MING NA WEN and ROBBY BENSON ARE THE BEST CHRISTMAS AND CHANNUKAH GIFTS YOU COULD ASK FOR ANY YEAR

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Every year DISNEY does a CHRISTMAS PROCESSIONAL with celebrities as the narrators. This year they added two new celebrities to the lineup which were a stroke of genius. Disneys CHANNUKAH gift was ROBBY BENSON. He starred in many movies over the years ( One on One, Running Brave and the voice of Disneys classic BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). He was articulate during the presentation and a few if us had heard he was fan friendly and hoped for an autograph and picture. As we approached him and politely asked , without any hesitation or sly remarks he replied " Sure" and smiled with sparkling eyes that many women have fallen in love with from a far. He chatted about everything and treated us with respect and appreciation that not all stars do as we have seen at times. He had the intelligence to realize we were fans and not someone trying to make a buck on EBAY.
Now for our CHRISTMAS gift. MING NA WEN. Though not a household name most remember her roles in ER, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D , Joy Luck Club and most as MOULON in the DISNEY movie MOULON. After her narration she came down the pathway to a crowd of maybe 6 fans. When asked if she would mind signing, she too without hesitation put her bag down signed away, responded to questions and praise like a Star you would always do. She is Beautiful in her appearance but what struck me also was that she radiates with a inner beauty that is so rare these days that was so refreshing for all. I did hear that she was the same when approached at the airport and her hotel. She is definitely one of the top ten I have met over my many years of collecting. So let's thank Disney for bringing this 2 class acts this year and hopefully again next and we can only hope they evaluate the others and use these Two as a bench mark to realize who the true stars are who will keep making fans and friends for years to come.

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