For us, our baby was introduced to Disney while I was still
carrying her in my belly. Our maternity photo’s
included her very first set of Mickey…or rather Minnie Ears. Her nursery was
decorated with the iconic Cinderella Castle, with just a bit of Pixie Dust
thrown in. Many of her infant clothes
were adorned were some our favorite characters (and hopefully hers someday
too). Her very first trip to Walt Disney
World was on our Babymoon; and then again 10 months later we got see her squeal
with delight over the Christmas parade. My husband and I have never questioned
that Disney would be a part of her life.
For me it’s more than trips to the park or some licensed
character apparel. For me I want her to
believe, as long as possibly, that Fairytales do come true. I want her to
believe in this magical place where you can leave everything behind and fly
with Dumbo, Soar over California, watch kitchen appliances sing and dance. I want her to have the magic in her. As she gets older, I also want her to
understand why it is we love Disney (when so many people don’t understand). I
want to share with her Walt’s dreams and explore the wonder and delight of his
movies. I want her to be a part of the magic that her Dad and I love so
much. I can’t wait for her to have
memories that she will never ever forget…and a place that she will always feel
an unbelievable joy and that no matter how old she gets, a place that is
magical.
Many people say that she won’t remember any of this, and
they are right. Right now we are
enjoying every second of our daughter experiencing something we love so
much. Will she remember the look on her
face when the Toy Soldiers marched through Frontierland? Will she remember
dozing off to “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” right in the middle of Festival
of the Lion King? Will she remember gazing up at Pooh with those bright blue
eyes and reaching out to grab his nose? Will she remember her Daddy holding her
in front of Cinderella castle? No, she
won’t remember a second of it…but we will.
We will continue to share with our little girl something that we are
passionate about and hope that someday she shares in that and finds something
that she is just as passionate about.
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