Maddie meets Dora

Well sort of – this was the sign advertising Dora the Explorers appearance at Gullivers Land in Milton Keynes (think Alton Towers for 3-8 year olds). Dora did actually turn up but Maddie seems to have developed an aversion to people dressed up in costumes (better give Disney a miss for a while then!) Despite seeing all the other children saying hello and having their photo taken Maddie was unusually scared.

I say unusually because when it came to the white knuckle rides she couldn’t get enough of them, rollercoasters, log flumes, whirling tea cups (or something similar) many times over complete with enormous grin.