Woman marks her 106TH birthday by visiting Disney World in Florida for the first time – as heartwarming images of her sweet celebrations captivate social media
A woman celebrated her 106th birthday by visiting Walt Disney World for the very first time.
Magnolia Jackson, bRom Floridawas accompanied by family and friends mark the milestone with a trip to ‘the most magical place on earth.’
The centenarian, who is also the oldest living graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, her new love for Disney began last fall when she watched her beloved college team play in the annual Florida Classic football game.
She saw Drum Major Mickey steal the show with an ‘exciting’ performance on the field and has been fascinated by Disney ever since.
Magnolia Jackson of Florida celebrated her 106th birthday by visiting Walt Disney World for the first time
She was surrounded by loved ones for the celebration at Walt Disney World, where the scene was decorated with birthday cake, balloons and decorations
The 106-year-old, who even wore a crown, was warmly welcomed by a raucous rendition of Happy Birthday
Magnolia was surrounded by loved ones for the celebration at Walt Disney World, where the scene was decorated with birthday cake, balloons and decorations.
The 106-year-old, who even wore a crown, was warmly welcomed with a raucous rendition of Happy Birthday.
Images of the meeting, shared by GMAsaw Walt Disney World ambassadors Serena Arvizu and Shannon Smith-Conrad join in.
Serena announced, “Ma’am. Magnolia, on behalf of the 80,000 Walt Disney World cast members in your community here, happy birthday and welcome to the Magic Kingdom.”
And Magnolia said cheerfully: ‘I have a very good feeling about all the boys and girls.’
Elsewhere, Shannon wrote: ‘Lively! Magic! When you saw her family come into the area and see Mickey and Minnie and all the love and support from our cast members and community, you just felt the love that she had in her heart and her excitement to be here.”
The Walt Disney World Ambassadors posted a photo of the birthday girl on Instagram with the caption, “Join us to celebrate the remarkable Ms. Magnolia Jackson as she turns 106!
‘Mrs. Magnolia is the oldest living graduate of Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, and to honor this momentous day, we teamed up with the cast from across the resort to help her throw a party for the ages.”
The wholesome post was quickly flooded with likes, while dozens of commenters flooded Magnolia with support
The centenarian, who is also the oldest living graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, began her newfound love for Disney last fall when she watched her beloved college team play in the annual Florida Classic football game.
Afterwards, Magnolia’s festivities continued as she visited Magic Kingdom and met Princess Tiana before the passionate gardener then headed to EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival.
She continued, “We not only helped kick off her birthday celebration, but also her very first trip to Walt Disney World.
“That’s what we call a magical day (and one of our favorite moments from our ambassadorship so far)!”
The wholesome post was quickly flooded with likes, while dozens of commenters flooded Magnolia with support.
One person wrote: ‘106??? What a life well lived! Happy birthday, Mrs. Jackson!’
Another person added: “We’d love to see it!”
A third person wrote: ‘Happy birthday! How sweet!’
Someone else added: ‘That’s so amazing!! You two probably gave her the best birthday ever!! Thank you for being so awesome!!”
Afterwards, Magnolia’s festivities continued as she visited Magic Kingdom and met Princess Tiana.
Then the passionate gardener went to EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival for a personalized tour.