In all of my magical visits to Walt Disney World, I havetruly had an amazing array of wonderful memories of Disney dining. The onememory that sticks out the most for me is one that happened on my most recenttrip to Walt Disney World.
I am not sure if I have mentioned this before, but my 13year old daughter, Lexis is a competitive dancer. We are talking big-timehere…like she is never home. :0) Wespend our weekends with fellow dance moms and friends doing dance “stuff.” Whenyou are exposed to this industry you are almost certain to befriend some peoplethat may someday move on and do things that you would consider, becomingfamous. Well…chances are if you arereading this, you would consider becoming a Disney character famous…right? A fellow dancer and great friend auditionedand was asked to be Ariel at Walt Disney World November 2009….she is stillthere today. :0)
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| Adam, Ariel, Dan, Grandma Jo |
This brings me to my magical memory…..
When we visited WDW in October of 2010, surly a huge thingon our list of to-do’s was to see our great friend (we will call her by herstage name) Ariel. At the time of ourvisit Ariel was working at Cinderella’s Royal Table. While we had donebreakfast at the castle so many times, we opted to see Ariel at dinner. Now I have to say that yes, I get teary eyedwhen I see Wishes, and also when I see the “Let the Memories Begin”commercials…but nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see whenwe saw our wonderful friend transform into a princess. Shewas the most beautiful princess I had ever seen. My daughter was in awe asAriel approached our table; both my boys 6 & 3 were stunned when theywitnessed Ariel prancing over to our table. Not only was Ariel making ourdining experience magical but she put in the good word for our family with someof the other princesses and needless to say…a little extra pixie dust wasspread our way that night at dinner.
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| Logan and Ariel |
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| Lucas and Ariel |
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| The kiddos with Ariel
I know that we will never again have an experience quitelike this which for me is what makes it the most magical experience I have everhad. I know that Disney makes dreams come true and that it is a place to “Letthe Memories Begin” this is just one that is at the top of my list of magicaldining memories.
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| Lexis and Ariel
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See ya real soon!!
Kelly
10 Comments.
That's so cool! So, does your daughter aspire to be a *famous* Disney princess too? Mine does 😉
Jodi…I think Lexis is too short but maybe she will grow. :0) She is going into freshmen year and only 4ft10…lol. Yes…she would love to either dance or be a character at WDW.
Very neat! Thanks for sharing!
What a special memory! Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you Amanda and Christi!!
What a great memory and special opportunity to spend some quality time with the princesses. I look forward to trying out Cinderella's Royal Table with my two princesses in the fall. I'll be sending advice requests fromyouon how you got your son to be such a good sport. My son refused to talk to the princesses last trip and already informed me that he is going to stay at the hotel with Grammie & Grampa while DH and I take the girls to dinner. 🙂
I haven't tried Cinderella's Royal Table yet, but maybe with three granddaughters, this experience will be soon enough.
@Beth yes that was a once in a lifetime for us…truly magical. I think the only thing that could top it is if Lexis, my daughter were to become a character herself. About my son…he actually likes the princesses he thinks they are sooooo pretty. I am thinking that, that is wearing off though.
@Bruce..you totally need to try it!! The girls will love it!!
That's such a great story! I have a friend who is Prince Charming in parades and we saw him last December during the Main St Electrical parade! Great memories! 🙂
Thanks Beth!! It truly is magical to see people you know transformed into such magical people. :0)