August 24, 2013

• Favorite Ride Conundrum

  One of the first rides we took was Space Mountain. I love the thrill of not seeing the track and having the exhilarating rush of air through my hair. We persuaded Étienne three years ago to ride with us and realized that may have been a mistake. This time around we talked about it for two days and agreed that he would sit next to mom with dad right behind him. Not surprising, Étienne got off the ride in tears. I thought that was the end of the story.

   

  Disney Day 1, Space Mountain. Étienne is hidden by Veronica's hair.

  Two days later, Étienne surprised us with a request to ride Space Mountain again! Like last time, we placed him next to mom and dad rode right behind him. This time I asked Étienne to scream the fear right out of himself. Would you believe he got of the ride and promptly broke down in tears?

    

  Disney Day 3, Space Mountain. Étienne is hidden by Carl's hair. Also, note the face Carl chose to make for the camera.

  The point of all this is that after all the drama, Space Mountain was Étienne's both worst and best experience. Yes, it was his favorite ride of the trip. We are so proud of our seven year old.

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