Agreed. There’s few things more amazing to a kid than actually encountering a character they’ve loved in movies for years, and Disney is getting better and better at creating those moments.
The last time I went to Disneyland, I was resting in California Adventure when I heard “honk honk Hey, it’s me, Lightning McQueen!” and rolling down the street was the actual full-size Lightning McQueen, with animated eyes and mouth, talking to kids as he drove. Now, I don’t even like Cars that much, but my nephew is infatuated with that world, and he and other kids (and parents) were absolutely amazed at what they were seeing. It was magical.
The new MagicBands have the potential to give kids even more cool moments, since they have built-in GPS. Imagine plugging in your kids’ birthday and the name of their favorite character into the Disney website, and later that day, Donald comes around the corner and says “Hi David! I hear it’s your birthday!”. That’d make a kid’s whole vacation.
