Magic Moment Monday ~ A surprise guest

I was having a hard time coming up with a Magic Moment for today.  Then I remembered one that just happenend that was pretty cool.  We were hanging in the Living Seas after we had just gotten off the Nemo ride. George was upstairs with a couple of the kids and I was wandering around looking at all the fun things.  When I went up to meet him, he told me that a diver had just been out talking to them.  He told them to wait there because a very special guest was going to be coming out.  Oh how the excitment built!  Who could it be?  After all we are at Disney World!  A few moments later the special guest arrived.  Here is who we saw...

Mickey Mouse in a diving outfit! The cast members said it is very rare that he comes out in this costume. It was so cool to see him swimming around.  He even stop to take pictures with us!

Our Diver Friend

So keep your eyes open always you just never know who you will run into!

Kodak Experience

Dear Reader,

Have you ever really wanted to feel special?  Maybe just get treated a little better than you expected?  Well as you probably know, Disney is all about making the Magic real - there are so many ways for you and your family to experience the Magic - I want to share a very simple yet memorable experience we had at the Magic Kingdom.

We had been at Epcot all day long and were riding one of our favorite rides (Journey to Imagination with Figment).  After the ride, they used to have the Kodak Exhibit and there was always a very friendly and outgoing cast member running the show.  We met one young lady, Ms. Heather, she was very interactive and funny as can be - we got along quite well with her and told her a little about our family - visiting from Kansas on vacation.  Now the time of year was October, and we had decided to hand out Halloween gift bags to the cast members who made us smile.  Ms. Heather got one for sure.  The baggie had a lollipop, a little oriental fan and a spider ring in it - she was as excited as can be (after declining the gift three times, she was obligated to accept it) and simply loved the spider - or so she said.  We were happy to have made her smile and thought that would be the end of our story.

Fast forward 1 year - we had decided that Kansas was just too far from Disney World, so we had packed up the clan and moved - now we had season passes and were visiting all of the time - Epcot is a common destination and Figment is still a favorite.  So one one of our trips, we saw our old friend - Ms. Heather.  Now as you can imagine, there had been quite a few people through since we had last spoken with Ms. Heather - but she remembered us right away - not only that - but she still had the fan and spider ring IN HER POCKET - she said she was always talking about that large family from Kansas who brought magic to her day.  I can't tell you how magical it feels to interact with the cast members - you'd be surprised how few people actually take the time to thank them and make sure they know they are appreciated - so few in fact, that they share stories of the guests who do and remember them for years to come.  So if you want a little bit of extra magic - try what our family has always done at Disney - take time out to visit with the cast members who work so hard to make the magic happen - as is usually the case, when you focus on being a blessing to others, you will find the true blessings are yours.

Sadly, the Kodak Experience is long gone - but we still get to see Ms. Heather - she's in Italy now - dancing up a storm and being as fun and friendly as ever - Thanks for the Magic, Ms. Heather!

The Kansas Crew....

Magic Moments Monday

Mondays will be all about the "Magic" of Disney.  Disney has moments that happen unexpectedly and they call them Magical Moments.  Mondays are when we want to share our version of Magic Moments - they can be anything from playing a game in one of the stores with a cast member to guessing trivia to seeing a rainbow over Cinderella's Castle. Magic Moments can happen anywhere and we want to hear yours.  So please send us your stories about Magical Moments and we will post them on Mondays. We will also be sharing some of our stories with you as well.

Have a "Magical" time reading...