Toddler Falls Asleep, Reaction When She Wakes Up in Disneyland Is Priceless
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A toddler has gone viral for her reaction to waking up in the most magical place on Earth—and having no idea what's going on.
Brittany Christiana, 36, a content creator from Granby, Connecticut, is mom to two daughters, including 2-year-old Violet, whose reaction to waking up at Disneyland has been viewed millions of times.
Speaking to Newsweek, Christiana explained the family had been invited to a Pull-Ups potty training party in California—and, as it was their first time in the state, decided to make the most of it with a mini family vacation.
"After the event, we had just a few hours to explore Disneyland—and Violet was exhausted," Christiana said.
The toddler "fell asleep during the end of the party, [and] stayed asleep through the entrance to the park"—and ended up waking up halfway through the famous "It's A Small World" ride.
"At two and a half, she's not super talkative yet, so she truly had no idea we were even going to Disneyland," Christiana said. "When she finally woke up, she was completely stunned, and we couldn't stop laughing."
A video of Violet's reaction was posted to Christiana's TikTok account @brittikitty on July 12, where it has been viewed close to 12 million times.
It shows Christiana carrying a sleeping Violet through the sunlit park, with the toddler still fast asleep as the family sits in the boat and an automated voice tells guests to "watch your children."
The video then switches to Violet waking up on her mom's shoulder very suddenly, jumping up with her eyes wide, as they travel through a dark corridor with luminescent sea creatures on either side and the famous song blaring from all around.
Violet is carried through the park asleep and wakes up on the ride.
Violet is carried through the park asleep and wakes up on the ride.
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Violet leans back, blinking slowly with her eyes as wide as saucers, and doesn't say a word as she takes it all in with confusion written across her face, her family all bursting out laughing.
"Violet's reaction to waking up mid-'It's a Small World' with ZERO knowledge we were even going to Disneyland," Christiana wrote over the video, adding in a caption: "She literally had no idea we were even going to Disneyland! She slept the WHOLE time until this ride!"
TikTok users were in stitches, awarding the video more than 2.1 million likes, as one joked it "would be so funny to stay until she sleeps again and then go home without referencing the day," another agreeing: "For the rest of her life you have to say you never went. This was all in her head."
Another shared their own story: "My parents took me on 'It's a Small World' at Disneyland Paris when I was like 3 and they had to stay on the ride til I fell asleep cause I would scream and cry if they tried to get off the ride, I held them hostage on that ride for so long."
"She'll remember this as a vague memory as an adult for sure," another predicted.
And one praised Violet: "She did better [than] me. I think I'd cry if I woke up there."
Violet wakes up with the song blaring and looks around in bewilderment.
Violet wakes up with the song blaring and looks around in bewilderment.
TikTok @brittikitty
It's A Small World is a quintessential part of the Disney theme park experience, and can be found in the parks in Florida, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and California, where the Christianas were visiting. It was created for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, overseen by Walt Disney himself in support of the United Nation's Children's Fund, according to the Disney World website.
The ride sees guests sit on a boat which takes them through a miniature version of countries around the world, with hundreds of audio-animatronic dolls singing the famous song.
Christiana told Newsweek she never expected Violet's video to "go THAT viral," saying she was "so touched that it brought joy to so many people—her little reaction was pure magic.
"She thought she teleported!"
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