I watched a play through and I feel the same way. Aqua's also my favorite character and dat Final Mix scene at the end with the... omg.

"SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORA SORAx1000"

I didn't know repeating one name over 50 different people would bring tears to my eyes, but all be damned, it did. T_T

KH3 needs to come out, so I can kick Xehanort's ass for the 100th time, dammit.