Originally Posted By Stacers76 This is a tidbit from part of a story in our local newspaper today about our firefighters that went to SoCal last week....it made me smile because it's truly a moment of that wonderful Disney magic ) "MIRACLE IN SMOKEYLAND: A wedding drew the Hoss family of Santa Rosa to SoCal last week. But what Christy and Kevin Hoss' kids, ages 12, 9 and 7, anticipated most was a side trip to Legoland. When the Hosses and three members of Christy's Southland family arrived at the western San Diego County tourist attraction, the inland fires were growing. A sign at Legoland said "CLOSED." "We had a lot of tears at first," said Christy, who's a teaching assistant at Kenwood School. The party of eight pow-wowed and the four adults concluded, and the kids accepted, that as an alternate they'd drive up to the Lego store outside of Disneyland. Their budget just wouldn't allow a visit to the Magic Kingdom. Inside the Lego store, a cell phone rang and Christy's sister told their fretting mother in Minnesota the fires posed no danger to them, but they'd kiboshed the trip to Legoland. A stranger overhead the conversation. She told the Hoss clan she had some Disneyland tickets left over from her daughter's wedding party and she was looking for just the right people to offer them to. The lady had two $91 tickets. She saw the Hoss party numbered eight. She walked to a ticket window, then handed Christy and her clan eight tickets worth more than $700. Christy said she wished them all their happiest Disneyland day ever. More tears!"
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh, that is such a wonderful story. Disneyland certainly does bring out the best in people.
Originally Posted By ThinkTink1987 Yeh, that made me smile! That is so neat........I love Disney Magic don't you!
Originally Posted By The-Tink-Mobile Hey...thank you for sharing this wonderful story , WOW...what a powerful message it brings to us all, Good Friends light candles when ever their around, Old friends keep them burning they'll never let you down, this fine lady was searching for the right family, this was inded another magical disney experience , do you realize just how many hearts have been touched and will be touched as more log on,by this magical story ...of a kind hearted woman..this is what Disneyland is all about bringing happiness to everyone who choses to be happy, i have even seen grumpy smile, cindy says to me, yah you have, now go prctise in the mirror, grumpy, she chuckled as she strolled away..hmmmm ha ha ha
Originally Posted By chilifries I thought at first the story was going to be about how they got Dream'ed -- but this ending is in many ways deeper and more significant because it represents a kindness that is within our reach to give to others, who also in turn may be just like us. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Originally Posted By mater4 What a great story. It is awesome that the lady had the ability to do what she did without thinking about it.
