Losing teeth in WDW...

[TxRabbit]

I just wanted to share our experience when my DS lost his tooth in WDW.

His two front top teeth had been loose for a loooooong time. Before school ended they were loose. Finally, in August, the night before we leave for our big WDW trip, he lost one of his front teeth. I was already prepared and had the toothfairy ready to go, because I thought he would definitely lose these teeth in WDW, so not really a big deal.

We tried to be creative with the toothfairy. He got one of each kind of coin for his first lost tooth (except half dollars, I forgot about those). He got a 2 dollar bill for number 2. He got 3 half dollars for this tooth, his third tooth. He was totally thrilled to get the half dollars because of something his kindergarten teacher had said during the school year. Anyway....

That other tooth hung on for a couple days. Finally, DH helped DS take care of it. I was prepared for tooth number 4. No big deal.

UNTIIIIIIIIIIIILL an oh so kind CM in Epcot struck up a conversation with DS. Of course, DS is bragging about losing his tooth to the CM, and very excitedly shows off his big toothless grin. So, the CM starts talking about Tinkerbell and the toothfairy. You see Tinkerbell pulls rank in WDW and doesn't let any other fairies into her territory. She's very territorial and takes care of all the lost teeth herself.

In one respect, this was a very cool, very cute little conversation.

DS leaves that CM all excited, wondering what in the world is Tinkerbell going to give him for his tooth?



[A whole other story is how my family got to be the Beach Club family of the day and upgraded to consierge level.]

We headed back to the room late in the morning. I talked to the people on the consierge level and asked if there was ANYTHING that could be done, because of this conversation with this CM. I was feeling some pressure here, in WDW, with high expectation about what Tinkerbell would do.

Why yes, but she didn't know what.

OK. Fine. Something. Anything. I'm sure it would be great, because what we do as toothfairy isn't really all that exciting.

I had checked in with the lady in the afternoon and she said that there was something in the works but she wasn't sure if it would be ready that night.



Ok.

We finally get back to the room and the lady I had been working with was not to be seen. DH and I formulate a plan, because SOMETHING has to happen THAT night.

As I was desperately shopping and talking and trying to figure out what to do to keep the magic alive, I ended up talking to the CMs at guest services? I think it was called. A lady comes out from the back and asks if [son's name] is my son. Why yes, he is. He lost his tooth? Why yes, he did. We have something for you. Would you just like to take it? Why yes, I would.

What they did is SOoooooo awesome!

They gave my son a large photo card. It is a group photograph of the classic Disney gang. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and Daisy. Each character signed their name next to their picture and Mickey made a personal statement using DSs name. The card itself was from Goofy, written out in exactly the way he talks, talking to my son about how he had heard that he had lost his tooth and how he could totally relate to not having all your teeth. He also gave DS a collectable pin with Goofy on it and a symbol from the pirate and princess party.

The kicker on the story is how much DS LOVED it. He was so surprised. The magic was so real for him at that moment.

Then he said how he wished that Tinkerbell would talk to the toothfairy because his toothfairy gifts were kind of lame!

Yes, this story is one year old. But I have been watching and reading another thread that asked what was the most memorable thing that has happened to you at WDW. This story ranks up there for me and I wanted to share it with all of you.

It's another story about asking for something. People on these boards are always cautioning about asking for something special. Especially expecting something special. The key is to recognize that you may get nothing, even if you ask for something. However, if you don't ask, you are guaranteed to get nothing.

Any other lost teeth in WDW stories to share?

 

[Temair]

This is good to know. My DD8 turning 9 during our trip, has not 1 but 2 lose teeth and we leave in 16 days for Disney. These will be her 9th, and 10th teeth lost, the lower cuspids (canines). Admitedly she knows the tooth fairy is not real but she still expects something. Usually our toothfairy is very frugal in giving a quarter, but we may do something special if she does lose them at Disney.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

My daughter lost her second tooth in Disney. I was really hoping the first would happen there to do something special, but that happened a couple weeks before we left. But, she had a really loose one so I thought why not make it special anyway. She lost it in the pool at All Star Movies (good thing we didn't loose it!) Earlier I had found a tooth fairy pillow with the fairies on it (I had not bought her one with her first tooth so I could get one in Disney), so when she woke up in the morning she had a note from the tooth fairy and Tinkerbell, the tooth in the pillow, a $5 Disney dollar that I bought at the front desk (so it was different from the ones we had) and some Mickey head confetti that we had gotten when younger sis got her first haircut at the Main St barber, (they gave her tons so I had some to spare). She still has the note stuffed in the pocket on the pillow and believes that Tink and TF visited her that night. I was so happy that it happened there and hope that my baby gets some losse teeth soon for our November trip!!!

I you are interested, the only place I found the pillow was in the Tinkerbell shop in MK, but that was almost 4 years ago, I don't know if more places have it now.

 

[magchavez]

Thanks for the info. My son's 2 top front teeth are slightly loose. We'll be in WDW in October and I"ve ben wondering what to do if he looses one there. Good suggestions!!!