EvieBug
Never Outgrow The Magic
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2011
Hi! We have booked our next Disney trip in November of this year, and it will be our son's first time. We last went in 2011 when our daughter turned 4. Our son will be 3.5 when we go, and while I am not terribly worried about most things, I admit to being worried about characters.
Last time we went, we only did one character meal, and my husband was surprised how much he enjoyed it. Seeing our daughter parading with princesses was a bigger highlight for him than he expected. So this time around he's requested MORE character dining.
Our daughter was not at all freaked out, and was thrilled to meet the characters. Our son is a bit more clingy though, and he takes 10 minutes generally to warm to new people. I know I can let characters know to tone it down, etc, but I'd hate for him to have just warmed up to the idea of shaking Mickey's hand and now the character has moved on, know what I mean?
So - I'm looking for tips for prepping a 3-3.5 year old boy on being ready for characters! I have heard to take him to Chuck E Cheese, and we have that on the radar. Any other suggestions or options? I'm struggling to think of other places that might have costumed people to get him used to.
I might be over thinking this but I'm just trying to be ready! Thanks for any help!
Last time we went, we only did one character meal, and my husband was surprised how much he enjoyed it. Seeing our daughter parading with princesses was a bigger highlight for him than he expected. So this time around he's requested MORE character dining.
Our daughter was not at all freaked out, and was thrilled to meet the characters. Our son is a bit more clingy though, and he takes 10 minutes generally to warm to new people. I know I can let characters know to tone it down, etc, but I'd hate for him to have just warmed up to the idea of shaking Mickey's hand and now the character has moved on, know what I mean?
So - I'm looking for tips for prepping a 3-3.5 year old boy on being ready for characters! I have heard to take him to Chuck E Cheese, and we have that on the radar. Any other suggestions or options? I'm struggling to think of other places that might have costumed people to get him used to.
I might be over thinking this but I'm just trying to be ready! Thanks for any help!