absent: Bullseye! This key member of Woody's Roundup can be seen during several parades, but if you want to meet him in person, there are unfortunately no regular options in the parks.
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Oogie Boogie did meet and greets in 2012 at Villians unleashed before it was a hard ticketed event. I have photos.
We met Megara about 2 or 3 years ago just hanging out at International Gateway in Epcot. In fact, that's a great area to meet unexpected characters, though it isn't on a regular basis. We also met Max there not too long ago. I'm sad that the daily character blitz at the Animation building in the Studios is gone. That was so much fun and you never knew who was going to be there.
In the '80s Mr. Smee was a regular character you could meet at WDW. I have a picture from 1983 with him and my cousins.