A whole new world
The girls had no school today so Eric took the day off and we went to Disneyland for his birthday.
On the ride out to Anaheim Haley was complaining that that Grandma Natalie made them drink a full glass of milk with every meal. I told her she was lucky, when I was her age My Grandfather took my Sister and me to the ZOO and was furious at us because we only wanted to go to the gift store and buy something. So he drove us home and locked us out of the house. I realized the bathroom window was open so I climbed up and back in the house. I walked into his office laughing saying "You can't keep me out", so he locked me in a closet. I told her that I would have rather been forced to drink milk then been locked in the closet so she had it easy.
While at Disneyland we saw an elderly couple trading pins with a Disney employee. I asked what they were doing and they explained the whole process. I have seen people wearing lanyards with pins but I had no idea the whole trading game involved. The lady took off three of her pins and gave them to my girls- they were very excited. Of course they wanted their own lanyard so one gift store later (and a long story about allowance and trying to be fair) they were all sporting a lanyard and some pins for trading.
I thought it was great because they were using social skills and communicating with and trading with every cast member they came in contact with. Eric seemed a little bugged so I asked him what was wrong and he said "Now Disneyland is just one big gift store to them... I wish I could find that lady that gave them the pins and tell her where to put them."
I assured them that they were having a blast and he just needed to get over it... and not drive home and lock them out of the house.
This morning when I woke up, Haley was on Ebay looking up "hidden mickey trading pins".
Disneyland will never be the same.
The big bummer was that I dropped my camera. My little camera that I take everywhere, HUGE bummer. I can no longer zoom at all, the more I zoom the blurrier it gets.
As always we packed PJs, toothbrushes and toothpaste and had the girls get ready for bed in the car. This is the best because they are always asleep when we get home and we can just carry them to bed. I took this photo because I love that the lanyard is still on and part of her PJ's.
1 comment:
Chanel, your post reminded me of a friend who I knew used to do this with her daughter. I asked her about it and she had some tips to share:
Any cast member with a lanyard has to trade if you ask. They did put a couple of limitations on it though. The last time my friend went, they were a little more strict on which pins they would accept from the guest. They have to be the regular type... not plastic or anything like that. Usually they are really good about it-especially with kids. My friend felt it was wonderful way for her to help her daughter start coming out of her shell.
Another tip-try to buy the pins when they are on sale (they can go 50% off through the Disney store, both inside and online). That way the girls aren't trading the pins that the parents just spent 10 bucks on. Also, they should get pins that the kids won't mind trading away. For example, since they are girls, they would probably not want to give up their princess or Minnie mouse pins but they might not care if their Buzz Light Year pin was traded away. Definitely buy the cheap pins as much as possible. It can be an expensive pastime!
So for what it's worth...Have fun on your next visit to Disney.
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