Do you watch Disney movies before you head to the world?

[Reddog1134]

I've always wanted to start a Disney video collection and I finally did with the Blu ray release of Snow White (I highly recommend, btw). I haven't even watched the actual film yet, just the special features and it really has me psyched up for my next trip. So it had me wondering if anyone watched Disney films before their trip?

Also, I was reading an article about the history of Disney animation and it referred to the era from Snow White to Sleeping Beauty as “the Golden Age” and the era from Little Mermaid to Tarzan as “the Renaissance”.

Does anyone feel that Disney is heading towards another renaissance? They’ve returned to standard animation and 2 of their 3 upcoming films (The Princess and the Frog, Rapunzel) seem to be in the classic Disney tradition.

[DonaldTDuck]

Always. I rewatch the Pixar and have netflixed a lot of the old ones I missed and rewatched a few. Gets the Pixie dust levels up.

[tinks_1989]

of course all the pixar as well for us 2

[HMGar]

Our youngest turned 3 in October and before our trip the first week of Oct this year, we ordered as many Disney films through netflix that we could. It really affected how much he enjoyed the rides and the characters.

I think he'll remember this trip more becaused he was familiar with many of the characters before we went.

[mupt02]

We watch them all the time in our house anyways. They are some of my kids favorites. In anticipation of our trip, I will be getting some of the ones that we don't know for the kids to see so that they become familiar with even more characters.

[mamaprincess]

My obsession for all things Disney reaches a fever pitch before our trips. I look at the planning Videos, Disney Movies, Travel Channel Specials, Youtube videos of Parades and fireworks etc. It really gets me in the spirit!:wizard:

[khertz]

DH & I went through the park maps and made a list of all of the movies that have rides/attractions based on them in the hopes of watching all the movies on the list before our trip! We have watched a ton, some we hadn't seen in awhile (like Lion King and Peter Pan), and ones we had never seen (Dinosaur). It's been a lot of fun! I actually just finished watching Lilo & Stitch, and can now cross if off the list. :thumbsup2

[leslie826]

I think I'm driving my neighbors a little crazy with all the borrowing of the Disney movies. I want my girls to be familiar with all of them before we go. One month left and lots of movies still to watch...:)

[jb01]

Absolutely. That is a ritual in our house. It gets everyone pumped up for the trip. :goodvibes

[thesupersmartguy]

Is there any other proper way to prepare?

[bwilcox]

Before we took our 2 and 3 year olds this summer, we had to "Disneyfy" them with all the classics. We watched Disney movies during the 20 hour drive to Orlando (and what a drive that was)!

[mandy2012]

I started watching all the disney movies also. And I look on youtube and watch all the travel channel specials. :happytv: when im done with that, i go on the DIS! :surfweb:

[tinkerfan1]

We definitely do. In fact, I just finished watching the new Tinkerbell movie (by myself). The boys didn't want to join me with that one! I do like watching the old classics, though, too! We also watch films about Disney World. Love it!!

[Brian'sDad]

DS insisted we watch Aladdin before our last trip in Oct.

[jenniferyawn]

We do!!! It really helps psyche us up and gets my kids ready for recognizing and remembering all the stories behind the characters! We love movies, especially Disney ones!

[ShelShelsmommy]

We watch Disney movies all the time so before trips is no different. I think my daughter owns just about every disney movie that is on DVD. We have a very very very long car ride ahead of us (1030 miles one way) so we will also watch them all the way to Disney World.

[dkbnyc]

I think I'm driving my neighbors a little crazy with all the borrowing of the Disney movies. I want my girls to be familiar with all of them before we go. One month left and lots of movies still to watch...:)

hijack

hi- i think you arrive the day before we do- i have 2 girls, too. #1 will be 5 on 12/14 and younger will be 2 on 1/3. Are you planning on taking breaks during the day?

[figmentgirl]

We absolutely do. We are showing our boys all the movies that they will encounter in March at WDW. This includes stuff like Star Wars and Pirates of the Carribean as well as The Wizard of Oz and old episodes of the muppet show. Anything they will encounter on their trip. It gets us all in the Disney spirit!:goodvibes

[Wall-E1]

My son always watches Disney movies on the drive up and back from Disney. It's about a three hour drive each way. It gets him in the mood.

[C&OsMommy]

I keep renting all of them from the library for my kids :) I just got Swiss Family Robinson (one of my favorites) to watch this weekend.

[Figaro972]

We do it too, its a great way to get excited. Esp the ride movies like Tower of Terror and Haunted Mansion.

[LittleWonders]

We watch Disney movies nonstop but have started to watch the entire archived House of Mouse and Twas The Night Before Christmas...it's our first Christmas at the world and we are so excited!!!:cool1:

[michelleiada]

We watch Disney movies during the trip planning stage! We are telling all of the kids (our two daugters, three nieces and three nephews) on Christmas day that we will be taking a "Family Trip" to WDW in May 2011 for 10 days and we plan to watch Disney movies after Christmas dinner and gift opening. I plan to bring the Pirates Trilogy and possibly Toy Story.

[mmtska]

Um I watch Sleeping Beauty once a week anyway....does that count ;)

[AZMyers]

My obsession for all things Disney reaches a fever pitch before our trips. I look at the planning Videos, Disney Movies, Travel Channel Specials, Youtube videos of Parades and fireworks etc. It really gets me in the spirit!:wizard:

Does anyone know of any good travel planning specials online? Someone also mentioned on a board that there is a great Discovery Channel special on Expedition Everest, but I have not been able to find it.

[Elevationist]

I started the pre-trip movie-watching this week! :rotfl: I work at a hotel on 3rd shift, and we have a small selection of movies available for rent in to lobby. Our Disney selection isn't amazing, but it's enough to keep my happy and help pass the time until our trip. So far I've watched Mulan and Tarzan. :cutie:

[jg121285]

DGF and I just watched Mary Poppins yesterday. We'll probably watch Sleeping Beauty tomorrow. We've crossed 17 movies of our list so far. :thumbsup2
My favorite so far is Lilo & Stitch. :stitch2:

[Sgt Mickey]

Yes I pack them for the ride down. The last time I bought Swiss Family Robinson the kids had never seen it before and we had gone through the three house and never understood what it was from now they do.:rotfl:

[Doc CW]

We watch Disney movies all the time, but it increases as we get closer to our trip. On the trip down whenever my baby sister is awake she watches Disney movies on the car ride down. :thumbsup2

[Iwant2BAprincess]

We have about a 7 hour drive with stops and Disney movies are the only thing allowed in the DVD player in my car for the drive. This past trip we did pull in POTC for the ride which was a new addition to the choices

[TLinden16]

This discussion would be a better fit on the theme parks community board so I'm going to move it there now.

[Dani C]

I love to watch Disney movies whether planning a trip or not. I am a total sucker for Beauty and the Beast.

Disney movies are like chocolate, and you can never have too much chocolate. :lovestruc

[SydneyFalco]

Well, I'm an amateur illustrator and a WDW nut, but I don't "psyche-up" using the movies. Though I love them, I generally only watch them in very occasional spurts. And I don't associate them with Disney World much at all.


Also, I was reading an article about the history of Disney animation and it referred to the era from Snow White to Sleeping Beauty as “the Golden Age” and the era from Little Mermaid to Tarzan as “the Renaissance”.

Does anyone feel that Disney is heading towards another renaissance? They’ve returned to standard animation and 2 of their 3 upcoming films (The Princess and the Frog, Rapunzel) seem to be in the classic Disney tradition.

I would definitely not predict a renaissance, though admittedly the Disney animation imprimater guarantees they'll keep going and going, even in this "rough time" for movies. I just think the direct-to-DVD things (even though some are fine), CGI saturation, the continuing success of other animation studios, and the cross-media nature of releasing a property today will keep any new magic from 1) possibly hitting and 2)definitely from sticking.

That said, I hope the reviews for Frog indicate it has a little more charm than the last few 2D Disneys. Then I'll see it right away.

[fayt19]

I'm watching the Disney movies! My family's planning a trip next May, and I'm trying to get us to watch the classics. The Aristocats came on the Disney channel yesterday morning, so I taped it and I'm going to watch it later. We also just watched one of the Disney World specials we rented from Netflix, and it was very exciting to go, "Oh, we have to ride that when we go!" And, "I can't wait to try that one!" Our netflix queue is full of the Disney classics we need to see.

I think seeing the movies definitely helps. We went to Disneyland Paris last year, and they have an Alice in Wonderland maze. I hadn't ever seen the movie. A few months after we got back, I watched it, and realized just how well-themed the maze was. So now I'm trying to watch all the movies I can before our trip so I can appreciate everything!:goodvibes