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Watch Tot's Emotional Roller Coaster Ride On Splash Mountain

A little girl finally reached that 40-inch mark and was able to go on Splash Mountain for the first time. Her reaction quickly went viral.

ANAHEIM, CA — Do you love the dips and drops at Disneyland's Splash Mountain? One little girl, dreaming of reaching that 40-inch mark, finally was tall enough to take her first ride on Splash Mountain this week.

Her priceless reaction, truly an emotional roller coaster, has the internet in stitches.

According to her mother who recorded the video, little Elythia is 3-years-old, and loves the Toon Town roller coaster.

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She was "thrilled to at last be tall enough to ride" with Brer Rabbit and friends Disneyland. Although her joy at seeing the characters and hearing the music quickly dissolved into panic, mom says it was all in "good fun."

By the next day, mom said that all terror was forgotten. "She couldn't wait to go on Splash Mountain again," mom told Patch.

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Photo, Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff

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