For the first time ever in my life I will be going to the place of dreams, the place of childhood innocence. I am twenty two as I write this. It is only by the perks of being married to a Disney-going family that I am now being given the opportunity to fulfill a long lost wish.
Put all the "Disney is the corporate devil" stuff aside and remember when you were a kid. I grew up watching the movies, had (some) of the toys, and held the characters near and dear to my little heart. My family was a typical middle class one; no money to enjoy life's frivolous and wonderful extras. I grew up knowing I would never see Main Street USA, never meet Goofy, and never ride It's a Small World.
Then that changed. The child not so deep inside of me jumped for joy. I have sung Disney songs in the shower since I could hold a note, dreamed of auditioning as a princess, and know more than enough trivia to win a Disney version of ANY game possible. And so, in two days, we set off for the land of flying elephants, singing fish, and of dreams always coming true.
I am not always proud of the choices the Disney corporation has made (how the heck did they get away with some of their movies passing), but lately I have been reflecting on the ways that Disney has grown. Not only do the princesses live happily ever after now, no, they may also do so solo! We all remember Merida choosing the single and proud of it route. Now, love at first sight is rightly challenged. "You can't get married to someone you just met." -Elsa. And now they branch out, not only into the usual, but into the unusual. Marvel and Star Wars, anyone?
Little can the simple words "I'm excited" really express my feelings. I am nervous because I am an anxiety wreck with worse case scenarios running through my mind. I don't exactly thrive in hot weather. And I am not a ball of glee when I am woken up early. But despite these things, I am going with my favorite people in the world to the one place that sets my inner child free. (And I have A LOT of inner child.)
So channel YOUR inner child. Tell me in the comments what your childhood dream was. It doesn't have to be anything to do with Disney. But you get extra points that I am not keeping track of if it does. And let me know who your favorite Disney character/princess is. Mine is Ariel.
