I know I've posted about my disappointment from my vacation last week that included 4 days at US and IOA. Litterally, we've already decided to NEVER go back, even the kids (ages 4, 7, and 13) were disappointed.
I do have to tell the story of one CM though that was the shining star of the week. I never saw this CM's face, but I'm glad he was there. You see we were at IOA and finding there is a lot that a 4 year old can't do in that park, we were feeling pretty bad for my son. He's a big fan of Spider Man (and most other superheroes) so we decided to take him for a picture with Spidey. Spidey has a perminant meet and greet in the back of a store in Marval Land. Spidey walked over and greated us and immediately squatted down and started talking to my son. My son was grinning from ear to ear. In no hurry, he continues to talk and talk to him. Telling him how the best weapon the he or any other superhero has is their mind and how he was having trouble with this villian or that one. Even asking my son if he'd seen any of them. When another group walked up for pictures, I told Spidey that we should let him go and he said to hang back for a minute. He goes over and chats with the older group strikes a great pose for their picture and then comes back over to spend more time with us. I'm pretty blown away at this point and realized that maybe I shoulda recorded some of this. When all was done, we must have spent 20 minutes with Spidey, and my son is still talking about it a week later. As we walked away I glanced back to the store and Spidey had moved up to the window next to us (still inside) when I pointed him out to my son Spidey pointed to his eyes then to my son indicating that he was watching him. By this point I'm even grinning ear to ear. We continue to stroll along the side of the building and there's Spidey again crouched down watching. It was truely classic.
:sohappy:
I do have to tell the story of one CM though that was the shining star of the week. I never saw this CM's face, but I'm glad he was there. You see we were at IOA and finding there is a lot that a 4 year old can't do in that park, we were feeling pretty bad for my son. He's a big fan of Spider Man (and most other superheroes) so we decided to take him for a picture with Spidey. Spidey has a perminant meet and greet in the back of a store in Marval Land. Spidey walked over and greated us and immediately squatted down and started talking to my son. My son was grinning from ear to ear. In no hurry, he continues to talk and talk to him. Telling him how the best weapon the he or any other superhero has is their mind and how he was having trouble with this villian or that one. Even asking my son if he'd seen any of them. When another group walked up for pictures, I told Spidey that we should let him go and he said to hang back for a minute. He goes over and chats with the older group strikes a great pose for their picture and then comes back over to spend more time with us. I'm pretty blown away at this point and realized that maybe I shoulda recorded some of this. When all was done, we must have spent 20 minutes with Spidey, and my son is still talking about it a week later. As we walked away I glanced back to the store and Spidey had moved up to the window next to us (still inside) when I pointed him out to my son Spidey pointed to his eyes then to my son indicating that he was watching him. By this point I'm even grinning ear to ear. We continue to stroll along the side of the building and there's Spidey again crouched down watching. It was truely classic.
:sohappy:
