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Molly's Disney Dream Comes True at Port Orleans & Vero Beach Resorts
Hi Folks,
It has been too long since I last posted. However, since Disney has done such a great job of helping to make my daughter's Dream Come True....I thought I would share and post videos to highlight the Dream!
Molly, age 8, taught herself the ukulele about a year ago. She takes piano lessons and I guess found it easy to transistion to the strings...In April 2011, we visited Disney for Spring Break. Her love of the movie Princess and the Frog and history gave us reason to pop over to Port Orleans French Quarter one evening to walk the grounds and see if there was anything related to the movie or New Orleans area....we were blown away by singer Elliot Dyson who plays each week Wednesday to Saturday in the Scat Club. Molly danced and sang along with him through the night before we headed back to the Boardwalk. Before leaving, she mentioned to Elliot that she played the ukulele and would love to play with him some day. He said, "If you ever get back down this way, bring your uke and we will jam!"
Well, fast forward to July 2011...she did not forget his offer and we drove down from New York with her ukulele. We were on our way to Vero Beach Resort for week but detoured over to Orlando for a "gig" with Elliot! What a fabulous enteratainer he is and we recommend that you stop in to see him one night if you get a chance....he does a fine job. Molly played two songs with Elliot.
After leaving POFQ, we headed to Disney's Vero Beach Resort for our week at the Atlantic. When we arrived, Molly was still talking about her "gig" with Elliot. The CM at the front desk said, "Well we have live entertainment too. Bernie would love to play with you in the Green Cabin Room." Molly took that as her invitation to make her way up the stairs to meet and discuss her part of the show (now mind you she is 8). He loved her and invited her to play the next evening. So, the next evening at 8pm sharp, she hurried us to the Green Cabin Room with ukulele in tow! We set up in the corner for snacks and refresshments. Bernie, too, was the consummate professional and really knows how to engage his audiences from the youngest of the young to the more veteran lounge visitors. She played two songs with him.
Here are the links to the videos posted from these two amazing nights with the wonderful "child-friendly" lounge entertainers ... btw, Molly and Mom had Iced Tea/Hot Tea, Dad had Stella Artois!
Here are the links to the videos from our trip south of Molly singing with the musicians at Disney World and Vero Beach.
You can also link to them by going to Youtube.....and searching MrGrumpyNY
Enjoy
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story, sung at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort with Elliot Dyson
Thanks Lauri....she loves to perform.....what better place to do so than the comfort of a Disney Resort!! We are at Vero now and loving every minute......this place is awesome!
Thanks Lauri....she loves to perform.....what better place to do so than the comfort of a Disney Resort!! We are at Vero now and loving every minute......this place is awesome!
Disney is certainly a great place for her to perform! One of the things I appreciated about the videos is that she's mature and poised for her age, but she's 8 and doesn't act or dress 18. It's very refreshing--sad, but true!
We appreciate your kind words....it is definitely getting harder and harder to buy clothes that are "age-appropriate". It drives us crazy. Thankfully she is still short so we can buy clothes that are younger. LLBean has a good selection of clothing that covers the body...unfortunately the prices are reflective of the thread needed to make such clothing. It is worth it though.
Last edited by Mr.Grumpy; 08-01-2011 at 08:25 PM..
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I am sitting at the pool at Vero right now....when she gets off the water slide (which might not be till closing), I will share your comments with her. She took a lesson on the harmonica today with Unca Banjo....he heard she played the uke the other night from the CMs and invited her to play with him on The Back Porch later today.....she was super excited. I will record and post that later today or tomorrow. What a spectacular trip this has been!!!
WOW!!!
I am BLOWN AWAY! She is so talented, but also so poised performing like that in front of an audience!! My DD is 11, and an amazing pianist, but she gets panick-striken just doing a piano recital in front of the parents of the other students her teacher has! Molly seems to have a future as a Disney performer!! And you must be so proud of her!
She is a ham!
Has loved performing for everyone and anyone who would listen since she was very young. Loves to sing at Kimonos in the Swan Hotel whenever we are there....it is karaoke and they let kids sing from 9pm -11pm.....then it is adults only!!
Sang "Feed the Birds" at a talent show in kindergarten that was terrific....I think you can link to it from the above YouTube videos.....or search MrGrumpyNY in YouTube and you will find it if interested in taking a peek! Enjoy!
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Oh, my! I just saw the kindergarten video of "Feed the Birds". The tears just won't stop! She's incredible. Adorable and so talented. Most 5-yr olds couldn't remember a song half that long, never mind sing it so beautifully.
Played harmonica with Unca Banjo on the Back Porch of Vero tonight. Did not have time to play uke this time. Not sure if the video came out because the battery was running low....oh well.
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