Dumbo Ride with Characters?

[wdisneyaholic]

I was reading a post that mentioned osmething in it about the first Dumbo ride of the day has the characters on it. Can anyone give any info on that? I am a relatively new mom, 1st child is almost 2, not experienced traveling to Disney with children. We went last August but didn't go on much. Any help would be great!!!

[jesse]

We were at rope-drop in January, went straight to Dumbo, and Mickey and Minnie were greeting people as they got on the ride. I've read some posts that the characters sometimes ride Dumbo also, but on this day they waved good-bye once the ride started. It was fun to be greeted by Mickey, but the real plus was not having to wait in line to ride Dumbo.

[Lucky'sMom]

We went to WDW in Feb. 2000. We were at the Fantasyland rope when it dropped and ran like crazy to the Dumbo ride. This was the last day of our trip, so my DH decided to video me and kids (ds 3 1/2, and dd 18 mo.). We were near the front of the line, along the gate that separates the line from the Dumbo rides. Mickey and Minnie were there greeting the kids in line. They each picked a child to ride "Dumbos first flight" with and Minnie picked my kids! I was so-ooo excited! Probably more so than the kids...LOL! I rode along too, being the overprotective mommy that I am, I was worried that Minnie might not be able to hold onto my dd very well with her big white gloved hands!

It was awesome...after the ride ended, Minnie walked hand in hand with my kids and took them through Fantasyland to the place where the characters pose for photos. My kids were allowed the first pictures with Minnie of the day, and were given a "Magical Moments Certificate" with their names on saying that they rode Dumbo's First Flight with Minnie. This was our first trip to Disney with kids, and I'm sure we'll never be able to match that one! Planning to go again this Sept. with 3 kids now, and can't wait for more magical moments!

[threeboysmom]

When my family was there a couple of weeks ago in May, not only did Mickey & Minnie ride Dumbo, but also Pluto, Chip & Dale!! And they rode with the kids for the first 2 cycles!! It was great, even though we were still waiting in line!! I guess word is out - ride Dumbo first!! It was a mad stampede when the rope dropped!

Kimberly

[DisneyBound4Ever]

Sounds like something I will try to do on my next trip!! Thanks for the tip!!