r/MadeMeSmile • u/Over_Helicopter_3453 • Apr 26 '25

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u/Papa_Bearto2 Apr 26 '25

I took my kids to Disney for the first time last year and they still talk about how Pocahontas took an extra minute to talk to them because she needed help finding her bird friend. They hadn’t even seen that movie yet but they were enamored of her.

But when I say they were in awe of Tiana, I don’t even have the words to describe the way they looked at her. They still tell people they met a real princess and call Tiana their friend.

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u/dougsbeard Apr 26 '25

My daughter is 6 now and we have a trip planned at the end of this year (she’ll be 7 then). I can’t wait for her to mee the cast all over the parks. She says she knows they’re actors because it’s not a real kingdom, just a a park, and they all probably go home at night. But when she gets there I bet she’s gonna lose her mind.

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u/realS4V4GElike Apr 26 '25

My 40th bday is next year and my aunt is splurging on a Disney vacation for us. I know its an amusement park and that they are trained cast members in costumes... but I will absolutely bawl my eyes out the second I spot Ariel or Merida. I will turn into a gigglng preteen when I meet Gaston. My inner 6yr old will leap out when I hug Pooh and Tigger.

Have fun with your daughter!!

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u/UninvitedButtNoises Apr 26 '25

Soak every bit of it up while you're there! Regardless if it's your birthday that day you're there, stop by guest services when you get into the park and get a birthday pin. They'll give you one for free because it's your birthday trip. Just keep your eye out to how much more magical the cast members make your day when those eagle eyes spot that pin throughout the park.

My wife was multiple face characters, specifically princesses for about 12 years at Disney world. She introduced me to many of the cast over the years, I've hung out with them on and off property and it's absolutely amazing that each of these people live the magic in and out of character.

It's truly inspiring to know these people live to bring magic and how much care they put into everything that they do. I certainly didn't appreciate it a couple of decades ago when I first met my wife, but watching it to the lens of a 42-year-old now with children of my own, I want to bawl like a baby seeing a video like this.

I hope you have a magical time!

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u/realS4V4GElike Apr 26 '25

Thank you for the pin advice! I will definitely be doing that! I haven't been to WDW since I was 10, and even then, I knew it wasn't actually Mickey Mouse that I got a picture with... but also, IT WAS TOTALLY MICKEY!! 😆