Mrs. Incredible at Disney

[tacomaranch]

We went to show that MGM that was how the dragon in Mulan came to be. At the end we were released into a larger room that had many interactive screens to paint Disney characters and there was also Mr. and Mrs. Incredible.

We played painting for longer than most and found almost everyone had left the area. Hunter saw Mrs. but really doesn't like characters unless they are people because they don't talk. Somehow Mrs. was in tune with Hunter and must have noticed something. Maybe it was the GAC I don't know, but she got down on one knee and motioned Hunter over. She didn't stop when he didn't come over. She got closer to him and kept trying. Without words she used every body language possible to bring him close to her. After maybe three minutes of "work" on her part he was sitting on her bent knee. I was a puddle of tears as I watched this wonderful and truly incredible woman reach out to my dear son. She came over and hugged me also. I told her I know there was a person in the costume and thanked her for taking the time to reach my son. I just could not stop crying as it was so magical.

This is whey we keep going back. Just that one thing made the trip the best.

Disney does try to help those with needs. Once each trip there seems to be one moment that captures my heart because a CM does something special to make my son happy. Magical

 

[DIS-NH]

Thank you.....That is exactly the type of post I needed to read today !!

 

[OneLittleSpark]

Utterly magical

 

[pokemon_master]

Aww..

That is so great!! I feel like crying but in a good way!!

 

[irish_trip_mom]

We had a similar experience with Mrs. Incredible (Elastagirl, I think!) My son with ASD was really taken with her. We have the cutest pictures of him planting a big kiss on her! He's not a big Incredibles fan, but he loved her!

 

[SueM in MN]

Thanks for sharing.
Those character performers are very special people. Most of them seem to have a knack for pulling kids of any type out of their shells.

A long time ago, they used to have character breakfasts at the Electric Umbrella at Epcot (which was unusual because it was, and still is, counter service). Anyway, they had Mickey, Minnie and friends in futuristic costumes. My younger DD was not really in to the characters (she was scared of them, and being in a wheelchair, she was like a character magnet). We went there more for my older DD, who really loved the characters and thought they were real. The characters were so patient with my younger DD. I still remember Chip and Dale pretending to take her food away and putting the empty plates on their heads like hats. They were so funny that she had to laugh.

 

[KPeveler]

hooray for disney world... they really do make a difference

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

That gave me goosebumps