Our (unusual) MAGICAL MOMENT!!

[ppiew]

Last week we were just walking down the street at Disney-Mgm when a CM came up to us and talked to my granddaughter - age 5. She asked her 'who her favorite character was' fully expecting her to name one of the Disney Princesses, but DGD says 'Lightning McQueen and Mater!!!!! The CM was a bit taken back and said, 'well I have never had one like this, but let me see what I can do.' We waited while she made a few phone calls and then she came back and said that if we were at a door by Star Tours at 4:15PM we would have a private Meet & Greet with Lightning and Mater!!! True to her word, at 4:15 she took us 'behind scenes' and there were Lightning, Mater, and the pit crew all lined up! My granddaughter is very very shy, but her eyes just POPPED! She got to touch them, hug the cars and have her picture taken. My eyes teared up seeing how taken she was by the experience. The CM then gave her a certificate making her an honorary junior pit crew member! It all took about 5 or 10 minutes, but it MADE the whole trip for that little girl! When we left she looked at her certificate and said, 'I'm taking this to preschool, then the other kids HAVE to believe me when I tell them about Lightning and show them the pictures and certificate!'

Sure the magnificent prizes of cruises, night at the Castle, DVC memberships would bowl me over, but the look on that little girls face and the stories she tells several days later, mean more to her than ANYTHING else could have done! My grateful thanks to the CM, pit crew and others who made this magical moment for such a shy, sweet little girl!

[zipuzee]

Wow! this are the kind of magical moment I like the most! It's great when a kid is treated to something so priceless!!

[MOREMICKEY4ME]

That's a great story, thanks for sharing.
Now I have happy thoughts to get me thru my day!!!

[MelanieC]

Thanks for sharing.......I just love all these feel good stories!

[wuv tigger]

for reminding us of the

MAGIC in even what is considered the small things.

You have a disney fan for life!!!:wizard:

[ppiew]

FYI: I have sent a thank you to Guest Relations for such a wonderful experience! Despite many visits to WDW, (and I have loved every one) this really lived up to their billing of "a Magical Day." Glad you folks agree!

[CanadianGuy]

WOW.. THAT'S AWESOME. I would have thought -- no way will they dig up the cars for her to meet..

I know what I'M going to say if they ask me.. (hee hee)

J

[chr1972]

How great for her!!!!! My sons would be in absolute shock if they got that treat.

[Disneytwinz]

What a sweet sweet story! Thanks for sharing! :goodvibes

[Kelly5538]

That is such an amazing story! You're right - the big ticket things obviously would be great - but this little one will NEVER forget it, and that is worth more than anything in the world!

[chanchiluv]

That was completely AWESOME!!!!! That girl was so lucky! My kids would probab;y pee their pants if something like that happened to them when we're at Disneyland in April! :lmao: Congratulations!!! xo Linda

[rabx5]

Gosh darn it I need to quit reading this board- my eyes leak ;)

What a special memory for her and Grandma :goodvibes

[jenr812]

Aw that is wonderful!! TFS!

[Sunny Soph]

Thanks for sharing that was so sweet
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[tadamom]

That's awesome!!! She will remember that forever!!

[wdw_girl_18]

wow thats awesome :)

[Stitchfans]

That was so awesome! I love hearing about all these special memories!

[Wendy1953]

thank you so much for sharing your GD's magical experience! It's so wonderful to hear such nice things!

[Tasmen]

What a wonderful story!

[T-i-double-g-err]

Cool! :cool1: Thanks for sharing! :goodvibes

[klj27]

Thanks for sharing. I would love to see the pics!

[ppiew]

I would be happy to share pictures, but I haven't the faintest idea how to do it. I am a somewhat computer challenged grandma!

[VictoriaT]

My sons would be so excited!! Every day, DS4 asks when we are going to WDW. I didn't realize the Cars would be there already-Cool ! We need to buy a new Cars DVD, he has worn ours out from watching it EVERY DAY!

[ppiew]

They bring the two cars into the park several times a day, allowing you to take pictures 'touch' them etc. 10-12 yr old boys just go nuts! DGD is so shy, she just stood back and watched it all. I guess that is what made the 'Meet & Greet" so very special to her. She could do what all the other kids did with the cars in the park. The cars are quite awesome!

[Terry's Angels]

What a great story, it made my day!!

[calypso*a*go-go]

Glad this thread got bumped...don't know how I missed it the first time around! What a wonderful surprise for your grand daughter. :thumbsup2

[timandlesley]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOo cool, my 6 year old son is a HUGE CARS fanatic and thought seeing MAter and Lightning last year at MGM as awesome so I know his response would have been the same, so awesome that they honored it. Do you have any pics?
Lesley