I’m taking Little Miss to Disneyland one week from tomorrow. She has NO idea. Sometime in the next week, I have to figure out a way to let her in on this early birthday present, and my main goal is to COMPLETELY BLOW HER MIND.
I’ve been trying to bait her for this experience.
“If there was one place in the world you’d like to go, where would it be?” I asked.
“Albuquerque to see Grandma.”
OK, well that is a good answer, and I’m not going to debate that.
I’ve also told her that she’s not having a big party this year because she is getting a SUPER HUGE PRESENT.
It’s just going to be us two traveling. JB isn’t interested in Disneyland, and I don’t want to take a 2 year old there… It would be so much harder to deal with nap times and tantrums, and height limits with only one adult to manage the two kids. Little Miss is tall enough for almost all of the rides, and we’re going to hit the big kid rides one after another.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to tell her about an hour before we need to leave the house. That way, I announce it, we pack her bags, and zoom, off to the airport! I’ll definitely videotape the reveal, as I had no idea, but there are countless videos on YouTube of parents surprising their kids with Disney trips. Who knew?!
I went to DisneyWorld for my college Spring Break when I was a senior. I remember saying after that trip that I didn’t see many happy kids there, and that I didn’t plan to take my kids to Disney resorts.
But now that I’m a Mom, and I know how much this would blow her mind, and I am pretty sure (fingers crossed) that she is mature enough to handle 2 days at DisneyLand without a meltdown, I’ve changed my mind. For Little Man’s sake, let’s hope this goes well, and that I don’t swear off future trips to the happiest place on earth.
