I think you get what you paid for with Dreamcharacters. They are on the cheaper side compared to other companies nearby and I think that's why their characters are alright. I hired Spiderman for my son's birthday party and although Tony(the manager) was very professional, the person who was in the Spiderman costume was not the best. He lacks some charisma and some energy. He played all the games requested on the booking but I expected more when it came to the "superhero training." All he did for that was bring out a nerf gun and had the kids take a turn shooting. Mind you, there were around 25 kids so it took a while and the kids were getting antsy just waiting in line. For the "dance party" party, his speaker was small and you couldn't even really hear the music so I let him use our big speaker. Not a big deal but you would think they would be more prepared. I was offered to pay extra for a grand entrance and present for the birthday boy and I'm glad I didn't because my son was still given a present and it was a small paint kit from the dollar tree. Booking process was really easy, but overall the service from the characters was not the best. Manager responded promptly and though Spiderman was not the best in my opinion, he showed up on time which was also professional on their side. read more

Signed a contract for an event, received an email at around 10:30pm the night before the event that they had to cancel. Thankfully they refunded me the money but how unprofessional to cancel an event the night before with such a short notice. Very disappointing! read more

Tony was nice and on time. However, the 'basic face painting" is too basic. No offense, but he is definitely not trained for face painting. I can do better work than this read more

Dreamcharacters - Birthday girl asked for a "butterfly" that's how she looked after it's done. - Party Characters Near Me

DO NOT, DO NOT BOOK!!!!!!! IT IS A SCAM! I've had two characters booked since March for my son's birthday on May 9. The week before the event I even called to verify everything was fine and secure. They even confirmed the date. On May 4 (my son's actual birthday and only five days before the event) this scam of a business cancelled!!!! Now looking back at the reviews, this seems to be a trend. I called very upset, because this is UNPROFESSIONAL and he was not only not remorseful, but also laughed and hung up on me. Upon now reading the reviews, it seems like he gets defensive and calls everyone a liar and never takes any accountability. But there's no way he can lie out of this one. read more

Always have a great experience! Parties well organized. Enjoy creating memories with others on thier special day! read more

Dreamcharacters - Elmo fun dancing and playing games! Birthday fun always with DreamCharacters - Party Characters Near Me

Tony was amazing. Everything went smoothly. Workers were on time and friendly. We got the blue dog mascot. Character looked a little off but that just added to the fun LOL. Kids loved it. Would do again. Thanks Tony ! read more

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One of the worst experiences! Do not hire this company!! We hired Spider-Man and miles and they literally did nothing while they were at my son's bday party. And not to mention the costumes had holes in them. We are very disappointed and all the guest at our party were talking about how terrible they were. I will never hire this company again. We got TEMU characters it was so embarrassing. My son cried for an hour after his party. So embarrassing. See pictures. Spider-Man was busting at the seams with holes in his costume! read more

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The person doing to face paint showed up late and dressed up in a plain t shirt like he was running errands. Very low energy and didn't seem like he wanted to be there. When I escalated my disappointment, they said they wanted pictures and this was all I can produce. This is the birthday girl. He used stencils. He said he needed more pictures to validate if I got what I paid for. I would say this wasn't worth it at all. It was embarrassing. read more

Dreamcharacters - The face paint on my daughters right side of her cheek is the quality of face paint. Very disappointing. This is this the birthday girl. - Party Characters Near Me

This event company is so professional! They respond in a timely manner and were on time for the event! Easy to communicate and definitely understood the assignment. Thank you Events by Dreamcharacters! read more

You get what you pay for. Prices were cheaper, but I don't think it was worth it. Their availability was good. We got princess Ariel, she arrived late. Sorry, but she did not look like Ariel at all. We got pass that, but unfortunately, she had no charisma. She was very shy, and not really interacting with the kids as I feel she should have. Her voice was not that of princess, she had a deep voice. She was just paranoid about the children grabbing her things the whole time. Unfortunately they need to improve character personality. read more

I am very disappointed in the service I received over the weekend. Our character Elsa looked as if she was rushed to get ready, and she was not interacting with the children. I spoke with the Manager and requested this to be reviewed but after it was reviewed I was deemed as incorrect. He said he would give me 20 percent off my next character and throw in additional services but how does that make it right? This was a surprise gift for the birthday girl, but let's wait another year to make it right? He then stated he would give a 40 percent discount on my next service and when I declined, I let him know that I would be leaving a review and he said he knew that's where it was going because I didn't get what I was asking for. All I requested was a partial refund, I did not state a full refund or an unreasonable amount. I definitely will not use this company in the future. Again, I don't think my request was unreasonable. I did not want to go this route. Per the response from my review from Tony. I did not demand a refund, I requested a refund via email and was told to give him a call to have this discussed, he then offered a discount for future services again which I declined. I simply asked for a partial refund and stated if not I would leave a review regarding my service. Again no one demanded anything. read more

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They want to charge 120 for kpop demon hunters everyone else I have spoken with says how booked they are with this theme. However this company wants to charge $120 additional so they can buy the costume and later profit after additional bookings. They're basically asking to fund their business. Hi Tony this isn't a false review your response was "No misunderstanding ! You're asking for a custom character that we do not have and can custom make for you . Should you not want to proceed please disregard the request. Thank you" It's not a custom character. With this theme being so highly requested you're going to book other parties. I just don't understand why your customers are having to pay for the costume that we aren't keeping and you are going to use again and profit from. If I misunderstood anything I'm happy to change my review. read more

My event was absolutely amazing! This company was professional, on time and provided myself and my family with a life time of memories. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for such an amazing night!!! EventsbyDreamCharacters are the very best!!! read more

Tony thank you so much Barbie was amazing. She had to answer a lot of questions (Where's Ken) such a good sport. Play really good games for toddlers. Very patient with toddlers. She looks like Barbie too. Tony thank you for your patients and customer service. I asked alot of questions and you followed up every time. Thank you for even accommodating my grand daughter's daycare/school. Alk of the kids and teachers had a wonderful time with Barbie. Will tell a friend read more

Dreamcharacters - 5/30 My granddaughter's 4th Birthday with Barbie. Hot Potatoe game - Party Characters Near Me

Our grandkids were so thrilled to have Spiderman and Ghost Spider come to their party! They had a great time!

We just booked Spider-Man for our son's 3rd bday . The Spidey was worth every dollar spent. Can't recommend this company enough. I would recommend to parents and caregivers that book to make sure you're ready or near your bday kiddo . I missed the first look because I was busy and I lost track of time. There is no day of confirmation. It's up to you to be mindful of when he's about to walk in. Luckily my kids were the ones that saw him walking up to the door from the window lol He was also quick with a response when my son asked if he was gonna swing out as he walked him out. Luckily Spidey was quick ! He said he was and needed plenty of space to swing out. It was much appreciated!! It was the most magical day and my little guy couldn't stop smiling . read more

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I have all good things to say about dreamcharacters. Our character was there on time, he was prepared to play with the kiddos, and he even got in the jumper with them. My son was very happy to see his favorite superhero in his birthday party. The contracting process went smoothly for me. Making payment was easy through PayPal and remaining balance was with cash. Thank you for making Childs birthday a dream come true read more

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Booked with them earlier in the month and placed my deposit to lock my spot about 3 weeks before my sons birthday and two days before I got a call asking if I can accommodate with them to switch the time because someone called out sick. The owner of this company's attitude became very hostile when I told him how I felt because I am getting a call to switch a time for my party that has been planned a whole month in advance and two days before. He asked if I can switch my time to an earlier time; My party started 2:30 I would only be able to do 3, 3:30, or 4:30 & none of those times worked. He said I wasn't able to accommodate with the company but it starts to get dark at 5 so only those times only worked. He started going back and forth with me very argumentative and since I told him I was going to write a bad review because I got this information 2 days before my sons party he canceled my party gave me a refund and I had to find another character place to help accommodate my sons birthday. In my opinion i would not book with this company if I locked in my party earlier in the month placed my deposit like mentioned in the contract that once you place you're deposit your spot should be locked in but that's not the case. Horrible customer service and horrible business thankfully I found an another company in 48 hours before I had to let my son down for his 3rd birthday while they had no consideration in mind. I DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

I hired dreamcharacters for my toddler girl 3rd birthday, we asked for minnie mouse character, 2 people showed up, minnie mouse dress was not like minnie mouse at all, they did not play like minnie mouse at all, the minnie mouse did not talk and had zero movement! Very boring, the other person did some entertainment for kids but very basic, they did not have any specific music or instrument with them, For dancing minnie mouse was just standing still!!! No interaction with the kids, Also, the other lady showed in un suitable attire, broken shoes with holes, very short T shirt that the underwear was showing when she was bending! I dont care your outfit is not fancy but it should be professional, or the company should provide your outfit I am editing my comment since initially I forgot to mentioned that we paid for balloon twisting as well and also confirmed with them the night before the event by phone but they did not do balloon twisting. read more

Noel did such an excellent job at entertaining our young guests. She had them play games and assisted with piñatas.It was nice to have someone entertain the kids while I was free to make sure our other guests were having a good time. I'm so glad it occurred to me to hire someone from Dreamcatchers. read more

Amazing! Have had Spiderman twice- once for a work party with children on the Autism spectrum. Spiderman did great with a wide age range and a lot of kids! We used Dream Characters a second time for my son's third birthday. So much fun, great with the kids, and made sure to make it fun with games and activities! Literally went in the bounce house with the kids. :) My son said after the party, "That was the best birthday ever!" read more

We had such a great time celebrating our daughters birthday with the snow queen being there! Face painting was great too! Thank you for making her day such a magical one for her! read more

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I love all the character options! The costumes look great, and the service is amazing! Smiles all around :)

This is SUCH a great way to make a special day or event even more special! There are so many characters to choose from and they are always a delight. The look on the kids' faces were priceless, and all the activities were engaging and fun for the whole family! My favorites were tug-of-war, the limbo, & face-painting. Huge thank you to Tony for such wonderful customer service and for such a great experience! 10/10 would recommend! read more

The best quality of service and experience. You won't be disappointed my family loves Tony and DreamCharacters. Thank you for all that you do for families . Please give them a try you won't be disappointed. read more

Unreliable says one thing but does not come through. Staff is very rude. If I could rate zero stars I would do not book with them!!

An update!! The owner has enlisted his friends to harass me. I've gotten messages on Yelp being evil and rude. Also, he replied back to my comment saying I am lying and claiming I give 1 review stars too much. The last 3 have been 1 stars but that's it. I rarely give 1 stars and BY THE WAY, that is none of his business what I review people. He doesn't know my experiences with businesses. Also, he has mentioned in his comment a contract I have never seen in my life. I will post the contract I received and you all can tell me if anything is mentioned about parking. I received this contract and a covid waiver. THAT's it. His reply really shows how immature and unprofessional he is. I love to support small businesses, which is why I hired this company. BUT, he's crossed me too many times and has taken to harassing me. I won't stand for that. read more

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We requested a Barbie. Our Barbie wasn't able to make it. Someone from their company came to do face painting and balloon twisting. But in small print it says they are a character business not a face painting business. That they do basic face painting. On their website they show a girl with a cat face BUT that's not basic. Basic is a heart a little spider etc. Beware. Here are a couple of pics. Judge for yourselves read more

Dreamcharacters - A spider.. if you can tell - Party Characters Near Me

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First time booking a character for a birthday party and we had a great experience. Tony helped answer all my questions and the booking process went smoothly. Spider-Man was a hit! The littles enjoyed the activities and even got a chance to do some superhero training. read more

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We had Spider Man come for our sons birthday and he was amazing. He kept the kids entertained and happy. The booking experience was easy and everyone I spoke with was helpful. read more

do not hire tony/ dream characters cancelled character less than an HOUR before arrival time charged full price for last minute horrible facepaint The owner cannot handle negative reviews, if anyone needs any further information about our experience feel free to message me but what's done is done and we would hate to have other families go through what we went through because planning a party is stressful enough. I have all the proof again with the pics I've provided, dm me read more

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My experience with this company could have been better. I booked one hour of basic balloonist and one hour of entertainment for toddlers. The person assigned to my event showed up late; she said she was lost on the other side of the park. It was not a big deal being late. Then, when she started to set up, which takes time from the hour you book, she asked if I had a straw because her balloon pump broke. I did not have a straw, so she attempted to blow the balloons with her mouth but was unsuccessful. I do not expect her to do that for the whole hour; it is probably unhealthy. Then my friend had a balloon pump, so we offered that, but it did not work with her type of balloon. Almost an hour had passed by then, so I told her to stop trying and do the toddler games. She did, but also remember that this will take time to set up, get the speaker to sync with her phone, which she has issues with, etc. She played the games, and everything was good. She was very nice, but the whole service was disappointing. After the party, I emailed the owner, who called to discuss what happened. He offered me a refund, but there was no balloonist, so I should have received a full refund of $90 for the balloon hour. He said that because She stayed for two hours, I only got a partial refund of $40. Total was $170 (balloons $90 entertainment $75), I don't know why that's a false. I did pay for the hour of service. He said she was there for two hours even though it was an hour of setting up and trying to blow balloons with the broken pump. Very disappointing. Just be aware this can happen to you, and you end up paying for a service that did not happen. They could have been more professional and had better service. Other reviews express the same feelings. I would not recommend them. Per Tony's response: It's not false, you say that every bad review is false. I didn't ask for a full refund. I only ask for the balloonist hour refund because service was not provided. I still paid for the second hour of entertainment. read more

I would like to mention I saw the reviews and felt I wanted to move forward in giving the owner a chance I regret it! I requested the Toy Story characters however only one arrived it was such a huge disappointment. I was contacted by the employee was unable to make it to the party because he stated his Manager booked him for another party 45 miles away he stated he would be two hours late ( he also mentioned his Manager does this often ). I'd like to add the face painting was horrific see photos attached I was so embarrassed. I spoke to the Manager Tony and requested a reasonable refund he felt he would only reimburse a small amount which wasn't suitable to me. I don't recommend this company. read more

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I recommend choosing a Character (not a Mascot), because a single character will be more engaging and interactive for the children. We had an amazing experience with the Spiderman Character for my son's 3rd birthday last year. He literally jumped out of a tree and thrilled the children with his engagement level. This year, we chose the Transformer Man, which required a handler (2 people showed up). The transformer man could not see or speak through the costume, and so it was less interactive to say the least. It was more expensive too. My son wasn't pleased, and some of the kids were confused about why transformer man wasn't speaking or doing much. The handler read a Charlie Brown story, which was also a bit strange. Why not read a Transformer story? Or at least let us know the story selection before the event? I wish I had known all of this before booking, as I would have just gone with a single character. It's not clear on their website (transformer man was listed as a character, and then I was told he was a mascot), and the Director didn't explain it well either. I encourage you to ask lots of questions before booking! On a positive note, the duo did a great job with Tug of War and were overall professional in communications. Autobots roll out. read more

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By far the best place for any kids birthday party! Still rave about it to any parents looking for a character! Can't wait for my daughters birthday :) read more

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Hired barbie for my granddaughters birthday party, she was absolutely adorable. Character was punctual, and looked amazing. The girls had a blast getting their face painted and talking to barbie they didn't want her to leave! Book them you won't regret it. read more

I cannot recommend dreamcharacters enough!! They honestly strive to make the day a child's dream come true. Watching birthday boys face light up playing with the character made it worth every penny. The owner Tony is super friendly, accommodating, and thorough. Pricing is the best I've found as well. Can't wait to use them for our next birthday party. Thank you again for providing such a wonderful experience! read more

This company was awesome! Our grandson had the best 3rd birthday with his Spidey friend.

Communication was good with this company I had originally wanted two characters but sadly one had an emergency which was understandable but Spiderboy really made up for the other not being there my son didn't even notice so I will still give 5 stars. Friendly and polite with guests and company was easy to work with parking was not ideal in my neighborhood and he was on time thank you guys for making my sons birthday memorable for my son!! read more

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This is the first time we hired a costume character through Dream Characters and nobody and they have gained a returning costumer. Dream Characters was better than expected. We hired Optimus for my son's 11th birthday. Optimus and his assistant were attentive, high energy, kept the kids entertained with games, and created a fun party. It's been about a month since the party and my son and his friends are still talking about the party. If you're looking for a team to keep your kiddos happy & entertained (while staying on a budget) book through them. You will not be disappointed. read more

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