carrierael77
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2015
In 1985 my mom took us 3 kids to disneyland for the first time. She was a single mom and a waitress so this was a HUGE deal for us. First plane ride, first rides we had ever been on, all of it.
We go to space mountain and my brother (I was 8, he was 12) ride it, while my mom waits with my 5 y.o. brother. She is fine with this as she is apparently terrified of coasters (also balloons, which is odd to me), so she wouldn't go on it. My brother and I had so much fun! Later during the electrical light parade we went on it again as there was no wait. Again, so much fun! But she was not interested, at all.
Our last day there we are eating lunch in tomorrowland when suddenly she grabs my hand and without saying a word we took off. I had no idea what was happening, but we left my brothers behind. Suddenly we were marching our way thru the queue to Space Mountain. There was ZERO line. As we made our way down to the ride she kept seeing the exits along the way for people who chickened out, which made her more nervous.
So, we finally got to the bottom and walked right on. She had no time to chicken out. And off we went, just the 2 of us in the car. I couldn't see her, but could tell she was laughing and crying simultaneously. The ride ended and we got off, and left to find my brothers. My mom all of 32 at the time was so filled with pride she had conquered her fear. All those tables waited on, all the dimes saved (we literally went on our trip using dimes she had saved to pay for it. All, worth it for that moment alone.
She has been gone for 9 years now, and I miss her terribly. Being the only girl, we had a special bond. And that bond is summed up best with our wonderful ride in Space Mountain.
We go to space mountain and my brother (I was 8, he was 12) ride it, while my mom waits with my 5 y.o. brother. She is fine with this as she is apparently terrified of coasters (also balloons, which is odd to me), so she wouldn't go on it. My brother and I had so much fun! Later during the electrical light parade we went on it again as there was no wait. Again, so much fun! But she was not interested, at all.
Our last day there we are eating lunch in tomorrowland when suddenly she grabs my hand and without saying a word we took off. I had no idea what was happening, but we left my brothers behind. Suddenly we were marching our way thru the queue to Space Mountain. There was ZERO line. As we made our way down to the ride she kept seeing the exits along the way for people who chickened out, which made her more nervous.
So, we finally got to the bottom and walked right on. She had no time to chicken out. And off we went, just the 2 of us in the car. I couldn't see her, but could tell she was laughing and crying simultaneously. The ride ended and we got off, and left to find my brothers. My mom all of 32 at the time was so filled with pride she had conquered her fear. All those tables waited on, all the dimes saved (we literally went on our trip using dimes she had saved to pay for it. All, worth it for that moment alone.
She has been gone for 9 years now, and I miss her terribly. Being the only girl, we had a special bond. And that bond is summed up best with our wonderful ride in Space Mountain.