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Watch: Disney's Snow White Steals Autistic Boy's Heart

The 2-year-old was all smiles after meeting the character at Walt Disney World.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — A mom visiting Disney World with her 2-year-old son recently found out for herself just why the attraction is affectionately dubbed the “Magic Kingdom.”

It seems 2-year-old Jack was wholly unimpressed by the experience at first.

“He was having nothing to do with any of the characters on our Disney vacation in November,” explained Amanda Coley, Jack’s mom, on YouTube. “You see, he has autism and is non-verbal.”

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Jack, Coley wrote, is a bit on the shy side, especially with people he doesn’t know.

“Then ... he met Snow White,” she said. “I must have cried 1,000 tears watching his interaction with her. He was in love.”

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Amanda initially posted the video to her Disney Adventures & Autism Facebook page, but thought the move to YouTube was in order after the post blew up the page with traffic.

Coley’s Facebook page was created in April to “share our special Disney memories,” she wrote. “I’d love to have you all join in and share yours as well as follow ours.” She explained that Disney World is her family’s happy place.

“Having two boys with autism does not make every trip the easiest in the world,” she said. “They each have their challenges but Disney goes above and beyond to make sure they are happy and are made to feel just like every other kid.”

Based on the snuggle Snow White earned from Jack, it sounds like those efforts paid off.

While Jack and Snow White’s interaction is blowing up the internet now, it’s not the first time a character actor from the Magic Kingdom managed to capture headlines. Back in 2014, an adorable little girl and “Gaston” got into quite the verbal volley.

The girl, who happens to be named Isabella, was not impressed when the character introduced himself as Gaston and told her he was going to marry Belle.

“No, no, no, the Beast is marrying Belle,” the child corrected him.

She proceeded to inform the fictional prince that the Beast is her favorite character.

Since it was created in April, Coley’s Facebook page has garnered more than 8,000 fans.

Screenshot from Amanda Coley’s YouTube video

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