Many of you will know that we love Disney! The movies, TV shows,
toys, clothes and the parks! We love it all!!
We're incredibly fortunate to have taken our 4 year old son to
Disneyland Paris twice but for now our Disney holidays are on hold and
we are on the big save to go to Walt Disney World!
It's going to take a LONG TIME but we hope to take him in 3 years,
although it's highly likely to be much later than that!
In the meantime though we are looking back at our holidays with so much fondness and feeling incredibly lucky for our amazing memories.
Many of those memories come from the fantastic character
interactions we had, which even months later our little boy clearly remembers.
A couple of people have asked me how we've got such great photos
and videos of character meetings, so as always I thought I'd share my tips!
Be happy!
It's easy and most people are happy to be at Disneyland, right? If
you've queued for a while though you might be a bit frowny! Turn that frown
upside down and show you're excited to meet the characters and they'll be
excited to see you too!
We waited a lot longer than expected to meet Tigger and Pooh and
as we went in January it was very cold but we were still happy to meet them and
as you can see they were quite fond of a certain little boy!
Play along!
Don't just take a snap and go! If they want you to dance around
join in! Striking a pose or giving a high-five? Make sure you do too!
You'll get more time with the character and it will give you some
great memories!
Utilise the photographer!
If there's a Disney photographer at the greet point follow the
lead of the professional and you'll get the best snaps! I massively recommend
the PhotoPass too as all the images are uploaded onto it so you can print them
at home and it works out cheaper than buying lots of individual snaps!
The photographer will happily grab some shots on your phone or
cameras, meaning you'll be able to get your family photos too. Follow their
lead and they'll get some great shots.
Dress up!
It doesn't have to be full fancy dress but a cute hat, coat or
jumper can grab a characters attention and mean they react to your
little one more.
Joseph's dinosaur coat, Avengers hat and especially his Spider-Man
jumper grabbed attention and it made for the BEST picture with Spider-Man
himself!
Let the kids go first!
You might be just as excited as them but let your little ones go first and both you and the Disney photographer can catch that initial greeting, which is often the best part.
Make sure you film it too as watching it back will always make you smile! I have a video of each of our meet and greets and the one of Joseph and Mickey is like seeing two friends reunited! It's very sweet!
If you're off to Disneyland or Walt Disney World soon, safe travels and have a magical time!
Mummy Snowy Owl
xx
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