Disney locations that trigger happy or funny memories.
On a visit to WDW when my son was eight years old we decided to leave the Magic Kingdom late one morning and explore the Monorail resorts. While exploring the Grand Floridian my son heard the rattle of plates and smelled food. He declared he was hungry and asked could he please have something to eat. I said yes and he said “Dad I think we can get something to eat over here.”
The next events occurred in approximately a twenty second time span.
My son with his flat top hair cut, wearing his Tom Brady Patriot’s football shirt, cargo shorts and Nike’s and looking every bit like the Pop Warner football player he was, walked right by the hostess and into “My Disney Girl’s Perfect Princess Tea”.
The hostess’ eyes got as big as saucers and she started shaking her head at me as if to say “NO you don’t want to be here.”
Talking at the Tea stopped as all the little girls wearing tiaras looked up at my son and exclaimed “OH”. I swear one of the little princesses battered her eyes at him.
My son turned as red as a beet, did a perfect parade ground about face, and walked out of the tea.
The hostess and I burst out laughing. After we caught our breath I apologized for the intrusion and she stated she wouldn’t have missed that for the world.
My son was waiting for me a few feet away and was muttering about girls having cooties.
Of course If that same thing occurred today, as my son is eleven years old and has discovered that girls don’t actually have cooties I can see him making a date to ride the haunted mansion.
Now, when I see the Grand Floridian, our Perfect Princess Tea adventure is the first thing I remember.
On a visit to WDW when my son was eight years old we decided to leave the Magic Kingdom late one morning and explore the Monorail resorts. While exploring the Grand Floridian my son heard the rattle of plates and smelled food. He declared he was hungry and asked could he please have something to eat. I said yes and he said “Dad I think we can get something to eat over here.”
The next events occurred in approximately a twenty second time span.
My son with his flat top hair cut, wearing his Tom Brady Patriot’s football shirt, cargo shorts and Nike’s and looking every bit like the Pop Warner football player he was, walked right by the hostess and into “My Disney Girl’s Perfect Princess Tea”.
The hostess’ eyes got as big as saucers and she started shaking her head at me as if to say “NO you don’t want to be here.”
Talking at the Tea stopped as all the little girls wearing tiaras looked up at my son and exclaimed “OH”. I swear one of the little princesses battered her eyes at him.
My son turned as red as a beet, did a perfect parade ground about face, and walked out of the tea.
The hostess and I burst out laughing. After we caught our breath I apologized for the intrusion and she stated she wouldn’t have missed that for the world.
My son was waiting for me a few feet away and was muttering about girls having cooties.
Of course If that same thing occurred today, as my son is eleven years old and has discovered that girls don’t actually have cooties I can see him making a date to ride the haunted mansion.
Now, when I see the Grand Floridian, our Perfect Princess Tea adventure is the first thing I remember.
I'm not a huge fan of Liberty Square (other than the Haunted Mansion) but that spot in front of the Hall of Presidents (I think) has a special meaning to me since it's where I saw the Main St. Electrical Parade!
