Disney World through a Toddler’s Eyes by Guest Blogger Courtney Popper
Fast Forward to October 18 once we finally got to Magic Kingdom. Franklin’s eyes lit up and he got the biggest smile on his face. Of course, we didn’t see much that night due to getting there closer to 8, but just that moment made all the problems we had that day fade away. We took him on Pirates of the Caribbean; I wasn’t sure how he’d handle it since it’s a rather dark (as in not lit) ride. He absolutely LOVED it! After that, he saw Aladdin’s Magic Carpet ride and wanted to go on that and he had a blast; he had never been on rides before this night and he was just ecstatic. We found a spot for the Electrical Parade and sat – by this time, he was fighting sleep, but he was a trooper and was pointing and waving at characters and smiled/giggled when they waved back.
Sunday, October 19, we got up early to be at Magic Kingdom at open. We got there in time to watch the greeting and he jumped up and down seeing all the characters and kept saying “MY MICKEY!! MY MICKEY!!” I’m not going into detail on this day besides his reaction to the characters. First up was Ariel he was excited until he got up to her… she was totally amazing and understanding… she did what she could to get him to talk, at least she got a hug and a “thank you, Ariel” out of it.
All in all he had the best time. We watched the 3 o’clock Parade and he had a blast waving at the characters and told me whom each one was if he knew them. That night was the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Franklin rode Goofy’s Barnstormer twice! We got some candy and stayed for the Boo to You parade and fireworks before heading back to the hotel. Everything we had hoped with him came true. From his reactions to his behavior we are truly blessed as his parents.
About Courtney: Hello Mainstreeters!! This is my first guest blog with hopefully more to come. My name is Courtney Popper – yes, you often see my husband posting blogs and he used to do the daily Disney quotes. Anyway, I am soon to be 28 years old and originally from this city of Evansville, IN, which is where we are currently residing. I’m not currently studying anything, but hopefully we will move to Florida by May and I’ll look into St. Petersburg Community College (if we are moving there) and pursue my Healthy Information’s Technology degree and hopefully get back into my niche of the office job environment. I am obviously happily married since Nov 2009 – been together since May 2006, and have one smarty-pants of a son, Franklin.
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