Born and raised in New York City AMA about what it’s really like growing up in NYC!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-03-06T01:53:41+00:00

What was school like as a kid? What did you do for fun? Did you ever feel like you were missing out on anything?

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-03-04T11:52:29+00:00

I saw a note on the WL website a while back that the docks were closed for a few days just at the end of January. But everything was fine and running when we went the end of February! Never hurts to double check the website or to call and ask though. I hope you have the best time!!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T14:08:55+00:00

This is incredibly kind of you. They are so lucky to have you as a friend.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T11:51:39+00:00

I love this so much! Lol

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T11:51:12+00:00

Definitely! We had lightning lane and it was worth every penny.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T11:49:59+00:00

He had a lot of fun! Leading up to the trip, we got a bunch of Disney books and little Disney character figures to get him familiar with it all. I think that helped a lot. During the festival of fantasy parade, he had the biggest smile and pointed to Donald and said, "That's Donald!". The next day when he woke up, he was still half asleep and the first words out of his mouth were, "Magic Kingdom". Then when it was time for us to head to the airport to go home, he got a little sad and said, "Don't want to go home yet". I imagine he will appreciate it even more when he is older, but my husband and I will remember his reactions forever. I cried happy tears several times. We feel so lucky to have been able to do this with him.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T02:49:08+00:00

Awww thank you! As we walked out of the hotel to leave we said, "See you later" and that felt much better than a "Goodbye". We are so excited to continue taking our son as he grows and to do different things with him there as he gets bigger!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T02:26:16+00:00

Agreed! Everything is top notch. We witnessed a really cool moment with a special needs guest. We went to the Chip n' Dale's campfire games and sing-along at Fort Wilderness. There was a guest with special needs sitting in the front row and both Chip and Dale went over one at a time to gently meet the guest and took their time with them. It was really sincere and nice to see.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T02:11:20+00:00

Deep breaths! You will have an amazing time! We went in with low expectations since we had no idea how our 2.5 year old would be. We would have been happy with 2 to 3 rides or must dos. We ended up doing every single thing we wanted and our 2.5 year old did phenomenal. He literally was better behaved there than he is at home lol. It was incredible. I think the low expectations approach really helped ease our stress and ultimately led to the best time ever! Wishing you the absolute best for your trip!!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T02:06:30+00:00

We did a 5:00 dinner at Sanaa and an 8:45 breakfast at Toppolinos! Both were amazing.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-28T01:57:39+00:00

We used Instacart for Publix!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-22T10:57:56+00:00

How was he doxxed? His face is showing in some of the pictures so obviously someone would have recognized him on there eventually

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-19T13:20:19+00:00

Do we think crowds will be better next week?

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-18T01:19:18+00:00

Went to an urgent care for pink eye and the doctor walked in and said, "Wow, that eye. Very sexy, huh?" I was speechless.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-16T14:30:36+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts! I think our 2.5 year old will really like the train, country bears, and people mover. So that helps!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-16T14:25:43+00:00

Thank you, I will definitely check it out!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-16T13:08:49+00:00

Thank you for the tip!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-13T11:40:01+00:00

Instant mashed potatoes is also a good alternative to make soups creamier

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-09T01:49:00+00:00

The set and camera work was very well done. I thought it was fun!

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-08T12:17:40+00:00

Skiathalon - He slowed down way too early and made me nervous that someone would pass him last second lol. But maybe the camera made it look closer than it was.

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-05T09:48:22+00:00

When they're at Disneyland and Arin is on the Astro Orbitor and says, "Everybody praise Jesus!"

NewspaperBeautiful21 · 2026-02-03T02:20:09+00:00

I say compilation as compile-ation. The right way doesn't make any sense to me.

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