There’s something oddly hilarious to me about a giant dancing playdoh jar.

@fanmar  
we all fail to check the source now and then.
 
it’s not a rule but if mascots can be used, we filipinos would take that option.

@OptimusPrimevil  
Ah allrighty then. Not smart of me to make that assumption.

@fanmar  
No idea but the gif/video was taken from a mall in the Philippines (Asia) so it doesn’t really fall onto ‘common american thing’…technically.

Man I have to ask this, is this like a common American thing? Mascots doing shows and stuff? I mean here’s a freakin’ play-doh bucket there dancing too. What’s the point?  
I’ve never seen anything like it here in The Netherlands.
 
I know even my 4-ear-old nephew would say this looks too stupid to be a thing.  
Not trying to insult any one specifically, I’m just really wondering where this entire idea comes from and if it even works at all.

The Play-doh and Potato Head guys are lucky - they get to use their arms.

about working at disney world:
 
it’s not 100% accurate but if you can track down the sources, you can determine the truth for yourselves

@Background Pony #5FB9  
They’re not “toralitarian,” they just have some strict rules sometimes.  
A relative of mine who had an art internship with Disney before said, when artists submit application portfolios to Disney, if they see any art that’s “cartoony,” or of their “characters,” they’re throw it in the trash. Apparently, to get hired as an artist for Disney you have to give them realistic art, sceneries, and such. They won’t hire you if you can’t draw realistically.

I refuse to believe Disney is a strict totalitarian place to work. i mean they exist to create love and wonder for children, right?

@mayorlight
 
@Beau Skunky
 
Yep, height requirements are pretty strict. The majority of those characters are played by women chiefly because of the height limits.
 
My own sister played several costumed characters in the parade at Disneyland for a few years. It’s pretty exhausting work: you’re carrying the weight of the costume (and sweltering underneath it), doing your rehearsed choreography with exaggerated movement so that your energy translates visually through the costume, and having to keep that energy up along the entire parade route. Plus, they’re not unionized (unlike most other divisions in the park), and there are real health hazards in the job (those heavy heads are pretty hard on your neck & back, and it’s not unusual for performers to take medical leave as a result). Definitely not as glamorous as a lot of people think.

@mayorlight  
Yeah, they also have strict rules to follow. (You’ll get fired if you remove your mask in front of kids.) Your sister having worked there would probably know what they all are.

@Beau Skunky
 
Yes. From what I hear, Disney is VERY specific about the height requirements for characters. And of course, that’s in addition to endurance, balance, coordination, etc.

@Beau Skunky  
I just remember I got my photo taken next to Goofy with my dad when he took me to Disneyland for my 7th birthday back in ’95 or so.

@mayorlight  
I hear it’s very hard to get those costume/mascot jobs at DisneyLand, because Disney has strict guidelines you have to follow, and many many people apply for those jobs surprisingly.

@Beau Skunky
 
Very true. My sister once worked at Disneyland playing as Pluto and Buzz Lightyear.

Modular suits
 
weirdest hasbro orgy former since magmatron

@observer  
To be fair, some of ’em might be women. In fact, some women have dressed like male characters like Mickey Mouse, sports mascots, and such before.

Seeing men in pony suits dancing badly to ‘heaping Twilight win the crown’ is so relaxing

@Beau Skunky  
>>37761 and >>101585 AAAAAGH KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!
 
>>127603 Cute and show-accurate, despite un-cute size.
 
>>94903 AAAAAGH KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

@Da5ch  
These images come to mind. >>37761 >>101585 >>127603 >>94903

@Beau Skunky  
Well they’re certainly cuter than some quadsuits I’ve seen.

@Da5ch  
You’re right I didn’t notice the source link, (adds “Youtube link” tag) it is more amusing then it should be.
 
I guess in a way those outfits are kinda cute/funny.

le watches video in link
 
…okay then. Damn it, is there ANY way to make those pony quadsuits NOT inherently hilarious?
 
Video sold me on not just four people in pony suits, but also Mr. Potato Head and an anthropomorphic tub of Play-Doh all dancing awkwardly to “Helping Twilight Win the Crown.” I LOL’d so hard I almost spat my Mountain Dew all over my monitor and my Wacom tablet, and now I’m worried I woke up my roommate.

It has got to be a serious challenge to do any kind of choreography in those things.

Let’s just hope Pinkie Pie doesn’t try to eat Mr. Potatoman, or the Play Dough.