I am a sappy mom and every time a castmember did something special for dd, I had tears in my eyes. No one has ever treated dd so beautifully!
Here are a few things off the top of my head:
Hollywood and Vine- a worker brought the characters over to the table to entertain dd while I went to get our food at the buffet. At this character meal, the characters would first give ME a big hug before going up to dd. Dd enjoyed that just about as much as them hugging her!
The line to meet the princesses and fairies was just way too long for dd to wait in so I started to leave...explaining to dd that we would try later. A CM overheard and saw the GAC hanging around my neck. The CM took us directly to Cinderella! I had no idea where we were going until I opened a door and came face to face with Cinderella. I was shocked. Dd did get to see the princesses and fairies after all.
Dd wanted to meet Stitch all week long but I had no clue where to find him. We had given up when we walked smack into the line to meet Stitch! Just as we were getting the pen out for his autograph, Stitch left for a break. Dd had a huge meltdown the entire time he was gone. Stitch came back and walked directly to dd, giving her fresh cut flowers. I was bawling! How sweet! Dd was positively glowing from the interaction!
On the raft ride, dd refused to get out at the end of the ride. As I tried to talk her into getting out, the CM said it was fine--go again! This happened again so the CM ended up letting dd ride 3 times in a row. We were soaked! Dd was happy!
I have to say the one character who took the most time with dd and was the most friendly and caring to her was Donald Duck. I think we have a dozen pics with him!
Riding the train, dd got to be guest conductor. The Cm let her keep riding past our stop and another time around as she was grinning from ear to ear!
I had tears in my eyes as dd was interacting with Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore came up and gave me the biggest hug and then kissed me a few times on the cheek. Awww.
Dd gave Buzz Lightyear a kiss and then walked over to give Woody a kiss...then told me she did that only so they "don't fight". In other words, she only wanted to give Buzz a kiss.
The Light motors Action show was dd's favorite so I took her back on her birthday. This is one show I was unsure about as she is very sound sensitive but she loved the explosions! I told the CM the 2nd time that it was hard to direct dd's attention to the show until an explosion happened...she sat dd right up front for the 2nd show we attended.
This has nothing to do with a CM but when we went to the Whispering Canyon cafe, we stopped by the sandy area. While we rested, dd ran to the sand to talk to a little girl there. My mother called for her to talk off her boots--I quickly ran to help dd as she has never walked barefoot in sand. Before I got there, dd was already running across the sand without shoes on! And no meltdown! Every time we have went to the beach, she couldn't stand sand on her feet and would meltdown. This is a huge first for her! We stayed over an hour just to let her play in the sand.
At Aniimal Kingdom, CMs in the parade stopped and talked to dd and wished her a happy birthday. Over and over I was shocked that they stopped to talk to her!
A CM drew a huge Mickey with water and a broom just for dd's birthday. That made her feel so special.
This has nothing to do with a CM either...we went to the campfire and outside movie. Dd loves kids and babies. Since I could keep an eye on her, I let her wander around and meet other kids. She ended up sitting with another family with 3 kids the whole time. I asked if it was ok and the mom said "they were blessed" that she picked them to sit with. Dd says this was her fave part of the trip.
How could I forget...when we went to the campfire at Widlerness Lodge, we had gotten lost. Walked forever until we finally found it. Well we were exhausted walking back and a CM came by. He offered us a ride back to the boat. Not only did we not have to walk back but he left...then came back by with dd's glowing magic wand that had been dropped by accident. So so sweet of him to do that!
Dd loved the attention from all of the CMs at WDW. The child never once puffed out her chest or even recognized she had a chest until a birthday button was placed there. All week she pushed out her little chest at every worker so they would speak to her.
Dd slept so well and even napped on our trip which is unusual for her. So I was able to rest up for the next day at WDW! We had so many magical moments this past week! Can't wait to go through the pictures.
Here are a few things off the top of my head:
Hollywood and Vine- a worker brought the characters over to the table to entertain dd while I went to get our food at the buffet. At this character meal, the characters would first give ME a big hug before going up to dd. Dd enjoyed that just about as much as them hugging her!
The line to meet the princesses and fairies was just way too long for dd to wait in so I started to leave...explaining to dd that we would try later. A CM overheard and saw the GAC hanging around my neck. The CM took us directly to Cinderella! I had no idea where we were going until I opened a door and came face to face with Cinderella. I was shocked. Dd did get to see the princesses and fairies after all.
Dd wanted to meet Stitch all week long but I had no clue where to find him. We had given up when we walked smack into the line to meet Stitch! Just as we were getting the pen out for his autograph, Stitch left for a break. Dd had a huge meltdown the entire time he was gone. Stitch came back and walked directly to dd, giving her fresh cut flowers. I was bawling! How sweet! Dd was positively glowing from the interaction!
On the raft ride, dd refused to get out at the end of the ride. As I tried to talk her into getting out, the CM said it was fine--go again! This happened again so the CM ended up letting dd ride 3 times in a row. We were soaked! Dd was happy!
I have to say the one character who took the most time with dd and was the most friendly and caring to her was Donald Duck. I think we have a dozen pics with him!
Riding the train, dd got to be guest conductor. The Cm let her keep riding past our stop and another time around as she was grinning from ear to ear!
I had tears in my eyes as dd was interacting with Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore came up and gave me the biggest hug and then kissed me a few times on the cheek. Awww.
Dd gave Buzz Lightyear a kiss and then walked over to give Woody a kiss...then told me she did that only so they "don't fight". In other words, she only wanted to give Buzz a kiss.
The Light motors Action show was dd's favorite so I took her back on her birthday. This is one show I was unsure about as she is very sound sensitive but she loved the explosions! I told the CM the 2nd time that it was hard to direct dd's attention to the show until an explosion happened...she sat dd right up front for the 2nd show we attended.
This has nothing to do with a CM but when we went to the Whispering Canyon cafe, we stopped by the sandy area. While we rested, dd ran to the sand to talk to a little girl there. My mother called for her to talk off her boots--I quickly ran to help dd as she has never walked barefoot in sand. Before I got there, dd was already running across the sand without shoes on! And no meltdown! Every time we have went to the beach, she couldn't stand sand on her feet and would meltdown. This is a huge first for her! We stayed over an hour just to let her play in the sand.
At Aniimal Kingdom, CMs in the parade stopped and talked to dd and wished her a happy birthday. Over and over I was shocked that they stopped to talk to her!
A CM drew a huge Mickey with water and a broom just for dd's birthday. That made her feel so special.
This has nothing to do with a CM either...we went to the campfire and outside movie. Dd loves kids and babies. Since I could keep an eye on her, I let her wander around and meet other kids. She ended up sitting with another family with 3 kids the whole time. I asked if it was ok and the mom said "they were blessed" that she picked them to sit with. Dd says this was her fave part of the trip.
How could I forget...when we went to the campfire at Widlerness Lodge, we had gotten lost. Walked forever until we finally found it. Well we were exhausted walking back and a CM came by. He offered us a ride back to the boat. Not only did we not have to walk back but he left...then came back by with dd's glowing magic wand that had been dropped by accident. So so sweet of him to do that!
Dd loved the attention from all of the CMs at WDW. The child never once puffed out her chest or even recognized she had a chest until a birthday button was placed there. All week she pushed out her little chest at every worker so they would speak to her.
Dd slept so well and even napped on our trip which is unusual for her. So I was able to rest up for the next day at WDW! We had so many magical moments this past week! Can't wait to go through the pictures.