Jodi Benson
@thejodibenson
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Disney Legend • Voice of Ariel, Toy Story's Barbie, Thumbelina • Tony Nominated Broadway Actress Instagram jodi.benson Facebook JodiBensonOfficial
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Joined May 2016
Our 30th Anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been 30 amazing, incredible years. So very thankful. Thru my tears I say thank you to a beautiful mermaid who changed my life forever & to our awe inspiring film that changed the world of animation forever. I am so honored to be POYW🧜♀️
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Happy 29th birthday to my amazing mermaid Ariel🧜♀️I thank God for this incredible movie & for the gift to play this character for all of these many years.Thank you to my brilliant Disney Family & all of our loving fans. It is an honor and a blessing to be “Part of Your World”.
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Day 3 Friday: Amazing day at Tokyo DisneySea & Tokyo Disneyland with my sweet niece Ashley, Rebecca & our incredible VIP Guides Tok, Shio & Tomoko. First time to experience! Loved every moment- especially Mermaid Lagoon🧜🏻♀️I’ll have to come back with my family❤️
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Happy 50th Anniversary Walt Disney World🌟.Thank you for inspiring me to keep dreaming, to hold on to a childlike spirit & to find joy everyday. I am so blessed & honored to be part of the Disney family for the past 34 years & I truly treasure every visit to Disney World❤️
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Ariel, of course!.
RT if you want a #DisneyPrincess sleepover this weekend! 👑🙋♀️ . Which Disney Princess are you most excited to see in #RalphBreaksTheInternet?
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I love you my sweet Melody❤️.
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Love my girl🧜♀️.
We’re flipping our fins for Friday! 💙🎉 Apparently, humans really like this day?
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First time EVER for the 9 of us Disney Princesses to be together-an historical moment! I will treasure this day forever❤️ PS I love Josh Gad
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Absolutely LOVE this scene from @wreckitralph 🧜♀️So thrilled and thankful Ariel is back on the big screen with all her gal pals👑Princess Power forever!
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That’s my girl❤️🧜♀️.
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TODAY’S THE DAY! So thrilled & honored to be part of this wonderful movie @wreckitralph #RalphBreaksTheInternet Ariel is BACK on the big screen & I am so thankful! Take your family to the movie this holiday season🧜♀️I promise you’ll love it! Thank you @_rich_moore UR brilliant!
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Tokyo Day 4: amazing rehearsal day with the talented & precious Mitsuki❤️our Japanese Ariel! Love singing at Nippon Budokan! We will have 2 sold out shows tomorrow with 15,000 wonderful fans at each show. Can’t wait!!! So grateful & blessed.
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Happy Mermaid Monday🧜♀️wishing all of you a beautiful MerMay 2021~ much love & blessings! . 📷: @kenzielizsmith
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Tokyo Day 5: Our first two shows were such a blessing! I am so grateful to perform with the brilliant and amazing @alanmenken, Michael Kosarin and our Japanese cast! Thank you Harmony Japan, Katsu and Tom for bringing us all together!
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Japan, here I come! I am incredibly honored to be singing in Tokyo & Osaka for our live “Little Mermaid In Concert” Event once again for 4 exciting performances with the brilliant Alan Menken & Michael Kosarin. We debuted this concert at The Hollywood Bowl in LA & now onto Japan!
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As a little girl, I dreamed of sharing my voice with the world. my dream has come true. thank u God.Now it's your turn. #DreamBigPrincess
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I am honoring my niece Kylie today by “Living Joyfully” while recording the final sequence for Ariel in Disney’s newest film “Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet” coming to theatres Nov. 21st! Today marks the final recording session for the film! Can’t wait @_rich_moore!
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Happy 🧜🏻♀️ Day! here is my most precious Ariel in our home. She sits on our dining room table & I love to enjoy her every day. Beautifully crafted by Giuseppe Armani. Thank you Ariel for allowing me to be “Part of Your World” all these many years #InternationalMermaidDay
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I’m back! Thank you for your patience & understanding. Sadly, my verified IG acct was hacked but thankfully after 24 hours of non stop, amazing hard work by Jackson our Instagram tech wizard at Disney & my expert tech son McKinley the issue has finally been resolved. Thank you!!!
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Surprise! I've had to keep this secret for months! What an amazing weekend at D23. All of us Disney Princesses together for the first time!
Disney Princess on stage for Wreck-It Ralph 2! @AnikaNoniRose @thejodibenson #D23Expo @TheMandyMoore @IMKristenBell
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Day 6 Tokyo: What an incredible day. I started my morning at St. Luke’s Hospital w/ fever,acute pharyngitis & sinus infection. It hit me hard overnight. But 2 hours later. with my incredible prayer warrior team of family & friends back home, the amazing Dr/meds-Jesus healed me!
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EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT🌟so thankful to be invited back to narrate 9 shows of Candlelight Processional at EPCOT.December 2,3 & 4.This is the most special event for me to be a part of with my Disney family. I am thrilled my own family will be joining me as well. See you soon❤️
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So very thankful to Christopher Davidson at “Christopher’s Tuxedo & Bridal” on FB in Gainesville, GA for my beautiful gown! He’s been taking care of me for the past 12 years for every Disney event & I am so grateful for his talent, passion, artistic excellence & friendship❤️
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A dream come true. making my debut at Carnegie Hall. A night I will remember forever. I truly savored every moment. So incredibly privileged to honor the brilliant Alan Menken. Sharing the stage with the legendary Angela Lansbury & all the amazing performers. Thank you Jesus!
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So thrilled to celebrate our 30th Anniversary release of #TheLittleMermaid #TheLittleMermaid30th so blessed to reconnect with these amazing friends that I have known for 30 years!.
What happens Alan Menken and iconic @Disney Princess leading ladies get together to celebrate the 30th Anniversary release of #TheLittleMermaid? Listen and find out--this reunion is music to our ears! 🎶
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So this beautiful event happened. such a fun day at #FANEXPOCanada2018 ! I think I was more surprised than the “bride to be”. So precious❤️I love my fans. thank you for allowing me to be “Part of Your World” & part of your very special day! Thanks Agent OC for this great op!
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Thank you Jesus for the most magical Christmas at Disney! We are so thankful and blessed to have been able to host 4 amazing families this year-The Reamers,The Owens, The Ewers, The Nelsons, Mackenzie & Sammy. My greatest joy is watching others experience the magic of Disney🧜♀️
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Day 2: AMAZING! LOVED the musical FROZEN & the brilliant & insanely talented @PattiMurin & @CaissieLevy . I wept when we met them. their performances blew me away & left me speechless. Thank you both for reminding me of my 1st love- the Broadway musical!
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Merry Christmas from our family with love from Disney🧜♀️so blessed to share Christmas with our precious friends, The Owens Family! Thank you Jesus❤️thank you Mickey!
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Magical moment I will remember forever❤️thank you John Lasseter for inviting me to be "Part of Your World" at D23. Best fans in the world!
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SURPRISE!!!.Exciting announcement! .Hey friends, I’m so thrilled to share the stage once again with our talented daughter, Delaney Benson🌟in the classic Broadway musical “Gypsy” as the incredible mother daughter team of Rose & Louise. Join us March 17 & 18 in Ft. Myers!
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27 years ago today, The Little Mermaid opened in theaters around the US! I will forever praise Jesus for the honor to be the voice of Ariel!
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So thrilled you can now enjoy our movie🧜♀️love to you & your precious family from the real Ariel❤️God bless you!.
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A magical birthday at Disney World⭐️first time ever to celebrate here! So thankful to Delaney, Sammy & Les for loving me so well❤️
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Day 1: So thankful for this Disney family work trip to NYC. I’m filming a bonus feature with the brilliant @alanmenken to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of the release of The Little Mermaid feature film in 2019. Can’t believe it’s been 30 years! So blessed & grateful!
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Happy 37th Anniversary to the love of my life! I thank God everyday for the blessing of you as my best friend, my husband & father to our 2 amazing kids. You’ve kept me laughing for over 40 years & you always point me closer to Jesus. I wouldn’t be here today without you. ILYSM
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Thank you so much @DisneyMusic for your kind birthday wishes! Love to all of my fellow Disney Cast Memebers❤️Proud to be part of your world!.
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I had a blast shooting these commercials that aired on ABC for our new Toy Story Land opening June 30 at Disney World. Yes, that beach chair and ball are GIGANTIC! I actually had to climb a very tall ladder to reach the seat. Kinda scary, not gonna lie! So excited for TS Land!
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Can’t wait to meet you in Texas!.
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Happy 27th Anniversary Ariel! I will forever give thanks to God & all of you for letting me to be "Part of Your World" for over 30 years ❤️
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Day 8 Osaka: Final Little Mermaid Live Concert! 10,000+ incredible fans! I’m forever grateful for this “trip of a lifetime” with Alan, Koz, Ed & Harmony Japan-Katsu, Tom, Risa, Matiss & Totski. I can’t thank you enough. Japan, you have my heart & I truly thank God for our fans!
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#fbf The time I went to @Disneyland with Pat! You might know her as the great Pat Carroll, original voice of Ursula
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Thank you to the incredible @DarrenCriss for inviting me to join in the fun of your @ElsieFest . I’m so grateful to be “Part Of Your World”. love to you & Mia❤️.
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OH MY. WHAT THE HECK. This is so fun! I don’t even remember recording most of these projects! No recollection whatsoever😂thank you so much for creating this video!.
AND SO, onto the masses, I present to you:."A Decent Amount of the Other Voiceover Works of Jodi Benson"
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A trip of a lifetime with my loves❤️so thankful. Paris we love you!
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Hey friends,I have an exciting announcement! .Never in a million years did I ever think I would write a book-but when Tyndale Publishing reached out to me 2 yrs ago,I realized you’ve been asking me questions for 30+yrs!.Here’s my love letter to all of you!.
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ELSIE FEST 2018🌟What a life changing night! So incredibly honored to share the stage with such amazing artists. Thank you @DarrenCriss for inviting me to join your labor of love. You absolutely blew me away with your performance. You are one special man. Love you & Mia so much
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Congratulations Andy Baughn @SorcererAndy for making our day magical at DAK Flame Tree BBQ! We love & appreciate you so much! Thank you for always making us laugh & spreading your Disney joy! #CastCompliment @WDWToday you’re the best! We are so blessed to have you at WDW!
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Thank you @TODAYshow for your support of our 30th anniversary of The Little Mermaid🧜♀️loved my time with you!.
'The Little Mermaid' star @thejodibenson re-creates Ariel's lines, song 30 years later
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Grateful for another trip to Disney. Love sharing the magic with these 2❤️Ariel always comes first!
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Day 2 in Tokyo: incredible time my my sweet niece, Ashley & her lovely friend Rebecca both visiting from Macau, great rehearsal with the amazing @michaelkosarin & fun interview with Disney Fan Magazine. Feeling so blessed & grateful❤️but missing my family oh so much.
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What an incredible night at the Shuler Awards celebrating our amazing daughter Delaney-nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” and recipient of the Broadway Dreams Scholarship Award⭐️loved sharing every minute of the night with all of our friends & talented students #Shulers19
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Incredible day at Salt Lake City Comic Con! Seeing Dick Van Dyke again made my day. What an amazing man. Loved meeting Zachary Levi! Wow!
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The brilliant Howard Ashman. I’m forever grateful for being “Part of Your World”
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Happy Birthday to the brilliant, talented & amazing @AlMenken I pray your day is wonderful. So grateful for you. Love to you!
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Absolutely brilliant!!! My dear friend, legendary animator Glen Keane on Late Late Show with James Corden Live Animates The Little Mermaid's Ariel -Don’t miss this! Just incredible. via @YouTube
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Happy Valentine’s Day with love from our family to yours❤️.1 Cor. 13:13 “And now these three remain: faith, hope & love. But the greatest of these is love.” Love others well today & everyday. Savor every moment together. Live in the moment. Put on the garment of love.
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Counting our blessings. my daily prayer. to find joy & laughter in the little things. difficult in the midst of a pandemic, political and racial unrest, grief, loss all around us but trying to choose joy in spite of💛let us love one another, pray without ceasing & keep the faith
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An incredible Premiere for @wreckitralph⭐️what an amazing night to celebrate with my precious family & friends. We absolutely love the movie & I’m so grateful & blessed to be a part of the Disney Family! Thanks to our brilliant directors, producer & cast! Ily all❤️
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Yay Summer!!!
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Thank you John Lasseter, my fearless genius leader, for a beautiful night. much love Josh Gad & Kristen Bell for your love towards my kids❤️
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I am so incredibly honored to celebrate the genius of Howard Ashman. it’s all because of him that Ariel is a part of my world
How did @thejodibenson, the voice of The Little Mermaid, describe Broadway and Disney lyricist Howard Ashman?
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Can’t wait to meet you virtually on November 1st! Stay tuned for details coming soon. 💕🧜♀️
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Happy Holidays to all❤️🧜♀️much love from Ariel & me.
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Loved my time with @MTV on my press tour for The Little Mermaid 30th Anniversary! 🧜♀️.
.@thejodibenson (aka the voice of Princess Ariel) sat down with @MTVNEWS and spoke about the Disney Princess group chat that they have. 👑
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So wish I could have met Walt. I'm so honored to be his Cast Member for the past 32 years & counting
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Just so blessed to listen to @BarbraStreisand & her incredible voice. So honored to be in her presence w Darren&Mia
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Thank you Megacon Orlando for an incredible 3 days. I loved meeting all of you & hearing your precious, heartfelt stories of how Ariel has touched your lives. Loved seeing sweet friends & making new ones.Thank you for allowing me to be “Part Of Your World” love you all❤️
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Wow. I’ve never seen this video from our Broadway musical “Smile”. Howard Ashman & Marvin Hamlisch forever changed my life. this was meant to be. .
🎥: @thejodibenson performing “Disneyland” in the original Broadway production of “Smile”. Talk about fate. She sings about wanting Disneyland. and now she’s a Disney #legend and #icon! 😍. To learn more about “Smile”, listen to our latest episode! -
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What a challenging start to 2021. Praying fervently for peace & healing. Finding joy in spite of the difficulties. Happy Mermaid Monday🧜♀️hoping 2021 will be magical & we can go back to Disney very soon. I’m so thankful for my work trip back in Nov but missed my family so much.
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We want to give a HUGE thank you to the AMAZING Andy Baughn for making our day at DAK Flame Tree BBQ so incredibly magical! Andy has the kindest soul on the planet. He makes everyone feel special & he always has a smile on his face! We love you Andy! #CastCompliment @WDWToday.
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Hey friends-I just want to let you know that my biz verified Instagram account has been hacked. The Disney Instagram tech has been working non stop for the past 24 hrs to resolve this issue. Praying that it will be restored soon. Thanks for your understanding and your patience💕
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Wow!!🧜♀️So excited to celebrate @notmcknley “Behind The Scenes” documentary celebrating The Little Mermaid 30th Anniversary tomorrow night at a special screening hosted by SCAD & @DisneyAnimation at the SCAD show Theatre in Atlanta. Just go to @eventbrite to register for free tix!
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Forever & ever🤍.Congratulations McKinley & Mackenzie on your beautiful engagement! .We are so thrilled for you both! We love you🤍
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So thankful to be back at Disney World for my favorite event-narrating Candlelight Processional⭐️so thrilled to be here with my boy & sweet Mackenzie but missing my girl & my hubby so much.
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Thank you @Disneyland for a great day with family, friends & my TLM Live Prince Eric @DarrenCriss & @MiaVonGlitz
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Happy 20th Birthday to our amazing son McKinley! We love you so very much & are so incredibly proud of you. You bring so much joy to our family & we are so honored & blessed to be your parents. We are very excited to see what God has planned for you & all of your talent! WLYSM
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I’m so excited and blessed to be back at @WaltDisneyWorld for Candlelight Processional again this year. See you there December 6th-8th! ❤️
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Celebrated family Christmas last night❤️savoring every moment together. So very grateful for our amazing family as we focus on Jesus & love each other well. Merry Christmas to all!
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So honored to be a Celebrity Narrator once again at Disney World for Candlelight Processional⭐️truly a blessing to share my love for Jesus
See the full list of celebrity narrators for the 2017 Candlelight Processional:
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Hello friends! I know I’ve taken a VERY long break from Twitter. I’m sorry about that. COVID has really messed life up for all but today my niece Allison and her precious class of little ones absolutely made my day! Thank you for inviting me for story time! I loved every moment!
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Hey friends! I’m so thrilled to join @galaxyconlive & Christopher Daniel Barnes once again on Sunday June 13 for a free Q & A, private one-to-one video chats & personal autographs. Go to link to sign up & place your orders. Can’t wait to “sea” all of you!
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Love my sweet Mom with all my heart❤️she was in the hospital for 5 days with 3rd round of pneumonia. Thanks to my amazing sister Jill for taking such great care of her these past 2 weeks. So thankful I can be with Mom in Illinois for a week to care for her & love on her
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 2020 with love from our family to yours❤️ in the midst of this very difficult year filled with loss, pain, sorrow & strife, we trust in God as our light in the darkness, our gift of hope & peace for a bright New Year. We are so thankful for family
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Thank you @ElsieFest & @DarrenCriss for a magical night that I’ll treasure forever. Thank you @playbill for your kind words & allowing me to honor the incredible Howard Ashman & brilliant @AIMenken & to be “Part of Your World”. a beautiful night of worship for me. so blessed!
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Praying for Ukraine💛🙏🏻.pleading for a miracle of peace…
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I'm so thrilled to announce my "first time ever" comic con! So excited to meet you in person Salt Lake Comic Con 9/22-23 Fri & Sat! Join me!
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Happy Mermaid Monday! This is a photo from my recent trip to @disneyland with my family and friends. #mermaidmonday
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Day 7 Osaka: beautiful day with lovely Risa on a boat ride along the river & Osaka Castle tour, amazing sushi lunch with our team & “once in a lifetime” dinner! So thankful.
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My GREATEST joy is sharing the Disney magic & gifts with others! God knew my dear,sweet friend Amie’s secret wish to bring her family to Disney one day & He made it all come true! The Bokelman’s experienced Disney for the first time ever this week & it was my honor to host them!
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Happy New Year🌟we pray this year will be filled with unending love, peace, joy, health & blessings for all. Let us love & serve one another well in 2021🤍
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Hey friends!.My book releases .TWO WEEKS from today!.I can’t believe it. You have two weeks to pre-order Part of My World to get free access to the audiobook and a chance to win a trip to Disney World to meet with me! .to order and sign up today
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Merry Christmas to all! .with so much love to you from all of us…we had 17 hours together as a family & we made the most of every minute! .May God bless you this holiday season with lots of love, joy, health & peace❤️
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A trio of Disney Legends⭐️Disney Princesses together again at Fan Expo Dallas. Love these ladies. What an incredible day with our amazing fans! I look forward to meeting you today from 10am-5pm. Love & blessings to all!
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First night in Tokyo-a great,fun dinner at Gonpachi Nishiazabu (my filmmaker son @mcknley told me a scene from “Kill Bill” was filmed here) love these amazing, talented people I’m so blessed to work with from Disney & Harmony Japan❤️my sushi feasting has begun!
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I am so honored & blessed to be the Mom of these 2 amazing children. I learn something from them everyday. They have taught me how to love unconditionally, pour grace over all & to savor every moment together. I thank you Jesus for the privilege of being their Mom. I love you 2
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