Your most magical WDW experiences

[MonorailMan]

Or, if you prefer, you can use Disneyland as the backdrop for your answers. Or....if you want to swing the other way, feel free to post your LEAST magical moments.


In random order, mine are:

--Around the holiday season of 1991 my high school band was the first to precede the brand new Spectromagic parade by marching down Main Street and playing the music of Tchaikovsky, our marching season show music. :yay::yay: (Main Street is an insanely tight squeeze for a 200-member band. :rolleyes:) After we were done marching I was one of the few people to haul butt back to the backstage area behind PotC to change out of my uniform so I could go see the parade. It was so amazing that it almost brought me to tears. :cutie: (It's still my favorite parade.)

--When I was 7 I was at Epcot with the family and even though I have always had problems talking to new people due to the autism I wanted to go up to talk to DreamFinder and Figment. DreamFinder asked me what I was (not WHO I was).....and I responded with, "......I'm a human bean", not realizing that the correct word I was looking for was "being". DreamFinder just stared and smiled at me for a few seconds and said, "Well, you sound delicious!!", as he and Figment started laughing.


And I won't mention how I got engaged to my high school sweet heart on the beach of the Poly during the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom. :rolleyes1 :o

[wallyb]

Watching a little girl meet Mary Poppins at Epcot.

[MonorailMan]

Watching a little girl meet Mary Poppins at Epcot.

Was that little girl you? :confused3

[DOPEYLUVER]

Watching a little girl meet Mary Poppins at Epcot.

Was that little girl you? :confused3

You start such a nice thread, then go in for the kill?

My best friend while in college and for several years after and I had kind of drifted apart. There was no fight or anything. I got married and he moved to Florida. Life just kind of happened. In 2008 I was driving my mother to Florida to her winter home and just before I left I called him and asked him if he wanted to go out to dinner the following weekend. I hadn't talked to him for years. The last time I had actually seen him was 1991 and that was his father's wake. We had talked a couple of times on the phone since then. After going to a slightly uncomfortable dinner we decided to plan a trip to WDW. So in March 2009 he and I took a trip to WDW. There were many, many, many magical moments but one that really stands out was standing in the line for Toy Story. It was our first day there and the line was over an hour wait. Things just clicked and it was like we had never been out of each other's lives.

We now text or e-mail or talk on the phone EVERYDAY and in two weeks we will be going to WDW again as part of a trip to bring my daughter to look at colleges in Florida.

[DVC~OKW~96]

There are a couple...

Some time ago there was a mime in France. He did some work with balloons. One of the things he would do toward the end was put a red balloon nose on a little kid. This one time the little boy who ended up with the red balloon nose was so darn cute! A beautiful child with a wonderful sense of humor. He laughed and laughed and laughed so very hard that the entire audience was laughing with him. ::yes::

Another time, in France my wife and I had bought a cheese plate, which then came with a baguette and some wine from the little bakery (back when the bakery actually had a very nice cheese plate...). We settled ourselves at one of the outdoor tables to have a little lunch when the clouds rolled in fast as they sometimes do in Florida. Everyone started to scatter, but we simply popped up our huge umbrella, moved closer to each other (oh that was hard to take!) and enjoyed our lunch in the rain. People passed by and smiled at us, which was part of the niceness of the whole thing. :yes:

There have been many good moments...

Nice thread!

[DOPEYLUVER]

A beautiful child with a wonderful sense of humor.

That reminded me of another one. In 2000 the parents of a friend of my son had very recently gotten divorced and it was hard on the friend. We invited him to WDW for his first ever trip. At Chef Mickey's breakfast, Goofy pour orange juice on the friends head. We were there with my brother and his kids as well. Had it been one of my nephews it would have been tears, but somehow Goofy knew who to target. We laughed until we cried.

P.S. It was just a little orange juice, not like a whole glass.

[soulmates]

SO many:

Our 1st trip when I was 12, the amazing magical feeling that totally enveloped me when I walked onto Main St.

Taking my 3 children in 2000, they didn't know Tink would fly overhead..I had an awesome spot for us and she literally flew over us. My children were blown away!

When I asked Christy to marry me on the beach at Poly. It was so special and our great and power MOD was there. That whole trip, being her 1st, made is SO incredible. Like going again for my 1st time. Every day was a new adventure and the entire trip was SO romantic. :love:

Looking forward to our honeymoon this year!! Making new memories in DW! :woohoo:

[MonorailMan]

I'm liking these.
Keep 'em comin'! Keep 'em comin'! :yay:

[Mathfailure]

My daughter in an outfit that happened to match the colors of Mickey's house, sat on his front stoop (she was little enought that it matched!)

It is one of my favortite memories and pictures from that trip. A sweet Asian man asked me if he could take a picture too! So somewhere in Asia is a picture of my little one:rotfl:

My son was less than 3, and got in IASW boat and went into baby shock. He loved it. He stood next to me, my arm around him, and leaned back to see the top and went "oooh" through the whole ride. The people behind us stopped looking at the dolls and looked at my son instead. We rode it many times on that ride and I did not mind a bit.

Least: Being left suddenly by everyone in my extended family with my daughter, when she was only about 2,( as they all ran ahead to Pleasure Island ). I was terrified that I would lose her if I put her down, she was too tired to walk anyway, and I did not know then to bring my stroller for this very reason - getting out of the park.

It took over an hour to just get out of the park, and then I had to get on the Monorail to the Poly and walk to Shades of Green. When I entered the lobby I got greeted with "Where have you been" by my inlaws (not in a nice way)

Needless to say I lost it.

Good memories do out weigh the bad, but I have found that even good, kind people become tunnel focused after a while.

Kathleen

[zeitzeuge]

Steven and I had never experienced Holidays in the park before. We had seen many pictures, but weren't prepared for what we experienced.

Although this isn't the actual experience I'm referring to, initially when we walked down Mainstreet, hearing carolers, decorations everywhere and the smells of cinnamon and evergreen, it almost took our breath away.

But the last night we were there we had just finished watching the Castle lighting/snow for probably the 6th time that weekend. We never got tired of seeing it. We wandered around the castle afterwards, holding hands. Something we never do in the park. We were gawking at the lights on the castle. We walked over to Sleeping Beauty's wishing well, committed our lives to one another and exchanged rings. We were on cloud nine.

It was almost midnight by this point, so we started walking very, very slowly towards the gate. We made it just to the beginning of mainstreet when it started to snow. It caught us off guard since they usually only do that twice a night at specific times. Everyone on Mainstreet stopped and was looking upward and were so quiet. They then started playing Silent Night (not sure who the singer is, but she's amazing). We stood there with everyone else, watching the snow, listening to the music and realized that we both had tears going down our face.

Most magical moment I've ever had. I couldn't believe how quiet everyone was.

Of course, Steven took that as an opportunity to film me without me paying attention, crying and all. ;)

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We have the Disney Curse. DS frequently gets sick right before we leave. Like, the night before. The night before our very first trip (you know, the once in a lifetime trip? :rolleyes: ) he was sick. Fever, throwing up. :scared1: The next morning he felt a little better, so we went as planned. He did fine on the plane, felt OK. By the time we got to Pop Century and checked in he was feeling pretty much like his old self. We went to MK, and as we were riding Big Thunder he shouted "This is the best day of my life!" :goodvibes He was fine for the rest of the trip.

[OrlandoMike]

Going to Traditions (Orientation) and having someone tap my shoulder.

It was Mickey, handing me my name tag......

[soulmates]

Steven and I had never experienced Holidays in the park before. We had seen many pictures, but weren't prepared for what we experienced.

Although this isn't the actual experience I'm referring to, initially when we walked down Mainstreet, hearing carolers, decorations everywhere and the smells of cinnamon and evergreen, it almost took our breath away.

But the last night we were there we had just finished watching the Castle lighting/snow for probably the 6th time that weekend. We never got tired of seeing it. We wandered around the castle afterwards, holding hands. Something we never do in the park. We were gawking at the lights on the castle. We walked over to Sleeping Beauty's wishing well, committed our lives to one another and exchanged rings. We were on cloud nine.

It was almost midnight by this point, so we started walking very, very slowly towards the gate. We made it just to the beginning of mainstreet when it started to snow. It caught us off guard since they usually only do that twice a night at specific times. Everyone on Mainstreet stopped and was looking upward and were so quiet. They then started playing Silent Night (not sure who the singer is, but she's amazing). We stood there with everyone else, watching the snow, listening to the music and realized that we both had tears going down our face.

Most magical moment I've ever had. I couldn't believe how quiet everyone was.

Of course, Steven took that as an opportunity to film me without me paying attention, crying and all. ;)


Mark, you so just took my breath away....tears of happiness for you both! What an AMAZING moment. So very happy for you both. That was a night you'll NEVER forget and will talk about for years! :hug:

[soulmates]

Going to Traditions (Orientation) and having someone tap my shoulder.

It was Mickey, handing me my name tag......

Now THAT is special! How awesome is that?!!

[jenn&nelsonrego]

My daughter in an outfit that happened to match the colors of Mickey's house, sat on his front stoop (she was little enought that it matched!)

It is one of my favortite memories and pictures from that trip. A sweet Asian man asked me if he could take a picture too! So somewhere in Asia is a picture of my little one:rotfl:



I think almost every Disney nut has this picture... not the picture of your daughter exactly but a picture of a child that just needed to be taken at that moment... for us it was our first trip in 2001 (nelson and i together, I had been once prior in 1996), we were eating at CP in MK near the windows where people wait outside to be seated and this little angel (she was so perfect) dressed in a tinkerbell outfit was just outside our window, smiling and waving at us... she was just perfect!

That is one of my very favorite things to do at Disney... watch kids eyes light up and watch them interact with the characters...

I think everyone had heard of my most magical moment in WDW... but in case you have not... It was that same trip, the very first in 2001 when immediately following the fireworks, Nelson proposed to me (with a plastic mickey mouse shaped ring) in front of Cindys castle! That was magical... :lovestruc:cloud9::love:

[Gypsybear]

WOW, awesome stories so far....

Well, Lex (my partner) and I went on vacation with part of my family for Christmas '08...and he is one to NEVER show any emotion, ever. He's a big guy, and has never been one to even let on that he's enjoying himself, even at Disney. Well, one day, we were at Animal Kingdom, and had just ridden EE twice with my nephew and niece. When we were on our way back to meet up with my sister and brother in law, we ran into Baloo and King Louie. Well, I immediately got in line, and got to take my pics. Next up, was Lex. He literally RAN to Baloo and threw his arms around him and gave him a HUGE HUG, as he literally yelled out BALOOOOOOOOOO! He then turned around and had several pics taken with the largest smile I've ever seen on his face. Soon afterwards, I watched him have FUN with Terk, and then with Stitch (he totally ignored Lilo)....lol.

It brought tears to my eyes watching him release his inner child... :)

[wallyb]

Was that little girl you? :confused3

Wow. :guilty: Trampled on.

[MonorailMan]

Wow. :guilty: Trampled on.

Oh stop. You know you wanna be a pretty pretty princess. :)

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Oh stop. You know you wanna be a pretty pretty princess. :)

Wally IS a pretty, pretty princess! ;)

[wallyb]

Oh stop. You know you wanna be a pretty pretty princess. :)

Actually - it was a tiny, unexpected, precious moment - That took me off guard - and that I will never forget. :snooty:

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Actually - it was a tiny, unexpected, precious moment - That took me off guard - and that I will never forget. :snooty:

It IS magical and really one of the best reasons to be there... the way a childs face lights up... you can't help but light up with the kid... and you don't even have to know them... I have had tears in my eyes watching a little girl run up to a princess.... and the way the princesses interact.... they are amazing!

[Desiree1972]

I think almost every Disney nut has this picture... not the picture of your daughter exactly but a picture of a child that just needed to be taken at that moment... for us it was our first trip in 2001 (nelson and i together, I had been once prior in 1996), we were eating at CP in MK near the windows where people wait outside to be seated and this little angel (she was so perfect) dressed in a tinkerbell outfit was just outside our window, smiling and waving at us... she was just perfect!

That is one of my very favorite things to do at Disney... watch kids eyes light up and watch them interact with the characters...

I think everyone had heard of my most magical moment in WDW... but in case you have not... It was that same trip, the very first in 2001 when immediately following the fireworks, Nelson proposed to me (with a plastic mickey mouse shaped ring) in front of Cindys castle! That was magical... :lovestruc:cloud9::love:

You are going to be the best Mommy!

[wallyb]

It IS magical and really one of the best reasons to be there... the way a childs face lights up... you can't help but light up with the kid... and you don't even have to know them... I have had tears in my eyes watching a little girl run up to a princess.... and the way the princesses interact.... they are amazing!

I always feel like my heart will almost burst out of my chest at those "Pure" moments... And they always seem to take you by surprise. And for me It almost always is these "small" moments that resonate most.

[Desiree1972]

It is difficult to pinpoint my most magical moment (it seems that as my life experiences change, so do my "most" magical experiences)- but I will share a couple

As a little girl, the only time my siblings and I really got along was at Disney - so when I look back on those childhood memories they make me feel warm and fuzzy about them.

When I was around 20, my girlfriend's Mom took us to the Grand Floridian on Christmas morning. When we arrived there were chestnuts literally roasting on an open fire, hot apple cider was handed to us and when we walked in and saw the decorated lobby - uhhhhhhh magic!!

The 1st time I took my Son on Space Mountain he was sitting in front of me and I kept trying to reassure him by reaching my arm out - with every jerk, dip, and jump my anxiety increased. I was terrified that he was terrified and I felt guilty that maybe I pushed him to ride it too soon. At the end of the ride, I finally heard him screaming. But when I finally saw his face, it was just filled with sheer JOY!

My daughter's 1st trip - just magical. Our first parade at night and as each character passed us she was yelling at the top of her lungs:
I love you Ariel
I love you Cinderella
I love you Mickey
brought tears to my eyes - the best part was many of the characters heard her screaming and blew her kisses

Marie, my wife, takes everything so seriously. She has such work ethic and generally has work on her mind. She was not really looking forward to our family trip and didn't think she would be able to relax. Once we had been there for a couple of days, she was grinning from ear to ear! She was already dreaming about our next Disney Vacay as we were driving home - that is some serious Disney Magic!;)

[Timrobb]

What a great thread . . . I have two:

Before adopting our little one . . .

Riding Peter Pan with Tim for the first time. Him leaning over, giving me a kiss, and telling me that this (DW) is magic.

I still get all tingly when I think of that.

After adopting our little one . . .

Her first trip. Dressed up like Cinderella. Somehow getting into the park before anybody else and walking up Main Street alone. It was MAGIC. Once at the castle, we were able to take TONS of pictures without a single person there. . . Breakfast at the castle, her meeting all her favorite princesses - AMAZING.
Later that day at TT rope drop, Minnie grabs her hand and walks her all through Toontown and then gives her a private tour of her "house".

WHAT AN AMAZING DAY!

Gosh, I love DW = May cannot get here soon enough!

[zeitzeuge]

We have a few so can I share another? :)

Finding a place to stand for a parade can be a bit of a nightmare unless you want to spend 3 hours planting your butt on the curb. We were towards the back on the sidewalk, probably a good 5-6 feet from the curb. A little kid with his parents were behind us and the boy wanted to see the parade but couldn't. I allowed him to stand up in front of me. It was impossible by this point for him to make it to the front. He was kind of upset. He still couldn't see. I told the parents behind me that I would watch him and I put him on my shoulders so he could see the parade. His Dad wasn't really in the sort of shape to do that sort of thing.

I'll never know what it's like to experience DL with my own child or someone elses for that matter, but it was the first time I felt what it would be like. I just wanted to take him with us around the park the whole day if I could.

They should have a "rent a child" center. That way you can return them if they get out of hand or start to cry.

Kidding.

I always love Steven's response. "You know, Disney is NOT for children...."

He says it as a joke of course.

I think.

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Uh, Mr. Z? You are more than welcome to take my child to WDW. :rolleyes1 Of course he turns 14 this month so you should not attempt to put him on your shoulders.

On that very first "once in a lifetime" trip we were watching Wishes. DH turned to me and said, "I wonder when we can come back?" What a slippery slope THAT has been!

[kingLouiethe1]

When I was a kid one of the roller skating snowflakes from the Christmas parade looked right at me and blew me a kiss, I felt like the most special kid in the world.

[2GirlsMama]

I have two to share.

The first occurred during our youngest daughter's first trip to WDW. She was three years old and absolutely loved Cinderella. We had a reservation to eat in the castle, and had just turned the corner into the restaurant waiting area when Cate saw Cinderella. She yelled "Cinderella!" and ran toward Cinderella with her arms wide open. Of course other kids were waiting in line, but Cinderella crouched down and hugged Cate then sort of danced in a circle with her. I didn't get a picture or anything because it happened so fast. Then we explained to Cate that she had to wait in line to see Cinderella. But then they called our name for lunch. When we were finished eating and came back downstairs Cinderella was still there and remembered Cate. Cinderella took the time to talk to Cate and then they danced again. It was a moment of absolute joy. I wish you could have seen Cate's face, she was glowing.

The other occurred a few years later in China in Epcot. Our daughters were in line to see Mulan. When it was their turn she pulled them over to a bench and sat with one daughter on each side to talk to them. I told them "come on Mulan has to visit with other kids", but she said "it's okay, I'm visiting with your daughters now." She sat an really listened to them. It was absolutely beautiful. My daughters were born in China, and to have Mulan treat them with such love and respect made them feel like princesses. I was so impressed with her that I wrote a letter to Disney about her after we got home. It absolutely made our trip.

[DVC~OKW~96]

Oh gosh, those are wonderful stories!

I remembered another little moment...

We had taken a 17 year old relative to WDW with us, and were dining with him, and my wife's parents (at 1900 Park Fare). Peter Pan visited our table and we all had a little chat with him, as you do with characters and then he moved on.

The 17 year old said with real sadness, "so howcome no one took my picture with Peter Pan?" Now that's not exactly a "happy" memory, but the fact that the teen had so gotten into the visit from Peter was the point.

I still regret not even thinking about taking that photo, especially since when that 17 year old was a little person, Peter Pan was his favorite. :guilty:

When another one of our relatives was a little guy of 2 1/2-3 ish, we took him to EPCOT. Mary Poppins was there along with Alice. He hugged and hugged and hugged and HUGGED Mary Poppins so much she finally started to giggle a bit and asked him if he didn't want to hug Alice too... he said, "NO!!" and hugged her again! LOL. Poor Alice! :upsidedow

[soulmates]

Awesome thread!! I'm loving reading all your sweet stories. And Wally, when I FIRST read your comment, I almost posted how touching that was, and that deep down, I knew you have a tender heart...but thought you'd let me have it..now I wish I did. :hug:

[daannzzz]

That is a hard question as there have been many great moments. I think the best was the first.
I live in California and grew up going to Disneyland. I did not go to Walt Disney World until I was 40! At that time I had been to Disneyland about 20 times.
We flew into MCO and had a rental car. Our first night was at the Day Inn Lake Buena Vista (Now the Sheraton Safari) but I wanted to come in through WDW so took the Central Flordia Greenway to Lake Buena Vista bu entered via the main road that goes to Epcot. We were driving along and suddenly it was pretty dark and there were no lights along the road...just trees. Then there was the purple road sign and I said "Where on Disney property"> My sister and I were both so excited. For those of you who have been to Disneyland and WDW you know how huge the difference is when you get of I5 at Harbour BLVD and arriving at WDW. I pulled of onto Buena Vista Blvd and the first thing we saw was the Old Key West water tower on the corner. That will always be a special sight for me.

[MonorailMan]

I know this is going to sound a bit trite, but reading Daannzzz's story made me want to say this: If anybody ever wants the font that is used on the road signs that you see coming into WDW it's called "Florida Project", and it's a free download. I don't remember the site, but I found it through Google, so I'm sure it can do the same for you. :thumbsup2

[nyc2theworld]

I have two of them both happened on my most recent trip (Dec31 09 - Jan 5-10)

A friend who was Jungle Cruises Skipper had his last day recently...Even though there was a 40 min wait for boats the CMs there allowed me to stand to the side to suprise my friend to video tape one of his last Cruises. His excietment about getting a momento of this occasion was awesome.

On my last day (literally I was in the park till 3:30 my flight left at 7PM!) I was watching the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade. I was wearing my mouse hands up and down...When Mickey came around he saw my hands and we both acted suprised we had the same hands, gave each other high-fours from a distance and mimicked each other for a good 30 seconds...to me at the time it seemed like 5 minutes. That was awesome.

[sirJeffrey90]

In Disneyland my cousins and I got off Splash Mountain just as the riverboat was passing by. It was right after Fantasmic, so all the characters were on board and of course we waved, but the awesome part was that they waved back, directly to us! 20+ characters all to ourselves was pretty magical, even if it was only for 40 seconds.

[jjjmranch]

We have a few so can I share another? :)

Finding a place to stand for a parade can be a bit of a nightmare unless you want to spend 3 hours planting your butt on the curb. We were towards the back on the sidewalk, probably a good 5-6 feet from the curb. A little kid with his parents were behind us and the boy wanted to see the parade but couldn't. I allowed him to stand up in front of me. It was impossible by this point for him to make it to the front. He was kind of upset. He still couldn't see. I told the parents behind me that I would watch him and I put him on my shoulders so he could see the parade. His Dad wasn't really in the sort of shape to do that sort of thing.

I'll never know what it's like to experience DL with my own child or someone elses for that matter, but it was the first time I felt what it would be like. I just wanted to take him with us around the park the whole day if I could.

They should have a "rent a child" center. That way you can return them if they get out of hand or start to cry.

Kidding.

I always love Steven's response. "You know, Disney is NOT for children...."

He says it as a joke of course.

I think.


That's exactly what the grandparents say too. Give 'em back when they start to cry... :rotfl:

[jjjmranch]

My favorite moment was when I brought my two boys (6 and 4 at the time) for their 1st trip and they saw Buzz and Woody. I had to stop my 4 year old from running and hugging Buzz as he was taking a picture with another child. Buzz and Woody were so cool to both my kids during that meet and greet and they will never forget.

[starann]

Taking both boys when they were 1.5 and 2.5, then 3.5 and 4.5, there are many magical monents we shared. Seeing Disney thru the eyes of a child, your child, seeing the excitement in their eyes, them taking it all in, finding everything SO exciting all makes for magical moments you can't express in words.

That being said, one thing that stick out in my mind.............

We were coming out of Tutto in Italy and they had the actors putting on Romeo and Edna (they didn't want to pay copyright fees of Romeo and Juliet!). We all sat dow nto watch and the one actor got such a kick out of my boys.....he pointed them out and said how hysterical they were!!! Now, as a mom I know how cute my kids can be :laughing:, but for someone else to comment, it made my day!!!!! They even hung around after the show to talk to us and the boys, we got some picts and it will be something I will always remember!

I can't wait to see what magic waits for us when we go in Sept!!!!

[rpmdfw]

You want magic? I've got magic for you.

In 2003 we did a family trip in March to celebrate Mom & Dad's 35th wedding anniversary. It was them, me, my brother and his girlfriend and my sister with her fiance. We had a great trip, but I was definitley feeling like the "odd man out" because I was the only one not coupled up. After dropping the rest of the fam off at the airport, I had a lot of time before my late flight and I'd recently upgraded my ticket to an Annual Pass so I headed back to the Magic Kingdom. It was a really relaxing day where I just wandered around and soaked up the magic. Just as I was about to leave the park, I was leaving Fantasyland to head down Mainstreet and out. I passed Cinderella's wishing well and though "well it worked for Snow White . . ." wished for Prince Charming and then walked out of the park.

In June of 2003 after all of the people that were supposed to join me for my first ever Gay Days trip cancelled on my, I joined in the chat room on gayday.com and met a great group of people and arranged to meet them to tour the parks.

Upon arrival at my resort (the Carribean Beach) parking lot on my way to check in, the first person I ran into was someone I recognized as a fellow gayday.com chatter. I said hello, and realized he was on his cell phone. I apologized and went on my way.

Later that night, at Pleasure Island, at the "gayday.com mixer" at 8-trax, that guy came over and apologized for not being able to meet me properly at the resort. His name was Scott. Since we were staying at the same resort, we agreed to meet for breakfast the next morning before heading out to meet everyone else at Animal Kingdom.

The next morning, I sat across from the most beautiful blue eyes I'd ever seen and was dazzled by the most brilliant smile in the world and I thought "wow. I didn't think I believed in love at first site".

You know the rest. We moved here from Dallas and Los Angeles to be together, we adopted Tolliver, we had our Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding at the Adventurers Club, we're living happily ever after.

But that's how it started. With a wish for Prince Charming in a wishing well as I left Disney World. And Prince Charming was there waiting in the parking lot the next time I went back.

Like I said . . . Magic.;)

[hematite153]

On that very first "once in a lifetime" trip we were watching Wishes. DH turned to me and said, "I wonder when we can come back?" What a slippery slope THAT has been!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:


Rob -- that really is one of the best stories going.

[DVC~OKW~96]

Now THAT, Mr. Rob is magic. ::yes::

[DOPEYLUVER]

But that's how it started. With a wish for Prince Charming in a wishing well as I left Disney World. And Prince Charming was there waiting in the parking lot the next time I went back.

Like I said . . . Magic.;)

OK, this better work. I'm going to WDW in a couple of weeks with my best friend. I'm going to make my best friend wish for Prince Charming in a wishing well as we leave. I love him so much and I want him to have someone special in his life.

[enigmaMN]

I'm not sure that I'd call this "magic" but it still brings tears to my eyes every time I think about it.

My first trip to the world was in April of 1991 with my grandparents. We were only spending one day there at Magic Kingdom and then would head to their time share in Long Boat Key, FL. I'll never forgot walking through the gates and getting my first glimpse of the castle. I was literally speechless and didn't know what to say. My grandma grabbed my hand and squeezed it and whispered in my ears "it's magical isn't it?". If she only knew what she started...

She's been gone for 5 years now.. and on our first trip after she passed we sat down on the curb to watch a parade. As you all know normally every inch of available space is taken, but strangely a spot directly next to me never filled. Several people sat there but all of them moved on before the parade started. I'm convinced she was there with us. :)

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Awesome thread. :goodvibes Some very touching stories.

For me, it's hard to pin down to a specific event but WDW is where I feel the closest to my now deceased father. We were not close in life (sad to say) -- but he was just about the best grand-dad to my older 3 kids that anybody could ever imagine. He planned out really great vacations for them every year: alligator farms, Cypress Gardens, beaches, and, of course, Walt Disney World. And when he was with the kids, he was incredibly patient, kind, and completely present for them. I'm not sure that I would ever have seen that side of him under other circumstances and I am SO grateful for that opportunity.

[Kennywife]

Here's mine:


I didn't go to Disney till I was 29 and on my honeymoon. On June18, 2006, me and hubby walked through the gates of Magic Kingdom. I saw the castle and burst into tears.:sad1: It was totally worth the wait. I still cry every time I see it.

Going on the Disney Cruise and seeing Castaway Cay for the first time. Such a beautiful sunrise/sunset! :cloud9:

When Kenny (DH) and I went to D-Land for the first time. It was an honor for me to walk in the same park that Walt had walked. That was also where I got hooked on POTC and Splash Mountain.

My first solo trip to WDW during the holidays. I had a blast last Nov/Dec. I got to see all the beautiful decorations and watched the childrens' eyes as they ran to Mickey. I stayed at Pop and loved to listen to the classic Christmas music.

Anna

[dreweyj]

I've only been to Disney World once, and it was in November last year. I went for 7 nights and attended the MVMCP. Anyway, Peter Pan has always been my favorite Disney movie EVER. The 6th night I was there, the crowd was REALLY low and as I was walking to POTC, I ran into Peter Pan and Wendy. I had my picture taken with them. Anyway, as a line of kids started to form, Peter Pan asked me if I had a few minutes to spare. So of course, I said sure!!!!

He told me to hang around until the line died and we'd go ride the magic carpets together! WE DID! It was amazing. I sat next to Peter and Wendy sat in the back, and it was the most exciting thing that could've happened to me! I am attaching a picture below!

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad129/dreweyj/peterpan.jpg

[Gypsybear]

How fun is that.....it was awesome that Peter rode with you....

TFS~

[dreweyj]

I took it as a compliment :love:

[OrlandoMike]

Now that sounds like Magic! :thumbsup2