A Disney fan who is blind beams with joy as she feels the faces of her favorite characters during a surprise Disneyland trip. Raelin "Rae” Towe, aged nine, from Ventura, California, has been a fan of the fantastical franchise for years, showing extra love for her favorite character, Goofy. And so, during Rae’s birthday celebrations on January 31, her family surprised her with news she was heading to the California theme park that very day. Seeing a "big dimple smile" on Rae's face is what the family live for, mom Shelby, 32, said, and over the next two days she walked around the park, meeting the likes of Princess Tiana and Cinderella, getting a princess makeover. There were meetings with Donald Duck, Sadness, Snow White, The Evil Queen, The Mad Hatter, Alice and others, too – but there was one character whose interaction was extra special. As Rae met her beloved Goofy, she felt the character's face to see how he looks, in an emotional moment her mom captured on video, with her family fighting back tears behind the camera.
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00:00Oh, my goodness.
00:01That's his mouth.
00:02Look it.
00:02There's his whiskers.
00:03For nine-year-old Ray, Disneyland
00:06is a world of pure imagination.
00:09I don't know what this is.
00:10And for her birthday, her parents plant a big surprise.
00:13Minnie Mouse ears?
00:15Can you guess where we're going?
00:17No.
00:18Where's Minnie Mouse?
00:19Where's she at?
00:19To Disneyland!
00:20We're going to Disneyland!
00:21We're going to Disneyland.
00:22Really?
00:23For three days.
00:24Without sight, Ray experiences the park
00:27through touch, sound, and smell.
00:29And one character holds a special place
00:32in her heart, Goofy.
00:33Aw.
00:34Hey.
00:34Hey.
00:35Look at his hat.
00:38Isn't that cool?
00:39You're awesome.
00:40Ray's family were emotional, as Goofy gently showed her
00:44what he and his outfit look like.
00:45You know what his ears are?
00:47Oh.
00:48He has his face.
00:49He has flowers on his jacket?
00:51I think so.
00:52All right.
00:52Nice.
00:55Aw.
00:55Can I see your nose?
00:56Nose.
00:58What are you doing?
00:59Oh.
00:59There we go.
01:00Good.
01:00Ears.
01:02His big ol' ears?
01:05Hello.
01:06We'll be bringing Goofy to Disneyland.
01:08Aw.
01:08Thank you, Goofy.
01:09Aw.
01:10Aw.
01:13Then she met her other faves.
01:15And his hat.
01:16You can feel his hat.
01:17Look.
01:17I can see.
01:18There's his hat.
01:19Isn't that awesome?
01:20Whoa.
01:20Huh?
01:21Thanks, mom.
01:22You're awesome.
01:23Can I give him a kiss?
01:27Oh.
01:28How beautiful.
01:29Here, hold your cane.
01:32Aw.
01:34Look it.
01:34Soundness, can we touch your glasses?
01:36Look it.
01:37Soundness, put the glasses on.
01:39Hi, friends.
01:41How are you?
01:43Yeah?
01:44You having fun?
01:47Yeah.
01:47Yeah.
01:48That's fine.
01:48Yeah.
01:49We're just waiting.
01:49In Ray's world, imagination makes anything possible.
01:53And at Disneyland, magic truly comes to life.
01:57Her mom, Shelby, told us watching the characters spend
02:00extra time with Ray so she could feel how they look was such a
02:05magical moment to witness.