NYPD asks Disney to remove fake characters from Times Square

I was recently in New York City and while in the City the Disney Fashionista and I stopped by Times Square for a photo. There were some of the most hideous looking Disney, Marvel, Nintendo, DC Comic characters I have ever seen. Most were walking around with their heads off probably scaring little children and some adults too. I couldn’t believe there were so many, and that none of the cops were doing anything about it.

In the news this week the New York City police chief sent out a request to Disney and Marvel to start cracking down on all the characters in Times Square, especially near the Disney Store. The NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton asked Disney and Marvel to sue for copyright infringement but Disney is trying a different approach with very little success.

Disney Spokesperson Zenia Mucha had this to say:

“We have been for years working with previous and current administrations as well as the city council trying to get legislation passed that would require registration and identification of these costumed characters,” she said.

So does that mean we will start seeing less of them in the future or just documented cases of who does what?

Well something needs to happen… I would imagine if kids have never been to a Disney Park or even if they have, these characters that are walking around in these hideous costumes begging for money is not good for Disney at all, maybe the NYPD or local public officials can do something to clean up Time Square.

Have you been to Times Square to see these people? Did you get the same impression I did? Let me know in the comment box below.

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