What a great story! I just took my 4-year old granddaughter on a quick trip from DSM to Chicago with an overnight stay at the ORD Hilton last October. (It was a huge success and we're booked again in May for 2 nights.) She also travels with a bear and a Buzz Lightyear figure and was VERY unhappy when she had to let the bag containing them go out of her sight and through the conveyor. I am definitely showing her these picture sand telling her the story next time I visit.