Some Real Characters

Here are a few of the nice folks we met along the way....
Pinocchio was our first sighting and the first entry in Henry and Clara's autograph book.
Clara had no interest in seeing Mary Poppins, but Henry was delighted to talk to her.
Of course we were very excited to find Alice, and we did have her say "hello" to Eleanor on a video message.
We scored with Frontier Donald....who signed his name "Donald Duck #1".
We missed out on Woody and Jessie, which was a bummer as Clara would have really liked to say hi to Jessie.
We did wait in line for quite a while to say hi to the next 3 princesses. Clara wasn't so sure she was excited to see princesses, but once we got there she really chatted them up. This is Aurora- otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty.
Cinderella, of course.
And Belle, from Beauty and the Beast. She told the kids she liked their yellow shirts.
This was as close as we got to my favorite princess. Pete was worried that it looked like they were giving the nazi salute.
Before the trip Clara was adamant that she did NOT want to see Captain Hook. But we did. He came over and menaced Henry with his hook a little bit. Clara now sometimes will say that Captain Hook was her favorite character.
And, we just got this glimpse of the Beast, who Clara would have also liked to have met.
At Universal we saw Cat in the Hat and The Grinch. Clara wanted absolutely nothing to do with the Grinch.
This one's a little blurry because it was emailed to me from Mary's computer.
The highlight was when we spotted Mickey and Minnie first thing Wednesday morning.
We were all very happy to see them! Micky and Minnie were definitely tops on Clara's list and Pete said the highlight of his trip was getting a kiss from Minnie.
We also saw Stitch...nobody really knew who Stitch was, but now I kind of want to see the movie.
And Ariel! Clara told me she liked Ariel because she was a "sitting down princess". She and Prince Eric spent a lot of time chatting with Clara, and she just ate it up.
Pirate Goofy was hanging out by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, of course.
We caught sight of Baloo in a parade.
Then we had lunch with Tigger! He sat down in Pete's spot while Pete was up getting some food.
Pooh got lots of hugs.
And Pete and Eeyore chatted about early graying.
Later on Piglet led a little parade through the restaurant. Pete was not impressed, but the kids found it delightful! I loved how each character had their own style of signature. It must be part of their training.
Next time you visit, ask the kids if you can see their Disney autographs! They'll be thrilled to show you their book.