“You tried things I wouldn’t try.” I never would have thought my sister would say that to me when talking about food. I think Belle was probably the character I went back to meet the most since I relate to her so much All of the characters are wonderful people and will be genuinely welcoming and friendly with you if youre nice to them That sometimes playing along and humoring others, and sometimes yourself, is way more fun. These experiences made me realize that it’s okay to let the “inner child” come out and just believe in something. Or how Chewbacca played with my and my Goddaughter’s hair to make us look more like Wookies. I still enjoy talking about how Snow White and Aurora both asked me what “kingdom” I had traveled from and how they hoped I “gave my horses extra carrots after the long journey.” Or how Belle autographed a special bookmark as a gift for the person who helped me get into the DCP (thank you again, Giulia, I still owe you big time for that!). When you’re in Disney and meeting a character, you’re meeting the literal embodiment of that character, not a stranger in a costume. Meeting characters at a Disney park or another Disney property isn’t like taking your kids to the local mall to meet Santa or the Easter Bunny. I feel like some people who haven’t been to a Disney park might have the misconception that the characters are there purely for the kids, and that going to meet them as an adult would be “weird” or “awkward.” But as someone who would spend entire days of my DCP going to the parks and meeting characters (I was 23 at the time), I can tell you that’s a completely incorrect assumption. Meeting Characters as an Adult (or a “Grown Child” Like my Sister Calls Me) These memories helped me realize the importance of connection with the people we love and care for and the joy of having something to pass along to the next generation. I feel lucky that I’m able to hold onto those precious memories, but even luckier that I got to share them with my Goddaughter when I brought her for her first Disney vacation. Or how much she loved riding on Living With the Land in EPCOT because of her love of gardening and nature. Like when my grandma brought my sister and I on the monorail for the first time and we were amazed. Fortunately, my Disney College Program (which I’m going to shorten to DCP for the rest of this) helped to jog a lot of memories I hadn’t even realized I had forgotten. The memories of that trip are some of the best I’ve ever had, and now that my grandparents are no longer with us, I treasure them even more. My first Disney vacation was with them, my mom, my sister, my aunt, my uncle, and my cousin. One of the best things I associate with Walt Disney World are my maternal grandparents.
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