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Crackers is one of the three characters at the African lion Safari. He is an oversized parrot that can't fly.
Characteristics
Crackers is a beautiful bird because of how colorful he is. His belly, chest, legs and the sides of his face are all yellow. The back of his body is blue and there is a strip of blue that starts at the back of his head and continues up until it hits the top of his beak. The wing is also blue with the exception of the end of the wings. At the end of the wings there are giant yellow and red feathers. Crackers has a giant tail that has the same design as the wings. Finally he has a large tan beak and giant Brown feat.
Crackers looks like an extremely friendly parrot. He has curves in his beak that creates a smile. His eyes are what makes him look so friendly though. His eyes are giant, oval-shaped and it gives you the impression that he's not going to peck you. Below his eyes he has big cheeks that adds to his friendly appearance. Finally Crackers has big, curved hips that makes him look a tad bit fat.
Putting The Costume on
The first thing I put on was a bodysuit that made crackers hips look big and curved. It kind of looked like a giant diaper with suspenders. The straps were annoying because they kept on falling off my shoulders and they went down my arm. After putting the bodysuit on I put the jumpsuit on. The wings were thicker than the rest of the body so the wings wouldn't be so droopy. On the top of the wings there was slits so I could have the decision to leave my arms in the wing or put my hands through the slits. The slits also allowed me to put the rest of the costume on. After putting the body on I put the boots on. The boots were enormous and they were really hard to walk in. Some kids actually tripped over the boots because of how long they were. After I put the boots on I put the gloves on. The gloves were really long and could reach up to my elbows. The reason why they were so long was because it allowed me to put my arms through the slits in the wings without showing any skin. The gloves only had four slots for me to put my fingers in. I always kept my arms inside the wing and I would always poke my thumb out of the slit in the wing. Finally I put on the mask. There is a giant screen in the beak that I use to see through. My face was pressed against the screen and the screen rubbed my Face When I Walked. After taking the mask off I would always get this red tip on my nose because of the screen and it made me look like Rudolph. The big problem was I could only see down and I could not see anything in front of me. There were tiny screens located right beside the beak on both sides of the mask. These were meant so I could see people beside me. After I put the mask on I was transformed into Crackers the parrot.
Costume Maker
Loonie Times
http://www.loonietimes.com/
Characteristics
Crackers is a beautiful bird because of how colorful he is. His belly, chest, legs and the sides of his face are all yellow. The back of his body is blue and there is a strip of blue that starts at the back of his head and continues up until it hits the top of his beak. The wing is also blue with the exception of the end of the wings. At the end of the wings there are giant yellow and red feathers. Crackers has a giant tail that has the same design as the wings. Finally he has a large tan beak and giant Brown feat.
Crackers looks like an extremely friendly parrot. He has curves in his beak that creates a smile. His eyes are what makes him look so friendly though. His eyes are giant, oval-shaped and it gives you the impression that he's not going to peck you. Below his eyes he has big cheeks that adds to his friendly appearance. Finally Crackers has big, curved hips that makes him look a tad bit fat.
Putting The Costume on
The first thing I put on was a bodysuit that made crackers hips look big and curved. It kind of looked like a giant diaper with suspenders. The straps were annoying because they kept on falling off my shoulders and they went down my arm. After putting the bodysuit on I put the jumpsuit on. The wings were thicker than the rest of the body so the wings wouldn't be so droopy. On the top of the wings there was slits so I could have the decision to leave my arms in the wing or put my hands through the slits. The slits also allowed me to put the rest of the costume on. After putting the body on I put the boots on. The boots were enormous and they were really hard to walk in. Some kids actually tripped over the boots because of how long they were. After I put the boots on I put the gloves on. The gloves were really long and could reach up to my elbows. The reason why they were so long was because it allowed me to put my arms through the slits in the wings without showing any skin. The gloves only had four slots for me to put my fingers in. I always kept my arms inside the wing and I would always poke my thumb out of the slit in the wing. Finally I put on the mask. There is a giant screen in the beak that I use to see through. My face was pressed against the screen and the screen rubbed my Face When I Walked. After taking the mask off I would always get this red tip on my nose because of the screen and it made me look like Rudolph. The big problem was I could only see down and I could not see anything in front of me. There were tiny screens located right beside the beak on both sides of the mask. These were meant so I could see people beside me. After I put the mask on I was transformed into Crackers the parrot.
Costume Maker
Loonie Times
http://www.loonietimes.com/
Category Photography / Fursuit
Species Avian (Other)
Size 755 x 1102px
File Size 296.9 kB
Thanks, we actually got three new costumes at the African lion Safari this year (same characters different costume) but Crackers was the only character that wasn't updated. Mainly because he was the newest of the old costumes but it would have been interesting to see them remake him because he was my favorite character to where their.
Hopefully Crackers is still in 'service'. If not, it needs to be worn more. The more it gets worn, the more worn it gets,.., and maybe will be remade.
Heh. Some of the suits I've had to wear are 15 years old and well-used. Surprisingly, they still look good and are quite wearable, so I guess aren't replaced. Hard heavy heads, with a head brace and chin strap, but I guess it's never about -my- comfort, right?
Heh. Some of the suits I've had to wear are 15 years old and well-used. Surprisingly, they still look good and are quite wearable, so I guess aren't replaced. Hard heavy heads, with a head brace and chin strap, but I guess it's never about -my- comfort, right?
Yeah, I hear where you're coming from. All of the costumes from http://www.maydwell.com/#/home are really hard to perform in because they make their costumes look amazing but don’t focus on the performers. Willy Melt and Morris is from that company.
Also, crackers is sort of old, I think they said about six years. I honestly don't want to know how old the Dandy costumes were when I had to wear them last year! I wore them right up to the end of their lifecycle and I am wondering if one of the bodies is the same from when the Park first opened. Plus the costumes are worn every day during the summer season interacting with thousands of guests (most of them being children who like to pull on tales and stuff).
Also, crackers is sort of old, I think they said about six years. I honestly don't want to know how old the Dandy costumes were when I had to wear them last year! I wore them right up to the end of their lifecycle and I am wondering if one of the bodies is the same from when the Park first opened. Plus the costumes are worn every day during the summer season interacting with thousands of guests (most of them being children who like to pull on tales and stuff).
Good. I'm glad they're getting worn. It wouldn't surprise me if some bodies are original. They don't look uggly when well used, like heads get. Also, bodies are much more washable than the heads (which get funky QUICK!).
Maydwell is a REALLY GOOD prof' maker. Their stuff, as painful as they are to perform in, are built to last, and last, and last. I -love- the Kinder Bunny, they made.
Pulling tails is what kids do BEST!
Maydwell is a REALLY GOOD prof' maker. Their stuff, as painful as they are to perform in, are built to last, and last, and last. I -love- the Kinder Bunny, they made.
Pulling tails is what kids do BEST!
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