The Characters

One of Ava's favorite things about Disneyland was meeting the characters. Mickey Mouse was her favorite of course and we had to wait to see him at least 4 times. The other character she was eager to meet was Alice (from Alice in Wonderland). Actually she was a little obsessed with meeting Alice and we were worried we wouldn't find her. I even asked another character's helper when and where Alice would appear. Fortunately, we found Alice wondering around Fantasyland with the Mad Hatter.

At first Ava was a little shy about meeting the characters.

This was Mickey Mouse at his house in Toontown.

By the end of the trip Ava wasn't shy anymore and hugged all the characters.

Ava wanted to meet Winnie the Pooh, but just before she got to him he left and Tigger came. She wasn't happy to see Tigger and Rich had to encourage her to take this picture.

Rich and I were relieved to bump into Alice and the Mad Hatter. We were afraid we wouldn't see Alice and that would upset Ava. She kept asking about Alice until we took this picture.

Cinderella was the first character and the only princess we met. Ava was not very excited to see her. You can kind of tell by the look she is giving her in the picture. We found her within a few minutes of entering the park and I think Ava just wasn't ready to meet characters.

On the early morning pass Rich and I went to the park by ourselves. My parents stayed with Ava so we could have the opportunity to go on some adult rides. Just outside the Haunted Mansion we met Jack Skeleton. He was pretty cool, but way to chatty. We just wanted a picture, but he kept asking us questions like we were going to be best buds. I felt kind of bad for him and thought maybe he was lonely.