Word for naive excitement [closed]

Solution 1:

wonderstruck (ODO)

(of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.

‘A world before which one has to relearn how to look, with the large wide-eyed gaze of a wonderstruck child.’

Not exactly a single word, but I offer this at the request of some rando:

giddy with excitement

They appear in a single context in the following:

APOLLONIUS OF RHODES

Jason and the Argonauts

Translated by Aaron Poochigia (BOOK 1, page 10, 333-337):

Though crowds of giddy citizens had gathered round them, the heroes shone like starlight between clouds. The men who watched them marching under arms stood wonderstruck and muttered to each other... (Emphasis added.)

Yes, I found the Golden Fleece. It's epic.

Solution 2:

Perhaps the child is dazzled by his/her hero from dazzle

to impress deeply; astonish with delight

or a synonym of dazzled (overawed, awestruck, dumbstruck, bowled over)