- Hi everyone, we're at Disneyland Resort.
- This is amazing.
- And we're gonna meet my favorite princess, Tiana.
- I'm so excited.
I have to ask her what it was like to be frog
'cause it's a frog. - Yeah.
Well, let's go.
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I can't wait to meet Tiana. - Me too!
- Well hey there. - Hi.
- Hi.
- How y'all doin'?
- I'm doing amazing. - Amazing.
- How are you?
- I'm well, thank you for askin'.
Now, what are your names, sugas?
- I'm Isabella. - And I'm Elena.
- Pleasure to meet y'all, I'm Princess Tiana.
- Nice to meet you. - Yes.
Your dress is just so pretty.
- Well thank you kindly, Mama Odie made it for me.
It's my wedding dress, a lot of people don't even know that.
- Whoa.
- Can we ask you some questions?
- Of course suga.
- What's your favorite thing to do at the restaurant?
- Oh, honey, I love to cook
and sharin' my recipes with our other chefs
so that way they can bring in everyone
who can enjoy some good food.
(laughing joyfully)
- That's got some zing to it.
- What's your favorite food to make?
- Oh, my daddy's gumbo.
My very first time helpin' him make gumbo,
he let me stir the pot and put all the ingredients in
and he said, "I'm about to put it in my."
And I said, "Wait!"
'Cause two splashes of Tabasco sauce make it the bees knees.
So once I put that in there, it was delicious.
I couldn't wait to share it
with the rest of the neighborhood.
- [Young Tiana] Hey everybody, I made gumbo!
- [Townswoman] Ooh, that smells good.
- [Townsman] I've got some hush puppies Tiana, your call.
- What's your favorite thing to make?
- I like pasta.
- Oh that's good.
Have you ever tried to make pasta?
- Once with my mom.
- Okay, that's good, that's good.
- Probably tacos.
- Tacos, now how do you make your tacos?
- You get tortilla, spread the guacamole
on the flat tortilla. - Okay.
- Put like the meat on it and then close it.
- That sounds delicious.
- Yeah. - It is.
- Do you share it with your folks at home?
- Yes. - Wonderful.
- How does it feel to be running your own restaurant?
- Well, suga, it's a big responsibility.
But I think with the love and support
of my friends and family, they were able
to help me make my dreams come true.
What are your dreams?
- I wanna meet a unicorn. - Okay, uh huh.
- I wanna meet all the princesses.
- All right, and you've succeeded today at least with.
- I'm succeeding today. - Yes.
How 'bout you, what's your dream?
- Actually, my dream is actually to be here with you.
- Oh, well, I'm glad we made that dream come true today.
Well, listen here, whatever you wanna be
when you grow up, with hard work and dedication
can make all your dreams come true, okay?
- How'd you get way up there?
And how'd I get way down here in all this.
(screaming)
- What was it like being a frog?
- Have you ever been covered in mucus?
No, right?
See, when initially I thought it was slime
but Prince Naveen was adamant in tellin' me
it's not slime, it's mucus.
- That is not slime. - What?
- You are secreting mucus.
- [Frog Tiana] Keep your slimy self away from me!
- [Frog Naveen] I told you it is not slime, it is mucus!
- It wasn't my favorite thing to be
but I did meet a lot of friends along the way.
Sometimes it's about the journey,
not about the destination.
You've seen my story, right?
- Mmhm. - Mmhm.
- And you have a favorite part?
- Mmhm.
- What's your favorite part of my story.
- I liked it when you were little
and you were reading the book with your friend.
- Oh, with Lottie?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Lottie and I are still best friends to this day.
- And I also really like when you met the alligator.
- Oh, Louis?
He's still playin' his trumpet, suga.
(trumpet riff)
- So you accomplished so much.
How did you get through it when people tried to stop you?
- Well, sweetheart, I had a goal in mind
and once you have that goal and you have that drive,
you just stay true to yourself
'cause trials and tribulations, I've had my share,
but there was nothin' that was gonna stop me.
'Cause I knew if I just dug a little deeper,
I'll be almost there.
- Thank you so much for being here.
It was a dream come true meeting you.
- Honey, it was my pleasure.
Y'all can hop on by any time, okay?
- Yes.
- How 'bout one big ol' southern hug before I hop away?
- Yes.
- It was an absolute pleasure meeting y'all.
Again, remember, stay true to yourself
and make your dreams come true, all right?
- Yes, thank you. - Thank you.
- Thanks for watching, bye.
- Bye. - Bye, y'all.
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