1. Any Deviant can claim a character. You do not have to be a watcher of the Directory or any of our listed clubs.


2. Only Disney Characters are allowed to be claimed; however, any character from a Disney Movie (animated or live action), TV show (animated or live action), Short Film (animated or live action), Park, Book, or Game is allowed. For this Crew, Disney distributions, like Spirited Away and The Brave Little Toaster, are open for claims. If you are unsure if your character counts as Disney, just ask .


3. You may only claim one character. You MUST check the links above to see what characters have already been claimed before you make a claim. I will not be happy with you if you try to claim someone who is already taken.

***At the moment I am making allowances for twin characters that in essence act as one. If someone really wants one of a pair of twin characters after the pair has been claimed, I will break up the twins. The second claimant will be given the right to choose which character they want.

4. Once a character is claimed, no one else may claim that character. Character alter-egos do not count as a separate character. (For example, Aladdin and Prince Ali count as only one character). Characters who appear in more than one medium (for example, in a movie and a tv series) may not be claimed more than once. There are thousands of Disney characters, be creative in your choice.


5. The Claim journals are now arranged alphabetically by Title. Remember that "A" and "The" do not factor into alphabetizing the titles. For example, "The Lion King" will be found under "L", not "T". All sequels and spin-offs will be lumped together with the main title. For example, claims for the original Aladdin movie, its two sequels, and its TV afternoon cartoon will all be listed under "Aladdin". Characters original to Disney's theme Parks are listed under "D" for Disney Parks. Mickey and family are listed at the moment under House of Mouse.


6. A separate list will be maintained with claimants listed alphabetically, to ensure no one tries to make a second claim. If you do attempt to make a second claim, you will forfeit your first claim and be given the second character.


7. You may choose to change your character at any time, provided that character is still available.


8. Just leave a comment on the journal stating which character you want to claim and what they appear in. Characters will be listed alphabetically under their title to make it easier to see if a character has already been claimed. DO NOT SEND YOUR CLAIM IN A NOTE. Claims in notes will be rejected and you will be told to post your claim in a comment.


9. You may only challenge a claim if the original claimant has been banned by dA.


10. Not required but recommended: please copy and paste the following text into your journal or signature, replacing the x's with your character:

<a href="http://the-disney-directory.deviantart.com/journal/9365924/">I am xxxxx in The Disney Directory's Character Claimers' Crew</a>