Disneyland Woody Communicates with Deaf Girl in ASL, and the Heartwarming Moment Has Since Gone Viral
Disneyland Woody Communicates with Deaf Girl in ASL, and the Heartwarming Moment Has Since Gone Viral
Toria SheffieldSat, April 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC
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Disneyland Woody Communicates with Deaf Girl in ASL, and the Heartwarming Moment Has Since Gone Viral -
A Disney cast member portraying Woody from Toy Story used ASL to communicate with a deaf child during a family trip to Disneyland
The girl’s mom, Jessika Moore, shared the interaction on TikTok, where it has since garnered over one million views
“Woody made her day,” the mom of three said, per Storyful
A deaf child’s Disneyland vacation became even more magical when a Disney cast member portraying the Toy Story character Woody communicated with her in American Sign Language (ASL).
The girl’s mother, Jessika Moore, shared a video of the interaction on TikTok on April 1, and the now-viral moment has since received over 1 million views.
“It was our first time there as a family,” Jessika said, per Storyful.
“My kids had so much fun. I was a little overwhelmed with all of it because of my daughter’s disability. Our family saw Woody doing a meet-and-greet and waited our turn to get his picture," she continued
Aureliana meeting Woody at Disneyland.Credit: Jessika Moore via Storyful
Jessika said the actor portraying the character soon realized her daughter, Aureliana, was deaf and asked her name in ASL.
“I grabbed my phone as fast as I could and started recording the moment,” Jessika said, adding, “Woody made her day.”
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Jessika, who describes herself as living “realistic mom life + routines,” in her TikTok bio, frequently shares family snaps, funny videos and inspirational messages on her feed.
In a recent post shared on April 15, the mom of three — who has posted publicly about hoping to one day earn income for her family through the TikTok Creator Pilot Program, which allows small-scale creators to earn commission — shared her shock and gratitude over the response to her video.
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“I can’t believe I made it to over 1k followers!!” she wrote.
“Thank you all for the love and support on my Disneyland post!!” she added, along with a pink sparkling heart emoji.
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Source: “AOL Entertainment”
