The expression on this toddler’s face as she rides her first Disney World attraction is all of us right now
Oh, to be young again and riding a ride at Disney World for the very first time. Depending on how ~technology savvy~ your parents were while you were a wee one, maybe that moment has been documented for all of posterity, and has a special place above the fireplace. Or maybe you’re a child of today’s day and age and social media world, and isntead of putting the picture of you in the living room, your dad puts it on the internet.
One day, little Poppy, you will look back on this day and laugh a lot — because we’re laughing about it right now.
Ryan Dunlap took his 1-year-old daughter — Poppy!! — to Disney World at the end of November, where they had a magical time, and a not-so-magical time riding Epcot’s latest thrill slow moving boat ride, Frozen Ever After.
“There’s always a little bit of trepidation on taking your child on their first ride, but this was an all ages ride and there wasn’t even a restraint on the boat ― so I figured it was a lazy river sort of ride where you look at ‘Frozen’ characters, dad explained to the Huffington Post. “Poppy is usually very relaxed, so she was just looking around at everything. Then we came to a dark part of the ride, and I guessed there would be a photo moment, so I lifted my arm for the photo. Usually when it’s dark, she opens her eyes really wide, and I think that ― mixed with the camera flash and sudden acceleration for the small drop ― created that face.
AND WHAT FACE IS THAT? This face. THIS FACE! This face that we’re thinking about printing out and framing and leaving it on our desk to bring us happiness and joy when we need it most:
He captioned his post: “I enjoyed my daughter’s first Disney ride more than she did.”
It’s okay if you need to laugh about this for like, 10-15 minutes. “Overall, I think it will make for a fun family story that we can tell her that she was Internet famous for a day,” Poppy’s dad continued.
Though Poppy is only one, and will probably not find this funny for at least like, 19 years, one day, she will laugh, too.