Annabelle’s first display of bravery was on Epcot’s Soarin’. Annabelle loves the idea of flying (in case you didn’t know, she wants to be an astronaut partly because she loves the idea of flying into space) so this ride sounded like a great idea to her! She definitely liked the ride, but claimed that she didn't want to ride it again after it was over.
I was so impressed that she loved Epcot’s Test Track as much as she did (we rode it twice at her request)! She loved all of the whacky tests indoors, but really loved the thrill of the speed outside. She’s such a speed demon!
Another crazy ride that Annabelle barely met the high restrictions on was Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain. We rode this one as the last ride of the night at Mickey’s Halloween thingy. Annabelle was all about the getting wet part of it, but also liked the crazy drop.
Annabelle’s ultimate show of bravery was at Hollywood Studios where she rode The Tower of Terror! There are adults who won’t ride it, but my 3 year old was so excited about riding the “crazy elevator ride” that she couldn’t stop talking about it all day long until we finally went on the ride. She was ridiculously cute while we were sitting in the elevator car waiting for the ride to begin. She was so attentive to every thing that she heard the ride operator say. They were having issues with one of the seat belts not seeming to be connected correctly (which made me a bit nervous with her being in there), so they made us raise our hands (to make sure that everyone had the seat belts on) then pull on the seatbelts to make sure they were secure. She was very intent on making sure to do everything they said. She even heard another rider telling her friends to take their sunglasses off of their heads and she made me do it too. She was adorable! Kelly told her that it was going to tickle her tummy on the inside, so she was anxious about that.
Once the ride began, she was a little freaked out by the ghosts, but kept asking when we were going to start going up and down. Once the “up and down” part did actually start, she took it like a champ! She didn’t cry or scream or anything. She had the expected look of terror (that most people on that ride probably have), but didn’t complain about it at all! I loved it! After the ride, I asked her how she liked it and she surprised me by saying that she didn’t like it. She wasn’t upset about it though, just matter-of-fact about it. She told us that she liked the “up” part, but not the “down” part. I have to wonder if she would have liked it more if part of the drop didn’t take place in complete darkness. Regardless, I’m so proud of her for braving the Tower of Terror! What an amazing little 3 year old I have!
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